Understanding TSCA & State Requirements for Sites with PCBs Workshop

Presenter Brief Biographies

Understanding TSCA Brochure Series from NJIT

1: Working with the Federal and State PCB Regulations on Brownfield Sites: When and What Federal Involvement is Required

2: Characterization: Sampling and Testing Approaches for PCBs

3: Cleanup and Management of PCBs

4: PCBs in Building Materials [Updated May 2013]

5: PCB Articles, Containers and Liquids

Agenda with Links to Presentations

9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 Welcome and Logistics – Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA

9:45 Introduction to PCB Issues at Waste Site Cleanup Sites – Dave Sullivan, TRC
– Including an overview of sources; analytical considerations; etc.

10:30 Break

10:45 TSCA Characterization and Remediation Options and Requirements – Kim Tisa, EPA R1
– Including how to determine if TSCA applies to your site or not

12:15 Lunch (provided)

1:00 Self-implementing vs. Performance-based vs. Risk-based Cleanups under TSCA –
Marybeth Hayes, AECOM

1:45 State Requirements for Non-TSCA Sites – Panel
Lori Saliby, CT DEEP
Brian Beneski, ME DEP
Joanne Fagan, MA DEP
John Regan, NH DES
Cynthia Giafrancesco, RI DEM
Trish Coppolino, VT DEC

2:30 Break

2:45 Case Studies:
PCBs Migrate in Groundwater? The Jard Site in Vermont – Trish Coppolino, VT DEC
The Berlin R&D Site in New Hampshire – Keith DuBois, NH DES
Site in Connecticut – Lori Saliby, CT DEEP

4:00 Adjourn