Office of Site Remediation 

Enforcement (2271A) 

Washington, DC 20460 

Spring 2003 

EPA 300-N-03-004 

Issue #12 

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F ollowing the tragic loss of the 

space shuttle Columbia, EPA 

wanted to prevent further 

devastating consequences from the 

crash: public exposure to potential 

hazards on and around debris. The 

Agency immediately deployed emergency response teams to assist the 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) with recovery of debris. Initially tasked with finding and 

I n a landmark settlement, the 

bankrupt Laclede Steel Company 

of Alton, Illinois has settled with 

the U.S. Department of Justice, EPA , 

and the State of Illinois. As part of 

the settlement, Laclede has agreed to 

sell its Alton, Illinois mill to Alton 

Steel for $1 million. Monies from the 

sale will be placed in trust and used 

to fund clean-up activities at the mill. 

Laclede Steel had violated its Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

(RCRA) permit since 1998, and RCRA 

corrective action is necessary at the 

site to remedy improperly disposed 

furnace dust. EPA and the State of 

Illinois will determine clean-up priorities for the site and make decisions 

about how the cleanup fund will be 

allocated across tasks. Alton Steel, 

which plans to partially reopen the 

mill, will be responsible for bringing 

the facility back into compliance with 

RCRA regulations. 

Settlement Reached with 

Laclede Steel 

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GE v. Whitman 2 

Conservation News 3 

Challenged to Conserve 

EarthDay.gov

Highlights 4 

2003 Achievement Awards 

Cleanup of Rocky Flats 

One Cleanup Program 

In the Courts 6 

FOIA Case Ruling 

Mattiace Petrochemical 

Tidbits 7 

Phoenix Award Nominations 

RevTech Conference 

Calendar 8 

Glossary 

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technologies. 

Alton Steel was the creation of Mel 

Cook, a 32-year veteran of the Alton mill, 

and his son, Mike, who had worked at 

the mill for 13 years. They hoped to 

reach an arrangement that would allow 

for reopening of the mill and be mutually 

beneficial for all involved parties. The 

Cooks hope the reopening of the mill will 

stimulate the local economy through the 

creation of new jobs. EPA is pleased that 

funds from the mill sale will be devoted to 

site clean-up, limiting costly litigation and 

use of public monies for site clean-up. 

During its 90 years in operation, the 

mill employed 3,000 workers at its peak 

and had been a vital part of the Alton 

economy until the 1998 closure. Once the 

mill is partially reopened, Alton Steel 

will employ approximately 200 workers 

from the community. 

For additional information, contact Ted Kim,

(202) 564-1136.

Emergency Response Team members search

for debris.

EPA Response to the 

Columbia Tragedy 
handling just hazardous materials, 

EPA has ultimately assumed responsibility for identifying, handling, 

transporting, and disposing of both 

hazardous and non-hazardous materials recovered by the recovery teams. 

 One unique challenge of recovering 

debris and protecting human safety 

is the size of the debris field, which 

extends from California to Louisiana. 

To assist in identifying areas of contamination across such a wide area, 

EPA employed its Airborne Spectralimagery of Environmental Contaminants Technology (ASPECT) plane 

and Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer 

(TAGA) bus. The ASPECT plane provides information about potential 

chemical plumes through computer 

images, global positioning system 

maps, and aerial photographs to assist ground crews with identifying 

chemical releases. The TAGA bus is a 

mobile laboratory with highly-sensitive 

air monitoring tools that can detect 

even small concentrations of chemicals 

in the air. Both tools allowed EPA to 

provide precise, targeted information 

about air releases. 

According to EPA spokesman Dave 

Bary of Region 6, the arrival of Spring 

and the “greening” of the area has 

brought another difficulty for the recovery effort. The teams have found it 

increasingly difficult to find smaller 

pieces as the landscape changes. Initial recovery efforts, which started 

February 2, 2003 during the winter, 

were aided by the lack of vegetation. 

