News & Events

Join us at the next EBC PFAS event, EBC New Hampshire Webinar: Managing PFAS in Soil – Key Technical & Regulatory Issues, held on Tuesday, March 2nd, where GeoInsight’s Nikki Delude Roy will share expertise on site development considerations ranging from due diligence to alteration of terrain permitting and soil management.

We are excited to be sponsoring the Environmental Business Council of   New England’s (EBC’s) upcoming, two-session virtual webinar focused on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

At EBC’s upcoming “PCB Remediation Case Studies and Innovative Approaches” webinar, Mike will showcase his experience through discussion of implementation of the remedial approach for a former utility facility.

What you need to know about the new changes issued on January 15, 2021, by the USEPA for the 2021 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for industrial stormwater discharges. The new stormwater permit will become effective on March 1, 2021, and will replace the 2015 MSGP. This Permit has an aggressive timeline, that will require planning to meet the newly established USEPA’s deadlines.

2020 meant that our staff needed to work closely with our clients to innovate and evolve our approach to training. We have always thrived on using our versatility to solve our clients’ problems, and in 2020, that has meant we had to be more creative than ever.  From technical programs to help our clients stay up to date on the latest emerging contaminant or regulatory requirement, to trainings and audits needed to help our clients maintain regulatory compliance.

On October 2, 2020, the Governor of Connecticut signed legislation authorizing the development of a future “release-based” remediation program that will eventually replace the Transfer Act and making some important changes to the existing process. If your site is in the Transfer Act or you are planning for future changes to your site in Connecticut, our LEPs can help

The States of New Hampshire and Massachusetts recently set drinking water “maximum contaminant levels” or MCLs for “per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances” or PFAS. These two states are the only two in the New England to set drinking water standards, however, it is likely that other states will follow.

As an appointed member of the Drinking Water and Groundwater Advisory Commission, GeoInsight’s senior staff member Andrea Kenter, P.G. has been working with the State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) to establish an assistance initiative for income-eligible households to mitigate failing residential wells due to the impacts of the 2020 drought.

GeoInsight’s Kevin Trainer and Will Sexton are participating in this year’s Annual Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy presenting on “Radioactive Asbestos: Managing Unusual Contaminants During Building Demolition” and  “Water, Water Everywhere – Navigating the Discharge Process During Construction.”

Updates from various state agencies on the evolution of PFAS regulation. Here is an overview on PFAS changes and updates we’ve heard are here (or may be coming) for New Hampshire.

We are proud to be working on behalf of one of our newest clients – Lydall, Inc. in Rochester, New Hampshire. Lydall was awarded a contract with the United States Department of Defense (DOD) funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

I would like you to know that GeoInsight is operational across New England from our four offices. While our physical offices are open, the majority of our staff are working remotely utilizing the tools and technology we have relied upon for several years and are utilizing phone calls and on-line conference calls in lieu of face-to-face meetings.