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Summer 2003 

Issue #13 

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Superfund News 3

CIP Proposed for Hudson River

Highlights 4

Ombudsmen Title Changed

MOU with GSA

Environmental Indicators 5

Top Companies Commit to EIs

RCRA CA Conference Held

In the Courts 6

Amendments for Indian Bend Wash

Settlement for Ithaca Gun

Tidbits 7

Growing a Greener America

Real Estate Development Training

Calendar 8

Glossary

CleanupNews is a quarterly newsletter highlighting hazardous waste 

cleanup cases, policies, settlements 

and technologies. 

Horinko, Johnson to Serve as 

EPA Acting Administrator 

and Deputy Administrator 

On July 10, 2003, President 

Bush announced that 

Marianne Horinko, Assistant Administrator of the Office of 

Solid Waste and Emergency Response, had been selected to serve 

as Acting Administrator. Stephen 

Johnson was selected to serve as her 

Acting Deputy Administrator. Prior 

to his selection as Deputy, Mr. 

Johnson was the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 

(OPPTS). Horinko and Johnson will 

serve in the interim posts until the 

Bush administration nominates 

candidates for the permanent posts 

and the candidates are confirmed by 

the Senate. 

The selections follow the resignations and departures of Administrator Governor Christie Todd Whitman 

and Deputy Administrator Linda 

Fisher. Whitman, who served as Administrator for two-and-a-half years, 

resigned effective June 27, 2003, citing a desire to return to her family in 

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Anacostia River 

Selected as Pilot for 

Urban Rivers 

Restoration Initiative 

At the Anacostia Community 

Rowing Center in Washington, 

DC on April 21, 2003, EPA 

Administrator Christie Whitman and 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that the Anacostia River had 

been selected as a pilot project for the 

Urban Rivers Restoration Initiative. 

The designation will result in a 

$50,000 grant to fuel ongoing restoration efforts. Anacostia was selected because of current initiatives and future 

plans for the river including wetland 

restoration and reforestation, 

brownfields redevelopment, and participation from private and public 

stakeholders. A number of projects 

are already underway, including the 

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New Jersey. Whitman’s resignation 

letter listed Bush administration accomplishments in achieving cleaner 

air, purer water, and more protected 

land. She highlighted recent “longoverdue” brownfields legislation, the 

Small Business Liability Relief and 

Brownfields Revitalization Act of 

2002, among the Administration’s 

most significant achievements. On 

June 26, 2003, one day prior to 

Whitman’s departure, Linda Fisher, 

her Deputy Administrator, also resigned. Fisher thanked President 

Bush for the opportunity to serve and 

said she was “proud to have been a 

member of this team.” Fisher served 

as Acting Administrator for two weeks 

following Whitman’s departure. 

Like Whitman, Horinko believes 

strongly in Brownfields redevelopment through innovation, flexibility, 

and partnerships. Horinko is credited 

with doubling the funding for the 

Brownfields program during her tenure with OSWER. Her priorities as 

AA of OSWER included homeland security and emergency response, the One 

Cleanup Program, the Land Revitalization Initiative, and the Resource 

Conservation Challenge. Horinko 

was called to leadership shortly after her Senate confirmation as Assistant Administrator of OSWER. 

She oversaw EPA’s emergency re-

“Marianne has the strength, 

leadership, and character to be 

a very effective Acting 

Administrator.” 

— Former Acting 

Administrator, Linda Fisher 

sponse at the World Trade Center 

and the Pentagon following the September 11th attacks. She also coordinated the effort to remediate anthrax 

contamination at the Hart Senate 

Office Building. This past year, she 

assisted with the Agency’s coordinated response with the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) and the National Space 

and Aeronautical Administration 

(NASA) to the Columbia Space 

Shuttle tragedy. 

Prior to joining EPA, Horinko was 

President of Clay Associates, Inc. 

