Meetings
Minutes of past TSP Meetings and notes from the Engineering Forum Roundtable Discussions are available below for reading online, downloading, or printing in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
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Next Meeting
The next meeting of the TSP will be held in conjuction with the next meeting of the National Association for Remedial Project Managers, which is tentatively scheduled for the week of June 1 in Atlanta. (Subject to change.)
Previous Meetings:
SAN DIEGO, CA January 26-29, 2009
Meeting Highlights (PDF) (6pp, 358KB)
Ground Water Forum Case Studies
- Changing Remedial Landscape at a DNAPL Site (PDF) (18pp, 961KB). Richard Willey, Hydrologist.
- Dealing with Uncertainty: A Hydrogeologic Model Case Study (PDF) (43pp, 5.0 MB). Brad Roberts, Kansas Department of Health & Environment.
- Solvents Repackaging Facility, Portland Harbor, OR (PDF) (42pp, 7.9MB). Howard Orlean & René Fuentes, U.S. EPA Region 10.
- Mercury in the South River, Waynesboro, VA (PDF) (32pp, 2.2 MB). Joel Hennessy, U.S. EPA Region 3.
Ground-Water Sampling of Long Screens in Deep Aquifers
- Sources of Sampling Bias in Long-Screened Wells (PDF) (15pp, 551KB). Steven D. Acree, U.S. EPA, Ground Water and Ecosystems Research Division.
Joint Forum Plenary Discussion
- Engineering Forum Update (PDF) (12pp, 452KB). Hilary Thornton, U.S. EPA Region 3.
- Federal Facilities Forum Goals and Plans for the Future (PDF) (7pp, 54KB). Ginny Lombardo, U.S. EPA Region 1.
- Ground Water Forum Update (PDF) (8pp, 355KB). Kay Wischkaemper, U.S. EPA Region 4
- OSRTI Recommendations to Supplement Superfund/ORD Technical Support (PDF) (7pp, 60KB). Steven Chang, U.S. EPA, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.
Engineering Forum Presentations
- Hill AFB Operable Unit 12 Permeable Reactive Barrier Performance (PDF) (26pp, 5.6 MB). Sandra A. Bourgeois, U.S. EPA Region 8.
- The Value Engineering Study Process at EPA Fund Lead Sites (PDF) (23pp, 1.6 MB). Lindsey Lien, PE, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, NW Division.
- EPA Region 6 Soil Vapor Intrusion Study (PDF) (1pg, 913 KB). Gary Miller, U.S. EPA Region 6.
- Green Remediation & TSP: Opportunities for Tech Support (PDF) (17pp, 587 KB). Carlos Pachon, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation; Mike Gill, U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development; Raji Josiam, U.S. EPA Region 6.
Federal Facilities Forum Presentations
- Multi-Increment Sample & Decision Unit Site Investigation Strategies (PDF) (53pp, 4.6 MB). Roger Brewer, Hawai‘i Department of Health.
- Agenda for Action: Strategic Directions for the Future of Federal Facility Cleanup (PDF) (14pp, 183 KB). John Reeder, U.S. EPA, Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office.
PORTLAND, OR JULY 7-11, 2008
Meeting Highlights (PDF) (5pp, 510KB)
Presentations at the Ground Water Forum Business Sessions:
- Monitoring a Phosphate Plume at Asumet Pond, Cape Cod, MA, Denis LeBlanc, USGS (PDF) (34pp, 6.65MB)
- Thermal Methods for Detecting Groundwater Discharge, Brewster Conant, University of Waterloo (PDF) (53pp, 10.1MB)
- Case Study: Evaluation of Groundwater/ Surface Water Interactions, IMC Site, Spartanburg, SC, Judy Canova, South Carolina DHEC (PDF) (29pp, 3.45MB)
- Case Study: NW Natural, Former "Gasco" MGP Site: Investigative Methods to Assess DNAPL and Dissolved-Phase Transport to the Willamette River, Dana Bayuk, Oregon DEQ (PDF) (46pp, 2.85MB)
- Case Study: Use of Stable Isotopes at the Palermo Well Field, Tumwater, Washington, Bernie Zavala, EPA-Region 10 (PDF) (19pp, 1.30MB)
- Case Study: Application of Stable Isotopes to Site Characterization, Dimitri Vlassopoulos, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates Inc. (PDF) (33pp, 19MB)
LAS VEGAS, NV NOVEMBER 5-8, 2007
Meeting Highlights (PDF) (7pp, 2.3MB)
Meeting Agenda (including links to presentations)
BALTIMORE, MD MAY 21-25, 2007
Meeting Highlights (PDF) (5pp, 343K)
Presentations at the Ground Water Forum Business Sessions:
- Characterization of Preferential Ground-Water Seepage to West Bank Canal Creek, Emily Majcher (Geosyntec Consultants), D. Phelan (U.S. Geological Survey), M. Lorah (U.S. Geological Survey), and A. McGinty (EA Engineering) (PDF) (25pp, 2.7MB)
- New Sensor Technologies for Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring, Brad Garner, Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey (PDF) (22pp, 1.1MB)
- Things About the USGS that I Wish I Knew when I Was Working at the USEPA, Doug Yeskis, U.S. Geological Survey (PDF) (15pp, 1.7MB)
LONG BEACH, CA NOVEMBER 13-16, 2006
Meeting Highlights (PDF) (5pp, 163K)
NEW ORLEANS, LA JUNE 19-22, 2006
Meeting Highlights (PDF) (5pp, 159K)
Engineering Forum Business Meeting Summary (PDF) (3pp, 14K)
Presentations at the Ground Water Forum Business Sessions:
- Barnett and Gill: Hazardous Substances Technical Liaison Program Update (PDF) (22pp, 887K)
- Bruck: Capture Zone Case Studies for Two Superfund sites (PDF) (22pp, 634K)
- Burden: U.S. EPA/ORD Update (PDF) (13pp, 387K)
- Canova: Five Year Review Process at Para-Chem NPL Site (PDF) (38pp, 1.2MB)
- Lovelace: Roadmap for Remedy Closure, Concept & Discussion (PDF) (23pp, 92K)
Meeting Agenda (PDF) (4pp, 69K) (includes links to presentations)
Meeting highlights (PDF) (6pp, 173K)
PHOENIX, AZ MAY 23-27, 2005 (joint NARPM/TSP conference)
Groundwater Forum Business Sessions Summary (PDF) (9pp, 74K) (includes links to presentations)
Meeting Highlights (PDF) (4pp, 478K)
See NARPM website for technical presentations as they become available. The NARPM website is located at http://www.epanarpm.org/narpm2005/home.htm.
