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Co-hosted by SAME’s Narragansett Bay Post December 12, 2012

Rhode Island Society of Environmental Professionals in conjunction with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Co-hosted by SAME’s Narragansett Bay Post December 12, 2012. Sponsors. Meeting Agenda.

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Co-hosted by SAME’s Narragansett Bay Post December 12, 2012

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  1. Rhode Island Society of Environmental Professionals in conjunction with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Co-hosted by SAME’s Narragansett Bay Post December 12, 2012

  2. Sponsors

  3. Meeting Agenda RIDEM Office of Waste Management- New Initiatives Briefing - Leo Hellested, PE- Chief, Office of Waste Management RISEP/RIDEM – Introduction of Guidelines for Expedited Excavation and Disposal Response Actions - Eric M. Axelrod, LSP – RISEP Regulatory and Legislative Committee Chair Louis Maccarone II – RIDEM – Senior Sanitary Engineer

  4. RIDEM Office of Waste Management Initiatives School Siting Bills S2277Aaa & H7412 LEAN Government analysis of Site Remediation process Potential future collaborations

  5. RIDEM Office of Waste Management Initiatives – School Siting Guidance Guidance can be found online: http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/ benviron/waste/pdf/skulvapr.pdf

  6. RIDEM Office of Waste Management Initiatives – LEAN Government • Goals of the LEAN Government analysis of OWM’s Site Remediation program: • Timely and consistent outcomes • Transparent and predictable decision making • Communicate process flow and response timelines • Potential for RISEP input as stakeholder as analysis proceeds

  7. RIDEM Office of Waste Management Initiatives – Potential Collaborations • Historic Pesticide/Small Agricultural Sites policy similar to New Jersey • Findings and Recommendations for the Remediation of Historic Pesticide Contamination – March 1999 (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/special/hpctf) • Vapor Intrusion • Urban Fill policy • Revising Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, and Recycling Rules

  8. Origin of Dig and Haul Policy

  9. Description of Policy State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Office of Waste Management Policy Memo 2012-01 Guidelines for Expedited Excavation and Disposal Response Actions

  10. Major Points Environmental Professional Self Certification of Information Streamlined Process Establishes Confirmation Sampling Guidelines Can achieve No Further Action or Letter of Compliance

  11. Applicability Removal of up to 1,000 cubic yards of soil per Contaminated Site.

  12. Conditions that are not Applicable Removal, Treatment or Disposal of Groundwater or Soil below the Water Table Sediment UIC Closures Vapor Intrusion or Indoor Air Concerns Underground Storage Tank Removals

  13. Process Notification Public Notice Completion of Short Term Response Report

  14. Benefits to Regulated Community Expedited Process Self Certification

  15. RIDEM OWM Perspectives Dig & Haul is similar to a Short-term Response Action under Section 6 of the Site Remediation Regulations Policy success & streamlining will only be as effective as the level of detail submitted in supporting documentation Certification place the onus of truthfulness & accuracy on the regulated community in return for expedited oversight

  16. Example Scenarios Short-term response to small spill Part of a greater site cleanup Addresses entirety of site cleanup

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