People often use the term “smoke” to describe visible emissions because incomplete combustion from boilers, furnaces, generators, and other combustion equipment fueled by solid and liquid fuels like coal and diesel oil were subjects of the original visible emissions evaluation system developed in the late 1800’s. Since then, evaluation ...
While the closure of any landfill requires intense planning, the work being done to safely cap and redevelop the Freshkills Landfill is predicted on intense oversight. Suffern, New York-based SCS Engineers (https://www.scsengineers.com/) has been tabbed as the design engineer for the final phase of the Freshkills project.
“Our greatest reward is client satisfaction.” Mr. Jim Walsh, President, and CEO of SCS Engineers. Thanks to you, SCS Engineers has received awards and industry recognition for research achievements and … Continue reading Thank You to Our Clients
Three sorting levels provide flexibility on how extensive a study is necessary. For example, PET, HDPE natural and HDPE color are common plastic commodities nationwide; almost every recycling program is recycling the sub-categories in Level 1. While Levels 2 and 3 add more sub-categories so that the solid waste ...
Meet SCS Engineers professionals at the 2018 Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference and Trade Show, October 8-10 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Registration for this … Continue reading Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference – October
Follow up the above basic well start-up procedure with baseline carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and potentially hydrogen colorimetric gas detection tube (Draeger tube) readings. If completing the procedure with all LFG well startups, then future readings can be compared to your site baselines; otherwise, use industry action threshold ...
A federal appeals court ruled that the Obama administration’s rule to regulate coal ash does not go far enough in some areas. However, the court did not give environmentalists everything … Continue reading Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Litigation Outcome
It is clear, sometimes painfully so, to anyone experienced with siting new utility infrastructure that environmental planning and permitting is often a complex undertaking. This article provides guidance to help smooth the process and keep your project on time and on budget. Project permitting, especially for linear infrastructure, generally requires ...
Did you know that for every 2 psig. reduction in system pressure, the energy consumed by the system reduces by 1 percent? Increasing system pressure increases leakage rates and compounds friction losses associated with poor piping design or poorly maintained, clogged filters.
“Todd has developed and coordinated some of the largest combined solar and alternative power generation projects in the world,” stated Steve Hamilton, senior vice president of SCS Energy. “We’re fortunate to be putting his acumen to work for our clients.”