SACRAMENTO, CA OCTOBER 18-24, 2004
Technical Sessions Summary (PDF) (34pp, 226K) (includes links to presentations)
Business Sessions Summary, Sacramento, CA (PDF) (32pp, 193K)
MIAMI BEACH, FL MAY 24-28, 2004 (joint NARPM/TSP conference)
Ground Water Forum Business Session Minues (PDF) (20pp, 139K)
Meeting Highlights (PDF) (4pp, 174K)
NIAGARA FALLS, NY OCTOBER 20-23,2003
Fractured Bedrock Sessions, Niagara Falls, NY
Monday Morning Presentations
Wednesday Morning Presentations
Wednesday Afternoon Presentations
Thursday Morning Presentations
Business Sessions Summary, Niagara Falls, NY (PDF) (32pp, 193K)
SEATTLE, WA, APRIL 22-25, 2003
Technical Sessions Summary, Seattle, WA (PDF) (37pp, 1.7MB) (contains links to presentations)
DNAPL Panel Session, Seattle, WA (PDF) (8pp, 50K)
Business Sessions Summary, Seattle, WA (PDF) (35pp, 339K)
PENSACOLA, FL, NOVEMBER 18-21, 2002
Technical Sessions Summary, Pensacola, FL (PDF) (34pp, 575K) (contains links to presentations)
DENVER, CO, JUNE 3-6, 2002
Technical Sessions Summary, Denver, CO (PDF) (39pp, 1.1 MB) (contains links to presentations)
CAMBRIDGE, MA, NOVEMBER 5-8, 2001
Technical Sessions Summary, Cambridge, MA (PDF) (24pp, 123K) (contains links to presentations)
SAN DIEGO, CA, MAY 7-10, 2001
Technical Sessions Summary, San Diego, CA (PDF) (62pp, 258K) (contains links to presentations)
CHARLESTON, SC, OCTOBER 23-27, 2000
Meeting agenda, Charleston, SC (PDF) (9pp, 47K)
Meeting participants, Charleston, SC (PDF) (9pp, 29K)
WASHINGTON, DC APRIL 25-28, 2000
TSP Technical Sessions, Washington, DC (PDF) (82pp, 229K)
TSP Business Sessions, Washington, DC (PDF) (13pp, 54K)
LAS VEGAS OCTOBER 25-28, 1999
TSP Business Sessions, Las Vegas, NV (PDF) (44pp, 24K)
Engineering Forum Roundtable Discussion on Landfill Reuse, Las Vegas, NV (PDF) (28pp, 330K)
ST. LOUIS JUNE 7-8, 1999
TSP Business Sessions, St. Louis, MO (PDF) (35pp, 123K)
SAN ANTONIO, TX, NOVEMBER 17-20, 1998
TSP Technical Session Proceedings, San Antonio, TX (PDF) (63pp, 638K)
BALTIMORE, MD, JULY 14-17, 1998
TSP Technical Session Proceedings: Baltimore, MD (PDF) (33pp, 223K)
SALT LAKE CITY, FEBRUARY 10-13, 1998
TSP Technical Session Proceedings: Salt Lake City, UT (PDF) (37pp, 222K)
Engineering Forum Roundtable Discussion on In Situ
Thermal Treatment and Thermal Enhancement Technologies, Salt Lake City, UT (PDF) (10pp, 41K)
ADA, OK, JULY 28-31, 1997
TSP Technical Session Proceedings: Ada, OK (PDF) (31pp, 338K)
Engineering Forum Roundtable Discussion on Thermal Desorption, Ada, OK (PDF) (8pp, 29K)
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
TSP Business Session Proceedings: St. Petersburg, FL (PDF) (38pp, 378K)
Engineering Forum Roundtable Discussion on Permeable Reactive Walls, St. Petersburg, FL (PDF) (6pp, 30K)