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Contents
Technical Support Sources and Brokers 1
Technical Support Project (TSP) 1
Monitoring and Site Characterization Technical Support Center 1
Ground-Water Fate and Transport Technical Support Center 1
Exposure and Ecorisk Assessment Technical Support Center 2
Environmental Response Team Technical Support Center 3
Health and Risk Assessment Technical Support Center 3
Ground-Water and Engineering Technical Support Forums 4
Engineering Programs and Treatability Studies 5
Engineering and Treatment Technical Support Center 5
Treatability Assistance Program 5
Superfund Technology Assistance Response Team (START) 6
Toxics Integration Branch 7
Superfund Technical Liaison Program (STLP) 8
Air/Superfund Coordination Program 9
Chemical Assessment Desk (CAD) 10
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program 11
Bioremediation Field Initiative 12
Automated Information Systems 13
OSWER Electronic Bulletin Board (OSWER BBS) 13
RODS Database 13
Alternative Treatment Technology Information Center (ATTIC) 13
Expert Resources Inventory System (ERIS) 14
Hazardous Waste Collection Database (HWCD) 14
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) 14
Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 15
Subsurface Remediation Information Clearinghouse 15
International Ground-Water Modeling Center (IGWMC) 15
Commercial Databases 15
Publications 16
Catalog of Superfund Directives „ 16
OSWER Directives - System Catalog 16
Superfund Risk Assessment Information Directory 16
Annotated Technical Reference for Hazardous Waste Sites 16
Compendium of Frequently Used Guidance Documents in Selecting Response Actions 16
Selected Alternative and Innovative Treatment Technologies 17
SITE Program Fact Sheet 17
Other Sources of Information 19
National Association of RPMs 19
National OSC Association 19
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Regional Response and Removal Coordinators 19
Regional ARARs Coordinators 19
Federal Facilities Coordinators 20
Center for Environmental Research Information (CERI) 20
Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRC) . , 20
Specialty Area Contacts 21
APPENDIX A: Regional Contacts : 23
APPENDIX B: Headquarters Contacts 33
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Technical Support Sources and Brokers
Technical Support Project (TSP)*
Monitoring and Site Characterization Technical Support Center
Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Las Vegas (EMSL-LV)
Contact: Ken Brown
FTS 545-2270 or (702) 798-2270
EMSL, Las Vegas, Nevada, provides scientific and technical assistance in contaminant detection,
hydrologic monitoring, site characterization, sample analysis, data interpretation, and geophysics.
Services include:
• Saturated and unsaturated zone monitoring
• Remote sensing, mapping, and geostatistics
• Analytical methods and quality assurance
• Bore-hole and surface geophysics
• X-ray fluorescence field survey methods
• Mixed waste and radiological analysis
Ground-Water Fate and Transport Technical Support Center
Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory (RSKERL)
Contact: Dick Scalf
FTS 743-2308 or (405) 332-8800
RSKERL, in Ada, Oklahoma, is EPA's center for fate and transport research, focusing its efforts
on transport and fate of contaminants in the vadose and saturated zones of the subsurface,
* The TSP is made up of six Technical Support Centers and two Technical Support
Forums. It is a joint service of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, the
Office Research and Development, and the Regions. The TSP offers direct site-specific
technical assistance to OSCs and RPMs and develops technology workshops, issue papers,
and other information for Regional staff. The TSP:
• Reviews contractor work plans, evaluates remedial alternatives, reviews RIIFS, assists
in selection and design of final remedy
• Offers modeling assistance and data analysis and interpretation
• Assists in developing and evaluating sampling plans
• Conducts field studies (soil gas, hydrogeology, site characterization)
• Develops technical workshops and training, issue papers on ground-water and
engineering topics, generic protocols
• Assists in performance of treatabilily studies
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methodologies relevant to protection and restoration of ground-water quality, and evaluation of
subsurface processes for the treatment of hazardous waste. The Center provides technical
assistance such as evaluating remedial alternatives; reviewing RI/FS and RD/RA workplans; and
providing technical information and advice in:
• Pump and treat technology for aquifer remediation
• In situ biorestoration of soils and ground water
• Subsurface geochemistry
• Contaminant transport modeling
• Subsurface contaminant transformation
Subsurface Remediation Information Clearinghouse.
Contact John Matthews at RSKERL at FTS 743-2233 or (405) 332-8800.
The Subsurface Remediation Information Clearinghouse was established at RSKERL to
provide for transfer of up-to-date subsurface fate, transport, and remediation research and
demonstration information. The Clearinghouse's technical information specialists locate,
assess, and document pertinent information sources, including planned, active, or
completed subsurface remediations. This information is used in the development and
maintenance of four specific databases:
• Soil transport and fate database
• Subsurface remediation literature database
• Biotechnology/bioremediation practitioners database
• Subsurface remediation database
International Ground-Water Modeling Center (IGWMC)
Contact Cathy Mulberry at (317) 283-9458
RSKERL also supports the operation of the International Ground-Water Modeling Center
(IGWMC) at the Holcomb Research Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana. IGWMC collects
and disseminates information about ground-water modeling software. The Center
compiles databases of descriptions of ground-water models and offers courses and
seminars on the theory and application of ground-water models.
