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Upcoming Internet Seminars

July 2019

Seminars Sponsored by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council

The Training Exchange (Trainex)

Upcoming Internet Seminars

July 2019

August 2019

September 2019

October 2019

November 2019

December 2019

Seminars Sponsored by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council

The Training Exchange (Trainex)

CLU-IN's ongoing series of Internet Seminars are free, web-based slide presentations with a companion audio portion. We provide two options for accessing the audio portion of the seminar: by phone line or streaming audio simulcast. More information and registration for all Internet Seminars is available by selecting the individual seminar below. Not able to make one of our live offerings? You may also view archived seminars.

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Brownfields Technical Assistance Available to Communities

Find out how to include FREE brownfields technical expertise in your next brownfields project! EPA's Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program funds several expert organizations so they can support your efforts to assess, cleanup and reuse brownfield sites in your community. Learn how these organizations can help you manage a brownfields redevelopment project, incorporate equitable development approaches, workforce development, and leverage funding & financing opportunities.

This webinar is designed specifically for communities in AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NJ, NY, NV, OR, WA, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and tribes in these areas. Join us!

Jul 31, 2019
2:00PM-3:00PM EDT
18:00-19:00 GMT

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Contaminated Sediments Virtual Workshop Session 1 - Site Characterization

The US EPA Office of Research and Development / Office of Science Policy (ORD/OSP) in cooperation with the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) is sponsoring a 4-part virtual workshop series to address current challenges at contaminated sediment sites. The aim of the virtual workshop is to provide interactive discussions between subject matter expert panelists and workshop participants. Consequently, each virtual session will feature brief topic introductions by panelists followed by facilitated panelist/participant discussions which will include opportunities for questions and answers, brainstorming, identification of concerns and research needs, and quick spot surveys. If you have a contaminated sediment site, this is the virtual workshop for you!

Proper characterization of a contaminated sediment site is crucial to the success of future actions taken at the site. The first session will address the following topics:

Selection of appropriate models and estimated model level of effort,
Use of the incremental sampling (IS) method at sediment sites, and
Passive sampling of pore water and a discussion of its limitations.

Oct 21, 2019
1:00PM-2:30PM EDT
17:00-18:30 GMT

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Call Jodi McCarty at 773-934-3091 or jodi.mccarty@icf.com

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Contaminated Sediments Virtual Workshop Session 2 - Risk Assessment

The US EPA Office of Research and Development / Office of Science Policy (ORD/OSP) in cooperation with the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) is sponsoring a 4-part virtual workshop series to address current challenges at contaminated sediment sites. The aim of the virtual workshop is to provide interactive discussions between subject matter expert panelists and workshop participants. Consequently, each virtual session will feature brief topic introductions by panelists followed by facilitated panelist/participant discussions which will include opportunities for questions and answers, brainstorming, identification of concerns and research needs, and quick spot surveys. If you have a contaminated sediment site, this is the virtual workshop for you!

Risk assessment is essential for the development and selection of appropriate cleanup goals at sites. The second session will address the following topics:

An overview of toxicity assessments,
Ecological considerations with a focus on bioaccumulation, and
Benchmark use in screening level human health and ecological risk assessments and updates regarding benchmark gaps and recent advances.

Oct 30, 2019
1:00PM-2:30PM EDT
17:00-18:30 GMT

Contaminated Sediments Virtual Workshop Session 3 - Remediation Technologies

The US EPA Office of Research and Development / Office of Science Policy (ORD/OSP) in cooperation with the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) is sponsoring a 4-part virtual workshop series to address current challenges at contaminated sediment sites. The aim of the virtual workshop is to provide interactive discussions between subject matter expert panelists and workshop participants. Consequently, each virtual session will feature brief topic introductions by panelists followed by facilitated panelist/participant discussions which will include opportunities for questions and answers, brainstorming, identification of concerns and research needs, and quick spot surveys. If you have a contaminated sediment site, this is the virtual workshop for you!

The third session will focus on both innovative and established remediation technologies available for contaminated sediment sites, as well as technology selection criteria. The third session will address the following topics:

Remediating mercury-contaminated sediment sites,
Selection criteria for sediment remediation technologies,
PCB dechlorinating and degrading with bioamended GAC, and
Reactive caps for dissolved and non-aqueous phase-liquids (NAPL).

