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2011 ITRC Spring Membership Meeting

2011 ITRC Spring Membership Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota April 6, 2011. 2011 ITRC Outlook. Christine Costopoulos, ITRC Co-Chair George Nicholas, ITRC Co-Chair. Briefing Overview. Results of Strategic Plan/Governance Update Current Work for Each Strategic Objective

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2011 ITRC Spring Membership Meeting

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  1. 2011 ITRC Spring Membership Meeting Minneapolis, Minnesota April 6, 2011

  2. 2011 ITRC Outlook Christine Costopoulos, ITRC Co-Chair George Nicholas, ITRC Co-Chair

  3. Briefing Overview • Results of Strategic Plan/Governance Update • Current Work for Each Strategic Objective • Board of Advisors Focus for 2011 results FOCUS objectives

  4. High Level Strategic Plan Overview

  5. Integrity (honesty & soundness) Consensus (group solidarity in belief) Technical Excellence (superior science) Change (to alter or make different) Innovation (trying something new) Partnership (jointly accomplishing our purpose) Collaboration (to work together) ITRC Values are Foundation for Our Work

  6. ITRC Vision Statement Added To be the market recognized “go-to” provider for innovative environmental solutions to protect human health and the environment

  7. ITRC Purpose & Mission Reaffirmed Our Purpose Why we are in business To Advance Innovative Environmental Decision-Making Our Mission What we seek to achieve Develop information resources and help break down barriers to the acceptance and use of technically-sound innovative solutions to environmental challenges through an active network of diverse professionals

  8. Customers Stayed ConsistentWho we will “serve” • State and Federal Regulators • Federal and Industry Site Owners • Environmental Consultants and Technology Vendors & Developers • Local Community Representatives, Local Governments, Native American Tribal Representatives “Serve” means those groups in which the ITRC will dedicate resources, align structure & target products

  9. Strategic ObjectivesWere Streamlined • Develop products that accelerate smart decision-making on remediation sites • Expand products and services beyond remediation to other environmental challenges • Broaden our membership network • Diversify our funding sources

  10. Changes Made to Governance Document to Align with Strategic Plan • Enhanced Roles and Responsibilities of Board of Advisors as a Whole and Each Board of Advisor Member • Updated Roles and Responsibilities of ITRC Director and Associated ECOS Staff • Added IAP Program Information • Updated Policies & Procedures

  11. Current/Future Work For Each ITRC Strategic Objective

  12. Accelerate Smart Decision-Making on Remediation Sites 2011 New Guidance Documents & Training Courses • Vapor Intrusion/LNAPL - Training • Green & Sustainable Remediation • Contaminated Sediments • Biofuels • Integrated DNAPL Site Strategy • Permeable Reactive Barriers • Solidification/Stabilization

  13. Maximizing ITRC Benefit in States

  14. Expanding Products and Services Watershed Management • Models to address watershed management issues • Tools to determine contaminant loadings • Best management practices (BMP) applied in watershed implementation plans • Low impact development (LID) techniques and applications • Measure results from BMP and LID

  15. Broadening Membership Network

  16. Diversifying Funding Resources

  17. Board Focus for 2011

  18. Board Focus for 2011 • Strategic Plan Performance Measures • Outreach to ECOS (i.e., new commissioners) • Getting Ready for Remediation Plus • Recruitment of New Co-Chair • Website Enhancements • Success Story Development

  19. Performance Measures Are Key

  20. Metric: Metric: EXAMPLE: Strategic Objective #2:ITRC will continue to develop products that accelerate smart decision making on remediation sites. Goal: Goal: Performance Measure #1: Maintain Core group of Remediation Projects in ITRC Portfolio Number of remediation projects within ITRC portfolio on annual basis Maintain minimum of 50% remediation projects in ITRC portfolio Performance Measure #2: Smart Decision Making at Remediation Sites Use of products (Guidance Documents and/or Training) At least two success stories per project before end of implementation

  21. Possible Change Outreach to ECOS Commissioners/Directors Changes in 2011 Change in commissioner No change in commissioner

  22. Getting Ready for Remediation Plus • Gain technical expertise beyond remediation • Develop and expand the ITRC’s ability to address emergingenvironmental issues including new pollutants • Develop new product delivery mechanisms/formats/platforms for cost efficiency and effective communication.

  23. Time for George to Retire from ITRC…..

  24. Summary • ITRC continues to produce results • Increased focus in future on measuring those results • Our proven model will be applied to remediation + in the near future • Important to focus on USE of products to demonstrate ITRC value

  25. Thank You! Christine Costopoulos New York • ITRC Co-Chair • ccostopoulos@empire.state.ny.us George Nicholas New Jersey • ITRC Co-Chair • george.nicholas@dep.state.nj.us

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