Message #42: August 2000

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book at http://clu-in.org/abook.cfm . Here are the documents we found for you
this month.

Mention of non-EPA documents or presentations does not constitute
a U.S. EPA endorsement of their contents, only an acknowledgment
that they exist and may be relevant to the TechDirect audience.

Upcoming Internet Seminars

Permeable Reactive Barrier Walls. This live internet seminar is
designed to introduce participants to three documents created by the
ITRC's Permeable Reactive Barrier Walls Technical Team and the
Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF)
Bioremediation Consortium titled, "Regulatory Guidance for
Permeable Barrier Walls Designed to Remediate Chlorinated
Solvents", "Regulatory Guidance for Permeable Reactive Barriers
Designed to Remediate Inorganic and Radionuclide Contamination"
& "Design Guidance for Application of Permeable Barriers to
Remediate Dissolved Chlorinated Solvents". The training focuses on
the basic information one needs to determine and document the
conditions necessary to effectively apply a permeable reactive
barrier to a contaminated zone to be an effective part of remediating
chlorinated solvents, radionuclides and other inorganic compounds
in ground water. The 2 hour 15 minute seminar will be held August
30, September 26, October 11, and November 2. To participate you
must reserve a phone line or simulcast port at http://clu-in.org/conf/itrc .

New Documents

FY00-FY01 Superfund Reforms Strategy (OSWER Directive
9200.0-33). On July 7, 2000, the U.S. EPA released its Superfund
Reform Strategy for Fiscal Years 2000-2001. This highlights the
accomplishments made through th three rounds of reforms and
identifies several new areas for continuous program improvements
(July 2000, 16 pages). View or download at http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .

Guide to Optimal Ground Water Monitoring. This report was

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prepared for the U. S. Naval Facilities Environmental Service
Center. It was developed for Navy Remedial Project Managers
(RPMs) to ensure that their monitoring programs are designed and
periodically optimized to cost-effectively support their monitoring
goals. The objective of this guidance document is to provide
information that Navy RPMs and their contractors can readily
implement to: Design new monitoring programs that will achieve
monitoring objectives cost effectively; and Optimize existing
monitoring programs to reduce monitoring costs while maintaining
program effectiveness (January 2000, 113 pages). View or download

at http://www.frtr.aov/optimization/

Contractor Data Collection Requirements for Subsurface
System Performance Evaluation: Ground Water Extraction. This
document was produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It
provides model language to be inserted into the contract for
operations and maintenance of ground water extraction and
treatment systems. The clauses it contains are meant to assure that
the contractor will gather data needed to adequately evaluate system
performance and to allow optimization of the system. These
Contractor Data Collection Requirements are meant to be tailored for
the specific site/project conditions [June 2000, 6 pages]. View or

download at http://www.environmental.usace.armv.mil/rse checklist.htm . (See hyperlink to

Guide O&M Contract Clause.)

In Situ Flushing with Surfactants and Cosolvents. This report
was prepared under grant for EPA by Lauryn Strbak, a National
Network of Environmental Management Studies fellow. It is intended
to provide a basic summary and current status of in situ flushing
technologies using surfactants and cosolvents. It contains
information gathered in the summer of 1999 from a range of
available sources, including project documents, reports, periodicals,
Internet searches, and personal communication with involved parties
[July 2000, 36 pages]. View or download at http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .

Permeable Reactive Barriers for Inorganics. This report was
prepared under grant for EPA by Nichole Ott, a National Network of
Environmental Management Studies fellow. This report is intended to
provide a basic summary and current status of permeable reactive
barriers for inorganics. It contains information gathered during the
summer of 1999 from a range of available sources, including project
documents, reports, periodicals, Internet searches, and personal
communication with involved parties [July 2000, 63 pages]. View or

download at http://clu-in.orq/techpubs.htm .

Explosives Detection Technology Verification Reports. Two

explosives detection technologies, which detect and measure

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explosives in soil and groundwater, have been jointly verified by
EPA's ETV Program and DoD's Environmental Security Technology
Certification Program (ESTCP). The technologies were developed by
Barringer Instruments, Warren, NJ; and Research International, Inc.,
Woodinville, WA. Verification reports for the Barringer Instruments -
GC-IONSCAN (EPA600-R-00-046) (March 2000, 59 pages) and the
Research International, Inc. - FAST 2000 (EPA600-R-00-045)

(March 2000, 48 pages) are available at http://www.epa.gOv/etv/verifrpt.htm#02 .