Nov 13, 2019
1:00PM-3:00PM EST
18:00-20:00 GMT

Contaminated Sediments Virtual Workshop Session 4 - Long-Term Monitoring

The US EPA Office of Research and Development / Office of Science Policy (ORD/OSP) in cooperation with the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) is sponsoring a 4-part virtual workshop series to address current challenges at contaminated sediment sites. The aim of the virtual workshop is to provide interactive discussions between subject matter expert panelists and workshop participants. Consequently, each virtual session will feature brief topic introductions by panelists followed by facilitated panelist/participant discussions which will include opportunities for questions and answers, brainstorming, identification of concerns and research needs, and quick spot surveys. If you have a contaminated sediment site, this is the virtual workshop for you!

The fourth session will focus on long-term monitoring to determine the effectiveness of the selected remedy and to assess the ecological recovery of the sediment area. The fourth session will discuss the following topics:

Developing and using surface weighted average concentrations (SWAC),
Passive sampling to assess remedy effectiveness, and
Use of recently developed pore water remedial goals (PWRG) for ecological recovery monitoring at a sediment site.

Nov 20, 2019
1:00PM-2:30PM EST
18:00-19:30 GMT

FRTR Presents...Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Emerging Characterization and Remedial Technologies, Session 2

This is part of a webinar series featuring presentations delivered at the Fall 2018 FRTR Meeting and related material. The meeting's objective was to identify and discuss the emerging science behind PFAS characterization and remedial technologies. This session will include the following topics:

Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)—Insights on the Collection and Analysis of Environmental Samples
PFAS Site Characterization

Sep 26, 2019
1:00PM-2:30PM EDT
17:00-18:30 GMT

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Performance Measures and Environmental Indicators

The Environmental Indicators Webinar is a two-hour training course that will discuss the purpose of environmental indicators and different tools available to Remedial Project Managers (RPM) who make environmental indicator determinations at their Superfund sites as well as other federal agency and state representatives that work on these sites, particularly at federal facilities. By taking the course, participants will achieve the following objectives:

Understand the role of environmental indicators in the Superfund remedial program.
Learn how to identify Human Exposure Under Control status of a site.
Learn how to identify Groundwater Migration Under Control status of a site.
Apply your understanding of environmental indicators through interactive polling and discussion.
Identify interrelationships with other Superfund components such as five-year reviews, sitewide ready for anticipated reuse determinations, and risk determinations.
Become familiar with EPA guidance, tools, and other reference materials on environmental indicators The instructional methodology for this course includes lecture and interactive polling with opportunity for questions and discussion from participants.

The target audience for this course is RPMs, federal agency representatives, and state representatives that work on federal facilities.

Aug 5, 2019
1:00PM-3:00PM EDT
17:00-19:00 GMT

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Characterization and Remediation of Fractured Rock

Characterization and remediation of contaminated groundwater in fractured rock has not been conducted or studied as broadly as groundwater at unconsolidated porous media sites. This unfamiliarity and lack of experience can make fractured rock sites perplexing. This situation is especially true in portions of the U.S. where bedrock aquifers are a primary source of drinking and process water, and demands on water are increasing. As a result, remedial activities often default to containment of contaminant plumes, point of use treatment and long-term monitoring rather than active reduction of risk. However, this attitude does not incorporate recent advances in the science and technology of fractured rock site characterization and remediation.
The basis for this training course is the ITRC guidance: Characterization and Remediation of Fractured Rock. The purpose of this guidance is to dispel the belief that fractured rock sites are too complex to characterize and remediate. The physical, chemical and contaminant transport concepts in fractured rock have similarities to unconsolidated porous media, yet there are important differences. These differences are the focus of this guidance.

By participating in this training class, you should learn to:

Use ITRC's Fractured Rock Document to guide your decision making so you can:

Develop quality Conceptual Site Models (CSMs) for fractured rock sites
Set realistic remedial objectives
Select the best remedial options
Monitor remedial progress and assess results

Value an interdisciplinary site team approach to bring collective expertise to improve decision making and to have confidence when going beyond containment and monitoring - - to actually remediating fractured rock sites.

Case studies of successful fractured rock remediation are presented to provide examples of how fractured rock sites can be evaluated and available tools applied to characterization and remediation.
Training participants are encouraged to view the associated ITRC guidance, Characterization and Remediation of Fractured Rock prior to attending the class.

