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Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
This summary provides an overview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published final rule for Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). The rule is applicable to a broad range of facilities considered to be at "high risk" for terrorist attacks. The rule requires facility owners/operators to complete a screening assessment to determine their facility's level of risk. This assessment was due January 22, 2008, 60 days after the final adoption of Appendix A list of Chemicals of Interest. Owners of facilities preliminarily qualifying as "high risk" must prepare and submit a site vulnerabily assessment (SVA) and a site security plan (SSP).The final rule imposes on facilities a multi-step process intended to give DHS information it needs to determine the level of risk individual facilties pose for terrorist attack. Baed on that information, DHS will phase in requirements to perform facility assessments and prepare site security plans to address and limit those risks.
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For more information on DHS, CFATS and the new chemical security requirements, click here for white paper or call:
Dennis O'Regan (610) 375-9301 ext. 208
Suzanne Leggett (610) 375-9301 ext. 206
Stormwater Management for Land Development in Pennslvania: Keys for Smart Design
Stormwater management has emerged as one of the most prominent design challenges for land development projects since the issuance of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Comprehensive Stormwater Management Policy in 2002. The policy requires that stormwater be considered a critical resource that needs to be properly managed during - and after - a development project is complete. This new paradigm has fundamentally changed the way land development projects are approached, studied, designed and permitted in Pennsylvania – but there are a few key concepts that developers and engineers can put to use in order to successfully deal with these new requirements.
For more information on smart design approaches for stormwater management, click here for white paper or call:
David Coyne (610) 375-9301 ext. 205
James Cinelli (610) 375-9301 ext. 201
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