EPA Reaches Settlement on CAMU Rule

On July 8, 1999, EPA announced that it was implementing a 

istrative reforms, know as the RCRA Cleanup Reforms, to the Re

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action Prog

reforms are designed to achieve faster, more efficient cleanups 

that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste and have actual 

contamination.

EPA identified three guidances that would follow the reform

ment.To check the status of these documents please visit the Co

Action Website at <www.epa.gov/correctiveaction>. Individual F

Register notices will announce the availability of these docume

comment.The draft Handbook of Groundwater Policies is now a

public comment.The others will follow in the coming months.

The draft guidance documents discussed above are significan

EPA’s announcement in October 1999,that a vast majority of the 

Proposed Subpart S regulations will not be finalized.EPA withdre

proposed rule because the Agency determined that such regulat

necessary to carry out its duties under sections 3004(u) and (v).

attempting to promulgate a comprehensive set of RCRA regulatio

unnecessarily disrupt the state and territorial programs already a

carry out the Corrective Action Program in lieu of EPA,as well as 

al state programs currently undergoing review for authorization.T

ended uncertainty related to this rulemaking for state regulators 

Read about the following exciting RCRA Corrective

Action activities:

Brownfields Pilot Projects—several regions and states

have launched pilot projects to promote coordination,

develop creative approaches, and showcase RCRA’s

regulatory flexibility.

Winners of the 2000 Corrective Action Awards—a new

set of individuals and teams are recognized for outstanding performance.

Cleanup of Groundwater Contamination—EPA, working

with state and local partners, settles with New Mexico

Company for remedial action.

Highlights of the RCRA Correction Action Workshop—

this interactive, results-oriented workshop has been

applauded by participants in 8 regions.

What’s Inside

Continu

On February 11, 2000, the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),

Environmental Defense, the Natural

Resources Defense Council and the

Environmental Technology Council

reached a settlement agreement on the

pending litigation over the Corrective

Action Management Unit (CAMU) regulation for remediation waste under the

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

(RCRA). Under the settlement, if EPA

promulgates amendments to the CAMU

rule described in the settlement and certain other conditions are met, the CAMU

lawsuit will be dropped.

The 1993 rule was written to address

the potential disincentives to cleanup created by RCRA rules when applied to the

management of RCRA hazardous remediation wastes during cleanup.Amendments

to the 1993 rule specified in the settlement would establish CAMU-specific treatment and design standards.Among other

things, the amendments would impose

minimum treatment standards for principal hazardous constituents in CAMU

wastes and minimum liner and cap standards for CAMUs.

Timothy Fields Jr., EPA Assistant

Administrator for Solid Waste and

Emergency Response, said this “landmark

settlement on CAMU is critical to sustain

the success of the RCRA Cleanup Reform

agenda.The settlement significantly

reduces the cloud of legal uncertainty

over the CAMU rule that has discouraged

hazardous waste cleanups.As a result, this

settlement will allow cleanups already

underway to proceed, and it will encourage the cleanup of thousands of other

hazardous waste sites across the nation.”

The Agency has been in d

for the better part of a year in 

settle litigation over the CAMU 

junction with the settlement p

obtained feedback from many 

ers,including industry and sta

ments,to help inform the settl

settlement calls for EPA to pro

amendments to the existing C

August 7,2000,and to publish 

by October 8,2001.While not 

settlement,EPA also intends to 

the proposed amendments pr

expediting state authorization 

amendments and will take pu

ment on all of the proposed c

For more information see:

<http://www.epa.gov/epaoswe

cleanup.htm>.
Bethlehem Steel

Corporation:

Lackawanna, NY

The Bethlehem Steel Corp (BSC) facility in Lackawanna, New York, contains a

former integrated steel plant occupying

approximately 2.5 square miles (1600

acres) extending one mile along the eastern shoreline of Lake Erie. Steel was manufactured on the site from the early 1900’s

to 1983, when manufacturing operations

were significantly reduced. In August

1990, an Administrative Order on Consent

(AOC) was issued to BSC to perform a

RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI).

The RCRA/Brownfields pilot implementation process will work to facilitate

the removal of approximately 600 acres

from the RFI order so that this land can

be redeveloped.As this RCRA/Brownfields pilot is implemented, it has the

potential to test policy as well as several

regulations. Some of the types of actions

that could come into play include riskbased corrective action at RCRA facilities,

flexibility of land disposal restriction

(LDR) soil cleaup standards, and possibly

hazardous waste identification rule

(HWIR)-media regulations for remediation of contaminated soils.

