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If you’re a property owner in New Jersey with a Conditional No Further Action Letter, you may be affected by recent regulatory changes.  Last month, PM Environmental reached out to affected property owners to offer assistance with the following changes: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) restructured the monitoring of all Declarations of Environmental…

If you own rental properties in Detroit built before 1978, there is a good chance that you’re out of compliance with the city’s lead ordinance.  According to Detroit Health Department and the Census, almost 75 percent  of the city’s housing was built before 1955 and, therefore, likely contains paint with a high proportion of lead….

Radon detection and mitigation is a priority for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since 2013, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing policy has required radon testing and, if applicable, mitigation for most new FHA-insured construction, conversion and substantial rehabilitation projects, as well as most FHA-insured refinance transactions.  HUD requires a Radon Inspection…

The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future. Theodore Roosevelt wasn’t particularly referring to Environmental Due Diligence, but his wisdom holds true when it comes to performing high-quality environmental work. Reviewing prior environmental reports is crucial in the due diligence process since they provide valuable insight on a…

The clock keeps ticking for petroleum marketers since the EPA’s revisions to the Underground Storage Tank Regulation (40 CFR Parts 280 and 281) in July of 2015 and the liability shift policy by U.S. credit card issuers in October of 2015.  The EPA’s revised regulations on the inspection, maintenance, and monitoring of Underground Storage Tanks…

New administrative guidance has been released to clearly define the Spill Act Lien and outline the procedures for property owners to contest a lien. The Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11F, also known as the Spill Act Lien, was put in place to compensate the State of New Jersey for any monies spent cleaning…

This year, the EPA’s Brownfield Grant Program will have $30 million more than last year to spend to revitalize abandoned, underused and potentially contaminated sites. The $110 million will go to the identification, assessment, characterization, and cleanup planning at brownfields sites throughout the United States. Every federal dollar spent on brownfield cleanup leverages $17.79 in…

Environmental Transaction Screens (ETS) are a voluntary procedure intended to identify Potential Environmental Concerns (PECs) for commercial real estate. They are meant to be a screening tool for those who wish to conduct limited environmental due diligence, and usually only recommended for low risk property types with available historical information. An ETS is sometimes used…

You have to be licensed through Michigan’s office of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to cut hair or install a drinking water well. While we’ve all had bad haircuts, it isn’t as likely to have a well installed improperly by a licensed well driller. It may be surprising to some, but Michigan does not license…

Who likes to eat snacks?  Short answer is most of us.  The long answer includes two types of naturally occurring bacteria that are capable of reducing concentrations of contaminants in groundwater.  Who knew that some common snack food additives can help reduce groundwater contamination?  Considerably fewer of us Sodium acetate is a common food additive…