June 11 , 2007 – KS Associates now has on its staff engineers who are Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and Stormwater Quality (CPSWQ). Bruce Bittner, P.E. has recently earned the designation of CPESC. Jeffrey R. Keefe, P.E., P.S., and Theodore Chase, P.E., are both CPESCs and CPSWQs. Keefe is Director of Land Development Services. Bittner is a Project Manager and Chase is a Project Engineer at KS Associates.

On the state level, commercial and residential development projects larger than one acre require Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWP3s) to be on hand during construction in order to obtain permits from the Ohio EPA. These permits are designed to control stormwater runoff, to reduce erosion, and to prevent sediment created by construction activities from migrating off-site and potentially polluting private property, wetlands, creeks, rivers and lakes.

On the local level, an increasing number of counties and municipalities are requiring SWP3s before allowing construction activities to take place.

According to Lynn S. Miggins, P.E., President of KS Associates, “State and local requirements for stormwater management are becoming increasingly stringent. These certifications demonstrate our team’s knowledge of stormwater management issues, which can be a great asset to our clients, especially during the permitting process. Coming to the approval table with SWP3s that are compliant with state and local regulations can make the permitting process faster and less painful.”

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