SMG POV
Kentucky’s New Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Law: What You Need to Know and How SMG Can Help
April 8, 2013
The 2012 Kentucky General Assembly passed a law that assists purchasers of brownfields properties. SMG worked with the General Assembly to craft the law and has now helped a client establish non-liability under the law and obtain the first (and only!) concurrence letter from Kentucky’s Division of Waste Management. To learn more and find out […]
VOC Rules For Oil & Gas Tanks Under Scrutiny
April 5, 2013
EPA released new proposed rules for VOC Performance Standards for storage tanks used in oil and gas production. The VOC Rules issued in 2012 came under attack from industry as not feasible or unreasonable. The proposed rule issued on March 28, 2013 addresses some of those concerns. EPA stated it plans to continue revisions during […]
FAA and State Obstruction Permitting for New Construction
April 4, 2013
SMG has extensive experience with environmental permitting associated with new development and facility expansions. We also provide airport airspace analysis services related to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and state airport zoning agencies obstruction evaluation and permitting. The requirements for filing with the FAA for proposed structures vary based on a number of factors including structure […]
Update on Federal Stormwater Issues
April 3, 2013
This year, we’ve seen an onslaught of court cases involving stormwater. For those of you keeping track, here’s a brief summary: Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center: The Supreme Court ruled that USEPA properly interpreted reguions in determining that stormwater flow from logging roads does not require an NPDES permit. Los Angeles County Flood Control […]
EPA Requests Public Input on Hazardous Waste Operations
April 2, 2013
Does your facility generate, treat, store or dispose of hazardous wastes? If so, take the time to read and comment on EPA’s revision to “Waste Analysis at Facilities That Generate, Treat, Store, and Dispose of Hazardous Wastes: A Guidance Manual.” The guidance manual was last updated in 1994. The current version of the guidance manual […]