Top 10 Questions to Ask When Buying a Superfund Site and Prospective Purchaser Inquiry Service - Survey Says! Interactive Webinar (EPA-Only)

Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM EST (19:00-20:00 GMT)

Join us for a friendly session of trivia, quizzes and fun facts to learn about the most popular tools to support the reuse of Superfund sites, hosted by EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Program and Office of Site Remediation Enforcement. In this entertaining and informative internal EPA-only webinar, you will learn about the top ten redevelopment questions that prospective purchasers and local governments ask EPA and best practices to support the return of Superfund sites back to beneficial use. This training will focus on two updated tools: the Top 10 Questions to Ask When Buying a Superfund site fact sheet and the Superfund Redevelopment Program's Prospective Purchaser Inquiry (PPI) Service fact sheet.

Presenters:

Casey Luckett Snyder, EPA Region 6 (Luckett.casey@Epa.gov or 214-665-7393)

Casey Luckett Snyder has served as the Region 6 Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator (SRP) since 2009. Currently, Casey is on detail to EPA's national Superfund Redevelopment Program at EPA Headquarters. In addition to her SRP positions, she's also a Superfund Remedial Project Manager, managing and overseeing the cleanup of several Superfund sites in Louisiana and Oklahoma.

Casey began her career with EPA in 2000. She spent four and a half years with the Region 6 Water Enforcement Branch, where she coordinated the Region's Onshore Oil and Gas Stormwater enforcement programs. In 2005, she joined the Region 6 Brownfields Program where she served as Brownfields Project Officer until 2011. In 2011, Casey transitioned to the Superfund Remedial Project Manager role, where her current responsibilities include overseeing the cleanup of multiple Superfund sites across Region 6. For the past 12 years, Casey has served as the Regional Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator where she identifies innovative and beneficial opportunities to assist Superfund site stakeholders with tools and resources to facilitate and support Superfund site reuse and redevelopment. Casey is a graduate of Texas A&M University. She received dual degrees – a B.S. in Engineering and a B.S. in Geography.

William C. Denman, P.E., EPA Region 4 Redevelopment and Chemicals Branch (Denman.bill@Epa.gov or 404-562-8939)

Bill Denman is chief of the Site Assessment and Remedy Decisions Branch in the Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.

Bill has a long career in managing the cleanup and redevelopment of land. He has led multiple cleanup programs under Superfund and RCRA, working in EPA's Superfund program for nearly 20 years as a site cleanup project manager, land redevelopment coordinator and section chief. He helped facilitate the sale and redevelopment of many Superfund sites throughout the southeast and has had major influence in the development of national EPA policy related to the redevelopment of contaminated land. Prior to working in the Superfund program, Bill worked in EPA's Air Program and for the U.S. Navy, designing and testing diving systems for U.S. Navy divers.

Bill has a master's degree in Sustainability from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State University. He is a frequent guest lecturer on the topic of redeveloping contaminated properties for graduate classes at Harvard, Emory, Georgia Tech, and Georgia State and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Georgia.

Matthew Sander, EPA Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (Sander.matthew@Epa.gov)

Matthew Sander is an attorney advisor for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (OSRE) in Washington, DC. He serves in the Policy and Guidance Branch which is responsible for cleanup and revitalization enforcement policy in support of EPA's Superfund, RCRA, Brownfields, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank cleanup programs. Matthew's primary responsibilities include policy development and case support to address purchaser's potential liability concerns and to ensure contaminated property redevelopment is protective of human health and the environment. He also is OSRE's liaison to the states through the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO). Prior to joining the EPA, Matthew worked for the Department of Justice, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He holds a B.A. from the University of South Carolina and a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America. He is a member of the Wisconsin bar.

Dion Novak, EPA Superfund Redevelopment Program - EPA Region 5 (novak.dion@epa.gov)

Dion Novak has been an RPM for many years. He has experience in all aspects of the Superfund program. Dion has participated in the development of numerous NARPM training courses and has served as a national co-chair for 11 annual training conferences.

Dion is currently leading Superfund’s national redevelopment program. He has been heavily involved in site reuse at many sites including a 14 MW development at an Indiana site in 2014, the first on a Superfund site in the country.

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:

• Slide Presentation for Casey Luckett Snyder, William Denman, P.E., Matt Sander and Dion Novak; U.S. EPA (3.04MB/PDF)

Webinar Slides and References:

• Slide Presentation for Casey Luckett Snyder, William Denman, P.E., Matt Sander and Dion Novak; U.S. EPA (3.04MB/PDF)

Additional Resources:

• Seminar Archives
• EPA's Superfund Redevelopment
• Superfund Redevelopment Basics
• Find the Redevelopment Tool that Works for You
• Supporting Current and Future Use at Superfund Sites
• Regional Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator Contacts
• Superfund Redevelopment Partnerships
• Superfund Redevelopment Ready for Reuse Fact Sheets
• Superfund Redevelopment Success Stories, Fact Sheets and Case Studies
• Ready for Reuse (RfR) Determinations
• Superfund Redevelopment Quarterly Webinar Series
• Top 10 Questions to Ask When Buying a Superfund Site
• Prospective Purchaser Inquiry Process Fact Sheet