Exposure and Ecorisk Assessment Technical Support Center
Environmental Research Laboratory, Athens (ERL-Athens)
Contact: Bob Ambrose
FTS 250-3130 or (404) 546-3130
ERL, Athens, Georgia, emphasizes multimedia exposure and risk assessment modeling of
remedial action alternatives. An electronic bulletin board has been established to disseminate
models and databases and to exchange modeling information. The technical support services
include:
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• Models, databases, and analytical techniques
• Multimedia modeling of organic chemical and heavy metal pollutant fate
• Soil/water and surface water/sediment systems
• Ecological impact and ecorisk assessments
Environmental Response Team Technical Support Center
Environmental Response Team (ERT)
Contact: Joseph Lafornara
FTS 340-6740 or (201) 321-6740
ERT, in Edison, New Jersey, provides support in responding to releases of hazardous waste,
chemicals, and oil. ERT also provides support in risk assessment, multi-media sampling and
analysis, health and safety, cleanup techniques, and training for response personnel. Services
include:
• Response techniques for emergency hazardous chemical releases
• Treatment technologies, sampling plans, and contaminant assessment
• Technical review for remedial and removal technology, safety, and preparedness
• Hazardous Materials Incident Response Training Program
• Site-safety plans, personnel protection, and safety
Health and Risk Assessment Technical Support Center
Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office-Cincinnati (ECAO-Cin)
Contact: Pei Fung-Hurst
FTS 684-7534 or (513) 569-7534
ECAO, in Cincinnati, Ohio, provides rapid turnaround support in the assessment of Superfund
health and risk issues. The Center at ECAO-Cin:
• Provides chemical-specific health information
• Answers questions on the Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS) Human Health
Evaluation Manual
• Develops interim and default approaches for issues related to risk assessment for Superfund
sites
• Reviews site-specific Superfund risk assessments
• Develops, in cooperation with Superfund staff, site-specific and health-based trigger or
cleanup levels for a contaminant
• Assists Regions in the identification of surrogate cleanup levels based on risk to human health
Engineering and Treatment Technical Support Center
Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Cincinnati (RREL)
(see description on page 5)
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Ground-Water and Engineering Technical Support Forums
Technical Support Forums are comprised of one or more technical specialists, RPMs, or OSCs
from each of EPA's ten Regions. Two Forums have been established to date: Ground-Water
Fate and Transport, and Engineering. Forum members provide information to OSCs and RPMs
in their Regions regarding TSP efforts, research undertaken by the Centers, and problems and
successes experienced by other Regions, including the application of remedial technologies at
Superfund sites. Forum members convene by telephone monthly and meet twice each year.
Forum members:
• Channel communications among the Regions, TSCs, headquarters personnel, and existing
EPA technical programs
• Increase the transfer of information among the Centers and the Regions
• Act as a technical resource to the Regions and the Centers
• Route technical assistance information to Regional colleagues
Consult Appendix A, Regional Contacts, for the names and numbers of the Forum Members in
your Region.
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Engineering Programs and Treatability Studies
Ben Blaney: FTS 648-7406 or (513) 569-7406
EPA's Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory offers the Regions three engineering technical
assistance programs:
• Engineering and Treatment Technical Support Center
• Treatability Assistance Program (TAP)
• Superfund Technology Assistance Response Team (START)
The Engineering and Treatment Technical Support Center and the Superfund Technology
Assistance Response Team (START) both handle site-specific remediation engineering problems
for RPMs. The Treatability Assistance Program is intended to enhance RPMs' knowledge of
treatment technologies and the conduct of treatability studies through technology transfer
activities and the augmentation of EPA's in-house treatability study capabilities.
RREL offers expertise in contaminant source control structures; materials handling and
decontamination; treatment of soils, sludges, and sediments; and treatment of aqueous and organic
liquids. The following are examples of the technical assistance that can be obtained through
RREL:
• Review of treatability aspects of RI/FS
• Review of Rl/FS treatability study workplans and final reports
• Oversight of RI/FS treatability studies
• Review of treatability RFPs
• Definition of alternative remedies
• Assistance with studies of innovative technologies
• Assistance in full-scale design and start-up
Engineering and Treatment Technical Support Center
The Engineering and Treatment Technical Support Center plans and conducts engineering
research and development related to treatment of solid and hazardous wastes. The Center is
intended to supply quick-response technical assistance on focused, site-specific problems.
Treatability Assistance Program
Laboratory in-house treatability study capabilities cover soils and liquid streams. There are
facilities for solidification, incineration, and chemical treatment studies of soils and incineration
and chemical/physical/biological treatment of liquids. Facilities for conducting studies of
extraction and biological treatment of soils are being developed.