“I am proud of swift progress

being made by our dedicated

EPA employees and hope our

efforts help NASA bring

peace to the crew’s families.”

— EPA Administrator

Christie Whitman

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Court Grants EPA’s Motion to 

Dismiss GE v. Whitman 

Despite the difficulties, Jim 

Mullins of EPA Region 6, indicates 

that a high percentage of debris posing a potential public safety risk 

has been identified and that the 

threat of human contact with contaminated materials has been greatly diminished. As debris recovery began, 

NASA and other agencies have cautioned people within the debris field 

to avoid contact with debris that 

might be from the shuttle. Among the 

potential exposure risks are 

monomethyl hydrazine and nitrogen 

tetroxide (both components of rocket 

fuel) and ammonia. 

EPA joined NASA, FEMA, and more 

than 90 other federal and local agencies in the debris identification and 

recovery mission. The massive effort 

has included 141 20-member air and 

ground recovery teams and divers that 

have covered almost 2 million acres of 

land and waterways. More than 42,000 

pieces of confirmed Columbia debris 

have been recovered. 

. 

O n March 31, 2003, the U.S. 

District Court for DC dismissed a suit filed by General 

Electric Company (GE) against EPA. 

The court found that GE had prematurely entered into the suit against 

EPA since EPA had not yet sought “to 

enforce its remedial actions in court.” 

The GE suit challenged the constitutionality of Section 106 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) on the grounds that it 

violates the Fifth Amendment right 

to due process. GE contested the fact 

that it does not have the right to an impartial hearing and other safeguards 

prior to EPA issuing an administrative 

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order. Under CERCLA Section 106, 

EPA has the authority to order a party 

to clean a site and to file a civil action 

in district court to require compliance 

with a selected remedy. GE contended 

that CERCLA created a “Hobson’s 

choice” for parties. They can choose to 

comply with an administrative order 

without a hearing or refuse to comply 

and face penalties. Under CERCLA 

Section 106, EPA has the right to assess penalties of up to $27,500 for each 

day of non-compliance. 

The court agreed with EPA’s assertion that under CERCLA Section 

113(h), a party cannot enter into litigation with EPA prior to EPA taking an 

enforcement action. To date, EPA has 

not taken enforcement action against 

GE at the Hudson River PCBs 

Superfund site since a remedy has only 

recently been suggested and no remedial action has yet taken place. The 

selected remedy, outlined in a February 

1, 2002 Record of Decision, recommends dredging over 2.5 million cubic 

yards of PCB-contaminated sediment 

to protect human health and the environment. The action is expected to 

take 10 years and cost hundreds of 

millions of dollars. 

For additional information, contact Alan

Carpien, (202) 564-5507.
Last September, EPA’s Office of 

Solid Waste and Emergency 

Response (OSWER) announced 

a new initiative—the Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC). RCC has 

three goals: (1) pollution prevention 

and recycling of materials, (2) recovering energy through process modifications and conversion of wastes to energy, 

and (3) pollution prevention (or, if not 

feasible, recycling) of 39 “priority” 

chemicals. The initiative encourages 

everyone—producers of goods, sellers, 

and consumers—to produce less 

waste so more natural resources are 

conserved. The materials and energy 

challenges support existing goals to 

increase the national recycling rate 

and reduce the per capita waste generation rate, expanding EPA’s effort 

beyond municipal waste. The priority chemical challenges initially will focus on 30 priority chemicals identified 

by the waste program then add 9 additional persistent bioaccumulative and 

toxic (PBT) chemicals. OSWER will 

accomplish the program objectives by 

forming challenge partnerships with 

other programs in the Agency (e.g., 

OPPTS, OEI, OECA), the States, tribes, 

industry, the environmental community, 

and academia. 

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Since the initiative was announced, 

a number of companies have accepted 

the challenge through national 

partnering programs. The Waste Minimization Program, for example, encourages companies to make innovative 

changes in their manufacturing and 

production processes to reduce the use 

of the 39 priority chemicals. This 

program builds on the success of 

WasteWise, a municipal solid waste 

minimization program which encourages waste prevention through innovation and recycling techniques. 

