Archive for May 2021
Handling a High Water Table
The water table is an underground boundary that lies between the soil surface and the area where groundwater saturates spaces between sediments and cracks in rock. The water table fluctuates and typically rises in the spring for many parts of the US. This is due to springtime snow melt in the north and increased rainfall in the…
Read MoreHurricane Season 2021
Analysis of the last 150 years identifies the most active month for hurricanes making landfall is September, then August and October are a close second and third. June, being the first month kicking off hurricane season, is typically considered a relatively low active month for hurricanes. In Florida, June ushers in the beginning of the…
Read MoreDemystifying your Dewatering Permit
When applying for your Construction Generic Permit (CGP) to discharge stormwater on construction sites, it’s important to know if dewatering will be required at any point during the project duration. Section VI of the Construction Generic Permit’s Notice of Intent (NOI) is where you may indicate about the need for dewatering. Dewatering may be required…
Read MoreDMR Exceedance Letter
A quarterly Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for industrial facilities, outlined within the Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge (MSGP) describes the process to collect a quarterly water sample at a designated, pre-determined, outfall location(s). The samples collected will provide information about the quality of water being discharged from an industrial site. These quarterly samples are…
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