EPA Approves TCEQ Authorization of NPDES Program for Oil and Gas Discharges

On January 15, 2021, the EPA announced approval of Texas’ request to administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program for discharges from produced water, hydrostatic test water and gas plant effluent or oil and gas discharges within the state of Texas. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will take over responsibility of permitting authority for the discharges of oil and gas activities, pipelines, and natural gas processing plants formerly under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). The Addendum to the Memorandum of Agreement (between the TCEQ and EPA, Region 6 is available on the EPA website...

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New Minnesota Critical Habit Plate Brings Light to Endangered Species Protection

明尼苏达州长提供了牌照选项,该选项包括州的自然资源。一个新的设计突出了国家蜜蜂,生锈的补丁腮腺蜜蜂和国家蝴蝶,君主蝴蝶。牌照也设有原生植物,紫色草原三叶草,这是蜜蜂和蝴蝶等粉碎机的重要食品来源。美国鱼类和野生动物服务列为濒临灭绝的48个州的濒危物种,生锈的补丁蜜蜂。目前已知在伊利诺伊州,印第安纳州,爱荷华州,缅因州,马萨诸塞州,明尼苏达州,俄亥俄州,弗吉尼亚州,西弗吉尼亚州,威斯康星州和安大略省,加拿大....

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堪萨斯城聚光灯:国际金融公司特殊检验服务的IFC认证雷电竞首页

在布劳雷竞技好Newbee赞助商恩Intertec,我们致力于成为我们客户的首选顾问和雇员的首选雇主。这通常意味着鼓励我们的员工业主追求专业的发展机会,以获得额外的认证,反过来允许我们在更复杂和高调的项目上工作。最近,来自我们堪萨斯市办事处的两位员工业主,布莱恩埃文斯,E.I。和亚历克斯纳尔逊,获得了他们的国际FireStop理事会(IFC)特别检查员证书。除了这一认证外,Alex Nelson还收到了首要级别认证,这是可用IFC认证的最高级别。亚历克斯是...

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为成功的Enviro建立代理合作关系nmental Permitting

环境允许

It’s that time of the year again – you have a permitting project and you need to engage your local, state or federal environmental permitting agency. Maybe you have an exciting new facility expansion project or maybe it’s just time to reissue that old, expiring permit. Either way, this is probably not your favorite aspect of the job, and you might be running through a range of emotions from minor inconvenience to deep dread. For many folks, this is as stressful as your job gets – but it doesn’t have to be. With a better understanding of the people, some...

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员工所有者聚光灯:信仰沃尔特斯,业务经理,德克萨斯州博蒙特

We recently met with Faith Walters, operations manager from our Beaumont, Texas office to discuss her expertise with asphalt and what it means to her to be an employee owner. What does it mean to you to be a successful woman in such a male-dominated field?I’ve been a tomboy my whole life, but people were always surprised when they saw me come to the field. I was fascinated with how many tests you can run on aggregates and soil, so I wanted to learn everything I could get my hands on. I’ve always been the only girl until I joined Braun...

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现在了解2021 TCEQ Stormwater的Msgp续约

Stormwater MSGP

德克萨斯州的环境质量委员会(TCEQ)正在更新2016年德克萨斯污染排放消除系统(TPDES)多部门发电机许可证(MSGP) - TXR050000,其在2021年8月14日到期。MSGP授权点源放电与工业活动相关的雨水和某些非雨水在该州的地表水中排出。MSGP覆盖范围基于标准的工业分类(SIC)代码,工业活动代码,并在40 cfr零件400-471份以下的联邦污水指南受到的放电。现有的MSGP要求包括开发和实施雨水污染预防计划(SWP3),申请提交(...的通知)

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市场展望和限制令人痛苦的财产的责任

According to the Houston Chronicle, an estimated $126 billion in commercial real estate will be sold at distressed prices through the year 2022, according to data provided by CoStar Group, Inc (CoStar). Following the battering of real estate and rental properties from the COVID-19 pandemic, most of these distressed properties have not come to market yet because either (a) banks are hesitant to foreclose, (b) rent prices have not dipped enough, or (c) federal funds under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) have kept property owners from going under. That is expected to change in 2021. Distressed hotel, retail, office, and...

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找到合格的湿地顾问的重要性

Whatever region of the United States you’re in, wetland consultants are a dime a dozen. This includes the one-man show all the way up to a Fortune 500 company. All promise the same things: to complete your project in a timely fashion and under budget with an approved jurisdictional determination (JD) and/or wetland permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). But do all consultants yield the same results? Wetland consultants are hired by developers, property owners, engineering firms, commercial and industrial clients to provide a number of services, including wetland delineations, wetland permitting and mitigation assistance. Wetland consultants...

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为更好的项目结果定制您的参与办法

每个监管机构和每个级别的机构 - 联邦,州和地方 - 有自己的独特目标,流程和影响因素,可以极大地影响项目。与您的监管机构与他们培养健康,培养健康的关系,可以帮助您熟悉它们如何运作和优化您最大限度地减少惊喜和简化下一个项目的机会。虽然在考虑机构之间的差异时没有艰难和快速的规则,但每个人都有一些普遍的事项:当地机构(乡镇,城市和县)当地机构在其运营中可以是独一无二的......

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环境报告 - 清洁空气法和清洁水法

In our environmental reporting blog series, we have already discussed how to leverage reporting requirements into better business outcomes and how to prepare for Tier II, TRI, and hazardous waste reports. In this third installment, we will discuss reporting under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) with a focus on air emissions inventory reports and stormwater permit annual reports, and steps to take to efficiently and successfully complete these reports. Clean Air Act Air Emission Inventory Reporting Regulatory Background There are several types of reports that may be required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) or by your local air...

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