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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
                                            : Engineers)^.
             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
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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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                            Headquarters
                  . ERA Technology Innovation Office

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