Yearly Archives: 2014
New Requirements for Wastewater Plants
POV
March 10, 2014
The KY Division of Water has added new management requirements to KPDES permits for municipal wastewater plants with design flows above 1 MGD. The new requirement is to implement a Sewer Overflow Response Protocol, or SORP. Components of the SORP shall include: 1) an overflow response procedure, 2) a public advisory procedure, 3) a regulatory […]
EPA Issues New Emission Standards for Cars
POV
March 5, 2014
On March 3, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency issued new regulations to limit sulfur emission from automobiles, including lowering the sulfur content in gasoline by 60 percent beginning in 2017. The American Petroleum Institute (API), says the standards will raise gas prices while providing little environmental gain. API also added that the 2017 […]
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Pollution Prevention Search Tool
POV
February 28, 2014
As we wrote in an earlier post, TRI collects information to track industry progress in reducing waste generation and moving towards safer waste management alternatives. This search tool shows how facilities in your neighborhood compare to similar facilities across the country when it comes to pollution prevention progress. This tool also helps in: 1) Tracking […]
111(d) Comment Period is Closing Soon
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Smith Management Group - February 27, 2014
On March 10th comments for EPA’s Clean Air Act Section 111(b) rule are due. Section 111(b) pertains to new power plants. EPA proposed the changes on September 20th, 2013. However, due to the government shutdown and other reasons, the proposal was not published in the Federal Register until January 8th, 2014. According to Kentucky’s Department of […]
Melt the snow away with little less salt
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Smith Management Group - February 26, 2014
With the polar vortex causing relentless snowstorms this winter, cities across the country are running out of road salt. Road salt which is basically the same salt that we eat is the most inexpensive way to melt the snow. Although a potential lifesaver for everyone on the road, it can be detrimental to environment. More […]