Freshwater Spills Symposium 2002 Agenda, Presentations & Papers
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Papers, presentations, and other files presented at the 2000 Freshwater Spills Symposium (FSS) are available below. FSS papers and presentations reflect the views of their author(s) and are not necessarily the views of EPA.
Tuesday, March 19, 2002 | ||||
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM [near ballrooms] |
Onsite Registration |
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions [West Ballroom] |
Beatriz Oliveira - Outreach Coordinator, U.S. EPA Headquarters, Oil Program Center David Lopez - Center Director, U.S. EPA Headquarters, Oil Program Center Elaine Davies - Director, U.S. EPA Headquarters, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response Capt. Kurt Carlson - Chief of Staff, USCG, Ninth District |
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session [West Ballroom] |
Mike Gerber - Ohio EPA Herb Oertli - USCG Jim Augustyn - USEPA, Region 5 - Planning and Prevention Planning and Prevention Through Partnership (PDF) (44 pp, 27.5MB) John Gulch - Toledo, Division of Environmental Services |
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Break
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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions |
Phytoremediation [Hassler/Dolder] |
Residual Oil Toxicity [East Ballroom] |
Counter-terrorism [West Ballroom] |
PREP Guidelines [Ritz] |
Phytoremediation of Petroleum Spills in Riparian Areas: An Overview (PDF) (35 pp, 2.5MB) Phytoremediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil: Field Trials (PDF) (33 pp, 1.1MB) A Treatability Study for the Phytoremediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Sediments (PDF) (26 pp, 2.4MB) |
Carcinogenicity of PAH in Sediment to Benthic Fish (PDF) (17 pp, 1.7MB)
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EPA's Counter-terrorism Response Capabilities (PDF) (28 pp, 1.5MB) |
Revised 1994 PREP Guidelines PDF) (16 pp, 1.3MB) |
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch | |||
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Breakout Sessions |
Oil Spill Prevention Measures [Ritz] |
Natural Resources Restoration [Hassler/Dolder] |
Case Studies [East Ballroom] |
Planning and Preparedness [West Ballroom] |
Preparing Integrated Contingency Plans (PDF) (40 pp, 298K) Compliance Assurance: The Missing Component for Effective Oil Spill Prevention (PDF) (1 pg, 34K) Synfuel Transportation Presentation (PDF) (19 pp, 137K) |
Tundra Treatment Guidelines (PDF) (16 pp, 736K) Setting the Stage for a Cooperative NRDA, The Bay Point, California Oil Spill: A Case Study (PDF) (19 pp, 1.7MB) Contribution of Seed Banks to Freshwater Wetland Vegetation Recovery (PDF) (17 pp, 139K) |
The East Walker River Spill: Cleanup in a Severe Winter Environment Presentation (PDF) (27 pp, 446K) Shoreline Assessment and Environmental Impacts from the M/T Westchester Oil Spill in the Mississippi River (PDF) (12 pp, 337K) Managing Agricultural Resources During Oil Spills: Case of the OSSA II Pipeline Spill in Bolivia 2000 (PDF) (16 pp, 296K) |
Design of an Oil Spill Model Using Modern Software Principles (PDF) (28 pp, 1.5MB) Spill Response Planning (PDF) (18 pp, 117K) Integrated Contingency Plan Based on Environmental Sensitivity and Index Maps for Two Texaco Oil Terminal Areas, Brazilian Amazon (PDF) (1 pg, 34K) |
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM [near breakout rooms] |
Break/Refreshments | |||
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Breakout Sessions |
Oil Spill Prevention Measures (cont.) [Ritz] |
Natural Resources Restoration (cont.) [Hassler/Dolder] |
Case Studies (cont.) [East Ballroom] |
Planning and Preparedness (cont.) [West Ballroom] |
Contingency Planning for Oil Spill Accidents in Brazil (PDF) (12 pp, 220K) SPCC & FRP: Progressive Compliance Tools (PDF) (44 pp, 380K) |
Remediation of an Oil-Contaminated Wetland and Pine Forest Site (PDF) (47 pp, 2.2MB) On-site Monitoring and Laboratory Biotests to Assess the Impact of Fertilizer Treatments on Habitat Recovery in an Oiled Wetland (PDF) (44 pp, 2.1MB) |
Water Quality Monitoring (PDF) (30 pp, 2.9MB) Oil Spill in the Iguassu River, Brazil (July 2000) (PDF) (34 pp, 6.6MB) |
Presentation: The Guanabara Bay's Oil Spill Incident - "The Brazilian Exxon Valdez": An Institutional Perspective (PDF) (20 pp, 150K) Presentation: Endangered Species Act Memorandum of Agreement (PDF) (18 pp, 687K) |
Wednesday, March 20, 2002 | |||
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM [near ballrooms] |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Breakout Sessions |
Planning and Preparedness (cont.) [West Ballroom] |
Tanks and Standards [East Ballroom] |
Clean-up Techniques/Response Technologies [Ritz] |
Lessons Learned through ACP Exercises (no file received) Planning and Preparedness: America Incident Support Team Presentation (PDF) (13 pp, 473K) Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making: USEPA/UNDP Demonstration Environmental Impact Assessment Project in Ivan-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine (PDF) (4 pp, 110K) |
SPCC and Industry Standards Presentation (PDF) (9 pp, 110K) Presentation: Recent Developments in API Storage Tank Standards to Improve Spill Prevention and Leak Detection/Prevention (PDF) (16 pp, 79K) Shop Fabricated Aboveground Tank Standards (PDF) (15 pp, 139K) |
