GeoInsight News 

GeoInsight senior associate and geologist, Kevin D. Trainer, recently gave an accredited presentation to professionals at a major insurance carrier on the assessment and remediation of hazardous releases from dry cleaning facilities.

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GeoInsight's Senior Hydrogeologist, Andrea Kenter, provided a presentation on environmental concerns of auto salvage yards and Best Management Practices (BMPs) to the Auto & Truck Recyclers Association of New Hampshire (ATRA-NH). Kenter's presentation on BMPs summarized existing expectations of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) for owners of operating salvage yards.  Her presentation provided numerous ways facilities can eliminate, reduce or minimize the release of pollutants to their surrounding environment.

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New Hampshire facilities with air permits should take notice to recent changes made by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) to how air pollutant emission fees (emission fees) are calculated and paid. These changes were finalized on October 24, 2018. If you are just hearing this news for the first time, or need a refresher regarding the changes made and what you must submit, here are five things you need to know to prepare your facility’s Annual Emission Statement for 2018 emissions:

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Tier II reports are due to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by March 1st.

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In December, GeoInsight’s director of water supply, Dave Maclean, provided an update on emerging contaminant issues to the New Hampshire for Septic System Designers and Installers Association organized by the New Hampshire Water Works Association (NHWWA). This program is provided roughly every two years to provide septic system installers with updates on technologies and regulations relating to on-site waste water discharge and design.

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Many homeowners are unaware of what their liability includes in owning an Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to store their heating oil. Of course this only comes up when fuel tanks or lines rupture. At GeoInsight, we see ruptures all winter long and will work with the oil distributors, insurance companies, and homeowners to reach a fair determination of the cause and origin of the spill.

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Oil Distribution: Tips and Lessons Learned from Mattapan, MA As winter has abruptly settled into New England, homeowners are now filling up their heating oil tanks, possibly for the first time this season. This might seem like another routine annual service, but all parties involved-homeowners, oil distributors, and insurers should remember that after a few months of dormancy, fill and vent lines can become clogged and corrosion can weaken both tanks and fuel lines.

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Rising Above: Supporting Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)’s New Millyard Parking Garage Few things are as impressive and exciting as watching long-undeveloped land undergo construction. The new Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) parking garage in the historic Millyard of Manchester, New Hampshire, is no exception. GeoInsight is proud to help our client, Lansing Melbourne Group, address the parking needs of SNHU as they begin to fill in their new space off Commercial Street along the Merrimack River.

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Water Regulatory Updates By GeoInsight's Water Supply Expert, Dave Maclean Earlier this month, Dave had the pleasure of working with the New England Water Works Association’s Water Conservation, Sustainability, and Water Resources Committees on a symposium focusing on holistic water management and the US Water Alliance’s One Water Plan. Read more about Dave's experience.

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GeoInsight hosted its annual charity golf tournament at the Wachusett Country Club on September 13, 2018. After celebrating the 20th anniversary of this event last year, we were excited for yet another to get out onto the links and enjoy a fun-filled day of friendly competition paired with excellent refreshments and prizes.Attendees donated various items to help Oak Hill, from paint brushes to acrylic paints, markers to colored pencils, drawing paper to air dry clay. Along with all of the items donated, we raised $1,500 in support of Oak Hill and its charitable mission.

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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has provided recent updates regarding Source Registration (SR) reporting—including those for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions—and web forms. At this time, the MassDEP has made new SR and GHG web forms available for the 2016 time period. Due to delays in web form availability, MassDEP is accepting SR-only, GHG-only, or combined SR/GHG emissions reports only for 2016, not for 2017.

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The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has announced changes to its Ambient Groundwater Quality Standards (AGQS), effective September 1, 2018.  Some of the standards are increased while others are lowered. Not all of these chemicals are often detected at sites, but there are a few changes that will impact activities ranging from real estate due diligence to monitoring remediation results at New Hampshire sites, in particular for naphthalene, 1,4-dioxane, and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).

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GeoInsight’s Air Compliance Specialist, John Hinckley, and NHDES’s Operating Permits Program Manager, Barbara Dorfschmidt, presented at the recent New Hampshire Business and Industry Association’s (NHBIA) Air & Water Regulatory Conference. The presentation, If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now: Important Considerations for the Air Quality Permitting Process, addressed recommendations of what project developers can consider early in the planning process to minimize the risk of unanticipated project costs and delays.

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Our clients tell us that GeoInsight is well known for its technical expertise and the quality of our work.  We couldn’t earn that reputation without our talented staff.  Every individual in our company brings their unique mixture of analytical skills, regulatory knowledge, and dedication to quality work when building strong, honest, and respectful relationships.  This past year, we have seen tremendous growth adding five team members across our New England offices with varying skill levels and expertise.  We are proud to present these new faces and confident they will earn our clients’ trust.

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John Hinckley is the newest Air Compliance Specialist at GeoInsight.  He joins our team with 20+ years of permitting, modeling, management, and public speaking experience, specializing in air permitting and modeling for the education forest products, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and ski area sectors. Aside from the nearly 400 air quality projects from Maine to Alaska he’s worked on with 200+ clients, he is also a dynamic member of the air quality industry, authoring articles like Air Quality Permitting for Anaerobic Digesters for the leading technical journal BioCycle, and regularly performing presentations and talks at industries top conferences.

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