During the first Bush administration, 

she was Attorney Advisor to Don 

Clay, who was then AA for 

OSWER. She also served as an 

attorney at Morgan, Lewis & 

Bockius LLP. Johnson has been 

with EPA for two decades, serving 

a number of roles in OPPTS including Deputy Director of the Office of 

Pesticide Programs and Assistant 

Administrator. 

Fisher spoke highly of both 

Horinko and Johnson saying that 

she has been “privileged to work 

with both of these individuals during their distinguished tenures at 

EPA.” She added that they will 

“provide dedicated leadership for 

the agency in the coming months.” 

With the leadership shifts, Barry 

Breen has been selected to serve 

as the Acting Assistant Administrator of the Office of Solid Waste 

and Emergency Response. Prior to 

his selection as AA of OSWER, 

Barry Breen served as Principal 

Deputy Assistant Administrator 

of OSWER. 

For additional information, contact 

Dr. Richard W. Popino, 

(202) 564-5136. 

tiative joins the efforts of EPA and 

USACE in restoring and revitalizing 

urban rivers to the benefit of the surrounding communities. The Anacostia 

is one of eight river projects receiving 

funding through the initiative. 

The 8-mile Anacostia River, which 

flows into DC from the east and joins 

the Potomac River just south of the 

city, is part of the complex Chesapeake Bay watershed. The river is 

heavily contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides, 

heavy metals, and raw sewage from a 

number of sources. 

For additional information, contact 

Nicholas DiNardo, (215) 814-3365. 

Anacostia, continued from page 1 

planned development of a riverwalk to 

link communities along the water with 

the District of Columbia; $1.3 billion 

in modifications to the sewer system 

that will significantly reduce sewer 

overflows; and the ongoing activities of 

the Anacostia Watershed Toxics Alliance. This alliance is an existing 

partnership of 25 private and public 

partners and EPA with an interest in 

addressing the contaminated sediments in Anacostia. The pilot project 

funding will be used to enhance wetland restoration partnerships and 

brownfields revitalization. 

The Urban River Restoration Initiative was launched as part of the 

EPA Administrator Whitman and DC 

Mayor Anthony Williams at Anacostia 

River pilot announcement. 

Agency’s broad new Land Revitalization Initiative action agenda. The ini2 cleanupnews

Community Involvement Plan 

Proposed for Hudson River 

EPA’s Region 2 office made 

public the proposed Community 

Involvement Plan (CIP) for 

the Hudson River PCBs Superfund 

site. EPA is reviewing public comments 

from the comment period, which 

closed May 28, 2003, and will modify 

the plan as needed. EPA anticipates 

finalizing the CIP by the end of August. The majority of public comments have concerned the proposed 

membership of the Community Advisory Group (CAG). The CAG provides stakeholders an opportunity to 

discuss their needs and concerns 

about site design and the cleanup decision-making process and allows 

EPA to hear and consider community 

input on the design and impacts of 

the selected remedy. 

EPA’s community involvement program for Hudson River has two major elements: frequent interaction 

with communities and a notable EPA 

presence via the Hudson River Field 

Office (HRFO). EPA located the 

HRFO in Ft. Edward, NY—the dredging project area—in direct response 

to the communities’ need for easy information access and meaningful interaction with EPA staff and management. The HRFO will carry out 

many of the CIP activities and serve 

as a central point to interact with EPA 

officials and receive information from 

the public on the project, and as a resource to the public for information 

on current and future site activities. 

The CIP provides an unprecedented 

array of communication tools for disseminating information to the public 

and receiving feedback on decisions 

and activities that have the greatest 

potential impact on the community. 

The plan proposes that EPA provide 

regular updates through additional 

sources including the Hudson River 

web site, media, newsletters, updated fact sheets, and quarterly 

progress reports. In addition, EPA will 

“[EPA is] committed to public 

participation at every phase 

through an open process that 

encourages affected communities 

and interested organizations to 

provide input on the critical 

issues related to the cleanup.” 

