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SAK Environmental was selected by the City of Amesbury to provide Licensed Site Professional (LSP) and environmental consulting services on an on-call basis. SAK recently responded to a spill on city park property and worked with the City DPW and other officials to rectify the issue to minimize any impact to the environment or human health. “Proximity to our...

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SAK Environmental LLC was selected by Iberdrola Energy Projects (IEP) as the Environmental Manager for the new Salem Harbor Energy Center (SHEC). The SHEC, a new natural gas-fired, state of the are high efficient power generating station is being built on a portion of the 65 acre former Salem Harbor Station, a coal-fired plant now being decommissioned.  The SHEC...

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On June 16, 2015, The United States Environmental Protection Agency released the long awaited 2015 Multisector General Permit for industrial stormwater discharges.  The 2015 MSGP replaces the 2008 MSGP, which expired on September 29, 2013.   Significant new requirements to the 2015 permit include: Only electronic reporting will be accepted. Consolidation of Annual and Routine inspection procedures into a...

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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) took another step in establishing a framework to ensure the suitability of soil reused as fill in large-scale fill projects in Massachusetts by issuing a draft Interim Policy on the Re-Use of Soil for Large Reclamation Projects. The draft policy, which MassDEP issued on May 27, 2015, outlines the Department’s proposed interim...

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SAK was chosen from hundreds of applicants in a competitive process to participate in Northeastern University’s Capacity Building Program. This first of its kind program for the University is designed to diversify Northeastern’s supply chain. The program included seminars geared for small business growth and interaction with Northeastern’s procurement managers and user groups.  Stephen Sakakeeny, Principal...

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SAK Environmental was selected by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC), under the leadership of The Cadmus Group, to provide technical assistance on their geothermal energy grant program.  Since 2012, MassCEC and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) have administered $6M in pilot programs supporting woody biomass, high efficiency heat pump and district energy technologies at both...

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One of the top expenses for government agencies, municipalities and institutions is the cost of energy.  The past winter and recent utility rate increases likely have already thrown your energy budget.  SAK Environmental has been helping government and institutions reduce their energy cost through successful geothermal systems to heat and cool buildings.  These systems do not rely...

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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are a synthetic organic group of compounds added to countless products to improve their performance. Like asbestos this miracle compound poses a health hazard and may require removal. For buildings, PCBs were added to caulking, adhesives, asphalt roofing, insulating coatings, tarpaper and plastizers to improve their pliability and service life.  Buildings constructed or renovated before the...

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Stephen Sakakeeeny Far Left SAK Environmental was selected as one of six firms to participate in a Roger Williams University professional development program designed to help small businesses of diverse ownership. In a first of its kind program between National Grid and CVS Health Corp., each organization sponsored three firms to participate in the university’s “CEO Master...

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Environmental regulators have created a new category of soil called “Impacted Soil” to more consistently manage soils that have contamination below notification thresholds but above background levels. Regulators have long wrestled with the problem of enforcing anti-degradation rules for soil that does not trigger management under a state’s waste site cleanup program with the creation of “Impacted...

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