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2009
| Feb. 3-5, 2009 - Steering Committee
member and participant in 5th International
Contaminated Sediment Conference, Jacksonville, FL |
| April 28-29, 2009 - SMWG Contaminated
Sediment Management Symposium with U.S. EPA and U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers ERDC, Alexandria, Virginia |
| April 29-30, 2009 - SMWG Members Meeting,
Alexandria, VA |
| Sept. 29-30, 2009 - SMWG Sponsor Forum,
Sarasota Springs, NY |
| Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2009 - SMWG Members Meeting,
Sarasota Springs, NY |
| Ongoing - Preparations for webinar of the
Sediment Remediation Training Course with U.S. EPA
and others |
| Ongoing - Follow-up re: U.S. EPA's
training and implementation of U.S. EPA's
Contaminated Sediment Management Guidance |
| Ongoing - Follow-up re: PCB Disposal Rule
- characterization issue |
| Ongoing - Drafting a technical guidance
document re: sediment stability assessment at
contaminated sediment sites and incorporating the
results into a risk management framework |
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2008
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| Jan.
8-10, 2008 - Optimizing Decision-Making and
Remediation at Complex Sediment Sites, New Orleans,
LA - Co-sponsor with U.S. Army Corps (WES), U.S.
Navy and U.S. EPA |
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January
2008 - Submitted comments on draft Great Lakes
Bi-National Toxics Strategy Annual Report 2007 |
| February, 2008
- Co-author on "4Rs of Environmental Dredging:
Resuspension, Release, Residual and Risk" |
| April
29 - May 1, 2008 - SMWG Sponsor Forum and Spring
Meeting, Kalamazoo, MI |
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July 2008
– Acted as peer reviewer for DOD’s draft Monitored
Natural Recovery at Contaminated Sediment Sites
Guidance |
| July 25, 2008
- Meeting in Washington, D.C. with Susan Bodine,
U.S. EPA Asst. Administrator for OSWER, Jim Woolford,
Chief of OSTRI, and members of HQ OSW staff |
| Sept.
28 - Oct. 2, 2008 - SWMG Sponsor Forum and Fall
Meeting, Houston, TX |
| October 20-23, 2008
– Participant in the 24th Annual
International Conference on Soils, Sediments and
Water, University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
| Ongoing -
Followup re: PRP eligibility for
Great Lakes Legacy Act funds (October, 2008 - GLLA
reauthorized and amended) |
| Ongoing
– Steering Committee member for the 5th
International Contaminated Sediment Conference (Feb.
2-5, 2009), Jacksonville, FL |
| Ongoing
- Follow-up re: U.S. EPA's training
and implementation of U.S. EPA's Contaminated
Sediment Management Guidance |
| Ongoing
- Follow-up re: PCB Disposal Rule -
characterization issue |
| Ongoing
- Drafting a technical guidance
document re: sediment stability assessment at
contaminated sediment sites and incorporating the
results into a risk management framework |
|
2007
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| Jan. 22-25, 2007 -
Steering committee member and
participant in 4th International Contaminated
Sediment Conference, Savannah, GA |
| Jan. 2007 -
Submitted comments in support of
proposed amendments to Fox River ROD and its
application of the U.S. EPA's Contaminated Sediment
Management Guidance |
| Jan. 2007 -
Acted as peer reviewer for U.S. EPA's
Monitored Natural Recovery Technical Resource
Document |
| Jan. 2007 -
Submitted comments on draft Great
Lakes Bi-national Toxics Strategy Annual Report 2006 |
| March 2007 -
Acted as peer reviewer for NAS
Committee on Dredging Effectiveness report:
Sediment Dredging at Superfund
Megasites: Assessing the Effectiveness |
| May 2-4, 2007 -
SMWG Sponsor Forum and Spring
Meeting, Ashtabula, OH |
| Sept. 5-7, 2007 -
Co-sponsor of Sediment Remediation
Training Course: How Do You Select and Design
Options? with U.S. EPA, EPA Hazardous Substance
Research Center South/Southwest and Oregon DEQ in
Portland, OR |
| Sept. 25-27, 2007 -
SMWG Sponsor Forum and Fall
Meeting, San Francisco area, CA |
| Oct. 2007 -
Submitted comments highlighting
issues with the Draft Focused Feasibility Study for
the Passaic River |
| Oct. 29-31, 2007 -
Co-sponsor of Sediment
Remediation Training Course: How Do You Select and
Design Options? with U.S. EPA, EPA Hazardous
Substance Research Center South/Southwest in
Atlanta, GA |
| Ongoing -
Follow-up re: 4R's Workshop
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| Ongoing -
Follow-up re: U.S. EPA's training and
implementation of U.S. EPA's Contaminated Sediment
Management Guidance |
| Ongoing -
Follow-up re: PCB Disposal Rule -
characterization issue |
| Ongoing -
Drafting a technical guidance
document re: sediment stability assessment at
contaminated sediment sites and incorporating the
results into a risk management framework |
|
Ongoing - Planning,
participating and co-sponsoring
(along with U.S. Army Corps (WES), U.S. Navy, U.S.
