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Federal Facilities Online Academy: Groundwater Policy Overview
Sponsored by: U.S. EPA Federal Facilities and Reuse Office (FFRRO)
Groundwater Policy and Federal Facilities Overview is a two-hour webinar course that provides an overview of U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) groundwater policies and guidance with emphasis on cleanups at federal facilities. By taking this course, participants will achieve the following objectives:
- Identify EPA groundwater policies;
- Understand groundwater classification and beneficial use in restoration objectives;
- Understand nature and extent considerations from groundwater contaminant plumes;
- Explore applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements (ARARs) commonly associated with groundwater remedies;
- Identify groundwater considerations for monitored natural attenuation (MNA), institutional controls, and technical impracticability waivers; and,
- Discover information on major groundwater policies from other federal agencies, such as Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DoE).
Emy Laija, EPA Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (Laija.emerald@Epa.gov or 202-845-3198)
Emy Laija is an Environmental Scientist who works on Superfund cleanups of hazardous waste sites through the EPA Federal Facility Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO) in Washington, DC. Her position includes implementing national policy, promoting consistency in cleanups, developing training, and developing relationships with other federal agencies and stakeholders. Before working in FFRRO, Emerald worked as a Remedial Project Manager for 8 years in EPA's Hanford Project Office in Richland, WA and continues to serve as a Hanford subject matter expert. She earned a Master's Degree focused in Environmental Studies from University of Nevada-Las Vegas and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Dave Bartenfelder, U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) (bartenfelder.david@epa.gov)
Dave is a groundwater scientist in the Science Policy Branch (SPB) of the Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI). Dave has been in OSRTI for 19 years. His focus in OSRTI has been in groundwater remediation, mainly technical impracticability waivers, monitored natural attenuation and groundwater remedy completion. Dave started his EPA career in the Corrective Action Program Branch. Before joining EPA, he worked at NIST and for a private environmental consulting firm focusing on mergers and acquisitions. Dave holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in earth sciences, focusing on soils, geochemistry, and hydrogeology.
Michael McCarroll, U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) (mccarroll@michael@epa.gov or (202) 566-1056)
Michael McCarroll is a physical scientist in EPA's Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation. He works as part of the groundwater team in the Science Policy Branch responding to technical inquiries and providing guidance on science policy. He has a M.S. in Applied Geoscience from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Environmental Science from Wilkes University.
Jill Branby, U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM), Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO) (branby.jill@epa.gov)
Lisa Raterink, U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI), Science Policy Branch (raterink.lisa@epa.gov or (202)-566-1055)
Lisa Raterink is a Physical Scientist at the EPA in the Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) in Washington, DC. Lisa has been working in OSRTI since 2020 and primarily works on groundwater topics related to remedy selection, MNA, and TI. Prior to working for EPA, she worked in the private sector conducting environmental site investigations and remediation. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology-Chemistry from Grand Valley State University and a Master's Degree in Geological Sciences from Wright State University.
Moderator:
Jean Balent, U.S. EPA Technology Innovation and Field Services Division (balent.jean@epa.gov or 202-566-0832)
Ms Balent is on the staff of the EPA's Technology Innovation and Field Services Division where she has worked to collect and disseminate hazardous waste remediation and characterization information since 2003. Ms Balent manages the Clean Up Information Network website and actively supports online communication and collaboration resources available to EPA. She formerly worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Engineering Division in the Buffalo District. Ms Balent was also a member of the SUNY-Buffalo Groundwater Research Group where she constructed and tested large scale models of groundwater flow. Ms Balent has also conducted research relating to the Great Lakes, environmental remediation, and brownfields re-development. She holds a Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from SUNY-Buffalo and a Master's degree in Information Technology from AIU.
Webinar Slides and References:
Additional Resources:
- Superfund Remedy Report
U.S. EPA, 1986, Guidelines for Groundwater Classification Under the EPA Groundwater Protection Strategy, Web- U.S. EPA, 1995, Clarification of NPL Listing Policy, Web
- U.S. DOD, 2012, Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) Manual, Web
- U.S. EPA, 1996, Presumptive Response Strategy and Ex-Situ Treatment Technologies for Contaminated Groundwater at CERCLA Sites. OSWER Directive No. 9283.1-12, Web
- US EPA, 2005 Use of Alternate Concentration Limits (CLs) in Superfund Cleanups, OSWER 9200.4-39
- U.S. EPA, 2013, Guidance for Evaluating Completion of Groundwater Restoration Remedial Actions, Web
- U.S. EPA, 2013, Remediation Optimization: Definition, Scope and Approach, Web
- DoD Manual 4715.20
- EPA Web Archive: One Cleanup Program
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