— Region 2 Administrator, 

Jane Kenny 

promote public education and awareness about the project by distributing 

information at community events, giving project site tours, and providing educational materials to schools. The “Ask 

EPA” program is an informal Q&A tool 

by which citizens can submit questions 

to EPA and EPA can identify and answer commonly-asked questions. Also, 

citizens will be able to contact EPA by 

email or toll-free phone, or, if they wish 

to file a complaint, they can contact the 

Region 2 Ombudsmen. Public comment 

periods and stakeholder group meetings will also afford the public an additional opportunity to provide feedback. 

The CIP responds to the public’s concerns about the selected remedy, such as 

concerns that the PCB-contamination in 

sediments could be re-suspended in the 

water through dredging. Other concerns 

addressed more day-to-day issues like the 

potential for excess noise and odor from 

the dredging. The communities have expressed true interest in involvement in 

the process and asked that EPA make 

the process “transparent” and clearly explain how the community can help make 

decisions. They also requested “plain language” technical documents and sufficient 

advance notice of meetings so they can 

adequately prepare to participate. 

The Hudson River PCBs Superfund 

site cleanup is one of the most highly 

publicized cleanups in EPA history, 

mainly due to the size of the site, the 

number of communities impacted and 

the $500 million cleanup cost. The site 

encompasses a nearly 200-mile stretch 

of the Hudson River and includes communities in 14 counties in New York 

and two in New Jersey. The remedy 

selected is targeted environmental 

dredging of approximately 2.65 million cubic yards of PCB-contaminated 

sediments from a 40-mile stretch of 

the Upper Hudson River. Dredging 

will be conducted over a six year period, in two phases, consistent with 

the February 2002 Record of Decision 

(ROD) and the EPA-developed engineering performance standards. The 

Upper Hudson cleanup will lower the 

risks to people, fish, and wildlife in 

both the Upper and Lower Hudson 

River. General Electric Company (GE), 

the potentially responsible party, 

and EPA recently reached a draft 

agreement on the site cleanup design. 

Under the draft Consent Order GE will 

develop detailed approaches to remove 

sediment, transport and dispose material, and replace the habitat in 

dredged areas. GE is also agreeing to 

pay EPA $15 million in partial reimbursement for past costs and up to 

$13 million for costs associated with 

EPA’s design work and oversight of 

GE’s design work. The public comment period on the draft design work 

plans incorporated in the Consent 

Order closed July 2, 2003. 

The Community Involvement Plan, 

a fact sheet, and email update signup are available through the Hudson 

River PCBs Superfund website at 

http://www.epa.gov/hudson/. 

For additional information, contact Dave 

Kluesner, Region 2, (212) 637-3653 or 

kluesner.dave@epa.gov. 

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Regional Ombudsmen Title

Changed, Responsibilities Defined 

On June 13, 2003, the Office of 

Solid Waste and Emergency 

Response (OSWER) concurred 

tion is crucial, they assert, in that 

ombudsmen handle both workplace disputes and complaints 

and regional ombudsmen programs 

have been under review by GAO. A 

July 2001 GAO report found that it 

with several Office of Inspector Gen- about the organization from the would be difficult for regional ombudseral (OIG) recommendations for the re- public. A review of the program men to maintain impartiality given 

gional ombudsmen program. OIG’s found that few regional ombuds- their dual roles as ombudsmen and 

recommendations for modifying the men held positions independent Agency personnel. Only two regions 

ombudsmen program were in response from the Agency. OSWER decided have full-time ombudsmen, the rest 

to a July 2001 General Accounting Of- that the title “Regional Ombuds- have personnel who serve as ombudsfice (GAO) report on the programs. The men” should be changed to “Re- men in addition to other roles within the 

March 2003 OIG report mirrored gional Public Liaison” to more ac- Agency. OIG’s response to the GAO reGAO’s concerns about using the title curately reflect the role these re- port indicated that most regions did not 

