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In The Spotlight
ERT's 25th Anniversary
OSWER News
Missouri Redevelopment
OECA News
Post-ROD Dispute Resolved
Highlights
Drycleaner Remediation
Coalition
In the Courts
US v. Lombard! Realty
US v. El Dupont
Tidbits
Community Involvement
Conference Planned
Hazardous Waste
Recycling Proposed Rule
Calendar
Glossary
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Leavitt Sworn In as
Administrator
ike Leavitt, former
governor of Utah, was
sworn in as the 10th ad-
ministrator of the Agency on Novem-
ber 6, 2003 in a small ceremony at
EPA headquarters. Leavitt was con-
firmed by a significant margin in the
Senate on October 28, 2003 and
moved quickly to tender his resigna-
tion as Utah governor. He preferred
the smaller, immediate ceremony to
waiting for a presidential ceremony,
further reflection of his desire to begin
work immediately as Administrator.
In a memo to EPA employees re-
leased shortly after the swearing in,
Administrator Leavitt expressed his
"great admiration for the dedicated
Marianne Horinko and Stephen Johnson
swear in Mike Leavitt.
professionals" working for the Agency and
explained that his first task would be to
"listen and learn from you." Since assum-
ing office, Leavitt has focused on meeting
with headquarters and Regional staff to
solicit their input as he determines the
course of his agenda.
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Record Turnout Reported for
Brownfields Conference
Brownfields 2003: Growing a
Greener America drew a
record 4,235 attendees to
Portland, Oregon. Participants were
treated to over 130 educational ses-
sions, mobile workshops, the Market-
place of Ideas, and 50 extra events,
including day-long excursions and
eco-tours.
At the opening plenary session,
then Acting Administrator Marianne
Horinko awarded $400,000 in Smart
Growth grants to the communities of
Allegan, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania;
Emeryville, California; and the Downriver
Community Conference in Southgate,
Michigan. The grant money will encour-
age the communities to incorporate smart
growth considerations into community
planning and development.
The Brownfields 2004 conference is
scheduled for September 20-22, 2004 in
St. Louis.
For additional information, contact Tony Raia,
Office of Brownfields Cleanup and
Redevelopment, (202)566-2758.
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Environmental Response Team
Marks 25th Anniversary
EPA's Environmental
Response Team (ERT), a
team of experts that re-
sponds to environmental emergencies,
was created in 1978 under the Clean
Water Act to address oil and hazard-
ous substance releases. EPA tasked
the original team of seven scientists
with advising on-scene coordinators.
Today, ERT addresses a host of sce-
narios including industrial chemicals,
thermal treatments, geophysics, ana-
lytical method development for
biologcal and chemical agents, drum
sites, and fires of all types.
The original team (left to right):
Steve Doerrlen, Joe Lafornam, John
Gilbert, Royal Nadeau, Andy Zownir,
Bob Cibulskis, Rod Turpin.
ERT responded to its first incident
shortly after its creation: the ICG Rail-
road train derailment in Kentucky on
October 15,1978. Since then, the team
has responded to over 1925 incidents
(including 42 international incidents),
79 oil spills, and 217 emergencies, in-
cluding two significant recent re-
sponses: the World
Trade Center and
anthrax attacks. At
the World Trade
Center, ERT mem-
bers provided
health and safety
assistance to re-
sponders and con-
ducted air monitor-
ing and sampling.
During the fumiga-
tion of the Hart Senate Office building
and several post office facilities, the
team gave advice on cleanup technolo-
gies and provided air monitoring for
chlorine dioxide emissions.
But ERT is much more than "sci-
entists in moonsuits." ERT plays a
variety of roles in responses, including
conducting air monitoring, threat as-
sessments, cleanup consulting, ecologi-
cal assessments, and groundwater
studies. The team also helps EPA on-
scene coordinators (OSCs) and reme-
dial project managers with site deter-
minations. In addition, ERT supports
the efforts of EPA criminal investiga-
tors. The ERT dive team addresses
underwater emergency responses, like
the response at the Continental Steel
Quarry site in Kokomo, Indiana. At
this site, hundreds of hazardous sub-
stance containers were found in a
The Environmental Response team today
quarry pond. In a typical recent re-
sponse, ERT addressed a coal tar leak
at Brodhead Creek, a trout stream
and drinking water source for Penn-
sylvania and New Jersey. ERT iden-
tified the leak source, evaluated
threats to the environment and hu-
man health, and suggested building
a slurry wall and recovery wells.
