Tag: stormwater
Revision to KPDES Stormwater General Permit for Industrial Activities - How Does It Affect Me?
The Kentucky Division of Water released the latest revision to the KPDES Industrial Stormwater General Permit, making public comment available until April 1, 2013. This most recent permit draft is less rigorous in key aspects such as numerical water monitoring requirements than the proposal put out in September of 2012. However, this new permit proposal […]
Stormwater Runoff from Logging Roads is not a Point Source
Stormwater is an important issue these days, and there is no better place in which the push and shove can be seen than the court system. The most recent U.S. Supreme Court case in which stormwater takes front and center is Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC). In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that runoff from […]
Scott R. Smith to Head Lexington's Stormwater Advisory Committee
Scott Smith, a senior consultant at SMG, has recently been elected to head Lexington, Kentucky’s Stormwater Stakeholder Advisory Committee. Scott accepted this challenge because he agrees that stormwater should be a priority to our communities and if we aren’t careful we can adversely impact our streams. The protection of our streams requires a broad based approach and […]
SMG welcomes Muscle Wall to the Region!
SMG hosted informational meetings for two days this month, introducing Muscle Wall technology to builders, developers, city engineers and anyone who has an interest in water quality. We are excited about this new product. So far we have developed ideas for dozens of applications for the simple “lego-like” design that can be used for stormwater compliance, […]