Under BSC’s proposed redevelopment

plan, the existing property would be used

for a gateway trade center and port, medium industrial and trans-shipment distribution center, a business and commercial

center, light industrial areas, and recreational areas such as a marina, open

buffer space, fishing areas, and trails.

Blue Valley

Redevelopment

Team: Kansas City, MO

The Blue Valley area is on the east

side of Kansas City, Missouri, along the

Blue River.The area currently is considered “blighted”because many of the businesses that formerly were located there

have moved due to past flooding.The

Blue Valley area has been identified by

Kansas City for investigation, cleanup, and

redevelopment as a part of its

Brownfields Demonstration Assessment

Pilot cooperative agreement w

The Blue Valley Redevelopme

consists of representatives fro

City, the Kansas City Economi

Development Corporation, th

Corps of Engineers, Missouri D

of Natural Resources (MDNR)

Region 7.The metropolitan K

area is also a designated Brow

Showcase Community.

Most of the larger propert

Blue Valley area are RCRA pe

ities including two former wo

facilities with post-closure pe

manufacturing facility, an acti

production facility, as well as 

generators of hazardous wast

the pilot’s implementation pla

velopment team intends to us

ent flexibility in the RCRA pro

possible, to promote creative 

environmental problems and 

cerns to facilitate redevelopm

For example, MDNR has com

redefining “facility”under one 

ty’s post-closure permit to rem

aminated and cleaned portio

for redevelopment.

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ize on state or regional pilot projects to

promote regional and state coordination;

develop creative approaches to address

RCRA brownfields issues; utilize the inherent statutory and regulatory flexibility of

RCRA to address common reuse/redevelopment issues; and gather information on

policy changes for RCRA corrective

action and other RCRA programs that

impact reuse/redevelopment.

The purpose of the non-funded pilot

program is to advance the application of

brownfields solutions in the RCRA arenas.

The RCRA Brownfields regional and/or

state pilots will serve to :

• Achieve protective outcomes while

Facilitate coordinated federal/state/

local cleanup and redevelopment;

• Provide information useful to develop

strategies to prevent RCRA sites from

becoming “brownfields”or Superfund

sites.

An evaluation panel consisting of representatives of EPA headquarters offices,

regional staff, and two states reviewed the

pilot applications that were received.The

evaluation panel determined how the

pilot project would demonstrate innovative approach efforts, provide evidence of

the need for the project, and demonstrate

the likelihood of success to fulfill the initiative’s objectives.

assistance in achieving projec

stones, tracking pilot reporting

viding periodic updates to the 

Brownfields Prevention Initiat

group.The work group will als

problem-solver, provide techn

and expertise, and continue it

tion and information-sharing 

work progresses.An update o

achievements will be present

Brownfields 2000 Conference 

For additional information on 

Brownfields Prevention Initiat

contact Marjorie Buckholtz or 

at 202-260-9605.
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Under a 1995 Lease and Sale

Agreement,Westinghouse/CBS leased the

site property to the City of Bridgeport,

Department of Planning and Economic

Development, for the purpose of demolishing the site building. Ownership of the

CBS site is scheduled to be ultimately

transferred to the City of Bridgeport for

redevelopment.As part of the state

Property Transfer Process, the Connecticut

Department of Environmental Protection

(CT DEP) and EPA have been working

together to ensure that the site is investigated and remediated in compliance with

the State of Connecticut Remediation

Standards (CT DEP RSRs) and applicable

EPA Corrective Action requirements.

EPA has worked closely with CT

Property Transfer staff in reviewing CBS’

PECO Energy

Company: Chester, PA

The PECO Energy Company’s Chester

Facility is an 88 acre site located at Jeffrey

Street and Delaware Avenue in Chester,

Pennsylvania and includes 3,200 feet of

waterfront. Since 1993, the facility has

been subject to an EPA Consent Order

under RCRA to characterize and address

hazardous waste contamination on 17 of

the 88 acres including 2,600 feet of waterfront. Based on the results of the site characterization, PECO has put measures in

place to remove petroleum products

found floating on the groundwater and on

the Delaware River. Currently, PECO is

preparing a document explaining their

cleanup plans for the entire site.

Aerial view of PECO Energy Co.