The Treatability Assistance Program offers the following types of technology transfer support:
• List of available contractors to perform treatability studies
« Generic and technology-specific treatability study protocols (in preparation)
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Comprehensive database of all aqueous treatability studies
Brief Treatment Technology Bulletins describing the applicability of various technologies
To obtain any of these lists or documents, contact Joan Colson (FTS 684-7501 or (513) 569-
7501).
Superfund Technology Assistance Response Team (START)
The Superfund Technology Assistance Response Team (START) team provides technical support
on Superfund site remediation from initial site evaluation through post-ROD design phases of
remedial actions. START provides a long-term commitment of ORD engineering expertise (from
Rl/FS work plan development through 30% remedial design) as part of the technical assistance
team for remediation of a particular site. Sites to receive START assistance are identified by
Regional management
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Toxics Integration Branch
David Bennett: FTS 475-9486 or (202) 475-9486
The Toxics Integration Branch (TIB) of the Office of Emergency and Remedial Response's
Hazardous Site Evaluation Division coordinates development of Superfund guidance, databases,
technical assistance networks and program Directives relating to the (1) conduct of baseline
health and environmental risk assessment; (2) development of risk information for remedial
alternatives; and (3) use of risk information in establishing remediation goals during the remedy
selection process. In addition to providing guidance in the above areas, TIB can assist the
Regions in resolving conflicts with the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) and in developing risk-related training programs for Regional, state, or contractor staff.
TIB has established a network of Regional Toxics Integration Coordinators that can assist
program staff on related matters at the Regional level.
Consult Appendix A, Regional Contacts, for the Toxics Integration Coordinator in your Region.
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Superfund Technical Liaison Program (STLP)
David Klauder: FTS 382-7667 or (202) 382-7667
An ORD Technical Liaison will be placed in the Hazardous Waste Management Division of
interested Regions to serve as a source of ORD information and to offer suggestions as to which
laboratory can provide assistance to Regional emergency response, removal and remedial,
enforcement, and environmental services personnel. STLP representatives in the Regions serve
as brokers of technical support services to put requesters in touch with technical information
suppliers.
Consult Appendix A, Regional Contacts, for the Superfund Technical Liaison in your Region.
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Air/Superfund Coordination Program
Joseph Padgett: FTS 629-5589 or (919) 541-5589
Regional Air Offices review RODs for air impacts due to remediation. The Air/Superfund
Coordination program is designed to help RPMs design ways to mitigate air impacts at Superfund
sites, provide Air Office liaisons to Regional Superfund offices, and provide technical assistance
and recommendations.
The Air/Superfund Coordination Program offers:
• Direct support: site evaluation, remedy selection, modeling assistance, monitoring, air
pollution control devices
• Support services: interprogram coordination, training, resolving interprogram issues
• National Technical Guidance Studies (NTGS) to improve quality and consistency of
procedures and data collection. The four-volume set covers baseline air emissions, air
emissions from remediation, modeling and monitoring protocols, air pathway analysis
procedures, and remediation field support procedures.
Consult Appendix A, Regional Contacts, for the Air/Superfund Coordinator in your Region.
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Chemical Assessment Desk (CAD)
Elaine Suriano: FTS 382-3544 or (202) 382-3544
The Chemical Assessment Desk, operated by the Office of Toxic Substances, provides technical
consultation and information on chemical risk-related issues to EPA Program Offices, Regions,
and State and local agencies.
CAD offers a single contact point to:
• Consult on risk assessment and risk management activities for chemicals that have been
evaluated in the OTS Existing Chemical Program
• Obtain assistance in identifying risk assessment activities in other EPA offices and Federal
agencies
• Obtain estimates of toxicity and environmental fate based on structure-activity relationships
• Help identify unpublished information submitted to OTS
* Obtain comments on technical aspects of non-OTS evaluations and risk assessments
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Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program
John Martin: FTS 684-7758 or (513) 569-7758
The SITE Program supports development of technologies for assessing and treating waste from
Superfund sites. The program provides an opportunity for commercial technology developers to
demonstrate the capabilities of their technologies. EPA evaluates the technologies and provides
an assessment of their potential for future application.
The SITE Program is made up of four components: the Demonstration Program, the Emerging
Technologies Program, the Monitoring and Measurement Technologies Program, and Technology
Transfer activities.
Each Region has a contact person that provides information on the SITE Program. Consult
Appendix A, Regional Contacts, for the name and number of the contact in your Region. To
propose a candidate demonstration site, contact either your Regional Contact or John Martin at
the Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory at the number above.
Technical reports describing completed demonstrations and general information may be obtained
from the Center for Environmental Research (CERI) in Cincinnati, Ohio at FTS 684-7562 or
(513) 569-7562. As of September, 1990, forty-three technologies have been selected for
evaluation. Fourteen demonstrations have been completed, and eight final reports are available.
In addition, updates to demonstrations are posted on the OSWER Electronic Bulletin Board. (See
description on page 13.)
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Bioremediation Field Initiative
Fran Kremer FTS 684-7346 or (513) 569-7346
OSWER and ORD have jointly instituted a Bioremediation Field Initiative to provide assistance
to the Regions in conducting field tests and evaluations of bioremediation site cleanups in
Superfund, RCRA, UST, and state non-NPL programs planned or in progress as of June, 1990.
