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Position Papers
ASTSWMO Letter to U.S. EPA OSWER and DoD, re: Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans (UFP-QAPP), November 16, 2009
Community Involvement at Federal Facilities Position Paper, Adopted April 22, 2008
Department of Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA) Position Paper, Adopted April 23, 2007
Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Position Paper, Adopted July 12, 2007
Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Position Paper, Adopted January 2001; Revised October 25, 2005
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Position Paper, Adopted April 2000; Revised April 19, 2006
ASTSWMO Policy Position Paper on Federal Facilities, Approved January 1992; Revised October 2005
Base Remediation and Reuse Publications
Final Report: 2005 BRAC Round – State Experiences (May 2009)
The ASTSWMO Base Closure Focus Group developed this Report to document the challenges States have encountered in implementing the 2005 round of Base Realignment and Closure. 32 States assisted the Focus Group by providing State-specific information summarized in this Report.
»2005 BRAC Round – State Experiences
Final BRAC Guide (Updated January 2009)
The ASTSWMO Base Closure Focus Group developed this Guide in October 2006 to identify changes to the BRAC process as outlined in DoD’s March 2006 Base Realignment and Redevelop Manual and to assist State and Territories in working with DoD, local redevelopment authorities and communities in assuring protective, expeditious cleanup and property transfer.
In January 2009, the ASTSWMO Base Closure and Radiation Focus Groups updated the Guide to include Chapter VII, Radiological Constituents. This chapter provides an introductory resource to States and Federal Facilities Managers in evaluating the potential for radioactive contamination to be present at BRAC sites.
»Final BRAC Guide – Updated
»Chapter VII. Radiological Constituents
Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (UECA) (April 2006)
This information paper for State program managers, discusses a number of matters related to the potential use of the Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (UECA). The purpose of this paper is to share with State managers a number of issues that have arisen as States consider and adopt such statutes, including the UECA model.
»Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (318 KB)
BRAC Futures Paper: Preparing for the next round of BRAC: Issues for Consideration from the State perspective (October 2003)
»BRAC Futures Paper (66 KB)
Community Involvement Publications
Community Involvement Resource Guide for State and Territorial Federal Facilities Managers (July 2009)
The ASTSWMO Community Involvement Focus Group developed this guide to provide a compilation of community involvement policies, guidance and tools commonly used by community involvement coordinators to help communities increase their understanding of assessment and remediation processes at federal facilities. The guide is intended to be a living document. If you have any suggested resources please send them to Charles Reyes at charlesr@astswmo.org
»Community Involvement Resource Guide for State and Territorial Federal Facilities Managers
Risk Communication and Risk Assessment Fact Sheets (January 2009)
The ASTSWMO Community Involvement Focus Group developed this primer and these fact sheets to provide general information and references to assist community involvement coordinators working at federal facilities.
»Risk Communication and Risk Assessment Primer
»Risk Communication Fact Sheet
»Risk Assessment Fact Sheet
The Community Involvement Report: Working Together to Achieve Results (June 2007)
The ASTSWMO Community Involvement Focus Group developed this survey to assess the current status of community involvement programs across the nation. The results of the survey will help the group understand States' needs and also provide States the opportunity to share experience, expertise and tools for improved community involvement across the country.
»The Community Involvement Report (530 KB)
Emerging Contaminants Publications
Tungsten Issues Paper (December 2008)
The ASTSWMO Policy and Technology Focus Group developed this paper to assess tungsten issues, and the inherent challenges and impacts of tungsten assessment and remediation on existing cleanup programs being implemented at federal facilities in the United States.
