Refined Practices: Survey Technology through the Years
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Since 1932 we’ve consistently refined our practices and pioneered into the newest technology, ensuring our survey data is always collected proficiently and accurately.
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High-Definition Laser Scanning to Measure Floor Flatness
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High definition laser scanning offers the best precision, efficiency, and accuracy to the process of measuring floor flatness. With speed unlike manual measurement, and collection of millions of points, digital scans identify and distinguish exactly where floors stand- competitively outshining historical practices.
Read MoreSpring Highlight: Drone Data Collection
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Spring is one of the best times to deploy drone technology for data and information collection. Snow-free, leaf-free and sunny conditions allow us to get the best picture and the most accurate information for our clients. At SSM, we have three certified FAA Remote Pilots on our team.
Read MoreCongratulations to our clients!
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We helped our clients acquire nearly $3,000,000 in project funding!
Read MoreFinancing Opportunity: Pennsylvania C-Pace (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy)
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About the program: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is a financial tool for property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term financing for energy efficient equipment, renewable energy, and water conservation projects.
Read MoreFunding Opportunity: Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvements
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What does this program do? The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing.
Read MoreBuilding Energy Performance Program deadline is approaching
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If you are a commercial building owner in the City of Philadelphia, you may be required to comply with a recent regulation called the Building Energy Performance Program (BEPP). This ordinance requires owners of buildings over 50,000 sf to do a "building tune-up" every 5 years. The tune-up is a review of maintenance and operations of primary energy using equipment like HVAC and lighting. The deadline for buildings over 100,000 sf is coming fast - September 30, 2022.
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions: GIS for Service Line Inventory
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EPA recently revised the Lead and Copper Rule, establishing compliance deadlines of October 2024. To jumpstart the road to compliance, water systems should consider deploying a GIS team to establish their service line inventory. Likewise, water systems should ensure they have an engineering team on board that is well-versed in providing engineering design and consulting services.
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Read MoreGIS Data Management: Five things you need to know
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With GIS technologies, information is no longer stored in multiple locations-maps, spreadsheets, notepads, clipboards, cell phones, email chains-but can now be stored in one spot. This helps you save time, improve processes, and get the information you need when you need it, wherever you are.
Read MoreFunding Opportunity: COVID-19 ARPA H20 PA - Water Suply, Sanitary Sewer and Storm Water Projects
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The H2O PA Act was established by the General Assembly in July 2008. The Act provides for single-year or multi-year grants to municipalities or municipal authorities to assist with the construction of drinking water, sanitary sewer and storm water projects. Act 54 of 2022 appropriated $205.4 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds to the H2O PA – Water Supply, Sanitary Sewer and Storm Water Projects Program.
Read MoreFunding Opportunity: COVID-19 ARPA PA Small Water and Sewer
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Grants for small water, sewer, storm sewer, and flood control infrastructure projects. Pursuant to Article XVII-A, § 1774.1-A, of the Act of April 9, 1929, P.L. 343, as amended (The Fiscal Code) the sum of $40,000,000 was made available to the Commonwealth Financing Authority (the “Authority”) for eligible projects.
Read MoreSolar Power Systems and Fire Fighter Access
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When photovoltaic (PV) power systems (solar panels) are under consideration for roof top installations, these systems on residential and commercial properties must be designed and installed so that firefighters have safe access to the roof.
Read MorePreventing an Arc-tastrophe
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Arc flash. It’s just two words and it can happen in a only few rapid moments. But it can cause extensive harm, painful consequences, and irreplaceable damage. An arc flash is the result of an arcing fault between electrical conductor(s) and another electrical conductor(s) or ground with enough electrical energy.
Read MoreSummer Tips
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If filling the pool is a daily routine, or an area of lawn next to the pool is unusually green when there’s been no rain, it may be time to check your pool for leaks.
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Summer storms are a growing problem.
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Did you know that mold can grow in as little as 24-48 hours?
Read MorePennsylvania Water Funding Sources Overview & Discussion
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On Wednesday, July 13, FEMA Region 3 and their federal and state partners are hosting a virtual event for Pennsylvania water and wastewater facility owners and operators to learn about various funding opportunities and participate in a discussion.
Read MoreConsumer Confidence Reports: What to Know
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SSM assists many of our clients to prepare their annual Consumer Confidence Report. The CCR is a general overview of the water quality delivered by community water systems to their customers. Here’s what you should know about it.
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