Best Practices for Risk-Informed Decision Making Regarding Contaminated Sites: Summary of a Workshop Series (2014)
Chapter: Appendix C: Workshop 1 Agenda
Best Practices for Risk-Informed Remedy Selection, Closure and Post-Closure Control of Contaminated Sites: A National Academies Workshop
October 30-31, 2013
The National Academies of Science Building
Lecture Room
2100 C Street NW
Washington, D.C.
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together federal and state agency decision makers responsible for contaminated site cleanup and closure decisions, federal and state regulators, key stakeholders, and other technical experts to examine holistic approaches for remediating sites with multiple contaminant sources and post-closure uses. The workshop will also examine approaches for incorporating a sustainability framework into decision making regarding site remediation, closure, and post-closure control of sites.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
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8:30 AM |
Welcome and Introduction Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy |
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8:40 AM |
Keynote(s): DOE Presentation Alice Williams, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy |
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9:00 AM |
Framing the Issue: Challenges to Regulatory Flexibility Moderator: Jeffrey Wong, Chief Scientist, Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Protection Agency (Member, Planning Committee) |
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Carolyn Huntoon, Independent Consultant and former Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy Larry Camper, Director, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
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9:50 AM |
Discussion |
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10:15 AM |
BREAK |
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10:30 AM |
Framing the Issue: Challenges to Risk-Informed Decision Making Moderator: Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy Stephen Cobb, Chief, Governmental Hazardous Waste Branch, Land Division, Alabama Department of Environmental Management Anna Willett, Director, Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council, Environmental Council of the States |
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11:20 AM |
Discussion |
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11:50 AM |
Morning Summary Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy |
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12:00 PM |
LUNCH |
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1:00 PM |
Holistic Approaches to Remediation: Overcoming Barriers at Hanford and Savannah River Moderator: Patricia Culligan, Professor, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University (Member, Planning Committee) Michael Truex, Earth Systems Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
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Jeffrey Griffin, Associate Laboratory Director, Environmental Stewardship Directorate, Savannah River National Laboratory |
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1:50 PM |
Discussion |
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2:30 PM |
BREAK |
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2:45 PM |
Holistic Approaches to Remediation: Alternate End States Moderator: Rula Deeb, Principal, Geosyntec Consultants John Applegate, Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law and IU Executive Vice President for University Academic Affairs, Indiana University David Maloney, Director, Technology, CH2M HILL |
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3:25 PM |
Discussion |
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4:15 PM |
Summary Discussion Participant 1 Participant 2 |
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4:50 PM |
Wrap-up Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy |
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5:00 PM |
ADJOURN |
Thursday, October 31, 2013
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8:30 AM |
Welcome and Re-Cap of First Day Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta Energy |
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8:40 AM |
Incorporating Sustainability into Decision Making for Site Remediation Moderator: Rula Deeb, Principal, Geosyntec Consultants Geoffrey Fettus, Senior Project Attorney, Nuclear Program, Natural Resources Defense Council |
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Nick Garson, President, The Sustainable Remediation Forum, Inc. Buddy Bealer, Sustainable Remediation Initiative |
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9:50 AM |
Discussion |
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10:40 AM |
Federal Agency Perspective on Incorporating Sustainability into Site Remediation Moderator: Jeffrey Wong, Chief Scientist, Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Protection Agency (Member, Planning Committee) Maureen Sullivan, Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense Walter Mugdan, Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 |
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11:30 AM |
Discussion |
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12:15 PM |
Summary and Wrap-up Paul Gilman (Chair, Planning Committee), Covanta Energy |
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12:30 PM |
ADJOURN |