The initiative will be in effect for the next 18 to 24 months.
The initiative is designed to more fully document performance of full-scale field applications of
bioremediation, provide technical assistance for sites in a feasibility or design stage (to facilitate
treatability studies), and regularly provide the Regions with information on treatability studies,
design, and full-scale operations of bioremediation projects in the Regions.
To request assistance at a Superfund site or obtain more information about on-going
bioremediation projects in the field, contact Fran Kremer at the number above.
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Automated Information Systems
1. OSWER Electronic Bulletin Board (OSWER BBS)
Contact: Jim Cummings FTS 382-4686 or (202) 382-4686
The OSWER Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS) facilitates communication and the
dissemination of information among EPA staff in Regional offices, headquarters, and
research laboratories.
To use the OSWER BBS you need a personal computer or terminal, a modem, and a
communications program. To access the OSWER BBS, dial (301) 589-8366 after setting
your CrossTalk parameters to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. Choose your own
password, complete an on-line registration questionnaire and in 24 hours you'll be a
registered user with full access to all features of the system. The BBS is available to
EPA staff, current contractors, and State and Federal agency personnel.
Major features of the OSWER BBS include:
• Information Bulletins
• Message Exchange
• File Exchange
• Technical Publication Ordering
• On-line Databases and Directories
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2. RODS Database
Contact: RODS Information Hotline (202) 245-3770
RODS is an automated database containing Superfund Records of Decision (ROD), which
describe the planned course of action to clean up a site. The database, installed on a
mainframe at EPA's National Computer Center in Research Triangle Park, allows
searching for selected information from ROD documents or NTIS Abstracts. Access is
via modem from a PC.
3. Alternative Treatment Technology Information Center (ATTIC)
Contact: Myles Morse FTS 475-7161 or (202) 475-7161
The ATTIC system is designed to provide technical information on alternative methods
of hazardous waste treatment. ATTIC is available through any modem-equipped IBM
compatible PC using standard communications software. The on-line system allows the
experienced user to conduct searches and download technical information without going
through the ATTIC system operator. The ATTIC system operator is available to respond
to information requests from users that do not have communications capabilities or do not
wish to conduct their own searches.
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The core of the ATTIC system is the ATTIC Database, a user-searchable, keyword-driven
system that contains technical information in the form of abstracts or report summaries
from a variety of sources including the SITE Program, States, industry, NATO,
DOD/DOE, RODs, and Treatability Studies. The two other online user-searchable
databases in ATTIC are the RREL Water Treatability Database and Technical Assistance
Directory.
Other databases contained in the ATTIC system that can be searched by the System
Operator upon request include:
• RSKERL Soil Transport and Fate Database
• EPA Library Hazardous Waste Collection Database
• Cost of Remedial Action Model
• Geophysics Advisor Expert System
• RODS Database
Access to the on-line ATTIC system is controlled by a log-in ID and password available
from the ATTIC system operator. Technical information requests can also be made
directly to the system operator. The ATTIC system operator can be reached at (301) 816-
9153.
4. Expert Resources Inventory System (ERIS)
Contact: Kurt Lamber FTS 398-8624 or (703) 308-8624
The Expert Resource Inventory System, maintained by the Office of Waste Programs
Enforcement (OWPE), is a searchable database that contains resumes in summary form
and information on qualifications, area of expertise, and previous experience of specialists
available as expert witnesses or consultants to support hazardous waste enforcement
actions. The database may be accessed by EPA and Department of Justice staff upon
request. The database has been classified as "enforcement confidential" and is protected
under the Privacy Act of 1974. Hard copies of complete resumes and other supporting
documents are maintained in a parallel file in OWPE. Plans are underway to make ERIS
available to authorized users on the OSWER Electronic Bulletin Board.
5. Hazardous Waste Collection Database (HWCD)
Contact: Liliana Puzick FTS 382-2977 or (202) 382-2977
The HWCD is a bibliographic database containing abstracts of EPA and other government
agency reports, commercial books, policy and guidance directives, legislation, and
regulations concerning hazardous waste that is searchable by subject. A database
thesaurus is available to aid users in designing efficient searches.
6. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Contact: Linda Tuxen FTS 382-5949 or (202) 382-5949
IRIS contains health risk data, bibliographic and textual information on risk management,
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water quality criteria, and drinking water standards. It is available on-line through EPA's
electronic mail system (E-MAIL).
To.access IRIS through E-MAIL, after signing on, type "IRIS" at the ">" prompt.
7. Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM)
Contact: Bob Ambrose FTS 250-3130 or (404) 546-3130
CEAM BBS: FTS 250-3402 or (404) 546-3402
CEAM offers state-of-the-art exposure assessment technology and models for
environmental risk-based decisions. CEAM provides:
• Assistance in site-specific problem definition and predictive techniques for assessing
metals and chemical pathways
• Training and assistance to Regional Superfund staff in exposure and ecorisk
assessments
• Distribution of models and databases
• Expert witness testimony and exposure calculations and assessments for especially
difficult or unusual scenarios, peer review of exposure and ecorisk assessments
8. Subsurface Remediation Information Clearinghouse
Contact: John Matthews FTS 743-2233 or (405) 332-8800
See description on page 2.