Sparton Technology Settlement Requires New Mexico Company to 

Up Soil and Groundwater Plume

Under a court settlement that

became final on March 3, 2000, Sparton

Technology, Inc. will clean up soil and

groundwater contamination at their

Albuquerque, New Mexico, site. Both the

soil and groundwater were found to be

contaminated by hazardous metal plating wastes and waste metal cleaning solvents, including trichloroethylene and

trichloroethane, which are considered

probable carcinogens, as a result of environmental investigations that were conducted at the facility under a 1983 RCRA

§ 3013 Order and a 1988 RCRA §

3008(h) Order.The contamination was

caused by the manufacturing of electronic circuit boards at the facility from

1961 to 1994.The contaminant plume

extends at least one-half mile from the

facility.The affected groundwater is part

of a group of aquifers that is the sole

source of drinking water for the

Albuquerque area.

EPA and Sparton were unable to

reach agreement on either the appropriate remedy or interim measures for the

facility and EPA issued its Final Decision

on the selected remedy in June 1996.

When negotiations on a RCRA 3008(h)

Corrective Action Order failed, EPA and

state and local agencies filed coordinated enforcement actions in the United

States District Court in New Mexico on

February 19, 1997, under the Safe

Drinking Water Act § 1431, RCRA §§ 7002

and 7003 and state authorities. Over the

next two years the governmental parties

attended frequent court-ordered mediation sessions and coordinated their

efforts through meetings, correspondence, and teleconferences.

In a January 18, 2000, press release,

Gregg A. Cooke, the Regional

Administrator for EPA Region 6 in Dallas,

said “EPA worked closely with state and

local officials to develop a comprehensive and effective strategy for 

up contamination at the Spart

This Consent Decree and the 

which will follow demonstrate

commitment to work with its s

local partners to ensure prote

environment.”

The Consent Decree requi

to take corrective actions whi

vent further migration of the c

nant plume; reduce the quant

chemical sources in the soil to 

further groundwater contamin

restore the contaminated aqu

eral and state drinking water s

For more information abo

contact Michael Hebert (at 21

8315) or Gloria Small Moran (

3193) in the EPA Region 6 Co

Assurance and Enforcement D
Holtzclaw, Don Rigger, Mario

Villamarzo, Rick Canady, Barbara

Slade, Carl Blair, Yvonne Barnett,

Cheryl Browder, and Jim Grassiano

This year, the Anniston PCB Work

Group is receiving the Outstanding Team

of the Year Award for their work in identifying and implementing approaches for

dealing with PCB contamination at the

Solutia, Inc. facility in Anniston,AL.

The Solutia,Inc.(formerly Monsanto)

facility in Anniston,AL is one of two facilities in the U.S.that produced PCBs.In

February 1999,the regional office received

a letter from the West Anniston Environmental Justice Task Force,otherwise

known as Citizens Against Pollution,asking

for EPA action in regard to the PCB contamination in Anniston.This led to a meeting of approximately 60 people including

30 residents,their lawyers,EPA,Alabama

Department of Environmental Management (ADEM),Alabama Department of

Public Health (ADPH),and Agency for

Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) officials.Through investigations

regulated under the RCRA program,it was

determined that the Solutia facility,the

adjacent community,the drainage ditches

exiting the property,and various downstream waterways were contaminated with

PCBs.Contamination has also been found

in areas not directly linked to Solutia facility storm water runoff (i.e.,remote soil

contamination).

As a result, Solutia, Inc. has evaluated

and determined the extent of the contamination and has instituted interim

measures to eliminate further releases

and minimize human exposure.

Currently, the downstream waterways are

being assessed for impacts to human

health and environmental exposure.

The collaborative efforts of this team

have resulted in the efficient assessment

of the contamination occurring in

OUTSTANDING TEAM

OF THE YEAR AWARD

Corrective Action

Environmental

Indicator Evaluation

Team, Region 9

Katherine Baylor, Mary Blevins,

Jennifer Downey, Mitch Kaplan,

Thomas Kelly, Ronald Leach,

Carmen Santos, Ray Saracino, Carl

Warren, Patrick Wilson, Kevin

Wong, Jennifer Wu, and Larry

Bowerman

In February 1999,Tim Fields,the

OSWER Assistant Administrator,sent out

two memos to the regions.One requested

the improvement of the accuracy of

RCRA Corrective Action program data

and the second stated the importance of

meeting the GPRA EI goals.In response to

these memos,the Corrective Action

Environmental Indicator Evaluation Team

was formed.The Team planned,organized,and implemented a multi-faceted

effort to: 1) update corrective action information; 2) complete the remaining EI

evaluations; and 3) develop a strategy for

attaining the GPRA EI goals by 2005.

