June 2018 - PHE Staff Visits U.S. Coast Guard Station Atlantic City
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PHE’s Chris Rua and Chris Fafard visited U.S. Coast Guard Station Atlantic City for a facility tour, hosted by the SAME New Jersey Post.
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May 2018 - PHE will be at JETC 2018!
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May 2018 - PHE is looking forward to engaging in another productive Joint Engineer Training Conference! Please make sure to touch base with Rob Naumann and Paul DiPaolo if you are able to attend.
Read MoreMay 2018 - PHE Staff Helps Out SAME at the Pittsburgh Regional Science Fair
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Melissa Secor volunteered as a Sponsor Judge for the SAME Pittsburgh Post at the 2018 Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair. About 1,000 students from more than 100 schools across western PA competed at the fair for over $1M in cash prizes and scholarships. Awards from the SAME Pittsburgh Post were for projects that involved improvements in infrastructure, emergency preparedness, or national security.
Read MoreApril 2018 - Overview of Most Common Environmental Compliance Violations from 2017
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Navigating compliance with complex environmental regulations is an ongoing and challenging process that facility operators must plan for and manage daily. Nonetheless, violations do occur, and are growing more expensive. In 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency again raised the cost for violations for several of its programs, after also raising penalties in 2017. For example, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste violations were increased to $72,718 per day, per violation. Keeping apprised of current trends in environmental compliance is one approach to help prioritize the management of your own environmental liabilities and avoid violations and fines.
Read MoreMarch 2018 - Comprehensive FOG Study for the Army Recognized In Public Works Digest
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PHE was recently recognized in an edition of the Army’s Public Works Digest for a project that PHE completed at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Public Works Digest is a publication of the U.S Army Installation Management Command. PHE performed a detailed study of fats, oils, and grease (FOG) management to inventory and assess current FOG management infrastructure, make detailed recommendations for improving FOG management and reducing costs of the program, and develop standard operating procedures and training materials to aid in the implementation of the program facility-wide.
Read MoreMarch 2018 – PHE Awarded GSA Professional Services Contract
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PHE is pleased to announce we have been awarded a new 20-year GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract for environmental consulting and training services (Contract # 47QRAA18D0074)! The contract period of performance extends through March 2023.
March 2018 - All about Cross-Connection and Backflow Prevention
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As Americans, we have come to expect that our drinking water supply will be safe and reliable, and with a few notable exceptions such as the situation in Flint, Michigan, this is a reasonable expectation. Federal, state, and local governments have invested billions of dollars to ensure that water delivered to our homes and workplaces is safe to consume. However, routine systems, equipment, and activities have the potential to contaminate water supplies and water systems. By understanding and implementing cross-connection protection practices, we can help to minimize the risk of contamination to our potable water supplies.
Read MoreOctober 2017 - Proven Strategies for Expediting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Reviews
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Several administrations have made attempts to "streamline" the NEPA process, and in January of this year President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13766 Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects, followed in June by EO 13807 Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects. The goal of these efforts is to reduce the overall timeline for environmental reviews, with an emphasis on optimizing efficiency, interagency coordination, and reducing unnecessary burdens. In response to the President's Executive Orders, in September 2017, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued an "initial list of actions" it will take to enhance and modernize the federal environmental review process, which includes development of a framework for implementation of "One Federal Decision," new guidance for implementing NEPA, and a review of existing CEQ implementing regulations to identify needed changes and clarifications. However, the implementation of these new Executive Orders and related changes to review processes, guidance, and potential regulatory changes will ironically take some time.
Read MoreOctober 2017 - PHE Receives Award for Outstanding Environnmental Analysis
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PHE was selected by the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals at their annual Awards Gala in the category of “Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document – Environmental Assessment” for our work on the Final Environmental Assessment for Recommissioning of Three Military Training Routes in Southern California and Modification of Three Military Training Routes in Southern Arizona. PHE completed this project for the Department of the Navy in January 2017, analyzing environmental impacts to resources across 12 counties in Arizona and California.
