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ASTSWMO State Hazardous Waste Conference
RCRA Awareness II: Training and Program Updates
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
Albuquerque, NM
July 11-13, 2006
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
7:00 am
Registration – Alvarado Ballroom Foyer in the North Atrium
8:30 - 10:15 am
Welcoming Remarks – Alvarado Ballroom A-D
- Jim Harford (NE), Chair, ASTSWMO Hazardous Waste Training Task Force
- Terrence Gray (RI), ASTSWMO President
- James Bearzi, Chief, Hazardous Waste Bureau, New Mexico Environment Department
Plenary Session: Disaster Responses – Alvarado Ballroom A-D
Moderated by Olga Patov (MD)*
This session will focus on the relationship between recent natural and manmade disasters and environmental response issues facing State agencies. Speakers will discuss the environmental implications of some of the most devastating events to ever affect the United States. These events include the massive cleanup efforts being undertaken following hurricanes Katrina and Rita during 2005, and the January 2005 train derailment in Graniteville, SC that released chlorine gas into the small town.
10:15 am
Break – Alvarado Ballroom Foyer
10:30 am - 12 noon
Plenary Session: Getting from Brownfields to “Green Acres” – Alvarado Ballroom A-D
Moderated by Olga Patov (MD)*
This session will discuss brownfields reuse issues from perspectives of the EPA and State governments. It is estimated that more than 450,000 brownfields properties currently exist in the U.S. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties increases local tax bases, facilitates job growth, utilizes existing infrastructure, takes development pressures off of undeveloped/open land, and both improves and protects the environment.
12 noon - 1:20 pm
Luncheon – Franciscan Ballroom
Guest Speaker: Alex A. Beehler, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health), DOD
Topic: "RCRA Issues at Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Sites"
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Training Track:
Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Training (Part I) – Potters Room
Moderated by Jim Harford* (NE)
Dèjá vu perhaps? Yes, many of you do probably remember this from the last State Hazardous Waste Conference. We decided to do this again because LDR is, well, difficult. Most would agree this area of RCRA may be the most difficult to deal with. Why does wastewater have less waste than non-wastewater? How should underlying hazardous constituents be looked at? What is dilution and what is not? This is your chance to review the basics -- what the federal LDR regulations are, how to apply them as regulators, and even how they apply in real life. This presentation is focused on the federal regulations with the idea that the States often have more restrictive regulations or different interpretations. So, if you’re a little fuzzy on LDR, when treatment requires a WAP, what the record keeping requirements really are, or how alternative treatment standards apply, come on in! Bring your questions. A State speaker will assist our primary speaker from EPA.
Trainers:
Felix Flechas, P.E., DEE, EPA Region 8
Jim Harford, Nebraska DEQ
Q&A Coordinator:
Tom Cusack, Washington, DOE
This session will be simulcast over the Internet with EPA technical assistance.
Program Track:
E-Waste Management Approaches – Weavers Room
Moderated by Carroll Burley (SC)*
Minnesota has considered e-waste legislation for the past four legislative sessions and is expected to do so in 2006 due to a disposal ban on cathode ray tube products that is effective starting July 1, 2006. The MPCA has also participated in a regional policy development initiative that seeks to promote harmonized policy adoption and interstate collaboration on program implementation. Washington State’s new e-waste legislation will be discussed, and use of the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) in promoting “green” computers will also be described.
2:30 pm
Break – Alvarado Ballroom Foyer
2:45 - 3:45 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Training Track:
Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Training (Part 2) – Potters Room
Moderated by Jim Harford* (NE)
This is a continuation of the LDR session started during Part 1. You didn’t really think LDR could be covered in only one session, did you?
Trainers:
Felix Flechas, P.E., DEE, EPA Region 8
Jim Harford, Nebraska DEQ
Q&A Coordinator:
Tom Cusack, Washington, DOE
This session will be simulcast over the Internet with EPA technical assistance.
Program Track:
Environmental Leadership Programs and RCRA – Weavers Room
Moderated by Tammie Hynum (AR)*
Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) such as the ISO 14001 and EPA’s Performance Track programs have been developed as an important vehicle for improving environmental performance by providing organizations with the tools to both successfully manage their environmental activities, and to manage those activities in a cost effective manner. Several State agencies have adopted EMSs as part of their internal operations and program oversight functions, and this session will describe experiences and lessons learned from this integration.
3:45 pm
Break – Alvarado Ballroom Foyer
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Training Track:
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest and Status of E-Manifest – Potters Room
Moderated by Sal Carlomagno (NY)*
An EPA speaker will summarize EPA’s progress to date in implementing the new standardized hazardous waste manifest form that goes into effect nationally on September 6, 2006. He will also provide the latest information regarding legislative and regulatory efforts to authorize the development of a national electronic manifest system during the next fiscal year.
Program Track:
State Enforcement Review Framework Update – Weavers Room
Moderated by Iver Johnson (MT)*
The State Review Framework is a program management tool designed collaboratively by EPA, the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), and State representatives to consistently assess State core Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and RCRA enforcement and compliance assurance programs. The 12 essential elements of the Framework cover the core areas of compliance monitoring, civil enforcement, and data management, and consist of data and file review metrics. Clean Air and Clean Water Act data metrics for the State Review Framework project are now available within the Online Tracking Information System (OTIS), and EPA is working on developing RCRA data metrics. Our speakers will discuss implementation of the Framework from a federal and State perspective, and we will hear a report on the status of the OTIS data metrics project and report training.
