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PERMIT No. G-35
EPA 542-F-99-005
Conference Sponsored by....
Federal Remediation
Technologies
Roundtable
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June 8-11,1999
St., Louis, Missouri
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Conference
Background
<£ Objectives
As more and more subsurface remediation technologies are installed at hazardous
waste sites across the country, the challenge of efficiently monitoring system perfor-
mance and environmental results arises. It is no longer acceptable to simply install a
system, turn on the switch and walk away. Occasionally remediation systems are in-
stalled with inadequate site characterization data, without realistic or definitive goals or
without a process to evaluate performance data. These practices have resulted in high
operation, maintenance, and monitoring costs which will continue to rise unless we
begin to focus on improving remedial system performance.
The objectives of this conference are to 1) highlight successes and issues related to
improving the performance of subsurface remediation technologies, 2) showcase practi-
cal approaches to cost-effective monitoring of remedial performance, and 3) identify
research gaps and needs from current practice.
Who Should Attend
The conference is oriented toward
remediation professionals who want to
gain a better understanding of the
practical application and future direction
of long-term monitoring - remediation
integration. These professionals
include:
• Remediation Project Managers
• Remediation Engineers
• Hydrogeologists
• Environmental Consultants
• State and Federal Regulators
• University Researchers
• Technology Developers
Evening Workshops
Evening workshops will be offered for
in-depth training by field practitioners
and researchers on specific topics. The
workshops are scheduled for the eve-
nings of June 8 and 9 between 6 p.m.
and 9 p.m. There is no cost for the
workshops, but you must preregister to
participate. You may preregister by
making your selection on the workshop
registration form.
Researchers pand practitioners from
around the country will present:
• practical examples' of integrating and
optimizing remediation systems and
long-term monitoring programs to
improve performance and reduce
costs
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• discussions of critical issues and
solutions facing integrating remedial
action operations and long-term
monitoring
guidance on establishing data quality
objectives, sampling issues, and data
analysis
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optimization or evaluation, cost-
effective sampling methods, future
research needs, and monitoring of
natural attenuation
database management, statistical
methods, and data interpretation for
decision support
case studies of cost-effective long-
term monitoring and performance
assessment strategies
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Registration Form
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Subsurface Remediation .*
Improving Long-Term Monitoring <& Remedial Systems Performance
Name:
Title:
Organization:
Address:
Cilty/State/Zip Code:.
Telephone:
Fax:
E-Mail Address:
Conference Registration Due Date: May 16
SEATING IS LIMITED SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!!
There is no registration fee for this conference.
If you have any additional questions, please call (703) 318-4797
Tuesday June 8
6-9 pm (Select one)
Q Biochlor/Bioscreen - Learn how to use spreadsheet-based
screening tools for natural attenuation of chlorinated solvents and
petroleum hydrocarbons (U.S. EPA and U.S. Air Force).
Q Groundwater Modeling System (QMS) - QMS is a
modeling platform based on MODFLOW with several pre- and
postprocessors. Attend this session for an overview of how to
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Q Flow and Transport Optimization of Pump and Treat
Systems - Attend this session to discuss the applicability of flow
and transport optimization and hear examples of how these
technologies have saved thousands of dollars in designing new
and improving existing pump and treat systems (several
presenters from academia and the Federal Government).
Wednesday June 9
6 - 9 pm (Select one)
Q Optimization of Long-Term Monitoring Costs Via
Statistical and Geostatistical Thinking - Two technologies will
be discussed. Well redundancy assessment uses geostatistical
analysis to optimize the number of wells in an existing monitoring
network.: The cost-effective sampling technology uses statistical
trend analysis to determine an optimal sampling frequency.
Attend trjis session to learn the theory of these technologies and
how they may be applicable to_ypur site. (Savannah River Site
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Q Case Studies of Source Control Coupled with Monitored
Natural Attenuation - This workshop will investigate an
approach to site characterization and source removal activities
in order to evaluate the applicability of natural attenuation (U.S.
EPA and U.S. Air Force).
Q Emerging Monitoring Techniques and Future Research
Needs -.Attend this roundtable discussion to discuss needs for
future research on long-term monitoring technologies (U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and U.S. Air Force).
Please fax, mail or e-mail the conference registration and evening workshop forms to:
SAlp, MS R-4-3
attn: ReBecca Glos
11251 Roger Bacon Dr.
Reston,VA 20190
fax (703) 736-0826
e-mail rebecca.l.glos@cpmx.saic.com
or register online at: WWW.CLU-IN.ORG
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Hotel Registration Dye Date: May 16
Adam's Mark Hotel
Fourth & Chestnut
St. Louis, MO 63102
For reservations call: (314) 241-7400
(Reserve early. Government/Conference rate
rooms may not be available after this date.
Additional hotel listings at www.clu-in.org)
Govt. Rate: $65 single / $85 double
(government ID will be required at check in)
Conf. Rate: $119 single/ $129 double
(When making reservations, please refer to the
Subsurface Remediation Conference to receive
the special rates.)
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9-10:30 am Plenary Session
10:30 am - Detailed Case Studies of Optimization Success Stories
4:30 pm & Lessons Learned •
6 - 9 pm Evening Workshops ;
Pre-registration required (see registration form enclosed)
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Concurrent Session? A & B
Session A - Long-Term Monitoring
Session B - Systems Performance
Assessment & Optimization
Question & Answer Session with Speakers
Concurrent Sessions C & D
8 am - Noon
Session C - Long-Term Monitoring
Long-Term Monitoring presentations in Sessions A
& C will address methods to reduce costs associ-
ated with long-term ground water arid vadose zone
monitoring for remedial action operations.
Presentation topics may include:
• establishing data quality objectives;
• selecting alternative sampling techniques;
reducing the frequency and number of
samples collected;
selecting cost-effective analytical methods;
collecting appropriate data sets;
• analyzing, reducing and intepreting
data for decision making; and
presenting data in alternative fashions
to improve the quality of data: collected
, and reduce overall costs associated
with the long-term monitoring programs.
8 am - Noon
Session D - Systems Performance
Assessment & Optimization
Systems Performance Assessment and Optimi-
zation presentations in Sessions B & D will focus
on integrating long-term monitoring and opera-
tion strategies for in situ and ex situ systems
and ways to improve or maintain system perfor-
mance over time.
Technologies to be investigated may
include:
•, soil vapor extraction and air sparging;
• i bioremediation and phytoremediation;
•' permeable reactive barriers;
ground water extraction systems;
•' monitored natural attenuation; and
above-ground treatment systems.
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Federal Remediation Technologies
Roundtable is an interagency working
group seeking to build a more collabora-
tive atmosphere among the federal
agencies involved in hazardous waste
site remediation. To date, the focus of
this group has been on the exchange of
information and production of cost and
performance reports on innovative
hazardous waste characterization,
monitoring and treatment technologies.
Members include major developers and
users of these technologies:
• U.S. Department of Defense:
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
* U.S. Department of Energy
• U.S. Department of the Interior
• U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Federal Remediation
Technologies
Roundtable
Cost <& Performance
Case Studies
Increasing the cost effectiveness of site
remediation is a national priority. The
selection and use of more cost-effective
remedies requires better access to data
on the cost and performance of technolo-
gies used in the field. To make data more
widely available, member agencies of the
Federal Remediation Technologies
Roundtable are working jointly to publish
case studies of full-scale remediation and
demonstration projects. As of October
1998, member agencies of the
Roundtable have completed approxi-
mately 140 cost and performance case
study reports.
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