In addition to the National Waste 

Minimization Program, EPA recently developed the “Plug-in to 

eCycling” program. This program 

aims to 1) encourage safe recycling 

of old consumer electronics through 

incentives for manufacturers and 

retailers; 2) partner the public and 

private sectors in developing local 

infrastructure and providing collection opportunities; and 3) increase consumer awareness of the 

need to recycle and opportunities 

to do so. 

Private sector partners Sony, 

Sharp, Panasonic, Dell, Best Buy, 

Recycle American, Envirocycle, and 

Nxtcycle have committed to make 

recycling opportunities available 

to the public and educate consumers about the importance of 

recycling old electronics. EPA has 

just invited state and local governments, trade associations, and 

non-government organizations to 

join the effort as well. Plug-In To 

eCycling partners will bring a 

collection event to Doylestown, PA 

on May 10th. Additional information 

is available athttp://www.epa.gov/ 

reg3wcmd/eCycling.htm or by 

calling (800) 438-2474. 

O n April 14, 2003, EPA unveiled 

a new website for Earth Day 

information, EarthDay.gov. 

The website encourages stewardship, 

volunteerism, and action in keeping 

with the Earth Day 2003 theme, “Action for a Healthy Environment.” It 

represents a cross-government effort to 

give citizens a single point-of-access to 

Earth Day information to encourage 

action, including year-round events, 

volunteer opportunities, and advice on 

environmentally-friendly practices. 

There are also links to information 

about President Bush’s environmental 

priorities (Clear Skies, Healthy Forests, 

and Hydrogen Fuel Cells). 

EarthDay.gov provides strategies for 

saving energy, using less water, reducing/reusing/recycling, and properly 

handling toxics, and finding commuting alternatives to driving. Teachers 

can find resources and activities for 

teaching children about a wide range 

of environmental topics from acid 

rain to endangered species. A “For 

Kids” page provides links to a variety of puzzles, games, and activities for kids. 

In addition, visitors of the 

website can access a list of volunteer opportunities in their area 

through the USA Freedom Corps 

Volunteer Network, a Bush administration initiative to encourage 

volunteer service. 

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EPA Launches EarthDay.gov
T he award recipients of the 

2003 Notable Achievement 

Award will be honored for their 

accomplishments at a ceremony in 

Washington, DC on May 15th. EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman, 

OSWER Assistant Administrator 

Marianne Horinko, and OECA Assistant Administrator John Peter Suarez 

will honor the recipients. The National 

Notable Achievement Awards acknowledge outstanding achievements 

by individuals and groups in the 

Superfund, Superfund Enforcement, 

RCRA Corrective Action, and Regional 

Science programs. This year, 13 individuals and groups will receive awards. 

Four awards will be given in the Enforcement category. RuthAnn Sherman 

of Region I will be honored with the Legal Enforcer of the Year award. A senior 

attorney in the Superfund Legal Office 

in Region 1, RuthAnn was instrumental 

in achieving settlements for five complex Superfund sites. One of the settlements involved a Prospective Purchaser 

Agreement and will lead to a multi-million dollar redevelopment and reuse 

of the site. For another settlement, 

she used an innovative approach to 

encourage a potentially responsible 

party to settle after nearly a decade. 

Her innovative approach—a structured 

“credit system”—incentivizes the settlor 

to pay down the debt earlier in exchange 

for a reduction in the total debt owed. 

Kate Taylor, a financial analyst with 

Region 9’s Site Cleanup Branch, will receive the Technical Enforcer of the Year 

award. Through her diligent work with 

time-consuming ability-to-pay calculations, Kate provided excellent abilityto-pay analyses that supported a number of successful settlements. For one 

settlement, her analysis verified that 

11 parties were eligible for payment 

reductions. She was also the first person in Region 9 to create a Claims Collection Litigation Report to collect 

payment from a delinquent settlor. 