“ombudsmen” to describe the role be- gional personnel play. OSWER has have a sufficient number of complaints 

ing carried out in the regions. The also agreed to develop guidelines to to warrant full-time ombudsmen indeAmerican Bar Association and several clarify the responsibilities of the pendent of the Agency. Most regional 

professional ombudsmen associations regional public liaison position. ombudsmen reported that their omdefine an ombudsmen as someone who The regional ombudsmen pro- budsmen duties accounted for less 

operates independently from the or- gram was developed in 1995 as an than 20 percent of their total workload. 

ganization he or she is investigating 

and can therefore maintain impartiality and confidentiality. This separaoff-shoot of EPA’s national ombudsmen program. Over the past 

several years, both the national 

For additional information, contact 

Laurie May, OSWER, (202) 566-1918. 

Highlights 

Memorandum of Understanding

Signed with General Services 

Administration 

On May 29, 2003, Marianne 

Horinko, then Assistant 

Administrator for the Office 

of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 

the General Services Administration 

(GSA) strengthening the existing partnership on brownfields development 

between the two agencies. Paul 

Chistolini, deputy commissioner of the 

Public Buildings Service of GSA, 

signed the MOU on behalf of GSA. 

As part of the agreement, EPA and 

GSA agreed to work together to identify federal real properties that are 

potential brownfields and accelerate 

their cleanup and reuse; encourage 

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public and private partnerships 

and information sharing; highlight 

the connections between cleanup 

and economic development (which 

will include a campaign to inform 

states, tribes, and communities of 

innovative real property disposal 

tools); and develop performance 

measures to assess the environmental, economic, and social impacts of redevelopment. 

As the federal government’s expert on real estate and disposal, 

GSA brings real estate expertise 

(including transactions, insurance, 

and financing) to the partnership 

that will smooth the assessment 

and purchasing processes. With 

GSA’s involvement, EPA hopes to 

achieve more effective cleanups by integrating the cleanup, real estate transactions, and redevelopment efforts. 

GSA was an early partner in the 

brownfields revitalization effort, joining with 27 other organizations as 

part of the Brownfield Federal Partnership in 1997. Since the partnership formed, GSA has played a significant role by identifying 

underutilized federal properties that 

are candiates for revitalization. 

For additional information, contact 

LaKisha Odom in the Office of 

Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, 

(202) 566-2772. 
Top Companies Commit op Companies Commit To Achieve

Environmental Indica onmental Indicators

Top Companies Commit To Achieve 

Environmental Indicators 

By Diane Bartosh, Office of Solid Waste 

Controlling human exposure 

and the migration of 

contaminated groundwater are the Environmental Indicators (EIs) EPA uses to evaluate and 

report the requirements of the Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA). The Corrective Action 

Program of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 

developed EIs to respond to Congress and report to the public on 

RCRA-regulated facilities. 

To encourage industry to achieve 

their EIs, EPA created the “Environmental Indicator Pledge.” Companies 

that take the pledge agree to meet both 

EIs at their facilities by 2005. On June 

24, 2003 at the RCRA National Corrective Action Conference, eight major companies stepped up and took the 

Companies that have agreed to 

meet Environmental Indicators: 

BP

ChevronTexaco

ConocoPhillips

Delphi Corporation

ExxonMobil

General Motors

Occidental Chemical Corporation

Crompton Corporation

pledge. By 2005, EPA hopes to control human exposure at 95 percent of 

the highest priority facilities and 

control groundwater migration at 

70 percent of the highest priority facilities. To date, 844 facilities (i.e., 

49 percent of the highest priority Corrective Action sites) have achieved 

both environmental indicators. To 

accomplish the 2005 goal, EPA and 

industry must work together to develop innovative tools and complete 

construction of remedies. 

EPA is working with pledge signers and others to ensure the EI determination information for RCRA 

facilities is accurate, successful approaches are shared, technical guidance is provided promptly, and 

RCRA cleanup goals receive national attention. Since EI measures 

are the future of Corrective Action, EPA 

is already considering the next step. 

EPA is working with companies that 

have met both EIs to help them move 

to the “next level”—revitalizing and reusing their sites as Brownfields or 

through parceling (i.e., redeveloping 

parts of idle properties). 

