https://www.fedcenter.gov// KnowledgeDispatch https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=4412 The Restoration Systems and Strategies specialty area provides guidance for developing cleanup exit strategies, implementing effective remediation, and optimizing performance. Environmental Restoration Technical Support Branch, or CZTE, subject matter experts and specialists working in this specialty area collaborate with other Air Force personnel to assure that technical expertise in restoration is applied directly to Air Force cleanup responsibilities. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=14511 The rule referred to as the "All Appropriate Inquiries" rule established specific regulatory requirements for conducting all appropriate inquiries into the previous ownership, uses, and environmental conditions of a property for the purposes of qualifying for certain landowner liability protections under CERCLA. The final rule went into effect on November 1, 2006. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3683 Includes guidance on using ADR in enforcement actions. Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=24629 An annual summary of the progress accomplished under Superfund. Available reports start in FY 2004. Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3684 This site provides access to guidance documents designed to assist EPA and State personnel in attaining compliance with ARAR requirements. ARARs are identified on a site-by-site basis for all on-site response actions where CERCLA authority is the basis for cleanup. Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=13157 The focus of this 2-hour EPA course is retrofitting stormwater management practices into watersheds that have already been developed. This approach can help restore watersheds by providing stormwater treatment in locations it was not originally included. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=40678 ASTM&#39;s environmental assessment and risk management standards provide the proper procedures for carrying out specific evaluation procedures for identifying and predicting the possible biophysical, social, and other relevant impacts that certain products and projects may have on the natural environment, as well as on the health and safety of the immediate users of such. These environmental assessment and risk management standards are valuable to environmental scientists and engineers, impact assessment institutions, and real estate firms in implementing the appropriate environmental impact designs to ensure overall prevention of the associated contamination risks. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=7092 Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3682 This MOU established responsibilities and funding for the US Environmental Protection Agency&#39;s assistance and support in accelerating environmental restoration and cleanup decisions in support of reuse at selected Department of Defense (DoD) BRAC Rounds I-IV installations. Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3712 A list of BRAC facilities with their NPL status and links to additional information for each site. Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=8987 This course provides an overview of the purpose, legal framework, and implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=31418 Developed by Minnesota Brownfields and the Minnesota Department of Health this tool incorporates a series of indicators that address community health factors and aims to streamline project decision-making process by providing a framework for stakeholders to identify and prioritize redevelopment goals. Designed as a self-guided tool by those who influence and work on brownfield projects, the Brownfield Health Indicator Tool&#39;s framework supports existing project decision-making processes. The tool is located under "MDH Brownfield Services" Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=10351 Newsgroup operated by the Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO). Addresses brownfields concerns and issues at governmental and non governmental locations. <a href="http://www.cpeo.org/sub.html" target="new">Subscription Info</a> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20569 This EPA publication (EPA 542-R-12-001) provide a general outline of how to assess and clean up a brownfields site and introduce stakeholders to a range of technology options and available resources. General concepts and basic considerations that affect the cleanup of brownfields sites are described with a new "Back to Basics" approach. This publication is targeted for non-technical stakeholders and technical professionals, walking users through the big picture of managing a brownfields site from assessment to reuse and introduces technology options and considerations for each phase. Additionally there is a Brownfields Road Map website to provide direct access to technical resources. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20570 This EPA website is an adjunct to the EPA publication and provides a general outline of how to assess and clean up a brownfields site and introduce stakeholders to a range of technology options and available resources. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3714 This site aids those who are new to the concept of Brownfields definitions, case studies, and information on how Brownfields redevelopment works. Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=10350 An organization that promotes and facilitates public participation in the oversight of environmental activities at federal facilities, private "Superfund" sites, and Brownfields. CPEO educates public stakeholders on both the process and technologies for cleanup and environmental protection. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=4179 Developed by the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) and dated January 2003. Small arms firing ranges (SAFRs) include government, commercial, and recreational rifle, pistol, trap, skeet, and sporting clay ranges. Small arms firing ranges are those ranges accepting 50 caliber or smaller ammunition. This definition is meant to include shotgun ammunition used on trap- and skeet-type ranges. SAFRs may contain lead, antimony, copper, zinc, arsenic, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from nonexploding (nonenergetic) bullets and fragments, bullet jackets, and related sporting material (e.g., clay targets); however, lead is the primary risk driver and is thereby the focus of this guidance. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=23032 The mission of the Chemical and Material Risk Management (CMRM) Program is to protect readiness, people and the environment by identifying and managing risks associated with the chemicals and materials DoD uses. They do this by enabling more effective management of current and future risks from chemicals and, in so doing, we lower lifecycle costs, drive innovation, and avoid the need for future crisis-driven retooling to comply with new regulations. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=14185 This is a free program where users can find out about the reactivity of substances or mixtures of substances. It includes: a database of reactivity information for more than 5,000 common hazardous chemicals; and a way for users to virtually "mix" chemicals--like the chemicals in the derailed tank cars above--to find out what dangers could arise from accidental mixing. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=28676 This website provides information about contaminated federal facility sites in specific communities, access to technical fact sheets and tools and resources to help government agencies and their contractors fulfill cleanup obligations. Fri, 30 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20383 This document, dated May 2011, describes the process for accomplishing remedial action completion, construction completion, site completion, partial deletion and site deletion for National Priorities List sites. This document also provides recommended format and content for relevant close out documents. The documents addressed by this guidance are the Remedial Action Report, Preliminary Close Out Report, Final Close Out Report, Notice of Intent to Delete (or Partially Delete), and Notice of Deletion (or Partial Deletion). This is OSWER Directive 9320.2-22. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=36538 EPA&#39;s Technology Innovation and Field Services Division supports the Contaminated Site Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) website that provides fact sheets about the concepts and tools for using best management practices to reduce the environmental footprint of activities associated with assessing and remediating contaminated sites. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3705 The Community Guide series is a set of 21 fact sheets that describe, in general terms, cleanup methods used at Superfund and other sites. Each fact sheet is two pages long and answers five questions about the cleanup method: 1) What is it? 2) How does it work? 3) Is it safe? 4) How long will it take? and 5) Why use it? Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3679 This Act provides a Federal "Superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment. Through the Act, EPA was given power to seek out those parties responsible for any release and assure their cooperation in the cleanup. Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=33788 This course is designed for individuals performing field sampling of environmental media including soil and other solids; surface and groundwater; sediment; indoor and ambient air; solid and hazardous waste; and chemicals of commerce for the analysis of a broad range of analytical methods as established by a variety of regulatory and standards organizations. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=13158 The focus of this 2-hour EPA course is how to develop an effective SWPPP. IT includes a discussion of common problems found on construction sites. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20737 This course provides an overview of the vapor intrusion exposure pathway including its scientific foundation, regulatory framework, and the technical aspects of investigating and remediating contaminated vapor sites. The class will cover topics such as: screening sites for potential vapor intrusion concerns, conducting field investigations, sampling techniques, data analyses, exposure point calculations, the Johnson and Ettinger predictive model, vapor intrusion risk assessment, vapor intrusion mitigation, and remediation. Participants will work through practical problems and typical site scenarios based on case studies of established vapor intrusion sites. This course provides a comprehensive introduction for those new to the field, and will also provide insights, data analysis techniques, and the latest research for more advanced participants. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=4352 The guide encourages project managers to consider a mix of remedies, including dredging and disposing of sediment; capping it to limit further contamination; or allowing natural attenuation to let chemical contaminants in soil or groundwater to degrade naturally. The final document includes new language encouraging project managers to conduct more analyses and consider more sources of uncertainty regarding the overall contamination of a site. In the final guide the language included directions to take steps to cap contaminants "sufficient" to protect the environment. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=24630 This a web-based knowledge management information tool custom built for the D&D user community. The objective of the D&D KM-IT is to provide single-point access into the collective knowledge-base of the D&D community within and outside of DOE. Available information includes lessons learned, best practices, and other information gathered during the deactivation and decommissioning of US DOE&#39;s excess nuclear facilities. Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Announcements/index.cfm?id=43019 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of one site and partial deletion of three sites from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the States, through their designated State agencies, have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund. The document is effective 5 March 2025. For POC and additional information refer to provided link. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=35645 The Disaster Debris Recovery Tool is an interactive mapping tool of 12 types of recovery facilities, recyclers, and landfills that manage disaster debris. This tool provides information and locations of over 20,000 facilities throughout the U.S. Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands. The tool can be used by disaster response, recovery and planning experts to advance safe recovery, recycling, and disposal of disaster debris. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=35642 Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement program was established to expedite environmental restoration at DoD installations through enhanced partnership with states, territories and the District of Columbia. This portal provides information regarding the program. Registration is required and limited to Department of Defense and State Government users. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=35634 Meeting materials for the Eighteenth Annual Intergovernmental Meeting with the U.S. Department of Energy on Nuclear Weapons Waste Cleanup held by the National Governor&#39;s Association. The NGA is the representative gubernatorial body to identify priority issues and deal with matters of public policy and governance at the state, national and global levels as well as provide resources to the governors and their staff. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=7711 The intent of this USGS project is to provide information on these compounds for evaluation of their potential threat to environmental and human health. To accomplish this goal, the research activities of this project are to: (1) develop analytical methods to measure chemicals and microorganisms or their genes in a variety of matrices (e.g. water, sediment, waste) down to trace levels, (2) determine the environmental occurrence of these potential contaminants, (3) characterize the myriad of sources and source pathways that determine contaminant release to the environment, (4) define and quantify processes that determine their transport and fate through the environment, and (5) identify potential ecologic effects from exposure to these chemicals or microorganisms. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=28439 A collection of technical fact sheets which provide brief summaries of contaminants of concern that present unique issues and challenges to the environmental community and EPA at contaminated federal facility sites. Each fact sheet provides a brief summary of the contaminant, including physical and chemical properties, environmental and health impacts, existing federal and state guidelines, and detection and treatment methods. These fact sheets are intended for project managers and field personnel to use when addressing specific contaminants at cleanup sites and are updated annually to include timely information. Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=33783 This course will provide attendees with a wide array of analytical techniques available to fingerprint a variety of contaminants and to address the basic questions involved in any environmental forensics study. Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=23112 U.S. EPA has developed a strategic planning approach called the Data Life Cycle. This cycle includes three phases: Planning, Implementation, and the Assessment. The DQO process contained in the Planning Phases, plans environmental data collection efforts to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and defensibility of decisions in a resource-effective manner. Use of the DQO approach is intended to ensure that the appropriate type, quantity, and quality of environmental data will be used in decision making with regard to remedial actions and future use/activities at the site. Quality assurance provides quality assurance project plan development (Planning Phases), field data collection and associated quality assurance/quality control activities (Implementation Phases), and data validation and quality control activities (Assessment Phase). This class is ISEERB Approved for all DoD Components. The primary audience is Environmental Restoration Managers, and Environmental Compliance Managers. The course if offered by the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=19335 This policy memorandum, dated 1 August 2011, describes management controls that will be implemented to ensure that the recommendations in the Five-Year Review reports are tracked, monitored and implemented; provides guidance to Remedial Project Managers to ensure that the reviews are completed on time; outlines how EPA makes an independent decision on protectiveness; and confirms that Five-Year Reviews are generally enforceable under Federal Facility Agreements. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3722 Includes a summary of the benefits and limitations of the listed best practices. Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Announcements/index.cfm?id=34090 As part of the U.S. EPA&#39;s July 25, 2017, Superfund Task Force Report (Report) Recommendation 30, EPA revised its 1997 "Policy Towards Landowners and Transferees of Federal Facilities." Recommendation 30 directed the revision as part of the Report&#39;s Goal 3, "Encouraging Private Investment." Formerly, the 1997 policy indicated that prospective purchaser agreements would not be necessary for landowners and transferees of federal facilities. In addition, it did not encourage the use of various tools, such as comfort letters, to give transferees confidence that EPA would generally not take CERCLA enforcement action against them. The revised policy is intended to encourage reuse and redevelopment of federal property. It supports the use of tools such as comfort letters and other agreements to address potential liability concerns of landowners and transferees who acquire federal property, and aims to alleviate uncertainty regarding potential enforcement by EPA for contamination existing as of the date of property acquisition. EPA developed the policy in coordination with two state organizations, ECOS and ASTSWMO, and other federal agencies. Susan Bodine, EPA&#39;s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, issued the revised policy on May 17, 2019. See <a href="https://www.fedcenter.gov/admin/itemattachment.cfm?attachmentid=1200" target="new">attachment</a>. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Events/index.cfm?id=42644 The slides and videos from EPA&#39;s State of VI Science Workshop are available. In addition to making the case for subsurface remediation, such as soil vapor extraction, as a solution to vapor intrusion, some of the presentations showed that current indoor air sampling protocols are often inadequate for charting Reasonable Maximum Exposure, the trigger for mitigation or remediation. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=4271 This page provides an historical overview of the munitions cleanup issues, prioritization protocols, and munitions-specific guidance. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20289 Issued as an Interim Final in 2010, this document details EPA&#39;s guidelines which provide a framework to EPA Regional Offices overseeing responses involving munitions and explosives of concern (MEC)1 and munitions constituents (MC) at locations other than operational ranges where explosive hazards or environmental contamination are known or suspected to be present. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=35492 EPA&#39;s PFAS Action Plan outlines concrete steps the agency is taking to address PFAS and to protect public health. EPA&#39;s website provides basic information, tools, and resources regarding PFAS. Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3689 This system lets environmental professionals use the Internet to search, view, download, and print information about innovative remediation and characterization technologies. The system is sponsored by EPA&#39;s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI). Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=19580 Course number STAT-410 discusses the core elements of the EPA&#39;s first major revision to its groundwater statistical guidance in almost 20 years. Presented by the primary author of the revision, this course will showcase new features of the guidance, as well as recommended changes to current statistical practice. In addition to reviewing the design and evaluation of statistical programs for groundwater monitoring, participants will also learn the benefits of checking their assumptions in order to run the most effective statistical tests. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=13477 In this database, users can browse and search frequently asked questions about EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Pollution Prevention (which includes oil discharge regulations, SPCC, and FRP). In addition, users can submit their own question if they do not find a similar one in the Database. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=33789 Class will address the following aspects: data reduction for efficient assessment (assessment of data validation output), compliance with regulatory and programmatic requirements, representativeness and completeness of the data set, fulfillment of data quality objectives, application and assessment of statistical methods in decision-making. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Documents/index.cfm?id=22322 Notes: 1. Please read the "Read Me" File first, for an explanation of the attached report sections.<br> 2. The complete report is available for download in the attachment "ACSIM GSR Final Report 2012.zip". 3. Package updated on 12/11/2014 to replace SiteWise&trade; 2.0 with SiteWise&trade; 3.0. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3697 CERCLA Section 120(c) requires EPA to establish and maintain this docket which contains information about Federal facilities that manage hazardous waste or from which hazardous substances have been or may be released. SARA, as amended by the Defense Authorization Act of 1997, specifies that, for each Federal facility that is included on the docket an evaluation shall be completed in accordance with a reasonable schedule. Such site evaluation activities help determine whether the facility should be included on the National Priorities List (NPL) and provide EPA and the public with valuable information about the facility. CERCLA requires that the docket be updated every six months, as new facilities are reported to EPA by Federal agencies. Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=29800 The library is a repository of information about federal-facility restoration and reuse. This information, divided into categories (such as BRAC, Five-year review, quality assurance, etc.), includes FAQ documents, websites, power point presentations, and other resources. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3702 This EPA office helps accelerate the transfer of federal property by coordinating environmental cleanup activities and crafting innovative property transfer arrangements. As part of this mission, FFRRO assists in the transfer of both Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and National Priorities List (NPL) sites, also known as Superfund sites. Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=33458 Hosted by U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation Federal Facility RPM, this 3-day course, is geared toward Federal Facility (FF) Remedial Project Managers (RPM) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to facilitate an understanding of how the FF RPM role, responsibilities and authorities differ from a private or Fund-financed Superfund EPA RPM. This course is specifically designed for EPA FF RPMs of all experience levels. Participants with one to two years of experience and who have taken the Fundamentals of Superfund and Remedial Process courses may derive the most benefit. This course may also be taken by other EPA RPMs, DOD/DOE RPMs, EPA RCRA personnel, state personnel who manage Federal Facilities across the nation, tribal RPMs and managers. This Course is not open to academia, contractors, consultants, or other private entities. This course is offered free of charge to all registrants who are confirmed to attend. Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3698 Provides access to individual pages about sites where FFRRO is working on cleanup projects. Site pages include basic site information, maps, links to reports and related pages, and other resources specific to the site. Users can see all sites or view them according to the following categories: Federal Facility NPL Sites; BRAC Sites; DOE Sites; and other agency sites. Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=28913 This website contains cleanup status information related to Federal Facilities contained in EPA&#39;s Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket (Docket). FEDFacts allows the public to easily access up-to-date information on docket sites from publicly-available EPA databases. Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=6248 Developed by the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR), the Matrix and its accompanying Reference Guide provide project managers and site stakeholders with information for use in identifying methods involving non-intrusive or minimally intrusive technologies in order to optimize sampling locations and minimize well installation. The Matrix includes techniques and instruments that are (1) fieldable and (2) commercially available. The Reference Guide provides a description and additional background information on each technology. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20387 This template is intended to provide general five-year review site information, a summary of issues and recommendations, and a summary of all required protectiveness determinations. This template provides detailed instructions for each section as well as highlighted text that should be replaced with site-specific information. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20288 This site is the source for obtaining Five-Year Reviews, documents prepared by EPA to evaluate the implementation and performance of site remedies to determine if they remain protective of human health and the environment. Using Five-Year Reviews Online, you can search by state, site name or EPA ID, region, keyword or fiscal year across all available Five-Year Reviews. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20384 This guidance addresses how sites are deleted from the NPL and the close out procedures. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20722 This 2-day course provides participants first with a broad overview of Site Restoration/Mitigation, and then expands to an examination of specific steps used for innovative restoration and mitigation planning and implementation, applicable to western North America. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=32895 This document summarizes the theoretical and empirical literature addressing benefit-cost and impact assessment of the cleanup and reuse scenario. When possible, recommendations are provided for conducting economic analysis of land cleanup and reuse sites and programs. Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3717 Dated May 2005, this interim final document, EPA 505-B-01-001, has been written for regulators and the interested public to facilitate understanding of the wide variety of technical issues that surround the munitions response actions at current and former Department of Defense (DoD) facilities (see text box below). The handbook is designed to provide a common nomenclature to aid in the management of munitions and explosives of concern (MEC). Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3618 This training course provides details of the structure and application of the revised HRS and information related to the preparation of HRS packages, including HRS scoresheets, documentation records, and site summaries. Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=8353 This site contains information reported to EPA by federal facilities that manage hazardous waste or from which hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants have been or may be released. The docket is updated every six months. Each newly listed facility must be evaluated for possible contamination within a reasonable time. The purpose of the docket is: <ol> <li>To identify all federal facilities that must be evaluated to determine whether they pose a risk to human health and the environment sufficient to warrant inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL); <li>To compile and maintain the information submitted to EPA on such facilities under the provisions listed in section 120(c) of CERCLA; and <li>To provide a mechanism to make the information available to the public. </ol> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=25661 To ensure that brownfield cleanups remain effective as the climate changes EPA has added a new term and condition to its cooperative agreements, starting with the FY13 Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants, that requires recipients to "evaluate the resilience of the remedial options in light of reasonably foreseeable changing climate conditions (e.g., sea level rise, increased frequency and intensity of flooding and/or extreme weather events, etc.). This document will help grant recipients ensure that requirement is met. Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=24571 This EPA guide walks decision-makers through six questions to determine whether infiltration or other stormwater management approaches are appropriate for a specific brownfield property. Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20349 This introductory course is designed to provide participants with information concerning hydrogeological processes and the necessary elements of a sound groundwater site investigation. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=8990 This course provides participants with the fundamentals of human health and ecological risk assessment as applied to the Superfund cleanup process. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=11085 In this document, dated 1 December 2008, the Department of Justice, said that the Pentagon had no legal grounds to resist cleanup orders from the EPA. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=43155 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large and complex class of anthropogenic compounds whose prevalence in the environment are an emerging, worldwide priority in environmental and human health. The ITRC PFAS Team, formed in 2017, has prepared readily accessible materials to present PFAS information to stakeholders, regulators, and policy makers. The PFAS team represents a diverse cross-section of expertise and experience working on PFAS. This training will include emerging science on PFAS, including topics such as Properties of PFAS, Fate and Transport, Sampling and Analysis, and Treatment Technologies. The technical presentations will be focused on those who are relatively new to PFAS. The training will last approximately 90 minutes and include time for questions. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Announcements/index.cfm?id=35364 This Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) online document includes the PFAS Technical and Regulatory Guidance Document, PFAS Fact Sheets and Explainer Videos, Training Module Videos and external tables of data and information prepared by the ITRC PFAS Team. The document is designed specifically to support state and federal environmental staff, as well as others (including stakeholders, project managers, and decision makers), to gain a working knowledge of the current state of PFAS science and practice. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Events/index.cfm?id=43608 This webinar will discuss remedial designs and their applicability to projects under the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP). Topics covered will include the intent of remedial designs and the types of projects for which they are best suited. We will also discuss scoping the remedial design, preparing the MR-QAPP for the remedial design, and finally describe some case study examples. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=14186 Part of the CAMEO suite, MARPLOT is a mapping application that people can use to quickly create, view, and modify maps. Users can create their own objects in MARPLOT (e.g., facilities, schools, response assets) and display them on top of a basemap. (There are three basemaps to choose from: standard map files, aerial photos, and topographical maps.) Users can also link objects they&#39;ve created in MARPLOT to the CAMEO database to store additional information about the objects. For example, users might create an object for a chemical facility in MARPLOT, and then link it to the facility record in CAMEO in order to quickly get info about the facility&#39;s chemical inventory during an emergency response. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=4627 This memorandum, dated 17 March 2006 and assigned the number OSWER Directive 9208.2, EPA enforcement and superfund program officials have directed regional offices to apply the agency&#39;s "enforcement first" policy to ensure that institutional controls are implemented effectively at superfund sites. The memo clarifies a 2002 directive asking regions to redouble their attention to the agency&#39;s "enforcement first" policy that potentially responsible parties should conduct remedial actions whenever possible. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=10352 Newsgroup operated by the Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO). It addresses cleanup issues associated with military sites. <a href="http://www.cpeo.org/sub.html" target="new">Subscription Information</a> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3718 This protocol implements the requirement for DoD assign a relative priority for munitions responses to each location (hereinafter MRS) in the Department&#39;s inventory of defense sites known or suspected of containing unexploded ordnance (UXO), discarded military munitions (DMM), or munitions constituents (MC) (Federal Register: October 5, 2005 [Rules and Regulations], Page 58016-58054). Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=21888 This portal provides access to groundwater data from multiple, dispersed databases in a web-based mapping application. The portal contains current and historical data including water levels, water quality, lithology, and well construction.The portal is sponsored by the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI). Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3685 Dated October 12, 2005, the PCC Strategy is a management framework of goals, with recommended approaches and initiatives, that is designed to provide greater assurance that remedies put in place under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) remain protective over the long-term. Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Events/index.cfm?id=43755 CCLR, EPA Region 9 and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection are bringing a brownfield intensive tailored to Nevada communities with all levels of land reuse experience! Learn the foundations of land recycling from site prioritization to due diligence and reuse funding from. Then, take a tour of Cleanup Sites, Success Stories & Opportunity Areas before putting your learning to use during interactive group activities. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3721 A map which indicates the location of all NPL sites in the US, the status of the site, and a fact sheet for each site. Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=28438 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on September 7, 2012, issued a joint memorandum calling for department and agency commitment to the goals identified in the Memorandum on Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution, and the goals identified in related policy guidance. This memorandum supersedes an OMB/CEQ joint memorandum issued in November 28, 2005, on Environmental Conflict Resolution. It broadens the efforts called for under the 2005 memorandum by explicitly encouraging appropriate and effective upfront environmental collaboration to minimize or prevent conflict. The memorandum applies to all executive branch agencies as they carry out their responsibilities under their organic acts and enabling legislation, the National Environmental Policy Act, and other laws in effect to manage and conserve our environment, natural resources, and public lands. Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20386 Issued May 2001, this EPA fact sheet provides an overview of O&M throughout the phases of the Superfund pipeline and presents guidance for Remedial Project Managers (RPMs). This is EPA 540-F-01-004. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20385 This guidance provides information to the public and the regulated community on how EPA intends to exercise its discretion in implementing its regulations at contaminated sites. This document does not impose legally binding requirements. The document was issued in April 2009. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=33259 This class offered by the Navy will provide attendees with the necessary tools and information to make remedy selection decisions and achieve site closeout. The attendees will learn the components of the Record of Decision, Remedial Action Operation (RAO)/Long Term Management (LTMgt) optimization strategies, and site closeout requirements. Factors such as contaminant and media impacts, transfer mechanisms, applicable technologies and lifecycle design considerations will be emphasized. This course has been comprehensively updated for 2019, Target audience is Installation Restoration Program RPMs, BRAC Environmental Coordinators, UST EIC&#39;s and Navy personnel responsible for Navy Hazardous Waste sites. Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=19543 Issued by EPA&#39;s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), the purpose of this document is to provide guidance to support Five-Year Reviews (FYRs) under CERCLA, as amended, where institutional controls (ICs) are included as components of site remedies. FYRs generally are conducted where the chosen remedy leaves waste in place and does not allow for unlimited use and unrestricted exposure(UU/UE) at a site. This guidance supplements OSWER&#39;s 2001 Comprehensive Five-Year Review Guidance (FYR Guidance) and provides recommendations for conducting FYRs for the IC component of remedies in a manner similar to the review of engineering or other remedy components. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=4272 EPA has established an official reference dose (RfD) of 0.0007 mg/kg/day of perchlorate. The site details the risks, concerns, and methodologies associated with perchlorate. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=42741 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Documents/index.cfm?id=8172 This document, dated August 2007, was developed to assist DoD facilities in complying with current DoD policy governing perchlorate sampling and testing activities for both environmental restoration/cleanup and compliance monitoring programs. Intended users of this document include DoD Remedial Project Managers (RPMs), contractor project managers, and field-sampling personnel. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=10830 This plan, dated October 2008, describes a series of specific actions, new tools, and expanded partnership efforts EPA will launch over the next three years. In the plan, EPA identifies four strategic initiatives and activities to return abandoned petroleum brownfields sites to productive use. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=42740 Updated November 20, 2024, the Environmental Working Group (EWG)&#39;s interactive map displays over 2,000 sites with detectable limits of PFAS or PFOS. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=36104 PFAS Project Lab maintains a public PFAS contamination site tracker, which now contains more than 850 PFAS-contaminated sites and over 600 contaminated water systems in the United States. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=10903 This guideline is produced by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and has been updated in 2008. This update replaces Appendix B in the Toxicological Profile for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) (December, 1998). It does not reflect a change in ATSDR&#39;s scientific assessment on dioxin toxicity or a change in the ATSDR Minimal Risk Level (MRL). The update does not change the assessment of risk associated with dioxin soil levels up to 1 ppb, the level used by EPA as a preliminary remediation goal for residential soils. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Documents/index.cfm?id=34308 The pace of cleanup at federal facility Superfund sites can be delayed when Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) parties continue disputes beyond the agreed-upon dispute resolution timelines specified in negotiated FFAs.However, because disagreements and disputes are fact-specific, a fluid rather than a one-size-fits-all process may at times be necessary. This memorandum sets out principles clarifying and reinforcing the importance of adhering to agreed-upon FFA informaland formal dispute timelines. These principles support Recommendation 18 of the Administrator&#39;s Superfund Task Force Recommendations report, released on July 25, 2017. Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=33785 Upon completion of the course, attendees will come away with tools for deciding how to assess environmental laboratory data, how to maximize data defensibility, and when an independent data validator is needed. The extensive hands-on exercises include working through a Quality Assurance Project Plan and setting up Excel worksheets to perform efficient assessments for standard analytical data. Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=43619 ITRC&#39;s Pump & Treat (P&T) Optimization training aims to summarize existing information and best practices while also developing a systemic and adaptive optimization framework specifically for P&T well-network design and management. P&T systems have been one of the most commonly used methods for hydraulic containment and treatment of contaminated groundwater at sites with large groundwater plumes. This method cleans up groundwater contaminated with dissolved chemicals by pumping groundwater from wells to an above-ground treatment system that removes the contaminants. Optimization of P&T remedies is important for maintaining contaminant removal effectiveness throughout the operation lifetime and managing the system toward an exit strategy. A strategy for routine optimization of P&T remedies is key for maintaining the contaminant removal efficiency of these systems. The goal of the training is to provide a roadmap for optimizing a P&T system and refining the remedial strategy or shifting toward another remedial approach. Pump & Treat optimization should be systematic and data-based, and the training and document aim to provide tools and direction to assist in this rigorous process. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=3686 Guidance on the use of RCRA 7003 and other corrective action documents. Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Documents/index.cfm?id=34309 Recommendation 30 of EPA&#39;s Superfund Task Force Report directed EPA to develop Federal facilities language for placing Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) provisions on hold in instances where a third partywants to do the work. This Recommendation is also part of the Report&#39;s Goal 3 of "Encouraging Private Investment." To encourage reuse and redevelopment, either of these two FFA amendments could be used as a starting point for negotiations with the applicableFederal agency. EPA developed these amendments taking into account Federal agency and state comments. Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Documents/index.cfm?id=34310 Recommendation 30 of EPA&#39;s Superfund Task Force Report directed EPA to develop Federal facilities language for placing Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) provisions on hold in instances where a third partywants to do the work. This Recommendation is also part of the Report&#39;s Goal 3 of "Encouraging Private Investment." To encourage reuse and redevelopment, either of these two FFA amendments could be used as a starting point for negotiations with the applicableFederal agency. EPA developed these amendments taking into account Federal agency and state comments. Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fedcenter.gov/Bookmarks/index.cfm?id=20388 Issued by OSWER 13 September 2011, this guidance supplements OSWER&#39;s 2001 Comprehensive Five-Year Review Guidance and provides recommendations for conducting five-year reviews for the IC component of remedies in a manner similar to the review of engineering or other remedy components. This document is designed primarily for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Remedial Project Managers. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT