by Caltha Company | Dec 26, 2012 | Waste, Water
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has approved rules addressing untreated sanitary sewer overflows. Current state and federal law make sewage overflows into lakes and rivers illegal. However, some exceptions are allowed under current rules. The rule revisions...
by Caltha Company | Dec 10, 2012 | Waste, Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced in the Federal Register that it has tentatively determined that there are adequate facilities around Lake Erie for boats to pump out their sewage, allowing the establishment of a “no discharge zone” for 593...
by Caltha Company | Dec 10, 2012 | FAQ, Industrial Wastewater, Stormwater, Waste, Water
Possibly. Class V wells are used to inject non-hazardous fluids underground. Most Class V wells are used to dispose of wastes into or above underground sources of drinking water and can pose a threat to ground water quality, if not managed properly. Most Class V wells...
by Caltha Company | Dec 6, 2012 | Industrial Wastewater, Waste, Water
Environmental Protection Agency has indicated that the agency is attempting to revise its pending power plant effluent limitation guideline (ELG) and coal combustion residuals (CCR) disposal rules so that they better coordinate with each other to minimize the...
by Caltha Company | Nov 29, 2012 | Hazardous Materials, TSCA, Waste
On an October 24, 2012 letter to Regional TSCA and RCRA Division Directors, the EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery has announced its reinterpretation of guidance regarding PCB-contaminated building materials. As background, on February 29, 2012, EPA...
by Caltha Company | Nov 27, 2012 | FAQ, Waste
The federal Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) requires that generators of hazardous waste request a federal site identification number for their site. The question is often asked by our clients what defines a separate site under RCRA which would need a...
