Track A
Technologies & Techniques
Advanced Remedial Investigation & Remediation Technologies
Remedial investigation methods and technologies are continually developing and evolving to meet the contamination remediation challenge. Panelists will examine the latest technological advancements in:
• Addition of Colloidal Zero-Valent Iron to Enhance Biotic/Abiotic Degradation of a TCE DNAPL Source
• Biostimulation Remediation Technology
• In Situ Remediation Expectations in Western Washington – A Collection of Case Studies
Moderator:
Yen-Vy Van, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
Speakers:
Marc Chalfant, Aspect Consulting, LLC
John Sohl, Columbia Technologies, Inc.
Erin Waibel, Landau Associates, Inc.
Data Management Methods for Complex Sites
Firms across the environmental industry are rethinking how they use technology, people, and processes in response to growing project complexities and evolving client needs and expectations. Panelists will discuss:
• What You Need to Know About Digital Transformation
• Applying an Integrated Data Management and Visualization Solution for Multiple Townsite Remediation Projects
• When and Why to Add Mobile Field Tools to Your Information Management System (IMS)
Moderator:
Speakers:
Swanand Kulkarni, GHD
Vincent Lam, Matidor
Amanda Willingham, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Application of Horizontal Wells in Remediation
Horizontal wells have unique capabilities and can provide many advantages compared to vertical wells and trenches at remedial sites. Applications include groundwater extraction, chemical injection, and/or soil vapor extraction and air sparging. Expert practitioners will present an informative set of case studies demonstrating innovative applications of horizontal wells at remedial sites.
Moderator:
Speakers:
Patrick Brice, PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
Mike Lubrecht, Ellingson – DTD
Miao Zhang, ERM
Track B
Science & Regulation
The State of Northwest Sediment Remediation Sites
The Pacific Northwest has a long history of remediating sediment sites starting with one of the first such sites – the Commencement Bay Near Shore NPL site. Now, over 30 years later, numerous bays, rivers, and waterways are identified as sediment sites remediated under MTCA and CERCLA. This panel will explore the state of the administrative and remediation process generally for a few of these sites, the status of achieving remedial action objectives, and whether CERCLA/MTCA are the appropriate tools to address such environmental issues.
Moderator:
Ryen Godwin, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
Speakers:
Josh Bale, GSI Water Solutions, Inc.
Greg Jacoby, McGavick Graves
Katie Page, Perkins Coie LLP
Groundwater - Surface Water Interaction
The groundwater – surface water interface is a hydrologically dynamic zone in which natural physical, chemical, and biological processes impact contaminant fate and exposure risk. Panelists will investigate these and other complex fate and transport processes and their effect on cleanup and management of shoreline and aquatic sites.
Moderator:
Halah Voges, Anchor QEA, LLC
Speakers:
Mike Gefell, Anchor QEA, LLC
Piper Roelen, Landau Associates, Inc.
Dimitri Vlassopoulos, Anchor QEA, LLC
Getting to Site Closure: Washington State Case Studies
The State of Washington has stringent contaminated site closure policies. When a site achieves No Further Action (NFA) status, it means that no contamination remains above the applicable cleanup levels as defined by law. Using case studies, panelists will discuss controls, processes, and challenges on reaching the coveted NFA status.
Moderator:
Andrew Punsoni, Regenesis
Speakers:
Tom Mergy, PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
Carolyn Wise, Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc.
Jonathan Zimdars, Antea Group
Track C
Brownfields
Environmental Justice and Public Participation in Cleanup Projects
The need for engaging the public and impacted communities in the environmental decision-making process is becoming an essential component of a project’s viability and its likelihood for success. Panelists will examine cleanup projects through the lens of environmental justice and explore how stakeholders can engage the communities they are working in to resolve environmental justice issues early in the process.
Moderator:
Benjamin Johnson, GSI Water Solutions, Inc.
Speakers:
Alli Ertl, Washington State Department of Health
Sarah Sieloff, Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc.
Susan Turnblom, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Affordable Housing-Related Cleanup
Join a lively facilitated discussion and learn about some of the challenges and lessons learned when conducting cleanups for affordable housing development with the stakeholders that make these projects happen.
Moderator:
Tamara Cardona-Marek, Center for Creative Land Recycling
Speakers:
Dave Cook, Aspect Consulting, LLC
Colin Morgan Cross, Mercy Housing
Laurie Dahmen, Washington State Department of Ecology
Margaret Van Vliet, Trillium Advisors
Superfund Redevelopment
Join us for all the exciting new updates in Superfund site redevelopment, including federal liability protections for local governments and tenants, and the constellation of tools available to support reuse.
Moderator:
Speakers:
Andrew Gregg, RestorCap
Kat West, Skeo Solutions Inc.
Pre-Conference
Workshops
Brownfields FUNdamentals & Beyond
Creative Center for Land Recycling (CCLR) will present the Brownfields FUNdamentals & Beyond workshop on October 5, preceding the Northwest Remediation Workshop on October 6 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center.
The Brownfields FUNdamentals and Beyond workshop is a practical and interactive workshop that provides brownfields project managers with the tools, techniques, and resources required to move projects forward. Why brownfields? How do I develop a vision for reuse and engage the community? Where can I get funding or financing? What roles do consultants play, and how do I find the right one? What are the environmental rules, and how do these work with the development process?
A multi-disciplinary team of expert practitioners will guide workshop participants through the regulatory, funding and financing, planning, and development framework for dealing with brownfields.
Coordinated and led by Joelle Greenland, AICP, Senior Planning Consultant at CCLR. Featuring experts from Washington Dept. of Ecology, US EPA, Washington Dept. of Commerce, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, and Stantec.
University of Washington Brownfields Tour
Immediately following the Brownfields FUNdamentals workshop, NEBC will host a brownfields tour of the University of Washington Tacoma Campus. The tour will discuss the opportunities and challenges brownfields pose to community revitalization and economic development. In this tour and workshop, facilitators will provide an overview of brownfields as they relate to redevelopment, a brief overview of Tacoma’s recent revitalization activities, and an overview of the University of Washington Tacoma campus (a significant brownfield redevelopment project with transformative change to the city). Facilitators will lead a walking tour of the University of Washington Campus, showcasing key adaptive reuse buildings, the retail components, transit service, and private development (occurring on surrounding properties).
The tour will begin with a brief presentation at the Tacoma Art Museum prior to walking to the University of Washington Tacoma Campus.
Participants include: Ryan Givens, Revitalization Planner & Urban Designer, Stantec; Chris Gdak, Sr. Principal, Brownfields & Community Revitalization Program Leader, Stantec; Ben Mauk, Associate Director, Campus Planning & Retail Operations, University of Washington – Tacoma; Mark Volkert, Environmental Programs Specialist, University of Washington – Tacoma, Tricia DeOme, Environmental Geologist, GeoEngineers; and Terry McPhetridge, Principal, GeoEngineers