Yearly Archives: 2014
EPA Awards Northern Kentucky University with a Grant to Help Design Sustainable Technologies
POV
October 17, 2014
EPA awarded Northern Kentucky University with the People, Prosperity, and Planet (P3) award for the 2014-2015 school year. Nationally the grants were awarded to 42 teams of college and university students. The teams will design innovative solutions to sustainable challenges in the developed and developing world. NKU is clearing the air by applying informatics to […]
WOTUS Comment Period Extended
POV
October 16, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the public comment deadline for the proposed rule “Definition of `Waters of the United States’ Under the Clean Water Act” published on April 21, 2014. This action marks the second extension of the public comment period for this proposed rule. This public comment period is now open until Friday, […]
SMG Receives US FWS Training
POV
October 14, 2014
SMG has been busy keeping up to date on the latest changes in the regulatory world. Recently I attended a training course at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s National Conservation Training Center focusing on endangered species consultation. The week-long course provided an extensive review of the responsibilities of federal agencies and applicants when seeking approval […]
Safe Drinking Water Act Turning 40
POV
October 13, 2014
The Safe Drinking Water Act turns 40 this year, which means those who enacted the law are retired and those who grew up with it are in charge. EPA has dedicated a web page to the 40th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (http://www2.epa.gov/safedrinkingwater40). It is a good time to look back on where […]
News from Kentucky Division of Water
POV
October 10, 2014
At Smith Management Group, we work closely with Division of Water and our clients to ensure that our clients are aware of DOW regulatory actions. With that goal in mind, SMG would like to point out that Kentucky Division of Water has recently: approved the Floyd’s Fork Bacteria TMDL; and received EPA approval on the […]