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SWEP Luncheon with DEP Commissioner - February 17, 2010 |
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The Connecticut Society for Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP) will be hosting a luncheon with special guest Ms. Amey Marrella, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, on February 17th, 11:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at The Hartford Club (46 Prospect Street, Hartford, CT). CLICK HERE (PDF file) for further information and registration instructions. |
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DEP Notice of Intent to Amend Regulations and Notice of Public Hearing on CT Water Quality Standards |
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The CT DEP, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, will be conducting a public hearing to receive oral and written testimony on proposed amendments to the Connecticut Water Quality Standards. All interested persons are invited to express their views on the proposed amendments at a hearing to be held at the following place and times:
February 3, 2010 (snow date February 4, 2010)
1:30 p.m. - until all comments have been heard
Phoenix Auditorium, 5th Floor, DEP
79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT Speakers are requested, although not required, to submit a written copy of their comments. Written comments on the proposed amendments may also be submitted to Traci Iott, DEP, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, Planning & Standards Division, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06016-5127 by February 15, 2010. |
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EPOC Seminar: Aqufier Behavior and Testing: March 11, 2010 |
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EPOC invites you to attend the following full-day seminar: AQUIFER BEHAVIOR AND TESTING
March 11, 2010, 8 AM - 5 PM
Rensselaer at Hartford, Hartford, CT
Instructor: Robert D. Mutch, Jr., P.Hg., P.E., President, Principal Groundwater Hydrologist, Mutch Associates, LLC For further information and to register online (required), CLICK HERE . This course provides participants with a theoretical and a practical familiarity with the basic methodologies used to: - predict the hydrologic response of various types of aquifers to imposed stresses such as those produced by pumping or injection wells, and
- determine aquifer and aquitard properties, including those of fractured rock formations, through carefully controlled aquifer testing.
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EPOC Seminar: Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs): March 25, 2010 |
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EPOC invites you to attend the following full-day seminar:
REMEDIATION STANDARD REGULATIONS (RSRs)
March 25, 2010, 8 AM - 5 PM
Rensselaer at Hartford, Hartford, CT
Instructors: CT DEP Staff For further information and to register online (required), CLICK HERE. The Connecticut State Board of Examiners of Environmental Professionals has approved this course for 8.0 hours of continuing education credits (CTLEP-005 rev.). Note: This course has been previously offered by EPOC and covers the current RSRs. New seminars/training will be provided upon any RSR revisions. The course will be of significant use to any practitioner who must use the RSR in the course of their professional activities to evaluate the environmental condition of properties throughout Connecticut. It has also been designed for those individuals who are planning to take the upcoming exam for Licensed Environmental Professionals. |
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UCONN Natural Resources Internships |
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The University of Connecticut Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (Gary Robbins' home) has released new guidelines for student internships. If you would like to participate in the intern program in the spring semester or in the summer, please visit http://www.nre.uconn.edu/internships.html for more information or to post an advertisement. You can also contact individual faculty in the Department. |
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12/8/09: Brownfield Presentation Now Available |
The DECD Office of Brownfield Remediation and Develoment (OBRD) and the CT Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) gave a joint presentation to the Environmental Professionals Organization of CT (EPOC) on December 1, 2009. The OBRD discussed the status of existing programs and new brownfield initiatives by the State. A copy of their presentation can be found at:
http://www.ctbrownfields.gov/ctbrownfields/cwp/view.asp?a=2633&q=451802 |
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12/2/09: Robert Bell's Presentation on 2009 Brownfield Bill |
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Robert Bell, Assistant Director, Remediation Division at CT DEP gave a presentation at an EPOC meeting on 12/1/09 regarding the 2009 Brownfield Bill, focusing on the implications to the Transfer Act. To obtain a copy of the presentation, CLICK HERE (PDF file). |
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11/20/09: DEP ELUR Web Page Updates |
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New Environmental Land Use Restriction (ELUR) web pages have been added to the Remediation Section of the CT DEP website and can be viewed HERE. These pages contain an ELUR Guidance Document, checklists for ensuring the submittal of complete ELUR applications, a new ELUR factsheet, application forms, and templates that streamline the submittal process. |
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6/12/09: Discontinuation of Method 418.1 |
DEP Announces Discontinuation of the EPA 418.1 Method for samples collected after June 30, 2009.
In order to help bring about the end of the use of Freon in Connecticut, DEP will not accept analytical data derived by EPA Method 418.1 for samples collected on or after June 30, 2009. Data derived using the ETPH Method will continue to be accepted by DEP.
For more information visit the CTDEP website:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2715&q=324958&depNav_GID=1626 |
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Handouts from EPOC/CBA Env. Law Section Meeting on Expert Witnesses |
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EPOC and the CBA Environmental Law Section held a joint dinner meeting on April 30, 3009 which included a panel discussion on the use of expert witnesses. Below are PDF files of speaker presentations: - The Attorney/Expert Relationship in Environmental Litigation
Presented by: Diane W. Whitney, Pullman & Comley, LLC, Hartford, CT
CLICK HERE FOR PDF FILE
- The Environmental Expert Witness - Some “Grey Areas”
Presented by: Bob Potterton, CPG, LEP, Fuss & O’Neill, Inc., Manchester, CT
CLICK HERE FOR PDF FILE Other presenters at this meeting were:
- Keith Ainsworth, Partner, Evans, Feldman & Ainsworth
- Fred Johnson, Senior Vice-president and Regional Manager, GEI Consultants, Inc. |
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5/1/09: CT DEP Final Lab QA/QC Data Quality Assessment Guidance Document Now Available |
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The CTDEP, along with the CTDEP laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) Workgroup (the Workgroup), has prepared a final guidance document titled "Laboratory Quality Control Assurance and Quality Control, Data Quality Assessment and Data Usability Evaluation Guidance Document" (DQA/DUE Guidance).
The purpose of the DQA/DUE Guidance is to aid the environmental professional in ensuring that analytical data used for environmental investigation and remediation projects are of a known and sufficient level of quality. This guidance document describes a two-step process for evaluating the quality of the analytical data to determine whether the data are of sufficient quality for the intended purpose. The first step in the process consists of an assessment of data quality. The second step is an evaluation to determine whether the data can be used to support the decisions and conclusions that will be made using that data. This document is supplemental guidance to the Site Characterization Guidance Document (SCGD) dated September 2007 and is available on the CTDEP's website at:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2715&q=324958&depNav_GID=1626 |
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3/6/09: DEP Final Engineered Control Guidance Document (ECGD) - Now posted |
The Final Engineered Control Guidance Document (ECGD) and accompanying transmittal, application, and public notice forms have been posted on the CT DEP website. Information, including the ECGD and forms can be viewed at:
www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2715&q=434230&depNav_GID=1626 |
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12/5/08: RSR Proposed Revisions Presentation |
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Jan Czeczotka and Traci Iott of the CT DEP made a presentation to EPOC at the Rocky Hill Marriott on 12/4/08 on the CT Remediation Standard Regulations - Proposed Revisions.
To obtain a PDF version of the presentation, CLICK HERE (2.4 MB).
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12/5/08: UST Petroleum Clean-up Account Updated Forms Posted |
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The UST Petroleum Clean-up Account has recently placed revised Initial, Supplemental, and Third Party application forms and instructions on its webpage - CLICK HERE.
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