Yearly Archives: 2013
Pretreatment – How can SMG help you?
POV
October 9, 2013
The goal of pretreatment is to control pollutants from industrial users which may pass through or interfere with wastewater treatment processes or which may contaminate sewage sludge. It sounds simple enough, but pretreatment can be a complicated and time-consuming issue for municipalities and industries alike. That’s where the expertise of SMG comes in. SMG can […]
EPA looking to change Cleanup Policy for Groundwater
POV
October 2, 2013
A recent article from the National Groundwater Association (NGWA) reports that the EPA Superfund Office is planning to change its policy on groundwater cleanups. EPA wants to provide a more flexible approach to setting remedial objectives where MCLs may not be the appropriate limit. http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/ngwanz/issues/2013-09-27/index.html#1 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=14668
The Cloudy Future of Carbon Capture Technology
POV
September 27, 2013
It seems that as soon as one question is answered, another emerges in its wake, at least when it comes to the future of carbon capture technology. While the EPA announced new rules for future power plants that confirmed the reliance on the technology in future coal plants, the promise of this technology took a […]
NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas Storage Vessels
POV
September 26, 2013
Engineers at Smith Management Group are prepared to assist our clients in complying with New Source Performance Standards (NSPSs) for the Oil and Natural Gas Sector. Storage tanks used in oil or natural gas production and transmission are subject to EPA’s 2012 NSPS for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) if they have the potential to emit […]
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Electronic Reporting Rule Finalized
POV
September 25, 2013
EPA has published a final rule requiring facilities to report all non-trade secret Toxics Release Inventory data to EPA using the TRI-MEweb online reporting application. This rule is effective from January 21, 2014. Once the rule becomes effective, facilities submitting non-trade secret TRI reporting forms for the 2013 TRI reporting year (forms due on July […]