January 26, 2016: ASTI President and Director of Brownfield Redevelopment, Tom Wackerman, has been a much sought-after speaker since the company’s inception in 1985. In fact, attendees of his past presentations have become long-term clients of the firm.
Read MoreThe Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Water Resources Division has launched MiWaters, a web-based permitting and compliance database focused on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), storm water, groundwater discharge, aquatic nuisance control, Part 41 construction, and land and water interface permits. The database replaces over 25 outdated databases and includes 5 permitting programs. The program is meant to benefit regulated stakeholders by allowing them to manage their own accounts, submit applications and reports electronically, receive reminders regarding upcoming deadlines, and review past submissions and violations. Permit holders will receive letters in the mail with instructions to register.
Read MoreAlpena, MI, January 5, 2016: The City of Alpena selected ASTI Environmental to provide a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and a Pre-Demolition Asbestos / Hazardous Materials Survey of the 23,000 square foot, two-story Alpena Power Company building in downtown Alpena (208 N. First Street). ASTIs Site Redevelopment Services team conducted the building inspection, oversaw QA/QC of lab results and prepared the report. ASTI has completed similar scopes of work for Blight Elimination projects throughout the State of Michigan, including the Lenawee County Land Bank, the Muskegon County Land Bank/City of Muskegon Heights and the City of Inkster.
Read MoreCOMMERCIAL REHABILITATION ACT EXTENDED
There is good news for incentives in Michigan! Act 210 of 2005, more commonly referred to as the Commercial Rehabilitation Act, was set to sunset on December 31st of this year. After multiple bills extending the sunset for the Act were not acted upon early in the year, Senate Bill 0556 of 2015, sponsored by Senators Ken Horn and Steven Bieda, was passed by the Senate, by the House, and was signed by Governor Snyder on December 15, 2015. This bill extends the sunset for the Commercial Rehabilitation Act until December 31, 2020.
Muskegon, MI, December 14, 2015: The Muskegon County Land Bank and the City of Muskegon Heights have selected ASTI Environmental to provide Pre-Demolition Asbestos Surveys and Abatement Monitoring services for 37 properties in the City of Muskegon Heights. ASTIs Director of West Michigan Operations, Joe Beutler, will lead the scheduling of all field activities, QA/QC of lab results, report preparation, as well as oversight of all abatement activities.
Read MoreAnn Arbor, MI, December 11, 2015: Prior to joining ASTI as an Aquatic Ecologist, Paul Rentschler served as the Executive Director of the Huron River Watershed Council for 9 years. In a recent HRWC report, Karen Snyder interviewed Paul about his vision, challenges and achievements at the helm. Paul’s article can be found on page 6 . . .
Read MoreASTI Environmental is proud to announce that the Hart Downtown Historic District has been officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of November 24, 2015. ASTI was contracted by Michigan’s State Historic Preservation Office to complete the nomination for the Hart Downtown District in 2014. After more than a year of community meetings, collaboration with local and state officials, extensive historic research and documentation, the State Historic Preservation Review Board unanimously approved the nomination in September of 2015 and the nomination was submitted to the National Park Service in October of 2015.
Read MoreThe Michigan Emerging Real Estate Trends Report, the regional complement to the National Emerging Trends in Real Estate Report, was released on November 11th at the UM/ULI Real Estate Forum in Detroit. ASTI Environmental sponsored the report and ASTI staff members contributed significantly to the report as authors, graphic designers, and data analysts.
The Michigan Emerging Trends report provides an in-depth look at the state of Michigan’s real estate marketplace, in both perceptions and real data.
Michigan’s Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund is now open for business
Michigan’s Underground Storage Tank Authority (MUSTA) is now accepting requests for determination from owners and operators of refined petroleum underground storage tanks as a means of meeting their financial responsibility requirements.
November 2, 2015, Lansing, MI: The Michigan Chamber of Commerce has selected ASTI Environmental’s Director of Industrial Compliance, Bruce Bawkon, to lead a one-hour webinar entitled; Environmental Issues 101: A Primer for Business Professionals on November 19th from 10am – 11am est.
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