9. International Ground-Water Modeling Center (IGWMC)
Contact: Cathy Mulberry at (317) 283-9458
See description on page 2.
10. Commercial Databases searchable free of charge by EPA HQ and Regional Librarians:
DIALOG, Chemical Information System, and BRS Search Services are examples of
commercial databases that abstract information relevant to EPA's hazardous and solid
waste programs. Other commercial databases, including legal systems, are also available.
For more information, contact your Regional librarian.
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Publications
Publications
Catalog of Superfund Directives OSWER Directive 9200.7-01 - July 1988 (61 pages)
The Catalog provides a reference to policy, procedural, and technical directives governing
the Superfund program. Regular supplements are planned. Publications abstracted must
be obtained from the issuing office. Regional and HQ libraries also have copies. Copies
of the Catalog may be obtained from the Superfund Docket at (202) 382-6940 or FTS
382-6940.
OSWER Directives - System Catalog OSWER Directive 9013.15-3D (30 pages)
Provides a list of OSWER Directives published through June 1988.
Each Region also has an OSWER Directive Coordinator. Consult Appendix A, Regional
Contacts, for the name and number of the Directives Coordinator in your Region.
Superfund Risk Assessment Information Directory OSWER Directive 9285.6-1 (202
pages). Publication number EPA/540/1-86/061
The directory identifies and describes sources of information useful in conducting risk
assessments. The directory covers sources of information to aid in hazard identification,
dose-response assessments, exposure assessments, and risk characterization. Available
from CERI (513) 569-7562 or FTS 684-7562.
Annotated Technical Reference for Hazardous Waste Sites
Contact: Office of Waste Programs Enforcement (OWPE)
FTS 398-8622 or (703) 308-8622
This reference provides information on 14 common site types: asbestos, battery
recycling/lead, dioxins, landfills, metals, mining wastes, mixed waste, multi-source ground
water, munitions, PCBs, pesticides, plating, solvents, and wood preserving. Information
includes ARARs, risk assessments, and summaries of typical site characteristics. The
reference provides access to technical expertise through lists of Regional technical experts
and technical references. The current version is considered a draft and is being updated.
CERCLA Administrative Records: Compendium of Frequently Used Guidance
Documents in Selecting Response Actions
Contact: Office of Waste Programs Enforcement (OWPE)
CERCLA Guidance and Oversight Branch FTS 475-6770 or (202) 475-6770
or Regional Administrative Records Coordinator
This reference (sent to Regions May 22, 1989) serves as a central library of guidance
documents in each Region. This also saves resources by avoiding the need to copy such
documents for each administrative record.
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Selected Alternative and Innovative Treatment Technologies for Corrective Action and
Site Remediation Publication Number EPA/540/8-90/003
A bibliography of international surveys, technology survey reports, treatability studies,
guidance documents, technical support documents, reports on ground water, incineration,
solidification, biological treatment, physical/chemical treatment, and databases. Available
from CERI at FTS 684-7562 or (513) 569-7562.
SITE Program Fact Sheet OSWER Directive 9380.1-03FS July 1990 (4 pages)
A concise description of the Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program
including a program overview, highlights and progress, technology transfer activities and
publications, and Regional contacts. Available from CERI at FTS 684-7562 or (513) 569-
7562.
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Other Sources of Information
4.
National Association of RPMs
Contact: Steve Veale, EPA Region VI, FTS 255-6715 or (214) 655-6715
NARPM is a professional association representing approximately 400 EPA RPMs. An
RPM Directory listing RPM name, phone, and professional information has been
published to facilitate technical exchange among Regional staff. The NARPM Executive
Council has representatives in each Region.
Consult Appendix A, Regional Contacts, for the name and number of the NARPM
Representative in your Region.
National OSC Association
Contact: BUI Simes, EPA Region V, FTS 886-6236 or (312) 886-6236
This is a professional association for the approximately 130 EPA On-Scene Coordinators.
A directory listing OSCs by Region and by technical specialty is available by calling Bill
Simes at the above number. Consult Appendix A, Regional Contacts, for the name and
number of the NOSCA Representative in your Region.
Regional Response and Removal Coordinators
Regional Coordinators for response and removal, located at Headquarters, provide the
Regions with on-going support from early response and RI/FS scoping through post-ROD
activities, and provide a national quality assurance program.
Consult Appendix B, Headquarters Contacts, for the name and number of the Coordinator
for your Region.
Regional ARARs Coordinators
Regional ARARs Coordinators communicate Regional questions on ARARs issues to
Headquarters, attend a monthly teleconference with Headquarters staff, and keep the
Regions informed on latest national policies.
Consult Appendix A, Regional Office Contacts, for the Coordinator in your Region.