Working collaboratively with the states,

the Team conducted EI evaluations at 69

sites and updated their information in the

national RCRIS database.As a result,

Region 9 exceeded their annual EI goals

for FY99 and can better track its progress

in achieving EIs in the future to attain the

2005 goals.

To complete the EI evaluations and

update RCRIS in an efficient manner, the

Team developed a plan to effectively

leverage state and federal resources as

well as a comprehensive three-hour training curriculum for state and EPA officials.The training course ser

enhance stakeholder involve

providing an opportunity for 

and federal project manager

challenges and complex site 

tion issues. In addition, the tr

lighted the importance of re

facility managers collaborati

achieve positive environmen

Well-received by all parties, t

reduced the time typically re

document environmental res

determine EI status.

Recognizing that state inv

crucial to progress, team me

worked closely with their co

keep states informed about E

RCRA Cleanup Reform deve

through meetings, conferenc

ters, guidance documents, an

papers. In addition, the Team 

an innovative approach to co

forms in cooperation with st

Through its collaborative 

Team not only finalized 69 E

and updated RCRIS, but also 

a strategy that increases asse

ciency and facilitated states’ 

and commitment to help EPA 

RCRA cleanup goals.

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Award winner Gary Miller from R

Clifford (Deputy RA, Region 6), S
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL

INDICATOR AWARD

Ray Cody, Region 1

This year,the

Outstanding

Environmental Indicator

Award is being given to

Ray Cody for his work in

the RCRA Corrective

Action Section of EPA Region 1.Ray is a

RCRA Facility Manager who is currently

responsible for 17 sites on the RCRA

Cleanup Baseline.Ray has been very successful in achieving the EI goals at these

facilities,while also establishing positive

working relationships with the owners

and operators of his assigned sites.Almost

half of Ray’s assigned facilities have met

both of their EIs,and 18 percent achieved

both during FY99.Those that have not

met both EIs yet are on a clear track to do

so in the near future.His success is attributable to his ability to set clear and

achievable goals,communicate specific

technical requirements,and serve as a

credible representative of EPA.

Ray is one of the best advocates in

his section for promoting the use of environmental indicators. In his interactions

with stakeholders such as facility owners

and operators, consultants, his state

counterparts and peers, he sells the EIs

articulating why certain data is needed.

An expert in his section, Ray is generally known as the one to go to for information and help. He is experienced and

knowledgeable on such topics as vacuum extraction technology, chemistry, natural attenuation of contaminants in

groundwater and subsurface soils, and

policy.Additionally, he consistently shows

genuine concern and interest for those

he works with, which is reflected in the

work he produces.

OUTSTANDING TEAM OF THE

YEAR AWARD

Streamlining Team for

RCRA Corrective

Action Enforcement,

Region 6

Sue Westbrook,

Robert Wilkinson,

Michael Hebert, Maria Martinez,

Terry Sykes, and Cathy Gilmore

The Streamlining Team for RCRA

Corrective Action Enforcement was

awarded the RCRA Outstanding Team of

the Year Award for its achievements in

developing several very effective tools

for expediting corrective action in the

Region 6 enforcement program.The

process for this accomplishment

involved several parts, including the

development of tools to shorten the

negotiation process on what needs to be

cleaned up, approaches for reduced

oversight, and an enforcement tool that

expedites the legal negotiation process

while not compromising the corrective

action program’s goals.The Team was

instrumental in developing a

Streamlined Risk Evaluation (SLRE)

process, a Letter Agreement for cooperative parties; and an application of techniques to reduce oversight of facilities in

agreements with EPA for facility cleanup.

it takes to establish cases,the 

all known information about 

to develop a preliminary risk 

Once risk is established,the c

action team and state officia

who will lead the corrective 

ties,thereby reducing conflic

implementation time.By dev

implementing the SLRE proc

as the sampling plans,the Tea

to expedite corrective action 

which illustrates a result-orie

than a process-oriented focu

In addition, the Team dev

Letter Agreement process, wh

designed for proactive and c

facilities that want to expedi

action requirements. It is a p

letter outlining the scope of 

schedule, and a reservation o

issue an Order should the fa

perform work as agreed.The 

of rights contingency not on

the time required to comple

phase of the process, but dec

tional oversight requirement

This innovative approach ha

cessfully used on several occ

under RCRA Section 7003, Se

and Section 3008(h), which 

tive cleanup much sooner th

ditional methods.

