2012 Deadlines and New Requirements Established in Ohio’s New General Permit for Industrial Storm Water Discharges

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Andy McCorkle

Ohio EPA recently issued its new Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Industrial Storm Water Discharges (Ohio EPA General Permit Number OHR000005). The existing general permit expired at the end of May 2011, and Ohio EPA spent several months soliciting input from industry and regulatory groups to develop a permit that is consistent with US EPA’s MSGP.

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Conclusions of “Duke Paper” Not Supported By Limited Data

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Mark Orzechowski, P.G.

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) recently published a letter coauthored by Mark Orzechowski, P. G.,  of Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. and Tarek Saba, Ph. D., of Exponent, Inc.  The letter was written in response to an article published earlier this year by PNAS, entitled Methane Contamination of Drinking Water Accompanying [...]

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Cleanup of Chlorides in Soils at Natural Gas Well Sites

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Thomas L. Maher, Jr., P.G.

As described in our previous posting, CEC recently learned that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) will soon be issuing draft guidance that standardizes the regulatory requirements for reporting, remediating, and restoring areas impacted by spills or releases from oil and gas (O&G) well operations. That guidance specifies that the remediation of specific types [...]

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PADEP to Issue Draft Guidance for Response to Releases and Spills From Gas Sites

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Thomas L. Maher, Jr., P.G.

CEC recently learned that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) will soon be issuing draft guidance that standardizes the regulatory requirements for reporting, remediating, and restoring areas impacted by spills or releases from oil and gas (O&G) well operations. The guidance will be applicable to spills and releases from conventional well operations as well [...]

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Reissued General Permit (PASPGP-4) Affects Linear Projects in Pennsylvania

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Paul A. Kanouff

On July 1, 2011 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued the Pennsylvania Special Programmatic General Permit-4 (PASPGP-4) which replaces the expired PASPGP-3.  The PASPGP is a federal Clean Water Act, Section 404 permit which can be authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and county conservation districts for minor activities in [...]

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