Resource Area

The Resource Area offers exhibits and information that Remedial Project Managers (RPM) may find useful when they complete remedial site activities. The Environmental Response Team's (ERT) Technical Services will be available to help RPMs gain access to EPA's Remote Access and Virtual Private Networking Services. The Resource Area will be open from Monday, May 21, through Thursday, May 24, 2007.

Descriptions of the exhibits will be posted to this site as they become available. Please visit this site often for updates.

Shipping Plan for the Resource Area

Collaboration and Alternative Dispute Resolution

How can Remedial Project Managers (RPM) achieve better results on Superfund sites? Collaborative problem-solving (CPS) and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) are proven means of achieving Superfund cleanup and redevelopment goals. Through our experienced staff and our contracting mechanisms, the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center (CPRC) provides EPA regional and Headquarters project managers with simple, rapid access to the highest-quality public consultation, collaborative problem solving, and dispute resolution facilitators and mediators nationwide. Our booth in the Resource Area will provide information and illustrate the range of sites and projects that have benefited from expert facilitators and mediators to accomplish their goals through prevention, management, or resolution of difficult issues or conflicts with potentially responsible parties (PRP), local governments, community members, and others. The booth will include handouts that describe cases that successfully used collaborative problem solving or dispute resolution. These handouts will illustrate the range of processes that can be identified and applied to various kinds of Superfund-specific issues, such as negotiation of cleanup responses, obtaining access to sites, achieving cost recovery goals, resolving community issues, and planning for institutional controls and reuse. Experienced staff members from CPRC will be on hand for confidential one-on-one consultation and to provide tips and information on conflict prevention.

In Situ Oxidation of 1,4-Dioxane and VOCs with Ozone and Hydrogen Peroxide

A pilot-scale field evaluation was carried out to assess the effectiveness of in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) using ozone, with and without hydrogen peroxide, to remediate 1,4-dioxane and chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOC) in groundwater at the Cooper Drum Company Superfund Site in Los Angeles County, California. The results showed that ozone alone, as well as ozone combined with hydrogen peroxide, was effective in destroying all contaminants of concern.

EPA Environmental Response Team Technical Services

The EPA Environmental Response Team (ERT) Technical Services will be available to provide Internet and e-mail access for participants at the NARPM Annual Training Conference. EPA e-mail access will be provided via Web Mail services, so be sure to have your Web Mail server address and password readily available. In addition, access to the EPA Intranet will be provided for participants who might need to complete People Plus time sheets or make Travel Manager arrangements. Staff at the Internet Café will be available to describe ERT software and QuickPlace, the new EPA web-based shared workspace software for real-time collaboration among geographically dispersed participants. If you have time, make sure you visit us at the ERT Internet Café.

Maryland's Occupational Safety and Health Program

The mission of the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) program is to assure, as far as possible, safe and healthful working conditions for every working man and woman in the State of Maryland and to assure, in so far as practicable, that no employee will suffer diminished health, functional capacity, or life expectancy as a result of his or her work experience. Information about MOSH will be available at this exhibit.

Technology Innovation and Field Services Division, EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation

The mission of the Technology Innovation and Field Services Division (TIFSD) is to advocate more effective, less costly government and industry approaches ("smarter solutions") to assess and clean up contaminated waste sites, soil, and groundwater. Working with other federal agencies, states, consulting engineering firms, responsible parties, technology developers, and the investment community, TIFSD provides robust information on technology and the market and works to remove policy and institutional impediments to deployment of these technologies. The scope of TIFSD's mission extends to Superfund sites, corrective action sites under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), underground storage tank cleanups, state voluntary cleanup programs, and Brownfields sites. Technologies of interest are for field sampling and analysis and management (treatment and containment) of contaminated soil and groundwater.

Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program

The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) is the Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental science and technology program. It is planned and executed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and EPA, with participation by numerous other federal and non-federal organizations. To address the highest-priority issues confronting the Services, SERDP focuses on cross-service requirements and pursues high-risk and high pay-off solutions to DoD's most intractable environmental problems. Development and application of innovative environmental technologies support the long-term sustainability of DoD's training and testing ranges and significantly reduce current and future environmental liabilities. The program focuses on four focus areas: Environmental Restoration, Munitions Management, Sustainable Infrastructure, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. Visit our Web site at www.serdp.org for detailed information.

The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is DoD's environmental technology demonstration and validation program. ESTCP's goal is to identify, demonstrate, and transfer technologies that address DoD's highest-priority environmental requirements. The program promotes innovative, cost-effective environmental technologies through demonstrations at DoD facilities and sites. These technologies provide a return on investment through improved efficiency, reduced liability, and direct cost savings. ESTCP selects laboratory-proven technologies with broad DoD application for rigorous field trials to document their cost, performance, and market potential. ESTCP technology demonstrations address DoD environmental needs in the following focus areas: Environmental Restoration, Munitions Management, Sustainable Infrastructure, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. For additional information, please visit our Web site at www.estcp.org.

The Superfund Basic Research Program

The university-based Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) is designed to address the broad, complex health and environmental issues that face EPA's national Superfund program. The SBRP is federally funded and is administered by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health. The SBRP believes that basic research plays a crucial role in addressing challenges posed by environmental contamination, such as health risks, toxicity, exposure predictions, fate and transport, and the need for cost-effective treatments for hazardous waste sites found throughout the United States.

SBRP-funded research represents a coordinated effort with EPA, which ensures that the program contributes to the goals of the Superfund program. SBRP supports peer-reviewed research in 15 university programs that encompass 109 collaborating institutions. These programs conduct interdisciplinary, multi-project research focused on one central research theme. SBRP also provides funding for Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Research grants designed to foster commercialization of relevant technologies, products and devices, as well as funding for Exploratory/Developmental Research grants to support exploratory research projects in the early stages of their development.

The Training Exchange Web Site

The Training Exchange Web Site includes information and schedules for hundreds of deliveries of more than 300 training courses related to hazardous waste cleanup and site and incident management for EPA, state, and other federal agency environmental staff. The site is operated by the EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) Training Forum, in partnership with Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) and EPA Headquarters and regional offices.

Schedules and registration information are provided for CERCLA Education Center (CEC) and Environmental Response Training Program (ERTP) courses, as well as Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) courses, contract management training, and enforcement training offered by the National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI). Trainex also lists live, online internet seminars offered through EPA's Cleanup Information Web Site (CLU-IN), ITRC classroom training, and training opportunities from the Superfund, RCRA, oil, and emergency response programs at EPA Headquarters and in the regions. You also can check OSWER training requirements and access a searchable database of all OSWER training related to your job. Trainex is your online source for EPA training information. Please go to www.trainex.org to learn about the latest training classes and programs available in your area.

Trainex has the following capabilities:

• Register for EPA training courses online
• Browse courses by name, location, and date
• Search for courses that meet your training needs
• Locate and participate in online training
• Update your contact information and check class transcripts
• Access links to other EPA and non-EPA Web sites with information on training

Tennessee Valley Authority's Resource Management

Tennessee Valley Authority's Resource Management business provides professional consultation services. Services include environmental assessment, remediation, integrated resource management, and environmental information management products.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) military and civilian engineers, scientists, and other specialists work hand in hand as leaders in engineering and environmental matters. Some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women make up USACE's diverse workforce of biologists, engineers, geologists, hydrologists, natural resource managers, and other professionals who meet the demands of changing times and provide quality, responsive engineering services to the nation. The efforts of the USACE include planning, designing, building, and operating water resources and other civil works projects (navigation, flood control, environmental protection, disaster response, and more); designing and managing construction of military facilities for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force; and providing design and construction management support for other federal agencies. More information about USACE is available at http://www.usace.army.mil/.