Featured Video: 2011 Annual Meeting Post-Closure Care Joint Session Highlight: ASTSWMO Subtitle C and Subtitle D Post-Closure Care Period Final Survey Report

This was a joint Hazardous Waste and Materials Management session and features a presentation by Ed Hammerberg of MD DE and Charles Johnson of CO DPHE.

Prepared by the ASTSWMO Post-Closure Care Workgroup. This document is found under Hazardous Waste, Materials Management, and Cross-Program Publications.
»Subtitle C and D Post-Closure Care Period Final Survey Report

 

Recent News

The Spring Newsletter is online.

ASTSWMO’s 2013 Strategic Planning Survey is now open through Friday, June 14, 2013: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1244192/2013-Strategic-Planning-Survey. We would like all ASTSWMO members to take the survey. Please do not take this survey if you are a partner from a federal agency, non-profit, or private company.

The Hazardous Waste Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Task Force's position paper "A New Regulatory Approach to Pharmaceutical Waste Management" was approved by the Board of Directors. It is housed on the ASTSWMO Position Papers and Hazardous Waste Publications pages.

The ASTSWMO Sediments Focus Group has produced "Sediment Remedy Effectiveness and Recontamination" that discusses causes and issues related to recontamination. It is housed on the CERCLA and Brownfields Subcommittee Publications page.

A biography for each member of the Association's Board of Directors is now on the Board of Directors page.

We are now accepting nominations for the ASTSWMO Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominations should be submitted to Acting Executive Director Dania Rodriguez by June 1, 2013. Please review the official announcement.

The Travel Policy has been updated. Updates do apply to travel for the Mid-Year Meeting and all other travel occurring on or after March 21, 2013.

The CERCLA and Brownfields Research Subcommittee Removal Action Focus Group presents their paper on Transition Issues Analysis. The purpose of the research was to gather information on issues relating to the transition of removal sites to and from the State and federal programs. The purpose was also to identify approaches, concerns, strengths and weaknesses related to these transitions.

 

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Upcoming Meetings

May 30, 2013, 1:00-4:00 PM EDT: U.S. EPA will host a webinar regarding Potential Issues with Managing and Recycling Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs).

September 16-18, 2013: National Tanks Conference. For more information visit: http://www.neiwpcc.org/tanksconference/.

October 29-30, 2013: ASTSWMO Annual Meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC.

 

Comment Deadlines

June 14, 2013: EPA seeking comment on a revision to the Waste Analysis at Facilities That Generate, Treat, Store, and Dispose of Hazardous Wastes: A Guidance Manual. Document is available: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/permit/tsd-regs/tsdf-wap-guide.pdf. Please submit any comments to Gail Hansen, EPA ORCR (hansen.gail@epa.gov).

June 24, 2013: EPA seeking comments on Draft Vapor Intrusion Guidance Documents.  Documents and instructions for submitting comments are available at:  http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0033
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