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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, 2008 - SWMG Sponsor Forum
and Fall Meeting, Houston, TX |
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October 20-23, 2008 – Participant in the 24th Annual
International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, University of
Massachusetts at Amherst |
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Late Fall 2008 – Co-sponsor of Sediment Remediation Training Course with
U.S. EPA and others |
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Ongoing - Followup re: PRP eligibility for Great Lakes Legacy Act funds |
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Ongoing – Steering Committee member for the 5th International
Contaminated Sediment Conference (Feb. 2-5, 2009), Jacksonville, FL |
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Ongoing - Follow-up re: U.S. EPA's training and implementation of U.S.
EPA's Contaminated Sediment Management Guidance |
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Ongoing - Follow-up re: PCB Disposal Rule - characterization issue |
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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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2007 |
| 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 |
| Ongoing -
Participating in the Great
Lakes Water Quality Agreement review of sediment issues |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
| 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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