EPA - 4th Joint Conference - January 8-10, 2008 -
New Orleans, LA |
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Ongoing - Participating in
the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement review of
sediment issues |
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Ongoing - Follow-up re:
Great Lakes Collaboration Initiative funding and
other issues |
| Ongoing -
Follow-up re: PRP eligibility for
Great Lakes Legacy Act funds |
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2006
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| Feb.
7-8, 2006 - SMWG Members -
Winter Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Mar.
22, 2006 - Attend and
provide comments at National Academy of Science
(NAS) meeting re: Dredging Effectiveness Study,
Washington, D.C. |
| Apr.
24-27, 2006 -
Participation in "4Rs Workshop" hosted by Corps of
Engineers, Vicksburg, MS |
| June
7, 2006 - Provide formal
SMWG presentation on dredging effectiveness to the
NAS Committee in Irvine, CA |
| Sept.
26-28, 2006 - SMWG Sponsor
Forum and Fall Meeting, Nashville, TN |
| Dec.
8, 2006 - Meeting in
Washington, D.C. with Susan Bodine, EPA's Asst.
Administrator for OSWER, and meeting with Doug Ammon,
Chief of OSTRI |
|
Ongoing - Follow-up re:
Great Lakes Collaboration Initiative funding and
other issues |
|
Ongoing - Follow-up re:
PRP eligibility for Great Lakes Legacy Act funds |
|
Ongoing - Providing data,
reports and analysis to the NAS Dredging
Effectiveness Committee |
|
Ongoing - Planning,
participating and co-sponsoring
(along with U.S. Army Corps (WES), U.S. Navy, U.S.
EPA - 4th Annual Joint Conference [topic and
location to be announced at a later date] |
|
Ongoing - meetings with
EPA on various aspects of the Sediment Guidance and
potential training workshops to be held in 2006 |
|
Ongoing - Participating in
the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement review of
sediment issues |
|
Ongoing - Steering
committee member, co-sponsor and participant in
planning for Battelle's 4th International
Contaminated Sediment Conference to be held on
January 22-25, 2007 in Savannah, GA |
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2005
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Jan. 24-27, 2005 –
Co-sponsor and participant in 3rd
International Conference on Contaminated Sediments,
New Orleans, LA
|
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April 11-13, 2005
- SMWG Spring 2005 Meeting and Sponsor Forum,
University of Maryland Conference Center, College
Park, Maryland |
|
May 19, 2005
-
"A National Contaminated Sediment Update" -
Presentation to American Chemistry Council |
|
July 18, 2005
- Testimony /
Comments to U.S. EPA - TSCA PCB Disposal Rule
re: sediment characterization and disposal,
Washington, D.C. |
|
Sept. 26-29, 2005
- SMWG Fall 2005 Meeting and Sponsor Forum - Fox
River, Green Bay, WI |
|
Oct. 6-7, 2005 -
Great Lakes Cooperative Initiative -
AOC/Sediments Subcommittee - Rochester, NY meeting -
see
AOC Sediments Final Chapter |
|
Fall, 2005 - Comments to GLNPO
supporting PRP eligibility as the non-Federal
sponsor at Great Lakes Legacy Act sites |
|
Oct. 26, 2005 -
Comments submitted to OMB re: Great Lakes Legacy
Act implementation |
|
Ongoing -
meetings with U.S. EPA on various aspects of the
Sediment Guidance and potential joint training
workshops to be held in 2006 |
|
2004
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February 2-3, 2004
– SMWG Winter
2004 Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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June 2004 –
Co-sponsor and
participant in the Society of Risk Analysis Workshop
on Comparative Risk Assessment Multi-Criteria
Decision Analysis
|
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September 21, 2004
- Puget Sound Sediment Cleanup Technology
Transfer - Lessons Learned - workshop with SMWG and
EPA Region 10 - Seattle, WA |
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September 22, 2004
- SMWG
Sponsor Forum - Seattle, WA
|
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September 23, 2004
– SMWG
Fall Meeting - Seattle, WA
|
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October 26-28,
2004
– Co-sponsor (along
with U.S. Army Corps (WES), U.S. Navy, U.S. EPA,
NOAA and HSRC) – intensive 3-day conference on
Addressing Uncertainty and Managing Risk at
Contaminated Sediment Sites – St. Louis, MO -
Agenda /
Notes
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Ongoing –
Continued dialogue with U.S. EPA, OERR on key
sediment issues
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Ongoing –
Monitoring the Science Advisory Board's (SAB) review
of sediment issues and providing input, when
appropriate
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Ongoing –
Active participation in the ITRC Sediments Task
Force
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Earlier Years (1999 - 2003)
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Feb. 4-5, 2003 - SMWG
Winter 2003 Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
|
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March 2003 - Submittal of
SMWG comprehensive comments on the draft U.S.