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5. Federal Facilities Coordinators
Federal Facility Coordinators provide policy information and guidance documents to
Regional Staff concerned with hazardous waste sites at DOD, DOE, and other Federal
facilities.
Consult Appendix A, Regional Contacts, for the Federal Facility Coordinator in your
Region.
6. Center for Environmental Research Information (CERI)
Contact: Clarence Clemmons FTS 684-7358 or (513) 569-7358
Electronic Bulletin Board: FTS 684-7610 or (513) 569-7610
CERI develops publications, expert systems, and computer-assisted training and conducts
training seminars in support of EPA programs including Superfund. CERI operates an
electronic bulletin board with a database of over 15,000 searchable abstracts of all ORD
publications.
7. Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRC)
Contact: Karen Morehouse FTS 382-5750 or (202) 382-5750
Five university-based centers, each serving a pair of Regions, focus on problems of their
geographic regions with emphasis in a specific area of research. The Centers perform
long-term and short-term research on all aspects of hazardous substance generation,
management, use, transportation, and disposal. The Centers are committed to technology
transfer, and are overseen by the Training and Technology Transfer Advisory Committee
(TTAC).
Regional Contacts and areas of expertise:
• Region Pair 1 & 2.
Contact: Patricia Meany FTS 835-3355 or (617) 565-3355
Emphasis: ground-water remediation, pretreatment of industrial wastes, incineration
Universities: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Princeton University, Rutgers University, Stevens Institute of
Technology, Tufts University, and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey
• Region Pair 3 & 5.
Contact: Harry Harbold FTS 597-9492 or (215) 597-9492
Emphasis: biological degradation processes for organic substances
Universities: University of Michigan, Howard University, and Michigan State
University
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• Region Pair 4 & 6.
Contact: Norman Dyer FTS 255-2252 or (214) 655-2252
Emphasis: waste minimization and waste management
Universities: North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill, and Texas A&M University
• Region Pair 7 & 8.
Contact: Jerry Anderson FTS 276-7372 or (913) 551-7372
Emphasis: metal recovery and recovery of organic wastes
Universities: Kansas State University, Montana State University, University of Iowa,
University of Missouri, University of Montana, University of Nebraska, and
University of Utah
• Region Pair 9 & 10.
Contact: Don White FTS 484-1918 or (415) 744-1918
Emphasis: physical, chemical, and biological treatment of surface and subsurface
contaminants
Universities: Stanford University and Oregon State University
8. Specialty Area Contacts
Certain technical and programmatic topic areas are of continuing interest to Regional
staff. While the Regional Coordinators in Appendix B provide a principal point of
contact, OERR has developed a list of Specialty Area Contacts who have more detailed
knowledge of specific subjects that arise during site cleanup activities.
Consult Appendix B, Headquarters Contacts, for the name and number of the contact for
your area of interest.
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APPENDIX A: Regional Contacts
Region I
For commercial numbers: FTS 835 = (617) 565 and FTS 833 = (617) 573
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Members (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinator (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
Steve Mangion
Dick Willey
Yoon-Jean Choi
Michael Jasinski
Lynne Fratus
Sarah Levinson
Rose Toscano
Diana King
Francine Picardo
Lynne Fratus
Paul Groulx
Dennis Huebner
Dick Boynton
Bill Walsh-Roglaski
Clara Chow
Patricia Meany
FTS 833-1718
FTS 833-1639
FTS 833-9633
FTS 833-5786
FTS 833-9634
FTS 833-1504
FTS 835-3280
FTS 833-1676
FTS 833-1700
FTS 833-9634
(617) 860-4300
(617) 573-9610
FTS 833-9631
FTS 833-1334
FTS 835-3287
FTS 835-3355
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Regional Office Contacts
Region II
For commercial numbers: FTS 264 = (212) 264, FTS 835 = (617) 565,
and FTS 340 = (201) 321
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Members (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinator (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
Kevin Willis
Frederick Luckey
Alison Hess
Richard Kaplan
Agram Fayon
Peter Grevatt
Grace Musumeci
Peter D. Moss
Leslie Peterson
Damian Duda
Douglas Kodama
Vince Pitruzzello
Robert Hargrove
Patricia Meany
FTS 264-1784
FTS 264-6786
FTS 264-6040
FTS 264-3819
FTS 264-4706
FTS 264-8775
FTS 264-2517
FTS 264-4703
FTS 264-9251
FTS 264-9589
FTS 340-6905
FTS 264-3984
FTS 264-1892
FTS 835-3355
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Region III
For commercial numbers: FTS 597 = (215) 597
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Members (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinator (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
Kathy Davies
Phil Rotstein
Paul Leonard
Richard Brunker
Donna Abrams
Paul Leonard
Donna Sutsko
Terry Stilman
David Wright
Bonita Guy Gross
Marty Powell
Lorraine Urbiet
Harry Harbold
FTS 597-6488
FTS 597-8185
FTS 597-1286
FTS 597-0804
FTS 597-9134
FTS 597-1286
FTS 597-6182
FTS 597-0984
FTS 597-7915
FTS 597-9023
