U.S. EPA Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program
                 Materials Management and Remediation (MMR) Center

                     Summary of the Stakeholder Committee Teleconference
                               Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The meeting was called to order at 1:05 pm EST by Amy Dindal, Battelle.

Present at Roll Call:  Steve Acree (US EPA), Cathy Allen (US EPA), Paul Beam (US DOE), Erica
Becvar (AFCEE), Richard Carmichael (TX CEQ), Skip Chamberlain (US DOE), Amy Dindal (Battelle),
Kenneth Feathers (CT DEP), Stephanie Fiorenza (BP), Allen Geisendorfer (NY DEC), Robert Giraud
(DuPont), Maria Gordon (Battelle), Jennifer Griffith (NEWMOA), Doug Grosse (US EPA), Paul Hadley
(CA DTSC), Jim Harrington (NY DEC), Dan Harris (OH EPA), Wayne Harry (TX CEQ), Teresa
Harten (US EPA), Greg Hussmann (BP), Jennifer Kaduck (GA DNR), Leslie Karr (US Navy), Louis
Maccarone (RI DEM), Doug Mellema (USACE), John Novak (VA Tech), Tom O'Neill (NJ DEP),
Carlos Pachon (US EPA), Robert Phaneuf (NY DEC), Daniel Powell (US EPA), Heather Rectanus
(Battelle), Teri Richardson (US EPA), Ramon Simon (Bayer), Russ Sirabian (Battelle), Steven Slaten
(NASA), Michael Smith (VT DEC), Dave Wandor (Dow), Jennifer Weidhaas (North Wind), Randy
Wentsel (US EPA).

Welcome
Teri Richardson, EPA Project Officer for the ETV MMR Center, welcomed all the participants and
briefly spoke about of EPA's leading role in developing and evaluating hazardous waste technologies
from its inception. The new focus of EPA is finding a sustainable and green way to deal with the new
waste streams and technologies in our world today and taking the longer view in solving problems.

Introductions
Amy Dindal, Battelle, described the purpose of the meeting as an opportunity for everyone to get an
overview of the MMR Center and its activities in order to decide whether this was of interest to them.
She introduced the EPA and Battelle staff, and asked all those present to introduce themselves and
identify their areas of interest.

ETV Program Overview
Teresa Harten, EPA, described the evolution of the ETV program from 1995 to the present, the six
current centers, how ETV operates, and how participants—government, vendors, users—benefit.

MMR Center Overview
Amy Dindal discussed the goals of the MMR Center, the roles of stakeholders and collaborators, and the
next steps for Center activities.

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Stakeholder Input on Technology Categories
Russ Sirabian led the participants in a discussion of which potential technology categories for
remediation and materials management should be priorities for the Center. The following were the main
discussion points:

   •   Phytoremediation: Leslie Karr brought this up as a potential area.
   •   Power remediation systems: Dan Powell said that we should look at ways to supply power to
       remediation systems with renewable energy.
   •   Evapotranspiration systems: It was mentioned by Doug Grosse as an energy savings
       component. This can be used to cool down areas and is used in green buildings (green roofs).
   •   In-situ treatment (Dave Wandor, Jennifer Weidhaas, Jennifer Griffith, Greg Hussman, Ken
       Feathers):
          •  Test in a range of sites and conditions
          •  Define the limits of the technology; indicate the range of sites in which it is effective
          •  Consider the mass transfer and mixing occurring at the subsurface
          •  Evaluate the delivery methods
          •  Evaluate the investigation tools
   •   Treat waste created from maintenance dredging projects (blend them into soil products).
       (Ken Feathers)
   •   Use or dispose of byproducts from biofuels, such as acrylic glycerin  (Dan Powell)
   •   Verify manufactured soil (not  all sources of the waste are the same). (Dan Harris and Jennifer
       Griffith)
   •   Translate municipal solid waste streams into biofuels or  energy sources.  A plasma process
       was mentioned and a plant in CA that is planned to be built that will do this.
   •   Render nonreactive the reactive waste from certain waste streams, such as aluminum
       smelting, where the waste is reactive with water. (Dan Harris)

There was discussion regarding how the information from the verification testing is disseminated and
how the verified technologies are linked with other sites with differing site conditions. All results are
made publicly available through the ETV web site. The ETV program is a snapshot of the performance
of the technology under a described set  of conditions, and performance should not be extrapolated to
other sites/conditions.

Recap of Priorities and Next Meeting
Amy Dindal suggested that another meeting take place soon, since this first call needed time for the
participants to identify themselves, which did not leave enough time for discussion of MMR Center
technology category priorities. The participants will receive  an e-mail asking whether they wish to
continue as stakeholders and whether their interests lie in Materials Management, Remediation, or both.

Adjourn
Amy Dindal adjourned the meeting at 3:05 pm EST.

Respectfully submitted,
Maria Gordon
Battelle ETV MMR Center Stakeholder Coordinator

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