Environmental Indicators 

RCRA Corrective Action Conference Held 

The 2003 RCRA National leaders that had shown leadership 

Corrective Action Conference in meeting EI goals: General Mowas held in New Orleans, tors, Region 3, and Texas. She also 

LA, June 24 and 25, 2003. The con- honored Universal Sand Lake

ference theme— “Progress, Vision, Road, Regions 1 and 5, and Arkanand Success”—and agenda focused sas for streamlining corrective acon past successes and future goals tion by focusing on results over proof two high priority issues for the cess to successfully move corrective

RCRA Corrective Action program: action forward.

environmental indicators and re- Steve Shimberg, Deputy Assisuse. tant Administrator for the Office of

Marianne Horinko, then Assis- Enforcement and Compliance Astant Administrator of OSWER, surance, also provided opening reopened the conference by applauding companies that had recently 

signed the “Environmental Indicator Pledge”—a commitment to achieve 

both the human health and groundwater environmental indicators by 2005. 

The pledge signers include: BP, 

ChevronTexaco, ConocoPhilips, Delphi 

Corporation, ExxonMobil, General Motors, Occidental Chemical Corporation, 

and Crompton Corporation. Horinko expressed the hope that the demonstrated 

marks, talking about the role of en- AA of OSWER Horinko presenting award to forcement in meeting the 2005 EI BP at RCRA CA Conference goals. Mr. Shimberg stressed the 

need for “smart enforcement,” which 

is using the most appropriate enforceleadership of these companies would ment or compliance tools to address 

drive more companies on the Govern- the most significant problems to 

ment Performance Results Act baseline achieve the best outcomes. In the conto “take the pledge.” (See top of page ). text of the EI goals, Mr. Shimburg said, 

At an awards reception on Tuesday this means the use of innovative as well 

night, Horinko presented Environ- as traditional enforcement options. 

mental Indicator Awards to three 

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in the courts 

Consent Decree 

Amended for 

North Indian 

Bend Wash 

On June 5, 2003, an amendment to 

the consent decree for Indian Bend 

Wash, North, Superfund Site in 

Scottsdale, Arizona was entered by 

the U.S. District Court for the District 

of Arizona. The amendment states 

that Motorola, Inc., Siemens Corporation, SmithKline Beecham, Inc., the 

Salt River Project, and the City of 

Scottsdale will implement the groundwater remedy, including the construction of three water treatment plants 

and upgrades to an existing plant. The 

additional treatment plants and modifications to the existing plant are necessary to contain the groundwater 

plumes and restore the aquifer. Also, 

the parties will be responsible for the 

operations and maintenance under 

EPA oversight. In the original consent 

decree, operations and maintenance 

were voluntary. The City of Scottsdale, 

which first identified the groundwater contamination in 1981 in city 

drinking water wells, was included as 

a party under Rule 19 of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedures. Rule 19 allows non-liable parties to be included 

if their presence in a suit is deemed 

necessary or if they have a vested interest in the outcome. The City is not 

a liable party. 

The original consent decree was entered in 1991. It required the responsible parties to conduct a supplemental study and allowed for an amendment if additional cleanup costs were 

incurred or EPA determined that additional cleanup was necessary. In 

2001, EPA issued an amended Record 

of Decision (ROD) and stated that 

aquifer restoration was necessary 

since the City of Scottsdale uses it 

for drinking water. The ROD also 

concluded that the volatile organic 

compound (VOC) contamination was 

not contained and was potentially migrating north, endangering another 

city’s water supply. The remedy outlined in the ROD and required 

through the amended consent decree 

is protective of human health and the 

environment. 

For additional information, contact 

Michelle Benson, Region 9, 

(415) 972-3918. 

Correction: 

The CleanupNews Spring 2003 

article “EPA Concurs with 

Consent Decree for Mattiace 

Petrochemical” indicated that 

Marianne Horinko signed the 

Consent Decree on behalf of 

OSWER. The Consent Decree 

was signed by J.P. Suarez, 

Assistant Administrator of the 

Office of Enforcement and 

Compliance Assurance (OECA). 

