SMG POV
Burn Ban Advice
May 23, 2014
This week’s storm littered my property with fallen limbs. That in addition to routine spring yard cleanup can generate a large brush pile. Prior to lighting that pile, beware about restrictions to open burning. Burning yard waste is permitted in some areas, but seasonal restrictions kick in for many area counties beginning May 1 and […]
Local Limits Re-evaluation Submission Document
May 22, 2014
The Pretreatment section of KY Division of Water now has a Local Limits Re-evaluation Submission Document that needs to be submitted by the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) at the time of re-evaluation of local limits. The general Pretreatment Regulations establish responsibilities of Federal, State, and local government, industry and the public to implement Pretreatment […]
Reevaluation of Pretreatment Local Limits: New Requirements from the Division of Water
May 22, 2014
Municipalities should be aware that the Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) is taking a closer look at pretreatment local limits. DOW has started adding new language to KPDES municipal permits that defines exactly when pretreatment local limits must be reevaluated. The following events may trigger a reevaluation: a permit issuance or reissuance, a change in […]
Up and Coming: Two New Kentucky Pollution Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) General Permits for Coal Mining
May 19, 2014
On May 15, 2014, public notice was submitted for the proposed issuance of the two new general permits for coal mining in Kentucky by the Kentucky Division of Water (DOW). The public notice includes two new general permits for coal mining. The first is General Permit KYGE40000 for coal mining operations located in the eastern […]
EPA Seeks Public Comment on Enhancing Transparency for Fracking Chemicals
May 16, 2014
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a mining technique in which a liquid (usually water) is mixed with sand and chemicals and injected at high pressure into a wellbore to stimulate migration of the target material to the well. There has been much discussion recently about the benefits and risks of this technique. Therefore, on May […]