OUTSTANDING STAKEH

INVOLVEMENT

M. Gary Miller, Region 6

M.Gary Miller is being

awarded the Outstanding

Stakeholder Involvement

Award for his work as the cor

rective action enforcement pr

er at a facility with substantia

tion partially destroyed by an 

and fire.Gary worked effective

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Continued 

lated by (from left) Elizabeth Cotsworth (OD, OSW), Jerry

, OECA), and Tim Fields (AA, OSWER).
1997, the Region 6 enforcement corrective action group issued two Unilateral

Administrative Orders under Section

7003 - one to stop the fuel blending operations at the facility and the other to

clean up the hazardous waste contamination and ensure proper storage of the

wastes still being stored at the facility.

Subsequent to receiving the orders, the

facility was purchased by Greenway

Environmental which took over the operations at the site.

As the corrective action enforcement

project manager, Gary effectively assembled and worked with diverse stakeholder groups, including the community, the

state, EPA Headquarters, and the facility

owners. Immediately after the explosion

and fire at the facility, Gary inspected the

facility and met with local citizens to

explain the situation and how and what

the EPA RCRA enforcement program

could do to rectify the problems. He also

coordinated efforts with the state, which

was pursuing the facility in state court

regarding numerous environmental violations. Gary assembled the community,

the state, and EPA Headquarters for

numerous discussions regarding the best

way to approach the facility and the necessary course of action.

Although the surrounding community had been concerned about facility

operations prior to the fire, they became

increasingly worried after the fire and

subsequent issuance of the RCRA

Section 7003 Imminent and Substantial

Endangerment orders. Gary conducted

several community meetings as a forum

to gather information on community

concerns and to explain EPA’s actions

and intentions, as well as the safety of

the facility’s operations. In addition, he

opened an ongoing dialogue with the

community via e-mail.

Gary continues to work with the state

hope that the reckless disregard in which

this facility has operated will not be

allowed to continue in the future.”

FASTER, FOCUSED,

MORE FLEXIBLE

CLEANUP AWARD

Matt Hoagland,

Region 1

Matt Hoagland, the

EPA-New England RCRA Corrective

Action Section first line supervisor, is this

year’s recipient of the Faster, Focused,

More Flexible Cleanup Award.At the

beginning of the decade, the New

England program was reputed internally

for managing unwieldy, risk-averse

processes, and externally for its weak

command and control process. However,

as the decade came to a close, the New

England program has become known for

its innovations that have led to more efficient and effective site cleanups.

Because of Matt’s management and leadership, Region 1 is known as a success in

the RCRA Corrective Action Program.

This success is the result of the implementation of many changes, both small

and large.Although much of the work

was actually accomplished by the staff of

the section, it was Matt who provided the

atmosphere for change and the leadership for innovation. He encouraged creative thinking, questioned whether to

continue past practices, set new goals for

the regional program, and demanded

more from the staff to achieve these

goals. Change involves risk, and Matt

took the necessary risks for his ideas and

goals to become reality.

Matt is known nationally for the outstanding technical and policy support

that he provides. Much of the work that

he and his team does meets or exceeds

atively use appropriate Feder

authorities and resources to 

the Corrective Action Program

his staff utilize the state Perfo

Partnership Agreements and 

Partnership Grants.Goals are 

the fiscal year begins and the 

tracked throughout the year.V

New Hampshire,two of the th

New England who have attai

Corrective Action authorizati

already achieved the 2005 GP

a result of the PPA/PPG proc

These are but a few exam

dramatic changes he has ma

board,and how Matt has mad

ence in the management of h

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EPA Regional Ne

The new and improve

5 Corrective Action Home 

completed and on the In

This new Web page, creat

Kristen Tyrpin, OPA, is eas

navigate and use and can 

found at <www.epa.gov/r

rcraca>.The Web page ha

most recent Regional gui

documents relating to co

action; links to the OSW W

page; and Hotline RCRA t

modules. Examples of ava

documents include:“Regi

QAPP,”“Volatiles in Soils,”“

mental Indicators,”and “R

EDQLS.”The web page wi

ually be updated as new 

ments become available.
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goals.This list includes approaches such

as tailored oversight, presumptive remedies, performance standards, innovative

technologies, targeted data collection,

and facility-lead corrective action.