Aug 29, 2019
1:00PM-3:15PM EDT
17:00-19:15 GMT

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Long-term Contaminant Management Using Institutional Controls

Institutional controls (ICs) are administrative or legal restrictions that provide protection from exposure to contaminants on a site. When ICs are jeopardized or fail, direct exposure to human health and the environment can occur. While a variety of guidance and research to date has focused on the implementation of ICs, ITRC's Long-term Contaminant Management Using Institutional Controls (IC-1, 2016) guidance and this associated training class focuses on post-implementation IC management, including monitoring, evaluation, stakeholder communications, enforcement, and termination. The ITRC guidance and training will assist those who are responsible for the management and stewardship of Ics. ITRC has developed a downloadable tool that steps users through the process of planning and designing IC management needs. This tool can help to create a long lasting record of the site that includes the regulatory authority, details of the IC, the responsibilities of all parties, a schedule for monitoring the performance of the IC, and more. The tool generates an editable Long Term Stewardship (LTS) plan in Microsoft Word.

After attending the training, participants will be able to:

Describe best practices and evolving trends for IC management at individual sites and across state agency programs
Use this guidance to
- Improve IC reliability and prevent IC failures
- Improve existing, or develop new, IC Management programs
- Identify the pros and cons about differing IC management approaches
Use the tools to establish an LTS plan for specific sites
Use the elements in the tools to understand the information that should populate an IC registry or data management system.

The target audience for this guidance includes environmental regulators at all levels of government, private and public responsible or obligated parties (Ops), current site owners and operators, environmental consultants, and prospective purchasers of property and their agents. Other stakeholders who have an interest in a property can also use this guidance to help understand how to manage Ics.

Aug 27, 2019
1:00PM-3:15PM EDT
17:00-19:15 GMT

Remediation Management of Complex Sites

At some sites, complex site-specific conditions make it difficult to fully remediate environmental contamination. Both technical and nontechnical challenges can impede remediation and may prevent a site from achieving federal- and state-mandated regulatory cleanup goals within a reasonable time frame. For example, technical challenges may include geologic, hydrogeologic, geochemical, and contaminant-related conditions as well as large-scale or surface conditions. In addition, nontechnical challenges may also play a role such as managing changes that occur over long time frames, overlapping regulatory and financial responsibilities between agencies, setting achievable site objectives, maintaining effective institutional controls, redevelopment and changes in land use, and funding considerations.
This training course and associated ITRC guidance: Remediation Management of Complex Sites (RMCS-1, 2017), provide a recommended holistic process for management of challenging sites, termed "adaptive site management." This process is a comprehensive, flexible, and iterative process that is well-suited for sites where there is significant uncertainty in remedy performance predictions. Adaptive site management includes the establishment of interim objectives and long-term site objectives that consider both technical and nontechnical challenges. Periodic adjustment of the remedial approach may involve multiple technologies at any one time and changes in technologies over time. Comprehensive planning and scheduled evaluations of remedy performance help decision makers track remedy progress and improve the timeliness of remedy optimization, reevaluations, or transition to other technologies/contingency actions.
By participating in this training course we expect you will learn to apply the ITRC guidance document to:

Identify and integrate technical and nontechnical challenges into a holistic approach to remediation
Use the Remediation Potential Assessment to identify whether adaptive site management is warranted due to site complexity
Understand and apply adaptive site management principles
Develop a long-term performance-based action plan
Apply well-demonstrated techniques for effective stakeholder engagement
Access additional resources, tools, and case studies most relevant for complex sites
Communicate the value of the guidance to regulators, practitioners, community members, and others

Ultimately, using the guidance that can lead to better decision making and remediation management at complex sites. The guidance is intended to benefit a variety of site decision makers, including regulators, responsible parties and their consultants, and public and tribal stakeholders.
Case studies are used to describe real-world applications of remediation and remediation management at complex sites. Training participants are encouraged to view the associated ITRC guidance Remediation Management of Complex Sites (RMCS-1, 2017) prior to attending the class.

Aug 15, 2019
1:00PM-3:15PM EDT
17:00-19:15 GMT

The Training Exchange website (Trainex) is designed to provide a wide range of training information to EPA, other federal agency, state, tribal, and local staff involved in hazardous waste management and remediation. Trainex focuses on free training directed to federal and state staff. This site includes training schedules for deliveries of many courses, both classroom and Internet-based.

EPA works in partnership with organizations, such as the Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC), and other agencies, such as the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), to offer training relevant to hazardous waste remediation, site characterization, risk assessment, emergency response, site/incident management, counter-terrorism, and the community's role in site management and cleanup.

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