fall 2022 Symposium
october 31 - november 2, 2022
grand hyatt - Denver, CO
Sponsored by:
AGENDA
Monday, October 31st
Superfund PFAS Panel Discussion
Moderator: Bill DiGuiseppi, Jacobs
Panelists:
Linda Gaines, PhD, EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI)
Rob Stites, EPA Region 8
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Welcome Reception
Tuesday, November 1st
8:00 am - 8:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kate Garufi, HDR, Master of Ceremonies
Neal Parker, Society of American Military Engineers Denver Metro Post
Jennifer Hovis, EPA OSRTI
Thermal Treatment Case Studies
Sponsored by
Moderator: David Berestka, Tetra Tech
Panelists:
How to Plan your Thermal Remediation Project: Key Design Considerations, Treatability Study Examples, and Strategies for Addressing Data Gaps
Erin Hauber, TerraTherm
Sizing the Treatment Zone for Energy-Intensive Remediation
Jeff Bamer, CDM Smith
Highly Complex Thermal Conduction Heating
Chris Blundy, TRS Group
10:00 AM - 10:30 PM: Break and Networking
Continuous Improvement: Optimizing Design, Construction, and Operation
Sponsored by
Moderator: Janet Castle, Eagle Synergistics
Panelists:
If We Knew What We Know Now: Evaluating the Strategy at a Former Tie Treating Facility After 35 Years
Tom Simpkin, Jacobs
RACER Lansing Propane Biosparge
Andrew Lorenz, PE, Arcadis
Three Pilot Tests Evaluating Innovative Remedial Technologies for Stream and River Sediment
Shane Cherry, HGL
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch on Your Own
Superfund RD/RA Project Delivery: EPA Perspective
Sponsored by
Moderator: Bianca Handley, EPA Region 9
Panelists:
Improving Our Use of RAF Contracts
Steve Tyahla, EPA Region 3
Successful Use of Adaptive Management and Performance-Based Contracting to Address Project Challenges and Mitigate Risk During RA Implementation
Linda Meyer, EPA Region 10
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Break and Networking
Remediation: Young Professional Perspective
Sponsored by
Moderator: Shaun Cwick, Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment
Panelists:
Successes and Learning Lessons from a Phytoremediation System in the DJ Basin
Macy Kiel, WSP
Enhanced Anaerobic Biodegradation of Trichloroethene and RDX in a Commingled SOurce Area using Permeable Reactive Barriers and Groundwater Recirculation
Megan Matteazzi, HGL
Quick Response to Damaged Cover System at the Luttrell Repository at the Upper Tenmile Creek Mining Area Site, Montana
John Chamberlin, CDM Smith
5:00 PM -6:00 PM: Happy Hour
Wednesday, November 2nd
Remote Site Investigation and Remediation Approaches
Sponsored by
Moderator: Sarah Babcock, EA Engineering
Panelists:
Use of Remote Technologies for Confined Space Investigation and Real-Time Safety Monitoring at 2 Former Mining Sites
Jason Samus, EA Engineering
Using Remote Technology to Determine Billing Quantities on a Unit Rate Project
Don Rigger, KEMRON
In-situ ORP, Pressure, and Temperature Sensors to Better Monitor and Optimize Remedial Actions
Nikki Fitzgerald, Jacobs
9:30 AM 10:00 AM: Break and Networking
Mining Site Case Studies
Sponsored by
Moderator: Jim Harrington, Ensero Solutions
Panelists:
Technical Impracticability Evaluation of Achieving Aquatic Life Standards in Silver Bow, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit, Butte, Montana
Angela Frandsen, CDM Smith
A Tale of Two Mine Treatments
David Heinze, Ramboll
Zortman and Landusky Mine Sites: 20 Years of Reclamation
Drew Herrera, PE, HGL
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM: Closing Remarks
Kate Garufi, HDR, Master of Ceremonies
Sponsors
Exhibitors
Steering Committee Members
Kate Garufi, HDR
Todd Bragdon, CDM Smith
Shaun Cwick, Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment
David Riotte, Geosyntec
Heather Reccelli, Ramboll
Josh Williard, EPA