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Newsletter (EnviroBriefs)

The Palmerton Group provides a newsletter containing up-to-date information that affects our clients including changes to environmental regulations and standards, environmental news, and new technologies.

• January 2008 (PDF)
• July 2007 (PDF)
• March 2007 (PDF)
• September 2006 (PDF)

Technical Documents

All technical documents listed were written by the Palmerton Group.

• Palmerton, D.L. Jr., P.G., R. Mohan, P.E. and K. Elenbaas. 2002. Contained Aquatic Disposal - A Summary of Case Studies. (PDF) – Western Environmental Dredging Association 22nd Annual Meeting and Texas A&M's 34th Annual Dredging Seminar June 13-17, 2001 Denver, Colorado.
• Palmerton, D.L. Jr. 2002. Contained Aquatic Disposal (CAD) - A Review of Monitoring Programs. (PDF) – 2nd International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments: Characterization, Evaluation, Mitigation/Restoration, Management Strategy Performance May 26-28, 2003, Quebec City, Canada.
• Palmerton, D.L. Jr., C.S. Koll, and Robert G. Kunzel 1994 Comparison of a Wellpoint Vacuum Pump System to Dual Pump Recovery System Effectiveness for the Extraction of Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids. (PDF) – 1994 Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers (AGWSE) (34.4MB)

Reference Documents

• USEPA, Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries; Final Rule 40 CFR Part 312, November 1, 2005. (PDF) – This is the final rule for environmental site assessments in order to meet CERCLA Section 104 liability protection.
• USEPA, Proposed Rule 40 CFR Parts 122 and 412, June 30, 2006. (PDF) – This is the Federal Register listing of the Revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitation Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Response to Water keeper Decision; Proposed Rule published June 30, 2006. This proposed rule is for NPDES discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations or farms with large numbers of confined animals.
• Appendix B to 40 CFR Part 122 Criteria for Determining a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. (PDF) – This is the appendix to 40 CFR Part 122 that lists the categories for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations that will be required to obtain NPDES permits.

Marcellus Shale Gas Documents

• Final Scope for Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DSGEIS) (PDF) – On The Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program Well Permit Issuance for Horizontal Drilling and High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing To Develop the Marcellus Shale and Other Low Permeability Gas Reservoirs.
• Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States: A Primer (PDF)