August 1, 2016

SCS Alert: Prepare to take action soon after the Final NSPS/EG Rules for Landfills are published in the Federal Register.

Do you have NSPS or EG sites per the new definitions of “new” and “existing”? Does your EG site have any upcoming planned or permitted expansions, or will it be … Continue reading SCS Alert: Prepare to take action soon after the Final NSPS/EG Rules for ...

July 20, 2016

CDR, Inc. Where Business, Protecting the Environment, and Community Support Work Simultaneously

  Imagine 170 dump trucks stacked one atop another. That’s how much construction debris CDR diverted from landfills in 2015. Read about CDR’s award winning strategy.   Construction and Demolition Recycling Inc. … Continue reading CDR, Inc. Where Business, Protecting the Environment, and Community Support Work Simultaneously

July 13, 2016

Letter to US EPA: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018 (Proposed Rule)

On July 11, 2016, multiple organizations representing the full value chain of cellulosic waste feedstock conversion to transportation fuel sent a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental … Continue reading Letter to US EPA: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based ...

July 13, 2016

SCS Advice from the Field: How can recycling collectors ensure clean material when serving the commercial space?

By following the simple procedures governing selective routing in the commercial space, it is possible to turn a high disposal garbage collection system into a high diversion recycling system, without … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: How can recycling collectors ensure clean material when ...

July 11, 2016

SCS Engineers Expands Ecological Service Capabilities for the Protection of Sensitive Natural Resources

Sensitive natural resources include but are not limited to the following: Threatened and Endangered (T&E) species and their habitats, wildlife refuges, wetlands, and tribal burial grounds. These are areas where … Continue reading SCS Engineers Expands Ecological Service Capabilities for the Protection of Sensitive Natural Resources ...

July 6, 2016

SCS Advice from the Field: Proven Methods to Reduce Contamination in Recycling

Contamination causes major problems for recycling programs. Improving communication plays a pivotal role in solving the issue.   Tracie Onstad Bills, Northern California Director, Sustainable Materials Management at SCS Engineers Thank … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: Proven Methods to Reduce Contamination in Recycling

June 29, 2016

Environmental Women: CRRA Announces 2016 Service Awards – Two SCS Professionals Honored

SCS Engineers’ Tracie Onstad Bills and Leslie Lukacs were both selected to receive the California Resource Recovery Association’s (CRRA) prestigious Service Award this year. According to CRRA Executive Director, John … Continue reading Environmental Women: CRRA Announces 2016 Service Awards – Two SCS Professionals Honored

June 27, 2016

Besides grapes, water is the second most important ingredient in wine. 

It’s not just that we like wine and happen to live and work in every wine producing region of the U.S.; SCS Engineers understands the need for clean water resources … Continue reading Besides grapes, water is the second most important ingredient in wine. 

June 24, 2016

SCS Technical Bulletin Alert: Summarizing the Oil and Gas NSPS Final Rule and New Requirements

SCS Engineers has published two Technical Bulletins summarizing the O&G NSPS final rule and outlining the new LDAR requirements. The two Bulletins explain the modification of how oil and gas … Continue reading SCS Technical Bulletin Alert: Summarizing the Oil and Gas NSPS Final Rule and ...

June 17, 2016

Hydrogen Sulfide Issues at CCR and MSW Co-Disposal Sites at the EREF-NWRA Coal Ash Forum

Jeff Marshall, PE, SCS Engineers will be presenting the topic of Hydrogen Sulfide Issues at CCR and MSW Co-Disposal Sites during the EREF and NWRA sponsored Coal Ash Management Forum in … Continue reading Hydrogen Sulfide Issues at CCR and MSW Co-Disposal Sites at the EREF-NWRA Coal ...