SMG POV
It’s Summer! Time to think about Picnics, Mosquitos, and STORMWATER
July 3, 2013
The 4th of July is popular day for cookouts with family and friends. Fireworks and backyard barbecues will hopefully bring everybody outside for the afternoon and evening. With all the rain we have had lately – it would be no surprise to me that one topic of conversation may be mosquitoes. A relatively new invasive species […]
TMDLs in Kentucky
July 3, 2013
As you might remember from our Legislative Updates, HB 378 required Division of Water (DOW) to make the TMDL listing process more transparent. Last week, DOW introduced a new webpage that provides information on the process of writing TMDLs, Standard Operating Procedures used for monitoring and assessments, and the current TMDLs that DOW is writing. In […]
New Amendments Offer Cost Savings on SPCC Plans
July 2, 2013
Did you know that amendments to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule (40 CFR 112) include streamlined procedures for smaller facilities? Specifically, the SPCC rule allows for streamlined procedures for Tier I and Tier II Qualified Facilities. In summary, to qualify as either a Tier I or Tier II facility: the total aboveground […]
Cost Effective Practices and Strategies for Green Infrastructure Maintenance
June 28, 2013
Shri Vani Sripada of Smith Management Group recently attended a webinar on Cost Effective Practices and Strategies for Green Infrastructure Maintenance. A green infrastructure approach analyzes the natural environment in a way that highlights its functions and subsequently seeks to put in place, through regulatory or planning policy, mechanisms that safeguard critical natural areas. The multi-functionality […]
Obama’s Climate Change Plan-What Does It Mean?
June 27, 2013
If you haven’t heard by now, the President has proposed a new climate change plan that aspires to make strides toward curbing America’s impact on carbon dioxide emissions. While the speech puts forth grand ideas of carbon dioxide emissions reductions and our obligation to meet them, it also provides some ambiguous language when it comes […]