Western Research Institute: Contained Recovery of Oily Wastes
(CROW) Process (EPA 540-R-00-500). This report presents
performance and economic data from a Superfund Innovative
Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program demonstration of the
Contained Recovery of Oily Wastes (CROW) process. The
demonstration evaluated the technology's ability to treat subsurface
accumulations of oily wastes. The results of bench- and pilot-scale
testing of the technology are presented as appendices to this report
(March 2000, 112 pages). View or download at

http://www.epa.aov/ORD/SITE/reports/crowwhole.pdf . For hard copy, contact (800)

490-9198 or (513) 489-8190 or fax to (513) 489-8695.

DNAPLS: Review of Emerging Characterization and
Remediation Technologies (DNAPLs-1). This report was prepared
by the Interstate Technology Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC)
workgroup. The purpose of the document is to educate regulators
and project managers about the DNAPL problem and spotlight a
selection of emerging characterization and remediation technologies
for DNAPLs (June 2000, 81 pages) View or download at
http://www.itrcweb.ora/DNAPL-1 .pdf . For hard copies, contact Elaine Specht at (540)
557-6071 or Elaine Specht@wpi.org .

Emerging Technologies for Enhanced In Situ Biodenitrification
(EISBD) of Nitrate-Contaminated Ground Water (EISBD-1). This
report was prepared by the Interstate Technology Regulatory
Cooperation (ITRC) workgroup. The purpose of the document is to
describe the pervasiveness of the nitrate-contaminated ground water
in the United States, create awareness associated with
environmental and health problems, and provide an overview of
EISBD (June 2000, 73 pages). View or download at
http://www.itrcweb.org/EISBD-1 .pdf . For hard copies, contact Elaine Specht at (540)
557-6071 or Elaine Specht@wpi.org .

State Programs to Cleanup Drycleaners. This report was
prepared by members of the State Coalition for the Remediation of
Drycleaners. It is the result of a survey of state programs and
focuses on three main areas: General administrative issues;

Fee/fund solvency issues; and Benefits associated with the various

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programs. They collected information on the number of sites in the
various state programs, the remediation stage of those sites, the
system for prioritizing sites, the fee system, the fee structure itself,
average fees, deductibles and insurance coverage, revenues
collected, fund balances, benefits of participation, limit of funds, and
requirements of facility owners or operators (May 2000). View at

http://drvcleancoalition.ora/survev.

Study of Assessment and Remediation Technologies for
Drycieaner Sites. This report was prepared by members of the
State Coalition for the Remediation of Drycleaners. Its objective is to
provide program and project-specific information concerning
contaminants, general costs, innovative technologies, cleanup
standards, and guidance documents. The information is to be made
available to the regulatory community to aid their review of
proposals, work plans, reports, and fund reimbursement requests.
The private consulting industry should also find the information
useful to learn about the results of technologies that are operational
or have been tested at various sites throughout the United States

(May 2000). View at http://drvcleancoalition.org/tech/ .

Conferences and Symposia

Visitor's Day at the Dover National Test Site, August 29, Dover DE.
This one-day event is sponsored by several organizations including
the National Environmental Technology Test Sites Program. The
objective is to promote collaboration among researchers to
accelerate the pace of remediation technology development and
deployment. For more information and to register for the Visitor's
Day, contact Mary Winstead at marvwin^ri^rinvRrafmn or (302) 677-4147.

Accelerated Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents, September
19-20, Boston, MA.. This training course is being offered by the
Interstate Technology Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC) Workgroup
and the Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF).
The course will examine the roles of site characterization, modeling,
design, monitoring and regulatory interaction in applying in-situ
engineered bioremediation. Lecture, case studies, hands-on
exercises and structured discussion sessions will be used to give
students knowledge and information that can be put to use
immediately. Next offering, San Antonio, TX, October 19-20. For
agenda and registration information, see http ://www.itrcweb .org/ (Under
training).

ITRC 2000 Fall Conference: New Environmental Technologies
and Market Opportunities, October 16-20, San Antonio, TX. The

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2000 ITRC Fall Conference will include an audience of state
environmental officials; federal representatives from EPA, DoD, and
DOE; and industry and citizen stakeholders. The conference will
provide an opportunity for the exchange of information on new
technologies, planning, and management. At the conclusion of the
conference the ITRC will announce those areas in which work teams
will be formed for 2001.

Brownfields 2000, October 11-13, Atlantic City, NJ. The U.S.
EPA, with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation,
sponsors this conference. During Brownfields 2000, we will tap into
national and international research efforts and successful regional
strategies to give the conference attendees both a greater
knowledge and a greater capacity to return home and help revitalize
their respective communities. Complete conference and registration
information are available at htto://www. brownfields2000.org/ .

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