SCS Blog

June 15, 2017

Run, get muddy, and help a good cause – all in a days work at SCS

The Marine Corps Mud Run® took place last weekend at Camp Pendleton in support of Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS). Many SCSers took advantage of the opportunity to raise funds … Continue reading Run, get muddy, and help a good cause – all in a days ...

June 14, 2017

Maintaining Compliance with Your Industrial Storm Water Permit

If discharge from your facility enters a municipal separate storm sewer system covered under a chapter NR 216, Wisconsin Administrative Code, storm water permit, additional reporting requirements are outlined in Part 5.3 of both the Tier 1 and Tier 2 permits.

June 12, 2017

What’s Your Buildings IAQ? Indoor Air Quality and Mold Testing

Homes and commercial buildings can be tested for numerous parameters including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, temperature, relative humidity, particulate matter, air toxins such as formaldehyde and volatile organic carbons, and bioaerosols (mold spores, pollen, insect parts, and skin cells) using specialized monitoring equipment.

June 8, 2017

Orange County Waste Management Commission Presentation

Mr. Rappolt was invited to speak based on his presentation at Waste Expo last month; proactively identifying and controlling odors from landfills. Every landfill with decaying waste will produce odors. In the past, this nuisance was considered something that could not be controlled, and most people learned to live ...

June 8, 2017

SCS Solid Waste Series: Doing More With Less – Cutting Solid Waste Collection Costs

A six-month pilot program was initiated in 2015 to identify possible program savings and how the program would be rolled out to its residents. An SCS Engineers rate study conducted at that time suggested possible operational savings in the range of $400,000, which could enable the City to defer a ...