The U.S. EPA National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, Subpart J Product Schedule (40CFR300.900) (PDF) (16 pp, 113K) Region 5 Inland Shoreline Cleaner Test and Evaluation Protocol (PDF) (31 pp, 382K) Oil Spill Response in Fast Currents: A Field Guide (PDF) (15 pp, 366K) |
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Break | ||
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions |
Planning and Preparedness (cont.) [West Ballroom] |
Tanks and Standards (cont.) [East Ballroom] |
Clean-up Techniques/Response Technologies (cont.) [Ritz] |
The Canadian Compensation Regime (PDF) ((8 pp, 91K) USCG Incident Management Handbook (PDF) (8 pp, 255K) Selection Guide for Oil Spill Applied Technologies (PDF) (11 pp, 76K) |
Spill Prevention Requirements under NFPA 30 (PDF) (22 pp, 136K) Catastrophic Tank Failures: Highlights of Past Failures along with Proactive Tank Designs (PDF) (8 pp, 124K) German Storage Regulations for Hazardous Substances (PDF) (26 pp, 2.6MB) |
Viscous Oil Pumping System (PDF) (18 pp, 2.6MB) Development of a New Fast-Water Mop Skimmer (PDF) (14 pp, 901K) Presentation: Using New Technology for Controlling Oil Spills in Fast Currents Presentation (PDF) (27 pp, 5.2MB) |
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch | ||
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions |
Planning and Preparedness (cont.) [West Ballroom] |
Tanks and Standards (cont.) [East Ballroom] |
Environmental Impacts in Freshwater Areas [Ritz] |
The Application of Information Technology in the Spill Prevention and Response Environment (PDF) (40 pp, 5.8MB) Presentation: Characterization of Facility Response Planning at Facilities that Handle, Store, or Transport Animal Fats or Vegetable Oils (PDF) (2 pp, 38K) E-Plan Region 6 Pilot Project (PDF) (18 pp, 569K) |
Basic Corrosion Principles (No file received) Latest Advances of Cathodic Protection for Aboveground Storage Tank Bottoms (PDF) (52 pp, 3.4MB) Reducing the Risk of Aboveground Storage Tank Floor Leaks (PDF) (67 pp, 338K) |
EPA SWAP Program Reviewed by a Facility Spill Responder (PDF) (18 pp, 2.8MB) In-Situ Burning Case Histories: Uplands and Wetlands (PDF) (44 pp, 19.4MB) Characteristics of Report Inland and Coastal Spills (PDF) (11 pp, 168K) |
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM [near breakout rooms] |
Break/Refreshments | ||
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Breakout Sessions |
Planning and Preparedness (cont.) [West Ballroom] |
Tanks and Standards (cont.) [East Ballroom] |
Environmental Impacts in Freshwater Areas (cont.) [Ritz] |
New and Innovative Warning System (PDF) (6 pp, 153K) |
Alternative Economical Solution to AST Dike Area Linings (PDF) (31 pp, 1.5MB) Alternative to Secondary Containment Lining Presentation (PDF) (48 pp, 3.4MB) |
Louisiana's Upland Research Initiatives (PDF) (16 pp, 137K) Indiana Harbor Canal Pilot Project (PDF) (45 pp, 1.7MB) Detecting the Chronic Effects of Oil Development in Caddo Lake (PDF) (26 pp, 1.5MB) |
Thursday, March 21, 2002 | |||
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM [near ballrooms] |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Breakout Sessions |
Biological Control Methods [West Ballroom] |
Rehabilitation of Oiled Wildlife in Inland Areas [Ritz] |
Sensitivity Mapping and GIS [East Ballroom] |
Anaerobic biodegradation of Vegetable Oil by Freshwater Sediment Bacteria (PDF) (1 pg, 33K) Guidelines for Bioremediation of Freshwater Wetlands (PDF) (35 pp, 278K) Effects of Intermittent Fertilization on the Rate of Oil Biodegradation in Continuous-Flow Microcosms (no file received) |
Swanson Creek March Incident: The Challenges of a Wildlife Response on a River (file not available) Case Study on Assessing Bird Injury from Freshwater Oil Spills (PDF) (1 pg, 36KK) A Unique Wildlife Response: The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Oil Spill |
Inland Waterways Spill Response Mapping Project: Risk Assessment of Sensitive Resources to an Oil Spill within USEPA, Region 5 (PDF) (31 pp, 7.2MB) Environmental Sensitivity Index Mapping in a Freshwater Environment: Jari River Area, Brazilian Amazon (PDF) (1 pg, 34K) Development of Drinking Water and Ecological Unusually Sensitive Areas (USAs): Examples using the Water and Biological Resources of Ohio (PDF) (17 pp, 500K) |
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Break | ||
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions |
Biological Control Methods (cont.) [West Ballroom] |
Rehabilitation of Oiled Wildlife in Inland Areas (cont.) [Ritz] |
Sensitivity Mapping and GIS (cont.) [East Ballroom] |
MTBE Biodegradation in a High Biomass Reactor (PDF) (61 pp, 1.13MB) Bioremediation as a Removal Response Option at Oil Spill Sites PresenTation (PDF) (49 pp, 3.7MB) |
The M/T Westchester Incident: Response Preparedness Assists Wildlife Overview of Wildlife Concerns in a Freshwater Oil Spill (No file received) |
Development of Drinking Water and Ecological Unusually Sensitive Areas (USAs): Examples using the Water and Biological Resources of Ohio (PDF) (17 pp, 500K) Great Lakes Information Network Data Directory (PDF) (20 pp, 5.1MB) Environmental Sensitivity Index Mapping and GIS: The Louisiana G-WIS Database (PDF) (38 pp, 15.2MB) |
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12:00 PM | Adjourn (Please turn in your surveys.) |