SMG POV
EPA’s Proposed Methane Updates Estimated to Cost New Landfills $471,000 Annually
September 10, 2014
According to EPA, methane is a “potent greenhouse gas” that accounts for nearly 9 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Since 1990, methane pollution in the United States has decreased by 11 percent, even as activities that can produce methane have increased. However, methane pollution is projected to increase to over […]
Federal Assistance for Vermont Farmers
September 10, 2014
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Thursday (September 4, 2014) a $45 million program available to Vermont farmers who adopt conservation practices intended to prevent nutrient runoff into the state’s waterways. According to the USDA news release, blue-green algae blooms on Lake Champlain are the result of degraded water quality primarily due to phosphorus […]
Milwaukee Thinks Outside the Box for Stormwater Control
September 8, 2014
Milwaukee has a combined sewer system where stormwater runoff and sewage is collected in the same pipe. Milwaukee has evaluated the feasibility of using uninhabited houses to temporarily store combined sewage and stormwater in the basement following rain events. The basement locations will be empty houses already scheduled to be razed. City officials were looking […]
Nutrients Not Going Away Any Time Soon
September 5, 2014
Recently I shared a presentation titled “Potential Impacts of Kentucky’s Nutrient Strategy” at the Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference. In general, nutrients come from two sources: point and non-point discharges. Point source discharges are easy to identify and usually have a KPDES permit. Right or wrong, it is these facilities that will sources will bear […]
West Virginia’s Deadline for Registering ASTs is Approaching
August 28, 2014
Several months ago, we highlighted the new aboveground storage tank rule that would take affect in West Virginia. Click here for that update. Deadlines for the rule are quickly approaching. Tank owners in West Virginia are reminded to register their aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) prior to October […]