SCS Blog

May 17, 2021

EPA Announces $66.5 Million in Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Funding

  Partial Reprint from EPA Announcement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of 151 communities to receive 154 grant awards totaling $66.5 million in Brownfields funding … Continue reading EPA Announces $66.5 Million in Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Funding

May 14, 2021

Regulatory Alert: MSW Landfills Federal Plan to Implement the Emission Guidelines (EG) and Compliance Times

  (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO) EPA is submitting a pre-publication copy of the final MSW Landfills Federal Plan to implement the Emission Guidelines (EG) and Compliance Times issued … Continue reading Regulatory Alert: MSW Landfills Federal Plan to Implement the Emission Guidelines (EG) and ...

May 12, 2021

SCS Engineers Expands Environmental Services in the Midwest

  SCS Engineers is expanding its environmental expertise hiring Richard Southorn, PE and PG, as Project Director in the firm’s St. Charles, Illinois office. Richard is a Professional Engineer in … Continue reading SCS Engineers Expands Environmental Services in the Midwest

May 10, 2021

As your business grows, it might generate EPA defined hazardous waste

Upon review of the records, tour of the facility, and understanding the workflow, the company took SCS's recommended actions creating satellite accumulation areas and a hazardous waste storage area. Starting with establishing the storage area first, we also obtained an EPA ID number for the facility.

May 5, 2021

Wastewater Discharge Limits – What to do when discharge limits slow plant production capacity

  A large renewable energy company had ambitious plans when it bought a decommissioned plant in Missouri: to mass-produce corn oil-based biodiesel with an eye to ramp up fast. But … Continue reading Wastewater Discharge Limits – What to do when discharge limits slow plant production ...