Membership Information
A list of current SMWG members and sponsors ...
The Sediment Management Work Group (the "SMWG") has two membership classifications as described below:
General Membership
Members of the SMWG are expected to share information on existing sediment management projects (to the extent not precluded by legal proceedings or privilege) and to participate in the advancement of the Mission Statement of the SMWG. The dues for General Members are $10,000 annually. "Owner/operators" and "potentially responsible parties" who are facing sediment management issues will greatly benefit from participation in this organization. Meetings of the Members of the SMWG are conducted semi-annually. General Members participate in as many of the SMWG initiatives as they are interested and benefit from the ongoing dissemination of information and reports on new sediment developments, technology transfer and precedent. In addition, the SMWG’s semi-annual meetings have been universally touted by our Members as valuable and informative opportunities for detailed updates on key sediment sites and issues, technology transfer and for strategic discussions on critical current and future sediment management issues.
All Members are encouraged to participate in monthly conference calls to discuss SMWG participation in sediment-related activities. For organizations particularly focused on sediment participation offers an excellent opportunity to become immersed in the issues on a frequent and ongoing basis. Members have the opportunity to meet in person 1-2 times per year, typically in conjunction with the SMWG Sponsor Forum and other national sediment event of some significance. The Members that participate in the conference calls and at the semi-annual meetings, plan and execute the strategies and initiatives of the organization. Members have often commented that they have greatly benefited from their participation on the calls and in the meetings because of their regular involvement in discussions on critical sediment management issues as well as from the strong professional relationships they have developed with each other.
Associate Membership
Our Associate membership class was established in order to permit governmental PRPs, industry and trade associations and research organizations who wished to become involved and informed on sediment issues the opportunity to do so, and as a method of broadening the scope of the dissemination of the SMWG’s message. Our Associate Members include governmental PRPs, such as the Army and Navy, as well as several industry and trade associations and research organizations.
If you are interested in joining the SMWG as a General or Associate Member, please fill out the attached registration form and mail it to us with your dues check (if applicable) as indicated on the form.
Sponsor
Our Sponsor program was established in 2002 to open up new opportunities for collaboration between our members and the environmental consultants and contractors with detailed experience in this area. The annual sponsorship fee is $5,000. SMWG Sponsors have unique opportunities to interact with the SMWG Membership, including opportunities to participate in technical sessions. At least one "Sponsor Forum" is conducted each year. The inaugural Sponsor Forum was conducted in conjunction with the Members' Fall Meeting in October, 2002. The Forum included a full day of presentations by our Sponsors, followed by a reception, was enthusiastically received. The Sponsor Forum was expanded to 1-1/2 days in the Fall of 2003, based on the success of the 2002 Forum. The 2004 Members' Fall Meeting combined the Sponsor Forum with a Technology Transfer Workshop with EPA Region 10 in Seattle, Washington. Sponsors also are invited to participate in SMWG Member/Sponsor topical conference calls, conducted periodically, as well as receptions tied to key national sediment events, whenever a large participation by our Members is anticipated (e.g., during the jointly-sponsored "Stability of Chemicals in Sediments Workshop" that took place April 8-10, 2003 in San Diego, CA, as well as at the October 26-28, 2004 jointly sponsored "Addressing Uncertainty and Managing Risk at Contaminated Sediment Sites" in St. Louis, MO). Sponsors also had the opportunity to participate in the January 2008 4th jointly-sponsored conference in New Orleans, LA, "Optimizing Decision-Making and Remediation at Complex Superfund Sites." Sponsors also receive electronic copies of "Sediment Alerts" sent to the Members with timely news of relevant new developments in the sediment management arena.
If you are interested in joining the SMWG as a Sponsor, please fill out the attached registration form and mail it to us with your dues check as indicated on the form.
The SMWG will continue to be of critical importance to parties wishing to address contaminated sediment management issues in a technically and scientifically sound manner. For more information about joining the SMWG, please contact the Group's Coordinating Director, Steven C. Nadeau, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, 660 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226, phone (313) 465-7492 or Send Steve an e-mail. snadeau@honigman.com