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SUMMARY:Annual Region 1 States/Tribes/EPA Brownfields Programs Meeting
DESCRIPTION:10:00   Welcome & Introductions \n10:15   EPA Updates\n– Overview of funding programs\, eligible entities & associated deadlines\n– Priorities & any anticipated changes to programs going forward\n[EPA will also made short announcements during the day on: LRTA\, TBA\, Job Training\, and ACRES] \n11:00   Break \n11:15   States/Tribes Roundtable on Funding\n– Each state/tribe : What BIL & 128(a) & other EPA brownfields programs have recently funded – successes & lessons learned\n– Including the logistics of issuing the BIL monies & lessons learned/opportunities to increase efficiency \n11:45  QA Guidance\n– QAPP guidance updates \n12:00   Lunch (provided) \n12:45   PCBs & TSCA\n– EPA presentation on basics\, regulatory changes & implications for brownfields projects\n– EPA Region 1 staff changes/introductions \n1:30     UConn TAB\n– Overview of services offered & recent activities\n– Helping communities develop proper RFPs to acquire a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) – available resources & lessons learned\n– TAB ideas on what more they could do for/with states\n– Staff changes/introductions \n2:00     Community Outreach\n– State/tribe-by-state/tribe & EPA experiences with virtual versus hybrid versus in-person\n– Lessons learned/suggestions for others \n2:30     Community-wide Assessment Grants for States & Tribes\n– Short presentations (5-6 minutes) each from MA\, NH\, RI & Passamaquoddy Tribe on what they’re doing/lessons learned \n3:00     Lead Issues at Brownfield Redevelopments\n– Presentation on the issues by EPA\n– State/Tribes comments on draft fact sheet\n– Brainstorm how to get the word out to consultants\, contractors\, and developers \n3:30     Adjourn \nFor more information contact Jennifer Griffith at jgriffith@newmoa.org
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/annual-brownfields-meeting/
LOCATION:Private: EPA Region 1 Office in Boston\, 5 Post Office Square\, Boston\, MA\, 02109
CATEGORIES:Waste Site Cleanup
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Griffith":MAILTO:jgriffith@newmoa.org
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SUMMARY:Site Characterization & Real-Time Data Collection: A Hands-On Workshop (NH\, MA\, CT)
DESCRIPTION:Note: This workshop was presented for informational purposes. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of each of the NEWMOA-member states\, and the strategies and technologies discussed should not be considered an endorsement by NEWMOA or its members. \nAgenda\n  scroll right  scroll left\n\n\n9:00\nRegistration & Coffee/Pastries (Provided)\n\n\n9:15\nWelcome & Logistics\n\n\n9:30\nIntroduction to Site Characterization and Real-Time Data Collection\nPresenter: Jacob Vincent\, Stone Environmental\n» CSM – importance of understanding relationship between geology\, hydrogeology and contaminant\n» Traditional methods\n» Overview of “modern” methods\n» Why more “screening” data is better\n» Real-time data and dynamic workplans\n» Overview of High Resolution Site Characterization Tools\n\n\n10:30\nNetworking Break\n\n\n10:45\nData Collection: Groundwater\nPresenters: Kristi Gagnon\, Tighe & Bond (Nick Guidi in MA & NH)\n» Traditional approaches\n» Recent developments\n» What to look out for/lessons learned\n\n\n\n11:15\nData Collection: Soil\nPresenters: Kristi Gagnon\, Tighe & Bond (Nick Guidi in MA & NH)\n» Traditional approaches\n»  Incremental Sampling Methodology (ISM)\n» Other recent developments\n» What to look out for/lessons learned\n\n\n11:45\nData Collection: Soil Vapor\nPresenter: Catherine Regan\, Haley & Aldrich\n» Soil Vapor Investigations – why\, when and how\n» Recent developments\n» What to look out for/lessons learned\n\n\n\n12:15\nLunch (Provided)\n\n\n1:00\nHands-On Rotation A: High Resolution Site Characterization\nTour the van & equipment outdoors (be prepared for the weather)\nJason Ruf\, S2C2\n» Hands-on summary of direct sensing tools & direct-push sampling techniques\, including 3D case studies\n» Lithology mapping sensors: Electrical Conductivity (EC) and Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT)\n» Contaminant mapping sensors: Optical Image Profilers (OIP) & Membrane Interface Probes (MIP)\n» Discrete soil and groundwater sampling techniques for direct-sensing confirmation\n\n\n\nHands-On Rotation B: Groundwater Sampling & Field Analytical Equipment and Methods\nJohn Spadea or Matt Harrington\, US Environmental\n» YSI and Horiba multiparameter meters\n» Peristaltic\, Bladder and 12V Submersible pumps\n» Choosing which one to use\n» How to use each properly\n\n\n\n2:30\nNetworking Break\n\n\n2:45\nHands-On Rotation C: Soil & Sediment Sampling & Field Analytical Equipment & Methods\nJohn Spadea or Matt Harrington\, US Environmental\n» Standard Hand Auger Kit\n» Wildco Handcore Sampler\n» AMS Sludge Sampler\n» Wildco Ponar Dredge\n» XRF and PID field testing equipment\n» How to use each properly\n\n\n3:30\nRecommendations & Lessons Learned\nPresenter: Daniel Voisin\, Stone Environmental\n\n\n4:15\nAdjourn\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/2025wscworkshopct/
LOCATION:Fireside Inn and Suites\, 25 Airport Road\, Lebanon\, NH\, United States
CATEGORIES:Waste Site Cleanup
ORGANIZER;CN="Shaina Cohen":MAILTO:scohen@newmoa.org
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