Program implementors are encouraged

to take advantage of these approaches at

all facilities but particularly at those sites

on the Government Performance and

Results Act (GPRA) cleanup baseline.

The Results-Based Approaches to

Corrective Action Overview broadly

defines results-based approaches and

serves as an umbrella document for specific guidances that will deal with implementation of some of the approaches

mentioned above.

The “Results-Based Approaches to

Corrective Action:Tailored Oversight”

p; 

whether corrective action is complete at

part of a facility; and the importance of

public involvement in corrective action.

Once finalized, this guidance will allow

for a more predictable completion

process and provide facility owner/operators with reasonable assurance that regulatory activities can be completed at

their facility.

Handbook of Groundwater

Policies for RCRA Corrective

Action 

EPA has compiled in a single handbook all important policies concerning

groundwater at facilities subject to corrective action under RCRA.This handbook

will help reduce time-consuming uncertainties and confusion about EPA’s expectations for groundwater protection and

EPA continues to seek fee

all stakeholders on the need 

al reforms to the RCRA Corre

Program.Based on stakehold

our ongoing assessment of th

we will continue to refine the 

Cleanup Reforms,add reform

and communicate program c

including those resulting from 

er input.

For more detailed informa

cific aspects of the RCRA Cle

Reforms,contact Kevin Dono

of Solid Waste,5303W,U.S.Env

Protection Agency,1200 Penn

Ave.,NW,Washington,D.C.204

8761),(donovan.kevin-e@epa

RCRACorrective Action Workshop is a Huge Successus workshts

The RCRA Corrective Action Workshop

for Results-Based Management has travelled to eight regions in the past year and

is being heralded as a huge success by

those who attended.The workshop has

benefitted a wide variety of stakeholders

involved with RCRA Corrective Action

including management,project managers,

and individuals providing geo-technical,

engineering,risk and legal support.

Representatives from other cleanup programs (e.g.,Superfund) have also taken

advantage of this workshop because it

deals with many issues pertaining to investigation and remediation.

The workshop provides an interactive

environment where instructors and participants share tools/approaches focused on

efficiently achieving Environmental

Indicators and Final Remedies at facilities

subject to RCRA Corrective Action.The primary message conveyed throughout the

workshop is that facilities should focus on

desired results,not process,through effective communication,uncertainty

management,and administrative

flexibility.

If you haven’t had a chance

to catch the workshop yet,you

still have a few chances.It will

be in Kansas City,MO (Region 7)

June 12–16; Boston,MA (Region

1) July 11–14; and a workshop

will also be held by the State of

Florida in Orlando May 16–18.To

get more information,or to register,visit www.correctiveactionwksp.org.

Interactive workshop modules are also being introduced

on the Internet.Check the wo

site to obtain more informatio

availability of these modules.

“...excellent, high-energy delivery; it is the best training in my 10 years at EPA; the workshop was a highly organized

learning experience; good speaker, good audience interaction, good ideas on getting people to 

—Previous Workshop P

On-Line Assistance for

Managing Remediation 

Coming in August, an on-line sys

be available that you can use to org

specific information on remediation 

and get direct access to existing EPA 

ation waste rules, policies, and guida

might apply to your site.According t

feedback, the on-line computer prog

an “excellent idea to help people be

age these wastes.”
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United States 

Environmental Protection Agency

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Washington, DC 20460

Official Business

Penalty for Private Use $300

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and Tribes, are encouraged to attend the

meeting. Similar to last year’s meeting, the

public will be invited to attend the plenary sessions held on the mornings of

August 15th and 17th.

Plenary sessions, smaller breakout sessions, and poster sessions will be conducted during the four days.As with last

year’s meeting, we will have presenters

from Headquarters, Regions, States and

Forum will be open to regulators, facility owner/operators, and other int

stakeholders and will be focused on “Getting to Yes”for both the Human

Exposures and Groundwater EIs.The forum will consist of a Monday mo

review of the EI portions of the RCRA Corrective Action Workshop and 

afternoon sessions will consist of presentation and discussion of examp

ways that either have been used, or could be used, to demonstrate that 

tions are “Under Control.”Instructors/panels will include State, Regional 

personnel. For more information or to register on-line visit <www.RCRAn

meeting.org>.This Web site will be available at the end of May.