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June 2010 Enewsletter - Guide for SPCC Plans Due By November 2010
In June 2009, the EPA amended the dates by which facilities and farms must prepare or update SPCC plans and implement those plans. Applicable facilities and farms must amend or prepare and implement SPCC plans by November 10, 2010 in accordance with revisions to the rule promulgated since 2002.
April 2010 Enewsletter - Petroleum and Hazardous Waste Cleanup Coming to North Carolina
The EPA announced earlier this month $1.2 million in brownfields grants to North Carolina sites to help revitalize former industrial and commercial areas. The communities receiving brownfields assessment grants include: Charlotte, Whiteville, Wilson and Wayne County.
March 2010 Enewsletter - Go for the Goal: Preparing Site Exit Strategies
Without a doubt, site owners, regulators, insurers and other stakeholders are eager to achieve closure status for remediation projects. Environmental remediation response completion plans, often referred to as decision documents (DDs) are a useful tool in developing an exit strategy.
Piedmont Geologic Announces Major Groundwater Remediation Project
RALEIGH, N.C. –Piedmont Geologic, an environmental consulting firm, announced today the startup of a new groundwater remediation project at a major gasoline pipeline release site in the Ohio River valley.
January 2010 Enewsletter - Nanotechnology: The Future of Remediation?
Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at a molecular and atomic scale. Nanotechnologies are currently used most frequently in semiconductors, memory/storage and energy sectors, among others, but has interesting implications in the field of environmental remediation.
December 2009 Enewsletter - Sitting on a Gold Mine
Do you have land that is idle, vacant, or less productive than it ought to be? Are concerns about environmental contamination contributing to the problem? If you answered yes to both questions, then you might be sitting on a gold mine - a brownfield ready for redevelopment.
October 2009 Enewsletter - Gasoline Pipeline Release Solutions
One of the most common sources of soil and water contamination is ruptured underground pipelines. Piedmont Geologic recently assessed a site in the Southeast where gasoline released into a shallow aquifer near a major river.
September 2009 Enewsletter - Your Guide to Underground Storage Tank Issues
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines an underground storage tank system as “a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground.”
August 2009 Enewsletter - What You Need to Know About Environmental Due Diligence
Carrying out due diligence is an essential step in a property or real estate transaction. For many sites, conducting environmental due diligence studies can help ensure that a deal stays on-track and any issues regarding air, soil and water quality at the site are uncovered and remediated or accounted for in negotiations.
July 2009 Enewsletter - Best Practices to Prevent Spills and Site Contamination
Recently, the EPA published an SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure) compliance date extension for all facilities to November 10, 2010. Facilities must amend or prepare and implement SPCC Plans by the compliance date in accordance with revisions to the SPCC rule enacted in 2002.