To address changing response
needs and domestic terrorism
threats, EPA opened the Environmen-
tal Response Team-West office in
Las Vegas last February to provide
quick responses for incidents in the
West. Prior to the opening of ERT-
West, the most westerly team office
was in Cincinnati, Ohio.
For additional information, contact Joe
Lafornara (lafornam.joseph@epa._gov)
or Dave Wright (wnght.dave@epa.gov}.
Environmental Response Team.
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Timeline of Significant ERT Responses
80s 90s
Valley of the Drums, KY
Chemical Control Fire,
NJ
IXTOC Oil Spill,
Gulf of Mexico
2Ks
Love Canal
Winchester/
Rhinehart Tire Fire
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
WorW Trad» Conter
Anthrax Cleanups
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Missouri Redevelopment Vision
Realized
T
hrough the dedicated work of
citizens and government
officials, Springfield,
property values, below average house-
hold incomes, high unemployment, and
overall decay were an exception.
A greenspace area in Center City.
Missouri has revitalized its city cen-
ter. The newly-restored downtown is
growing into a vibrant 250-acre com-
mercial, residential, and recreational
community called "Center City." Re-
cent accomplishments in the devel-
opment of Center City include two
NHL regulation ice rinks, a 140,000-
square-foot Exposition Center, a mi-
nor-league baseball stadium, a 12-
acre greenspace, and a number of resi-
dential and office buildings.
Downtown Springfield's indus-
trial corridor, formerly known as Jor-
dan Creek Corridor, used to be the
industrial and commercial hub of
Springfield, with gas and electric com-
panies; lumber and coal yards; paint-
ing, printing shops, metalworking,
and electroplating facilities; and ag-
ricultural mills. As the buildings aged
and industrial processes contami-
nated the soil and water, these busi-
nesses began to move to "greenfields"
away from downtown. On the whole,
Springfield has enjoyed a relatively
healthy economy. The corridor's low
Redeveloping the corridor was the
brain-child of citizens who took an ac-
tive role in driving and shaping the
changes. In the mid-1990's, over 300
citizen volunteers joined to create
Springfield's Vision 20/20, a 20-year
redevelopment plan. Their goal was to
restore the sense of community that was
lost when businesses and residences
fled the downtown area. The volunteers
formed the Civic Park Citizen Advisory
Committee, which worked with city
staff on the master plan. The majority
of Springfield voters approved the mas-
ter plan and opted for a tax increase to
support it.
The city's efforts drew the attention
of EPA, and in 1999, EPA approved an
assessment grant of $200,000 for the
appraisal of multiple sites within the
corridor. In 2003, EPA granted an addi-
tional $150,000 pilot program grant.
These grants provide for the site assess-
ment of approximately 12 brownfield
sites and are expected to spur additional
interest. Since 1996, when the Vision
20/20 plan began, various investments
and the voter-approved tax increase
have generated an estimated $125
million for the development of Cen-
ter City.
In 2001, the City of Springfield re-
ceived the Missouri Department of
Economic Development's Public Im-
provements Award for the project. In
March 2001, the Parks Department
won the 2000 Gold Leaf Award from
the Midwestern Chapter of the Inter-
national Society of Arboriculture for
the Boonville Avenue Pilot
Streetscape Project. As an added
bonus, Employment Review recognized
the city in its America's Best Places
to Live and Work top ten list.
For additional information, contact
Belinda Young, EPA Region 7, (800)223-
0425.
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March 16-18,2004
ORC/BCs Meeting
Kansas City, MO
Contact: Nancy Riveland
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June 15-17,2004
Accelerating Site Closeout,
Improving Performance, and
Reducing Cost Through
Optimization Conference
The Westin City Center,
Dalllas.TX
June 15-18,2004
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Conference
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