»Tungsten Issues Paper (Interactive Web Version)
»Tungsten Issues Paper (PDF)
ASTSWMO Perchlorate Issues Document (July 2005)
»Issues Paper PDF (577 KB)
Federal Facilities Policies and Issues Publications
Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Guide for State and Territorial Federal Facilities Managers (July 2009)
The ASTSWMO Policy & Technology Focus Group developed this guide to provide State Federal Facilities Managers with a compendium of available U.S. EPA, DoD and State regulations, policies and guidance materials relevant to the assessment of the Vapor Intrusion Pathway. The Guide also identifies challenges States may encounter during their investigations, which will be researched further by the Focus Group in the future. The guide is intended to be a living document. If you have any comments on the guide or suggested resources please send them to Charles Reyes at charlesr@astswmo.org
»Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Guide for State and Territorial Federal Facilities Managers
Removal Actions at Federal Facilities Paper (June 2007)
The State Federal Coordination Focus Group has finalized their Removal Actions at Federal Facilities Paper. This paper explores how federal-lead agencies use their removal authority, the challenges that States deal with during federal removal activities, and provide conclusions and recommendations for the improving the States’ role in the removal action process.
»Removal Actions Paper (1.94MB)
Institutional Control/Land Use Control Documentation And Implementation At Federal Facilities Issues Paper (June 2007)
The Policy & Technology Focus Group has finalized their Institutional Control/Land Use Control Documentation and Implementation at Federal Facilities Issues Paper. This paper examines how the IC/LUC process applies at active and transferred federal facilities.
»IC Document (92 KB)
FUDS Issues Publications
Final Report: Effectiveness of FUDS MAPs (December 2008)
The ASTSWMO State Federal Coordination Focus Group queried the States about the effectiveness of implementing State FUDS MAPs. This report summarizes ASTSWMO’s findings and provides State-specific information for over 40 State respondents.
»Final FUDS MAPs Report
Munitions Response Issues Publications
Military Munitions Response Program PA/SI Fact Sheet (September 2008)
»Fact Sheet
State Munitions Resource Guide (June 2008)
»State Munitions Resource Guide
Radiation Issues Publications
Lack of Tritium Exit Signs Control and Contamination of Landfill Leachate (July 2009)
The ASTSWMO Radiation Focus Group developed this issues paper to serve as a source of information to assist States and Territorial program managers tasked with assessing tritium and solid waste disposal.
»Lack of Tritium Exit Signs Control and Contamination of Landfill Leachate
A Regulator’s Guide to the Cleanup of Radiological Constituents at Department of Defense Facilities (May 2009)
The ASTSWMO Radiation Focus Group developed this guidance to serve as a resource for State Federal Facilities Managers in evaluating the potential for radioactive contamination to be present at Department of Defense facilities.
»Regulator’s Guide to the Cleanup of Radiological Contaminants at DOD Facilities
BRAC Guide – Chapter VII, Radiological Constituents (January 2009)
The ASTSWMO Base Closure Focus Group and Radiation Focus Group updated the October 2006 BRAC Guide to include Chapter VII, Radiological Constituents. This chapter provides an introductory resource to State Federal Facilities Managers in evaluating the potential for radioactive contamination to be present at BRAC sites.
»Chapter VII. Radiological Constituents
Survey Report on the Regulation of Radioactive Materials in Solid Waste Landfills (2007)
»Survey Report on the Regulation of Radioactive Materials in Solid Waste Landfills
Federal Facilities Radiation Classification & Identification Chart (July 1999)
»Radiation Classification & Identification Chart (18.5 KB)
Past Meetings and Symposiums
2010 Federal Facilities Managers Symposium, “Beyond Construction Completion: Long-Term Protection of Human Health and Environment at Federal Facilities” (March 2010)
»Symposium Webpage and Presentations
2009 ASTSWMO Munitions Symposium (March 2009)
»Symposium Webpage and Presentations
»Symposium Proceedings
2008 Federal Facilities Managers Symposium, "Going Green: Balancing Sustainability Concepts with Remediation Goals" (March 2008)
»Symposium Webpage and Presentations
»2008 Federal Facilities Managers Symposium Proceedings
2006 Removal Coordination at Federal Facilities Symposium
»2006 Removal Coordination at Federal Facilities Symposium
»Symposium Webpage and Documents
2005 Federal Facilities Symposium "Federal Facilities Today: A Work In Progress" (August 2005)
»Symposium Proceedings (219 KB)
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