SCS Blog

April 4, 2017

Transform property with a past into a center of economic prosperity using three well established reimbursement programs

The Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund (DERF) provides financial protection for Wisconsin dry cleaner owners if contamination occurred from their operations. The program began in 1997 and is funded by fees on dry-cleaning receipts and the solvents used in the dry-cleaning process.

April 3, 2017

Purchasing Options For Solid Waste Fleet Replacement

There is no single best approach to financing fleet replacement costs. With the financial challenges facing local governments today in providing cost-effective and timely solid waste management services, evaluation of these various approaches should be made focusing … Continue reading Purchasing Options For Solid Waste Fleet Replacement

March 29, 2017

Managing your oil sources at facilities; it’s more than compliance – SPCC can help limit liability too

By Chris Jimieson, PE and Jared Omernik, PE Do you know how much oil and fuel you store in aboveground containers at your facility?  If you have more than 1,320 … Continue reading Managing your oil sources at facilities; it’s more than compliance – SPCC can ...

March 27, 2017

Long before it was a data center, the previous owner stored hazardous chemicals. Now what?

When Virtual Care Providers, Inc. (VCPI) set out to sell their company, David Bartlett, VCPI Chief Financial Officer, thought they had their environmental due diligence squared away. “We did our … Continue reading Long before it was a data center, the previous owner stored hazardous chemicals. ...

March 24, 2017

Developing a Master Plan for the City of Kirkwood, MO

At the outset of the study, the City expressed an interest in evaluating six future solid waste options and programs to improve overall efficiency and estimate the future residential household fee necessary to cover the costs of the City’s solid waste programs. The options or programs that were evaluated ...