FTS 597-8170
FTS 597-9302
FTS 597-9492
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Regional Office Contacts
Region IV
For commercial numbers: FTS 257 = (404) 347 and FTS 255 = (214) 655
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Members (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Superfund Technical Liaison (p. 8)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinator (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
(vacant)
Jim Orban
Jon Bornholm
Elmer Akin
John Risher
Stuart Perry
Elmer Akin
Rose Gray
David Abbott
Arthur Smith-
Jim Orban
Art Linton
Norman Dyer
FTS 257-2643
FTS 257-7791
FTS 257-1586
FTS 257-1586
FTS 257-2864
FTS 257-1586
FTS 257-3454
FTS 257-2643
FTS 257-3931
FTS 257-2643
FTS 257-3776
FTS 255-2252
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Regional Office Contacts
Region V
For commercial numbers: FTS 886 = (312) 886, FTS 353 = (312) 353,
and FTS 597 = (215) 597
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Members (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinator (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
Doug Yeskis
Luanne Vanderpool
Anthony Holoska
Kaushal Khanna
Steve Ostrodka
Xuan-Mai Trang
Steve Ostrodka
Denise Reape
Ken Tindall
Leonard Zintak
Jon Dikinis
Judy Kleiman
Jim Mayka
Elmer Shannon
Harry Harbold
FTS 886-0408
FTS 353-9296
FTS 886-7503
FTS 886-3011
FTS 886-3011
FTS 886-6043
FTS 886-3011
FTS 353-8987
FTS 886-9895
FTS 886-1961
FTS 886-7572
FTS 886-1482
FTS 353-9229
FTS 886-7342
FTS 597-9492
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Regional Office Contacts
Region VI
For commercial numbers: FTS 255 = (214) 655
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Member (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinator (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
Ruth Izraeli
Deborah Griswold
Sherry Fuerst
Jon Rauscher
Mark Hansen
Sherry Fuerst
Helen Newman
Steve Veale
Craig Carlton
Sherry Fuerst
Jim Highland
Norman Dyer
FTS 255-6735
FTS 255-6715
FTS 255-2198
FTS 255-2198
FTS 255-7223
FTS 255-2197
FTS 255-6720
FTS 255-6715
FTS 255-2270
FTS 255-2197
FTS 225-2260
FTS 255-2252
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Regional Office ^Contacts
Region VII
For commercial numbers: FTS 757 = (913) 236 and FTS 276 = (913) 551
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Members (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives'Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinator (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
Steve Kinser
Steve Kovac
Dave Crawford
Wayne Kaiser
Dana Trugley
Barry Thierer
Steve Kovac
George Hess
Bob Feild
Craig Burnstein
Jerry Anderson
FTS 276-7728
FTS 276-7698
FTS 276-7702
FTS 276-7603
FTS 276-7705
FTS 276-7515
FTS 276-7698
FTS 757-3888
FTS 276-7697
FTS 276-7688
FTS 276-7372
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Regional Office Contacts
Region VIII
For commercial numbers: FTS 330 = (303) 294, FTS 564 = (303) 293,
and FTS 276 = (913) 551
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Members (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Superfund Technical Liaison (p. 8)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinator (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
Paul Osborne
Darcy Campbell
Henry Schroeder
Gerry Snyder
Chris Weis
Bob Stone
Norm Huey
Gerry Snyder
Carol Macy
Tim Rehder
Pete Stevenson
Jonah Staller
Elmer Chenault
Jerry Anderson
FTS 330-1418
FTS 330-7596
FTS 330-7074
FTS 564-7504
FTS 330-7655
FTS 330-7597
FTS 330-1760
FTS 564-7504
FTS 330-7038
FTS 330-1529
FTS 330-7064
FTS 330-7548
FTS 330-1644
FTS 276-7372
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Regional Office Contacts
Region IX
For commercial numbers: FTS 556 = (415) 556 and FTS 484 = (415) 744
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Members (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinator (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
Herb Levine
Richard Frietas
Ken Erickson
Gerald Hiatt
Mike Stenberg
John Blevins
Deborra Samuels
Alisa Greene
Mike Montgomery
Brad Shipley
Jean Rice
Rachel Dagovitz
Don White
FTS 484-191.4
FTS 484-1914
FTS 484-1067
FTS 484-1730
FTS 556-5271
FTS 484-9103
FTS 556-6596
FTS 484-1890
FTS 484-1996
FTS 484-1026
FTS 556-5895
FTS 556-5102
FTS 484-1918
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Regional Office Contacts
Region X
For commercial numbers: FTS 399 = (206) 442 and FTS 484 = (415) 744
Ground Water Forum Members (p. 4)
Engineering Forum Members (p. 4)
Toxics Integration Coordinator (p. 7)
Air/SF Coordinator (p. 9)
SITE Program Contact (p. 11)
OSWER Directives Coordinator (p. 16)
NARPM Representative (p. 19)
NOSCA Representative (p. 19)
ARARs Coordinator (p. 19)
Federal Facility Coordinators (p. 20)
Hazardous Substance Research Center
Contact (p. 20)
Rene Fuentes
Bernard Zavala
John Barich
Bob Stamnes
Patricia Cirone
Elizabeth Waddell
John Barich
Jayne Carlin
Kathy Davidson
John Sainsbury
Kathy Davidson
Clark Smith
Don White
FTS 399-1599
FTS 399-1562
FTS 399-8562
FTS 399-8562
FTS 399-1597
FTS 399-8578
FTS 399-8562
FTS 399-2852
FTS 399-1088
FTS 399-1263
FTS 399-1088
FTS 399-1327
FTS 484-1918
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APPENDIX B: Headquarters Contacts
For commercial numbers, FTS 382 = (202) 382, FTS 475 = (202) 475,
and FTS 398 = (703) 308
Fund Lead: RI/FS and ROD
Region
Name
FTS No.
