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EPOC Seminar: Advanced Tools for In-Situ Remediation |
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Advanced Tools For In-Situ Remediation
Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 8 AM - 5 PM
Marriott, Rocky Hill, CT THIS COURSE IS SOLD OUT. TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, SEND MESSAGE TO Seth Molofsky. For further information and to register online (required), go to:
http://www.epoc.org/AdvTools9-22-10.htm This course has NOT been previously offered by EPOC - it has been previously offered in MA by LSPA. The CT State Board of Examiners of Environmental Professionals has approved this course for 8.0 hours of continuing education credits (CTLEP-281). The MA LSP Board has approved this course for 8.0 Technical Credits (LSP Course #1395). We have applied to New York State for PE credits for this program and will update this page to confirm approval. |
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EPOC Annual Dinner Meeting - September 16th - Sign up today! |
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EPOC Annual Dinner Meeting - Thursday, September 16, 2010
Hill-Stead Museum - Farmington, CT
The Environmental Professionals' Organization of Connecticut (EPOC) cordially invites you to attend our annual dinner meeting on September 16, 2010. This year, we are pleased to be hosting the event at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington. In addition to viewing their outstanding collections and beautiful grounds, a brief business meeting will be held to hold elections for EPOC Officers and Board Members. For further information and to register (required), CLICK HERE. |
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4/13/10: CT DEP Notice Clarifying Status and Use of 2003 Volatilization Criteria |
The DEP has posted a notice clarifying the status and use of the document titled "Proposed Revisions - Connecticut's Remediation Standard Regulations Volatilization Criteria - March 2003", on the RSR web page at:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2715&q=325012&depNav_GID=1626
or direct link at:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2715&q=458652&depNav_GID=1626
Until the draft revisions are formally adopted, the numeric standards established in the 1996 RSRs are the required remedial criteria.
From the RSR web page, select the link for "Proposed Revisions to Connecticut's Remediation Standard Regulations Volatilization Criteria (March 2003)" to view the notice and the proposed revisions. |
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2/23/10: DEP ELUR Updates |
New Environmental Land Use Restriction (ELUR) web pages have been added to the Remediation section of the CT DEP website and can be viewed at:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2715&q=438254&depNav_GID=1626
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.
Additionally, please see the "ELUR Program Improvements" section for an opportunity to review and provide comments on the new Application for ELUR and Instructions. Written public comments on the Draft ELUR Application Form and Instructions will be accepted until March 22, 2010. E-mail or send comments to Peter Hill, ELUR Coordinator.
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Remediation Division, 2nd Floor
Department of Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106 |
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2/10/10: Proposed Amendments to Connecticut's Water Quality Standards - UPDATE |
All supplemental materials, including the Technical Support Document, are now posted as PDF files. See DEP Web Site at:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2719&q=452434&depnav_gid=1654
The Public Comment Period for the Revisions proposed to the Connecticut Water Quality Standards has been extended until Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at 4 p.m. Submissions must be signed and have a printed name, address and phone number (Emails are NOT accepted). To submit written comments, send to:
Traci Iott, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, Planning & Standards Division
CT Department of Environmental Protection, 79 Elm St., Hartford, CT 06106-5127
The EPOC Board of Directors is evaluating the proposed amendments to the CT Water Quality Standards in preparation for submitting written testimony to the DEP - DUE MARCH 17, 2010. |
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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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