The Financial Management Team 

of the Year Award will be awarded to 

the Region 5 Accounts Receivable 

Management Team: Cyprian Ejiasa, 

Anthony Audia, Linda Haile, Irene 

Walanka, Larry Kyte, Thomas Krueger, 

Peter Felitti, and Douglas Ballotti. 

2003 Notable Achievement Award 

Winners for Enforcement Work 

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Cleanup of Rocky Flats Ahead of 

Schedule and Under Budget 

Through a revised Memorandum of 

Understanding, the team improved coordination between the Financial Management Office, Office of Regional Counsel, and Superfund Division. Through 

the Memorandum of Understanding 

and the collaborative, aggressive efforts 

of the team, Region 5 recovered costs 

from Superfund accounts that were 

more than 120 days delinquent. The 

result was a reduction of its outstanding Superfund Accounts Receivable 

total from $65.8 million to $18.1 million, a 72.5% reduction. 

The Rose Hill Landfill Team 

(Amelia Katzen, Dave Newston, and 

Cynthia Catri) of Region I have been 

selected for the Enforcement Team of 

the Year award. The team successfully negotiated a settlement for the 

Rose Hill Landfill site in South 

Kingstown, Rhode Island through several innovative approaches: using an 

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 

facilitator, applying the Municipal Solid 

Waste policy, and securing mixed funding from EPA Headquarters. The settlement allowed timely cleanup of the site 

with minimal Superfund money. 

For additional information, contact

Richard W. Popino, (202) 564-5136.

T he Rocky Flats Environmental 

Technology Site, a former 

nuclear weapon component 

production facility, is slated for accelerated cleanup—over 50 years ahead 

of schedule. The accelerated timetable 

is impressive given the size and scope 

of this Superfund site and the nature 

of the waste. The site includes 170 

areas on 385-acres of land. The 2006 

closure date was proposed through the 

collaborative efforts of the Department 

of Energy (DOE), EPA, and the Colorado Department of Public Health & 

Environment who worked together to 

streamline efforts. Kaiser-Hill, under 

contract with DOE to complete the 

cleanup, has financial incentive to 

achieve closure by 2006. There will be 

a reduction in fees earned by the contractor for each day worked beyond the 

new target closure date. Earlier closure 

is desirable for a number of reasons. 

Accelerating the timeline means earlier removal of radioactive and hazardous materials that pose a potential 

threat to human health and the environment. Rocky Flats is located close 

to Denver, and 2.5 million people live 

within a 50-mile radius of the site. 

One innovative enforcement

approach—a “credit system”—

led to a settlor paying debt

earlier.
O n April 8, 2003, Marianne 

Horinko, EPA’s Assistant 

Administrator for the Office 

of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), unveiled a new initiative—One Cleanup Program—at the 

Environmental Council of States meeting in Washington, DC. One Cleanup 

Program encourages collaboration between the OSWER programs that 

handle solid and hazardous waste 

cleanups—including Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

(RCRA), and Underground Storage 

Tanks—and improvements in information sharing with the public. The program has three primary objectives: 

1) focus efforts on revitalizing and 

reusing properties after cleanup, 2) 

share knowledge of available technologies and cleanup techniques, and 

3) provide clear, accessible information on sites to the public, especially 

those most affected by cleanups. 

To achieve these goals, officials in 

OSWER will improve internal communication and closely coordinate with 

EPA regional offices, states, tribes, local 

governments, and other agencies. 

Through improved coordination, EPA 

will be better able to measure program 

effectiveness and the success of cleanOne Common Vision Behind 

“One Cleanup Program” 

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Rocky Flats continued from page 4

The presence of radioactive material 

is a significant concern because the 

facility has more plutonium not in final weapons form than any other DOE 

site. Current estimates are that a total of almost 20,000 cubic meters of 

transuranic waste will be removed 

from the site by closure. In addition to 

alleviating the threat to people and 

the environment, accelerated closure 

will also result in an unprecedented 

cost savings. In 1995 when cleanup 

began, the estimated closure date was 

2060 with an inflation-adjusted cost 

estimate of $90 billion. The estimated 

cost of a 2006 closure is $6 billion, nearly 

$80 billion less than for a 2060 closure. 

For 40 years, the facility produced 

weapon components and a variety of 

radioactive and hazardous materials 

were used in the manufacturing process including plutonium, uranium, 

and beryllium. Production paused in 

1989 for environmental and safety 

reasons, and the facility was subsequently closed in 1992 with the cancellation of the W-88 Trident warhead program. 

For additional information, contact Tim

Rehder, EPA Rocky Flats Project

Coordinator, (303) 312-6293.

ups. Some of the success measures that 

will be tracked include: 1) the number 

of potentially affected people protected 

through cleanup activities; 2) the degree to which cleanups are protective 

of the environment; 3) the amount of 

land reusable; and 4) the impact of the 

cleanup on the economy. Another key 

objective to ensure more accurate, 

timely information is provided to the 

public. The goal is to provide compatible information systems so interested 

parties have access to current information. The hope is to ultimately have 

one point-of-access for all EPA waste 

cleanup program information. 

“One Cleanup” demonstrates EPA’s 

commitment to close coordination and 

public access to clear, understandable, 

and accurate information. The program grew out of feedback from the 

regulated community, citizens, and 

other federal agencies. 

For additional information, contact Ellen

Manges, (202) 566-0195.

“The One Cleanup Program can

be the key to better and faster

cleanups and more relevant

public information on the health

effects of waste sites.”

-Marianne Horinko, OSWER

Assistant Administrator

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achieve a 2006 closure at

Rocky Flats.
District Court 

Rules in FOIA 

Case 

The U.S. District Court for the 

Southern District of New York partially granted and partially denied 

an EPA motion for summary judgment in New York Public Interest 

Research Group (PIRG) v. US EPA. 

New York PIRG brought the suit in 

hopes that documents from mutual 

discussions and correspondence 

would be made public under the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 

The documents in question included 

handwritten notes from closed-door 

deliberations regarding the Hudson 

River PCB site and analyses GE produced. EPA had signed a confidentiality agreement with GE to prevent 

disclosure of sensitive information 

from the meetings. Of particular 

interest to New York PIRG was the 

period from July 2001 on, the period 

when GE was discussing remediation 

activities and cleanup costs with the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) and EPA. Following these 

discussions, EPA announced in February 2002 that large-scale dredging would be ordered at the site with 

a projected cost of $450 million. 

FOIA exempts some documents 

from disclosure. Under Exemption 4, 

“trade secrets and commercial or 

financial information obtained from 

a person and privileged or confidential” do not need to be disclosed. 

Exemption 5 stipulates that federal agencies do not need to release 

inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which are not 

available by law to a private party. 

The court ruled in favor of EPA that 

handwritten notes produced by EPA 

officials were deliberative and therefore exempt from disclosure. The 

court denied EPA’s claim that GE’s 

analyses were “commercial” and 

therefore exempt under Exemption 4. 

EPA Concurs 

with Consent 

Decree for 

Mattiace 

Petrochemical 

The EPA Assistant Administrator 

for the Office of Solid Waste and 

Emergency Response (OSWER), 

Marianne Horinko, has agreed to a 

Region 2 consent decree for Mattiace 

Petrochemical, a Superfund site in 

Glen Cove, New York. The consent 

decree is unique in that a non-liable 

party, TRC Companies, has agreed 

to be jointly and severally liable for 

cleanup activities at the site. TRC 

will assume liability from the 80 generators that provided drums to 

Mattiace for recycling. 

By assuming liability, TRC is 

agreeing to take financial responsibility for long-term remedial action 

and operation and maintenance at 

the site totaling $13 million. 

TRC uses a unique program called 

the “Exit Strategy program” which is 

a liability and risk transfer mechanism. Through the “Exit Strategy 

program,” jointly liable parties 

collectively pay TRC to assume 

liability and cleanup responsibilities at a site, as the parties have 

agreed to do at Mattiace. The consent decree indicates that TRC will 

demonstrate financial assurance 

through an environmental insurance 

policy. The consent decree also 

stipulates that the 80 “generators” 

that provided drums to Mattiace 

will jointly pay approximately $1.3 

million for past and future costs. 

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The ruling explained that disclosure 

of the analyses would not be detrimental to the company’s commercial 

interests. 

For additional information contact,

David Dowton, (202) 564-4228.

EPA has already completed activities, 

including an emergency removal of 

120,000 gallons of hazardous liquids and 

construction of a groundwater/soil vapor 

integrated treatment facility. Until the 

consent decree, EPA had not recovered any 

of the $22 million in claims against the 

80 parties. The consent decree is mutually beneficial for all parties. 

EPA recovers cleanup costs rather than 

using Superfund funds at the site, and 

the liable generators out-source their 

liabilities, therefore eliminating the need 

for costly litigation. 

For additional information, contact Antoinette

Powell Dickson, (202) 564-0967.

Federal employees, state and local 

government employees, and residents 

of these communities are urged to bring 

used electronic items to a scheduled collection point in their communities. 

The Resource Conservation Challenge also seeks to increase public 

awareness of conservation and recycling through educational programs, 

training, and outreach. 

Currently, OSWER is focusing on 

developing a list of 10-15 voluntary 

partnership objectives, tools, and 

incentives that might attract participation in the challenge. In June, EPA will 

meet with key players from industry, 

the environmental community, 

academia, and government to announce 

areas of interest, seek feedback, and 

begin the process of seeking participation and public support for the RCC. 

Ideally, the Agency hopes to develop 

agreements with measurable goals 

(similar to what has been done with 

the carpet industry) over the summer 

and early fall. 

More information about the Resource 

Conservation Challenge is available at 

www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/ 

index.htm.

For additional information, contact David

Hockey, (703) 308-8846.

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RevTech 

Conference To 

Focus on New 

Cleanup 

Technologies 

On July 22-24, 2003 at the Marriott 

City Center in Pittsburgh, PA, 

OSWER’s Technology Innovation Office 

Call for 2003 

International 

Phoenix Award 

Nominations 

The Office of Brownfields Cleanup 

and Redevelopment requests assistance in nominating outstanding 

brownfields projects for the Phoenix 

Awards. Since its creation in 1997, 

the Phoenix Awards have honored outstanding brownfields projects within 

the U.S. With growing international 

interest in redevelopment projects, the 

Phoenix Awards have expanded this 

year to acknowledge projects from 

across the world. This year’s recipients will include one winner from each 

of the EPA Regions, one international 

project, and additional ones for the 

community impact awards. From the 

pool of recipients, a grand prize winner will be selected. 

Individuals, groups, government 

agencies, companies or organizations 

can be nominated for a Phoenix Award. 

Nomination applications and award 

details are available on the Phoenix 

Awards website, www.phoenixawards 

.org. The deadline for nominations is 

July 18. The winners will be acknowledged at the Brownfields 2003 conference in Portland, Oregon in October 27- 

29, 2003 where their projects will be 

on display. 

For additional information, contact

Sharon Williams, (717) 783-7816.

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Region 4 Agrees 

to Prospective 

Purchaser 

Agreement with 

Habitat for 

Humanity 

On March 6, 2003, Region 4 entered 

into a Prospective Purchaser Agreement 

(PPA) with Habitat for Humanity with 

respect to the Anniston Lead 

Superfund site in Anniston, Alabama. 

The PPA is pending approval by the 

Department of Justice and the results 

of a 30-day public comment period. 

Prior to the arrangement, EPA has 

placed priorities on areas of the 

Anniston Lead site and is addressing 

areas with the most significant lead 

contamination levels as established by 

the Office of Technical Support first. 

