Ken Kirk, P.G.
Coal Ash Rules to be Promulgated
-November 5, 2013
by Ken Kirk (kenk@smithmanage.com) On October 29, 2013, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to come up with a schedule to finalize its delayed rules on the handling and disposal of coal ash from power plants within 60 days. EPA promised federal regulations on the handling and disposal of coal […]
New Rules for Power Plants
-September 20, 2013
Earlier today Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, introduced EPA’s revised rules for new power plants. Under the proposed rules, large natural gas-fired turbines emissions would be to less than 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per MWh . New small natural gas-fired turbines would be limited to emission of less than 1,100 pounds […]
Federal Update to Phase I Processes is Open to Public Comment
-August 21, 2013
On Aug. 15, 2013, USEPA issued notice in the Federal Register that it intends to endorse the updated “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process,” issued by ASTM, through a Final Rule amending 40 C.F.R. Part 312. If there are no adverse comments to this direct Final Rule the rule […]
New Phase I ASTM Standard Coming!
-May 21, 2013
We expect that ASTM will publish a revision to the ASTM E 1527 standard (Phase I ESAs) in late 2013. The 2013 version will be the sixth revision since the standard’s initial publication in 1993. The last revision to the E 1527 Standard was in 2005, after EPA’s “All Appropriate Inquiries” rule was promulgated. Three […]