EPA Sediment Guidance
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April 8-10, 2003 -
Co-sponsor (along with U.S. Army Corps (WES), U.S.
Navy, U.S. EPA, USGS, NOAA and HSRC) - intensive
3-day
Workshop on the Stability of Chemicals in
Sediments - San Diego, CA
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May 8, 2003 -
Meeting with U.S. EPA OERR to discuss
draft U.S. EPA Contaminated Sediment Guidance
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October 14-15, 2003 - SMWG
Sponsor Forum, Gary, IN
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October 15-16, 2003 - SMWG
Fall Meeting, Gary, IN
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October 9-10, 2002 -
SMWG Fall Meeting - Wilmington, DE
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October 8, 2002 -
SMWG Sponsor Forum - Wilmington, DE
|
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October 2002 -
Presentation on a Risk-Based Decision-Making
Framework for Sediment Management at the SQ5
International Sediment Symposium - Chicago, IL
|
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September 20, 2002
- Submittal of
comments on U.S. EPA's draft Contaminated
Sediments Science Plan
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July 11, 2002 -
Meeting with OSWER Assistant
Administrator Marianne Horinko
|
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April 2002 -
Submittal of comments on U.S. EPA's
Contaminated Sediments Inventory
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February 5-6, 2002
- SMWG Spring Meeting - Orlando, FL
|
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January 22-24, 2002 -
Joint Sediment Stability Workshop,
New Orleans, LA (co-sponsored by U.S. EPA, U.S. Army
Corps (WES), LSU-HSRC, U.S. Navy and the SMWG) -
click
here for further information
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November 1, 2001
- Participation as panelists and
moderators in NEPI's National Sediment Dialogue
Conference - Washington, D.C.
|
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October 25, 2001
- Presentation at UMass/AEHS 17th
Annual International Conference on Contaminated
Soil, Sediments and Water – Amherst, Mass.
|
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October 19, 2001
- Presentation at International Joint
Commission Workshop on Sediments - An Emerging
Decision-Making Framework for Management of
Sediments - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
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October 2-3, 2001
- Fall Meeting - Massena, NY
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May 29 - June 1, 2001
- Participation in U.S. EPA's
National Multi-Stakeholder Sediment Workshop -
Alexandria, VA
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May 2-3, 2001
- SMWG Spring Meeting – Albany, NY
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2001 -
Participation in the National Environmental Policy
Institute's (NEPI) National Sediments Dialogue
Project
|
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February 9, 2000
- General membership meeting - Tampa,
FL
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February, 2000
- Meeting with U.S. EPA – OERR to
present recommendations on the key elements needed
for a comprehensive sediment management guidance
|
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March, 2000
- Meeting with the Interstate Technology and
Regulatory Cooperation Work Group (ITRC)
|
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June, 2000
- Meeting with U.S. EPA - OERR -
Dredging Case Studies Presentation [follow link
to list of presentations]
|
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September 2000
- Meeting with U.S. EPA - Region V
Superfund Division - Discussion on Sediment Site
Conceptual Issues
|
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October 2000
- SWMG Fall Meeting, U.S. Army Corps
Waterway Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS
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October 2000
- SWMG sponsorship of Workshop and
Platform Session - UMass Conference - The 16th
Annual International Conference on Contaminated
Soils, Sediments and Water
|
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November 2000
- SETAC Presentation on Emerging
Sediment Issues and Dredging Effectiveness
|
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December 2000
- Presentation to WDNR Advisory
Committee on the topic of a "Recommended Remedy
Selection / Decision-Making Framework for Sediment
Sites"
|
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December 2000
- Presentation to the Science
Advisory Board's Environmental Engineering Committee
which is reviewing natural attenuation in sediments
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November 1999
- Conducted platform session at SETAC
Annual Meeting on Contaminated Sediment Management
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September 1999
- Publication of nine technical
papers covering the key issues relating to a
risk-based approach to the evaulation and management
of contaminated sediments
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