5:00 pm
Adjournment for Day
5:15 - 6:30 pm
Networking Mixer for ASTSWMO Members and Guests (cash bar/chips and dip) – Franciscan Ballroom
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
7:30 am
Registration – Alvarado Ballroom Foyer in the North Atrium
8:30 - 10:00 am
Plenary Session: Clandestine Laboratories – Alvarado Ballroom A-D
Moderated by Iver Johnson (MT)*
In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the number of clandestine drug labs dedicated to methamphetamine production. This session focuses on the environmental issues and available reference resources for State hazardous waste remediation and removal programs as related to clandestine drug laboratory response. By identifying these issues and some States’ clandestine lab cleanup practices and experiences, this session will be useful to States that are currently developing or expanding their capabilities for drug lab response.
10:00 am
Break – Alvarado Ballroom Foyer
10:15 - 11:45 am
Plenary Session: Strategic Planning and Sustainability Issues – Alvarado Ballroom A-D
Moderated by Mike Andrews (RI)*
This session will begin with a presentation of the new ASTSWMO Strategic Plan by Association President Terrence Gray. Other topics to be covered will include a status update of hazardous waste-related strategic plan projects such as the RCRA Core Program cost analysis project, and current Association efforts planned in the area of environmental sustainability.
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Training Track:
RCRA 101 – Regional Perspectives – Potters Room
Moderated by Sal Carlomagno (NY)*
Montana has developed a compact disk (CD) as a guide to assist small businesses in understanding hazardous waste and used oil management requirements, which will be demonstrated during this session. A State member of the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) will provide a summary of the ongoing work being done by that organization on training and information exchange for the hazardous waste program for their eight member States, including the types of interactive training and information exchange which has made this work successful across the States in two EPA regions.
Program Track:
School Lab Programs – Weavers Room
Moderated by Tom Cusack (WA)*
Many schools across the country still possess old inventory. The problem is that over time, some of the outdated and/or oversupplied chemicals become a safety issue. School lab clean-outs are, at times, put on the back Bunsen burner. Come and listen to what a few States are doing to encourage and facilitate schools in their efforts to clean house.
2:30 pm
Break – Alvarado Ballroom Foyer
2:45 - 3:45 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Training Track:
School Lab Programs Roundtable Session – Potters Room
Moderated by Tom Cusack (WA)*
Session Leaders: Bob Reinke (MT), Mike Dorsey (WV), and Patti Best (ID)
After a short break, this session immediately follows the school lab presentations. Here is an opportunity for other State representatives to share how their States are addressing the safety issues related to overstocked and outdated chemicals in school laboratories. Please come prepared to join in, provide suggestions, and discuss how your State is addressing these issues.
Program Track:
Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs and RCRA Assistance – Weavers Room
Moderated by John Ikeda (MN)*
About 13 years ago, Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs (SBEAP) were mandated by Section 507 of the Clean Air Act to help small business owners determine which air quality rules applied to them and what they needed to do to meet those rules. SBEAP staff quickly realized that small business owners needed help with multiple environmental media, including hazardous waste issues. This session will explore how these needs are being met, with particular emphasis given to RCRA issues.
3:45 pm
Break – Alvarado Ballroom Foyer
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Training Track:
Radioactive Mixed Waste Case Studies – Potters Room
Moderated by Tammie Hynum (AR)*
This session will feature two case studies dealing with radioactive mixed waste management issues. A non-notifier site in Arkansas contained both hazardous and medical wastes, along with an incinerator on-site where some of this waste was burned. This case study will cover the nature of the complaint investigation, the civil and criminal investigations, as well as the clean-up efforts pursued by both ADEQ and EPA. The second case study addresses the retrieval of transuranic and transuranic mixed (TRU and TRUM) waste on the Hanford, WA site, and deals with the radiological elements of hazardous waste management and the complications encountered with meeting treatment, storage, disposal, ALARA and management issues to fulfill the commitments of NRC, DOE and State regulations.
Program Track:
Financial Assurance Update (this session will end at 5:30 p.m., and is a CLOSED SESSION for State and EPA attendees only) – Weavers Room
Moderated by Carroll Burley (SC)*
Our EPA speaker will provide an overview of EPA’s tracking tool that enables regulators to collect and analyze information pertinent to compliance with RCRA Subtitle C closure, post closure and corrective action financial assurance obligations. Notable data analysis and querying features will be highlighted.
5:00 pm
Adjournment for Day
Thursday, July 13, 2006
8:00 - 11:30 am
Plenary Session: "Real Estate for Regulators" Executive Training Course – Alvarado Ballroom A-D
Moderator: Tom Cusack* (WA)
This 3-hour interactive course presentation will feature key elements of the "Anatomy of a Real Estate Development: What Government Regulators Need to Know About Real Estate Development" course developed for EPA and State regulators from the perspective of developers. The course will cover real estate finance basics (including an interactive case example), market analysis, and site repositioning. Key issues to be discussed are application of real estate principles to Superfund, RCRA and Brownfield sites, finance issues related to contaminated sites, and strategies for turning upside-down properties into "marketable properties."
Instructors: Michael B. Taylor, President, Vita Nuova LLC and Brownfields Redevelopment Expert, and Joshua Kahr, Vita Nuova Market Analysis/ Finance Consultant and Columbia University Real Estate Professor
11:30 am
Wrap-Up Remarks – Alvarado Ballroom A-D
Jim Harford (NE), Chair, ASTSWMO Hazardous Waste Training Task Force
By 12 noon
Conference Adjournment
*Members of ASTSWMO's Hazardous Waste Training Task Force are serving as the session moderators for the conference
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