Priority is being given to residential 

properties with lead levels of 1200 

parts per million and higher. On those 

properties where either a pregnant 

women or a child under age 6 is present, 

lead levels of 400 parts per million trigger a priority. 

Through the arrangement, Habitat 

has agreed to perform time-critical soil 

removal actions on both priority and 

less-endangered properties, as identified by EPA. In exchange for conducting 

the remedial activities, Habitat’s potential CERCLA liability as owner of 

the site will be removed. EPA will oversee the remedial activities conducted 

by Habitat. The PPA is a win-win situation for both parties. EPA benefits in 

that cleanup activities will be performed quickly and at reduced cost to 

the Agency. Also, a former Superfund 

site will be redeveloped and put to productive use, a major objective of the 

Agency. Habitat gains through purchasing a property at reduced cost and 

helping to redevelop a community. 

The June 2003 deadline for completion of the soil removal actions is significant. Habitat for Humanity International has chosen the Anniston 

site as one of three construction sites 

for the 2003 Jimmy Carter Work 

Project, an annual event which draws 

approximately 2000 volunteers to 

help build homes. The organization 

has planned the homebuilding at 

Anniston for June 8-13, 2003. Habitat for Humanity hopes to build as 

many as 50 properties on the site during this timeframe. 

For additional information, contact Mike

Stephenson, (404) 562-9543.

(TIO) will host RevTech. The purpose 

is to share effective technical approaches and tools for cleaning up contaminated properties for reuse and 

revitalization. 

The conference goal is to demonstrate quicker, more cost-effective 

assessment and cleanup strategies 

that support reuse and revitalization. 

Anyone with an interest in new 

cleanup technologies is encouraged to 

attend. This includes local, state, and 

federal cleanup and development officials; developers; the financial community; technology vendors, service providers; and consultants. 

The conference agenda will include 

a variety of topics including how to 

get the most out of limited cleanup 

budgets, working with regulators, and 

using flexible approaches to cleanups. 

The New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a Technology Fair as part 

of the conference. 

 Additional details about the conference are available on the conference 

website, http://brownfieldstsc.org/ 

revtech.htm. Online registration is 

available, or you can fax the registration form (available for download from 

the website.) Hotel reservations must 

be made by July 7th. 

For additional information, contact Ann

Eleanor, (703) 603-7199.
Glossary 

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ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution 

ASPECT Airborne Spectral-imagery of 

Environmental Contaminants 

Technology 

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and 

Liability Act 

DOJ Department of Justice 

EPA Environmental Protection Agency 

FEMA Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

FOIA Freedom of Information Act 

NASA National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration 

OECA Office of Enforcement and 

Compliance Assurance 

OEI Office of Environmental 

Information 

OPPTS Office of Prevention, Pesticides, 

and Toxic Substances 

OMB Office of Management and Budget 

OSRE Office of Site Remediation 

Enforcement 

OSWER Office of Solid Waste and 

Emergency Response 

PPA Prospective Purchaser Agreement 

RCRA Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act 

TAGA Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer 

TIO Technology Innovation Office 

May 19-23, 2003 

National Association of 

Remedial Project Managers 

Annual Training Conference 

Colorado Springs, CO 

Victoria VanRoden (202) 564-4268 

vanroden.victoria@epa.gov 

KC Schefski (202) 564-8213 

schefski.kenneth@epa.gov 

July 22-24, 2003 

RevTech Conference 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Ann Eleanor (703) 603-7199 

eleanor.ann@epa.gov 

August 5-7, 2003 

Designing Your EMS: 

A Federal Facilities Workshop. 

For environmental managers 

and staff of Federal facilities. 

Kansas City, MO 

Perce Cox (913) 551-7618 

cox.perce@epa.gov 

August 12-15, 2003 

2003 RCRA National 

Meeting 

Washington, DC 

Janette Petersen (703) 308-8871 

petersen.janette@epa.gov 

Rick Brandes (703) 303-8871 

brandes.william@epa.gov 

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