by peakadmin | Apr 19, 2021 | Blog, News, Staff News
Eric Hoffmann, a Senior Project Manager at Peak, has been appointed to the State Well Drillers and Pump Installers Examining and Advisory Board by the NJDEP Acting Commissioner, Shawn LaTourette. The Board is within the NJDEP Division of Water Supply and Geoscience...
by peakadmin | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog, LSRPs, News, Regulatory Compliance
On February 1, 2021, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette authorized, through a Notice to Executive Order 103, the extension of timeframes mandated by NJDEP regulations to provide the regulated community additional relief during the coronavirus pandemic. The extension...
by peakadmin | Feb 15, 2021 | Blog, Due Diligence, Regulatory Compliance, Site Remediation
ASTM International is currently updating its environmental assessment protocol prescribed in ASTM E1527 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process (Phase I ESA). The current version, E1527-13, was published in...
by peakadmin | Jul 26, 2020 | Blog, News, Staff News
Peak Environmental welcomed its newest Staff Scientist, Grace Billy, on July 13, 2020. Grace brings some industry experience and holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resource Management and Minors in Environmental Engineering and Geography from Penn State...
by peakadmin | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog, News, Staff News
Congratulations to Allison Kaplan on her promotion to Senior Project Manager! Allison joined Peak in May 2017 after spending 10 years at another consulting firm. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Sciences from Rutgers University and is licensed as a...
by peakadmin | May 26, 2020 | Blog, LSRPs, News, Regulatory Compliance, Site Remediation, UST
In addition to the recently announced NJDEP deadline extensions relative to the COVID state of emergency, existing regulations provide some relief on notification requirements. One relates to the discharge of non-PCB fluid from a transformer. If the release occurs...
by peakadmin | May 16, 2020 | Blog, News, Staff News
Peak Environmental has rehired Staff Scientist, Michael Klaser. A 10-year U.S. Navy veteran, Michael originally joined Peak in June 2017 after receiving his Master of Science degree from Rutgers University, building on his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology, also...
by peakadmin | May 5, 2020 | Blog, News, Staff News
Alyssa Cawley has been promoted to Project Manager! Alyssa has conducted countless ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and NJDEP Preliminary Assessment Reports. As a key member of our due diligence group, her work provides clients with innocent purchaser...
by peakadmin | Apr 26, 2020 | Blog, News, Regulatory Compliance, Site Remediation, UST
When economic conditions, emergency regulations, operation issues, or other variables require an operator to temporarily stop using an underground storage tank (UST) system, certain steps must be taken to ensure compliance. The Underground Storage Tank Rules (NJAC...
by peakadmin | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog, News, Regulatory Compliance, Site Remediation, UST
Roadwork projects are currently proceeding under crisis conditions by Executive Order from the Governor’s office, recognizing them as an important contributor to economic activity while maintaining prevention practices to minimize virus transmission. It is...
by peakadmin | Mar 10, 2020 | Blog, LSRPs, News, Regulatory Compliance
NJDEP has issued a Compliance Advisory to remind the regulated community that release incidents must still be reported to NJDEP pursuant to current statutes and regulations. NJDEP issued this reminder amid the current COVID-19 emergency to ensure that complete...
by peakadmin | Jan 12, 2020 | Blog, News, Staff News
Peak Environmental has promoted Tim Forrest to Project Scientist! Tim joined Peak as a Staff Scientist in 2018 after graduating from Rider University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with a minor in Sustainability. He has successfully...