Spring 2023 DCHWS

March 29-March 31, 2023

Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown
201 N 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103

Get the Program Guide on the Guidebook App

Exhibitor Instructions

Hotel Room in the Room Block (sold out)

DCHWS STEM Scholarship Letter

The applications of engineering and science associated with cleaning up hazardous waste sites continue to evolve rapidly. Our goal is to facilitate an interactive engagement between professionals from the government and the private sector related to relevant and topical issues affecting our field. We will make every effort to mirror all aspects of past symposiums in terms of format and spirit. As a SAME event, registration fees will be covered by private sector sponsorships and registration fees. The registration fee is being waived for government employees.

DHWS STEM Scholarship

We are requesting your assistance in identifying students enrolled in Philadelphia area schools for our SAME Philadelphia Post Design and Construction Issues at Hazardous Waste Sites Symposium (DCHWS) Scholarship .

This year the post has $4,500 to be awarded to a deserving student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate college STEM program.

Important Event Information

Important Dates

March 29, 2023 - Conference Starts
March 31, 2023 - Conference Ends
April/May 2023 - PDH Credits will be Communicated

Hotel Venue

Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown
201 N 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19103
215-448-2000

Hotel Room Block

Book your room here! (Room rate is $210/night)

Parking

On-Site Hotel Parking

Daily: $30
Valet Daily: $56

Off-Site Parking

Gateway Garage (1540 Vine Street [www.philapark.org]) is accessible from Spring and 16th Streets. Daily rate is $27/day
Other parking options: www.spothero.com/philadelphia/parking‎

Continuing Education Credits

The 2023 DCHWS program will be certified for approximately 9.0 LSRP CECs and approximately 10.5 PE PDH certified by the American Council of Engineering Companies. Thank you to Rambol for being the PDH/CEC Sponsor.

Guidebook App

Our Guidebook App is where you will find the attendee list, schedule, exhibitor instructions, and presentation slides.

Agenda

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

3:00 PM: Registration and Exhibitor Setup Starts

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Moderator/Panelist Briefing

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Evening Session

PFAS Site
Investigation and Analysis

Moderator: Aaron Mroz, EPA Region 3

Panelists:

Dan Taylor, EPA Region 3
Vincent Carbone, HDR
Tamzen Wood Macbeth, CDM Smith
Chuck Neslund, Eurofins

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Welcome Reception

Thursday, March 30, 2023

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Welcome and Announcements

Kate Garufi, HDR, SAME Denver Metro Post Board of Directors
James Blake, SAME Philadelphia Post President
Linda Dietz, EPA Region 3 Superfund Deputy Division Director

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Panel 1

CSM Case Studies

Moderator: Dan St. Germain, HDR

Panelists:

NAPL Migration in Newtown Creek Superfund Site
Presenter: Chitra Prabhu, HDR
Application of Environmental Sequence Stratigraphy at the Puchack Well Field Superfund Site
Presenter: John Dougherty, CDM Smith
A Seep Origin Story: Using Electrical Hydrogeology to Find Mysterious Deep LNAPL Source
Presenter: Todd Halihan, Aestus, LLC

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Break and Networking

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel 2

Use of the CSM
to Inform Treatability Studies

Moderator: Drew Baird, FRx, Inc.

Panelists:

Ensuring Remedial Success at a Mixed Plume Superfund Site via Comprehensive Bench-Scale Testing using Ferric Iron Activated Persulfate
Presenter: Jason McNew, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Inc., PBC
Molecular Biological Tools and Laboratory/Field Pilot Studies Shift Remedial Approach
Presenter: Erik Gustafson, WSP
Developing a Revised CSM to Optimize Treatability Pilot Testing in Residual Chlorinated Solvent Source Areas
Presenter: Eric White, Montrose Environmental

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel 3

In-situ Remediation RD/RA
Case Studies

Moderator: Jeff Bamer, CDM Smith

Panelists:

The transition to colloidal from micro-scale solids with further optimization through fully automated contaminant injection systems
Presenter: Eliot Cooper, Cascade Environmental
Increasing Treatment Certainty while Containing Remediation Cost - Controlled Hydraulic Fracturing Case Studies using mZVI to Treat Low-Permeability Zones
Presenter: Chapman Ross, FRx, Inc.
Accelerated Remedial Action to Address Impacts from Electroplating Facility Waste Discharge
Presenter: Fayaz Lakhwala, Evonik

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Break and Networking

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Panel 4

Thermal Remediation
Case Studies

Moderator: Todd Bragdon, CDM Smith

Panelists:

Use of Diminishing Returns for Thermal Remediation Endpoint Determination at the Velsicol Superfund Site
Presenter: Jason Cole, Jacobs
Dense Utility Installation
Presenter: Emily Crownover, TRS Group
Challenges Encountered during the Implementation of the World's Largest Jet Fuel Steam Remediation
Presenter: Steffen Griepke, Cascade Environmental

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Evening Reception and Networking

Friday, March 31, 2023

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Welcome and Announcements

Kate Garufi, HDR, SAME Denver Metro Post Board of Directors
SAME National Leadership
DCHWS Scholarship Awards

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Panel 5

Manufactured Gas Plant
Site Case Studies

Moderator: Jessica Stearns, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Panelists:

ISS Remediation at an Active gas metering and Regulating Station Confidential Manufacturing Gas Plant Site Camden County, New Jersey
Presenter: Michael Newton, PS&S
A Novel Use of Slurry Wall Construction Methods at a Former MGP Site to Support Bulk Excavation in Close Proximity to Utilities
Presenter: Kevin Mudrick, AECOM
Remaining Flexible While Constructing a Deep Groundwater Cutoff Wall
Presenter: Daniel Amate, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Break and Networking

10:30 AM: Exhibitor Teardown Starts

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel 6

RD/RA Case Studies:
Change Management Approaches
to Promote Flexibility

Moderator: Nancy Geller, WSP

Panelists:

Managing Scope Creep During Remedial Design
Presenter: Ken Cottrell, HydroGeoLogic, Inc.
Adaptive Change Management for River Sediment Cleanup Plan
Presenter: Senda Ozkan, Tetra Tech
Managing Change During the NBHSS Remediation
Presenter: Steve Fox, Jacobs