Settlement and 

PPA Entered for 

Ithaca Gun 

Following a public comment period, 

a CERCLA Section 122(h) settlement 

and prospective purchaser agreement 

were finalized on June 6, 2003 for 

Ithaca Gun Superfund Site in Ithaca, 

New York. Through the CERCLA Section 122(h) settlement agreement, the 

City of Ithaca will reimburse EPA 

$150,000 of the cleanup costs, and 

State Street Associates, LP II, which 

owns several former Ithaca Gun Company buildings at the site, will pay 

$165,000. As part of the prospective 

purchaser agreement, the prospective 

purchaser, Fall Creek Redevelopment, 

has agreed to pay EPA $50,000. The 

Fall Creek payment will allow 

EPA to recoup some of the value 

added to the property as a result 

of the federal cleanup. The property has been recently appraised 

at $170,000. The redevelopment 

company plans to redevelop the 

property and is considering converting the original factory buildings into office space. 

The original Ithaca Gun Company manufactured shotguns and 

other firearms at the site beginning in 1880. These manufacturing processes contributed to leadcontaminated soils at the site. The 

gun manufacturer declared bankruptcy in 1985. The company that 

currently operates under the name 

“Ithaca Gun Company” purchased 

the company name from Ithaca 

Gun but did not contribute to the 

site contamination and has therefore not been named a potentially 

responsible party. 

The site is located in a picturesque area of New York’s Finger 

Lakes. The area of contamination 

is on a steep slope; when it was 

determined that contamination 

was migrating down the slope into 

the nearby Falls Creek area, a 

popular fishing and swimming 

area, EPA selected an aggressive 

remedy to eliminate the source. 

Since August 2000, EPA has removed over 1,000 tons of lead-contaminated soil. The Agency used a 

vacuum removal process, which is 

more expensive and time-consuming than conventional excavation 

methods. Roughly 2,300 tons of 

soil are planned to be removed to 

protect human health and the 

environment. 

For additional information, contact 

George Shanahan, Region 2, (212) 

637-3171. 

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RCRA, continued from page 5 

He encouraged the Regions to use 

enforcement authorities and tools 

where appropriate to address EIs and 

final clean-up. 

Panel discussions on the first day of 

the conference focused on how EPA can 

ensure that industry meets the environmental indicators. The discussion 

revolved around several changes that 

need to take place including streamlining processes, culture change, and 

more effective communication between 

all parties (industry, the states, the 

regions, and EPA). During the afternoon panel discussions, industry leaders, EPA, and state officials covered 

groundwater and vapor intrusion, two 

topics of interest to the environmental 

indicator effort. 

The second day of the conference emphasized revitalization strategies. 

One panel presentation provided innovative tools for site cleanups and 

highlighted the new One Cleanup Program initiative. Industry leaders, including BP, and state officials presented case studies of successful revitalization efforts. In another afternoon 

session, the State of New Jersey described their “cluster” approach to 

brownfields redevelopment. Using 

this approach, several adjacent 

brownfields properties are managed/ 

revitalized together to achieve efficiency with technical aspects (e.g., 

sampling and plume definition), administration (e.g., one case manager 

is responsible for all properties), and 

communication. This is a communityled program where the community 

drives the redevelopment effort. The 

community-led Casper, Wyoming BP 

refinery redevelopment was also highlighted. At this site, a kayak course 

has been developed alongside a new 

golf course and office park. 

The conference proceedings will be 

available soon on the RCRA Corrective Action “What’s New” website at 

http://www.nationalcaconf.com. Other 

conference materials will also be available, including a draft fact sheet on 

vapor intrusion and environmental indicators, an EPA Region 6 “Ready for 

Reuse” Program fact sheet, and a 

groundwater cleanup approach example sheet. The groundwater 

cleanup approaches are consistent 

with the September 2001 Handbook 

of Groundwater Protection and 

Cleanup Policies for RCRA Corrective 

Action and subsequent updated version (released September 2002). 

For additional information about the 

conference, contact Rick Ehrhart, 

Region 6, ehrhart.richard@epa.gov. 

Brownfields 2003 

Focusses on 

“Growing a

Greener America” 

The next annual brownfields conference, Brownfields 2003: Growing a 

Greener America, will be held in Portland, Oregon, October 27-29, 2003. 

The conference offers all with an interest in brownfields—including federal and state officials, developers, 

consultants, community representatives, and interested citizens—an opportunity to learn about innovative 

approaches, existing and planned 

brownfields projects, and brownfieldsrelated policy issues. The conference 

agenda includes plenary and panel 

sessions, mobile workshops, and Marketplace of Ideas roundtables on a variety of issues. There will be a Town 

Meeting Plenary Session, moderated 

by NPR’s Science and Technology Reporter Ira Flatow, where conference 

participants can ask brownfields 

questions of expert panel members. 

Also, the 2003 Phoenix Award winners will be honored and their 

brownfields projects showcased. Hundreds of companies, organizations, 

and federal and state agencies will 

have display booths in the Exhibit 

Hall throughout the conference. 

Online registration, conference 

agenda and information, and exhibitor registration materials are available through the conference website at 

http://www.brownfields2003.org. Registration for the conference is free. In 

the weeks before the conference, the 

conference website will include a new 

feature, Personal Scheduler, which will 

allow participants to create a list of 

events they wish to attend from the 

conference agenda. 

For additional information, contact Bill 

Mitchell, ICMA, (202) 962-3581. 

Real Estate 

Development

Training for 

Government 

Regulators 

A new two-day training course offers government regulators (especially 

personnel involved in brownfields redevelopment) a valuable introduction 

to real estate development. Course 

topics include a basic introduction to 

real estate development, financing 

and valuation, a private sector view 

of government intervention, the development model, and project management. Participants receive hands-on 

training through case studies and 

small group discussions. The material is presented by experienced professionals in real estate and 

brownfields, including developers 

and finance experts. 

The training course is offered in a 

different location roughly every month. 

The next training course is scheduled 

for New York, August 5-6, 2003. 

Courses have been proposed for Atlanta in September and Seattle in 

October. Contact Bonnie Casper at 

(703) 603-7152 to confirm dates and 

locations and to register. 

For additional information, contact 

Bonnie Casper, (703) 603-7152. 

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calendar

August 12-15, 2003; 

RCRA National Meeting 

Washington, DC 

Contact: Janette Petersen, (703) 308-8414 

or Rick Brandes, (703) 303-8871 

August 20-22, 2003; 

ASTSWMO Federal Facilities 

Symposium: 

Portland, OR 

Contact: Dania Rodriquez, (202) 624-5973, 

daniar@sso.org 

September 14-17, 2003; 

Academy of Certified 

Hazardous Materials Managers 

2003 National Conference. 

Dallas, TX 

http://www.kuce.org/achmm/index.html 

October 22-24, 2003; 

ASTSWMO Annual Meeting 

Washington, DC 

http://www.astswmo.org 

October 27-29, 2003; 

Brownfields 2003 

Portland, OR 

http://www.brownfields2003.org 

November 17-21, 2003; 

National Registry of 

Environmental Professionals 

Orlando, FL 

http://www.nrep.org/conference/ 

conference1.html 

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AOC Administrative Order on Consent 

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

CIP Community Involvement Plan 

EPA Environmental Protection Agency 

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency 

GAO General Accounting Office 

GPRA Government Performance and Results Act 

GSA General Services Administration 

HRFO Hudson River Field Office 

MOU Memorandum of Understanding 

NASA National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration 

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

OIG Office of the Inspector General 

OPPTS Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 

Toxic Substances 

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

OSWER Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 

Response 

PCB Polychlorinated biphenyls 

RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

ROD Record of Decision 

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