I
n
in
IV
v
VI
vn
vm
IX
x
Jennifer Haley
Alison Barry
Sharon Frey
Tish Zimmerman
Andrea McLaughlin
Sandra Panetta
Robin Anderson
Tish Zimmerman
Steve Golian
David Cooper
Steve Golian
398-8363
398-8366
398-8367
398-8370
398-8365
398-8364
398-8371
398-8370
398-8360
398-8361
398-8360
Fund Lead: Removal and Expedited Response Action
Region Name FTS No.
I
n
in
IV
V
VI
VII
vm
IV
X
Terry Eby
Mark Mjoness
Gregory Weigel
Gregory Weigel
Terri Johnson
Jennifer Maloney
Terri Johnson
Jennifer Maloney
Terri Johnson
Terry Eby
382-7734
382-2206
382-2196
382-2196
382-2205
382-2184
382-2205
382-2184
382-2205
382-7734
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Enforcement Lead:
Removal, RI/FS, ROD, RD/RA, Negotiations, Litigation
Region
I
E
m
IV
V
VI
vn
vm
DC
x
Name
Tai Ming Chang
Bruce Kulpan
Lance Elson
Deborah Pernice
Kathryn Boyle
Neilima Senjalia
Darlene Boerlage
Kurt Lamber
Ernie WatMns
Trish Gowland
Filomena Chau
Debby Swichkow
Jack Schad
Joe Tieger
Lori Boughton
Ross Natoli
Rick Popino
Joe Tieger
FTS No.
475-8259
475-7283
382-5617
382-2016
475-9317
475-7027
382-4819
382-4848
382-4837
382-7790
475-7082
475-7026
382-4831
475-8372
382-7789
382-2063
382-3401
475-8372
Fund and Enforcement Lead: Design and Construction
Region
I
n
m
IV
V
VI
VII
vm
DC
X
Name
JoAnn Griffith
Joe Cocalis
Bill Zobel
Ken Skahn
Tracy Loy
Ed Hanlon
Ken Skahn
Ben Hamm
Ed Hanlon
Ed Hanlon
FTS No.
398-8353
398-8356
398-8354
398-8355
398-8349
398-8352
398-8355
398-8347
398-8352
398-8352
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Specialty Area Contacts
Name
FTS No.
ARARS (Application of)
ARARS (Land Disposal
Restrictions)
ARARS (Delisting, No migration)
ASTSWMO
Bureau of Reclamation, ARCS
(Change orders, A/E Liability)
Community Relations
Completion/Deletion
Cooperative Agreements, SSCs,
Core programs
CORA Model
Corps of Engineers
Design of Containment Remedies
Five Year Reviews
Ground Water Remediation
Health and Safety
Incineration
Indemnification (State Contractors)
Indemnification (ARCs, REM)
Indian Issues
Labor Rates/Cost Estimates
Mining
Multisource Ground Water
Municipal Landfills
Natural Resource Damage
PCBs
Preauthorization/Claims
PRP Oversight for RD/RA
Real Estate
Risk Assessment
Selection of Remedy
Soil/Ground Water Modeling
Technical Assistance Grants (TAG)
Treatability Studies
Rhea Cohen
Steve Golian
Sharon Frey
Ann McDonough
Tracy Loy
Melissa Shapiro
Chris Watling
Jan Baker
Kirby Biggs
Bill Zobel
Ken Skahn
Bill Ross
Jennifer Haley
Joe Cocalis
Robin Anderson
Hugo Fleischman
Ben Hamm
Jan Baker
Tom Whalen
Steve Golian
Deborah McKie
Sue Cange
Bill Ross
Jennifer Haley
Bill Ross
Ed Hanlon
JoAnn Griffith
Bruce Means
David Cooper
Alison Barry
Linda Ross
Robin Anderson
382-2182
398-8360
398-8367
398-8339
398-8349
398-8340
398-8348
398-8328
475-9756
398-8354
398-8355
398-8335
398-8363
398-8356
398-8371
398-8336
398-8347
398-8328
398-8345
398-8360
398-8372
398-8362
398-8335
398-8363
398-8335
398-8352
398-8353
382-2201
398-8361
398-8366
398-8342
398-8371
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