Site Remediation: Law and Techniques Seminar
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Environmental Laws Related to Site Remediation
and Real Estate Transactions
B.H. Knight
Applicable environmental laws: a primer and how they work
• CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA
Regulatory closure: what is it and how to obtain it?
• Mitigation, remediation
Limit liability: when your client did not cause contamination
• CERCLA defenses: drivers of Phase I and Phase II ESAs
• How to deal with recognized environmental conditions
• Buying dirty dirt: steps and considerations
• Brownfield program – VOAP
Limit liability: when your client caused it
• Working with regulators: considerations
• Consent orders
Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Remediation
E. Spann
Hazardous Waste Management Act
• Voluntary Cleanup Oversight and Assistance Program (VOAP)
– Investigation, cleanup of an inactive hazardous substance site
– Redevelopment of brownfields by providing technical assistance
– Discuss safe reuse and to address specific liability issues to
facilitate redevelopment
Practical Application: Discussion between the
Private Sector and TDEC
E. Spann/B. H. Knight
How to work well with regulatory agencies
How to reach a consensus on difficult issues
Discussion of vapor intrusion and emerging contaminants
Success stories: quasi partnership with TDEC and private industry
Questions and answers
Assessing the Site and Identifying Contaminants
C. Green
Data quality objectives: when and why to assess
Regulatory agencies: who is asking you to assess
Media: what to assess
Methods: how to assess
Cleaning Up Underground Storage Tanks
C. Storm
Underground Storage Tank Act
Preventing future petroleum underground storage tank releases
Remediating existing petroleum underground storage tank contamination
Remediation Technologies and Processes
C. Brown
Source removal
Physico-chemical treatments
Biological treatments
Thermal treatments
Other treatments
Optimization of In Situ Remedial Strategies
C. Northington
Design verification testing for in situ remediation
Application and synergies of colloidal reagents
Emerging contaminants, emerging solutions
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
Architects
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Attorneys
6.5 Tennessee CLE Hours
6.5 Kentucky CLE Credit Hours
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states, except Florida architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Tennessee.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved architect continuing education sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
The Tennessee Commission on CLE and Specialization approved this program for 6.5 general CLE hours for attorneys.The Kentucky Bar Association CLE Commission has approved this activity for 6.5 total credits for attorneys.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing board for mandatory continuing education credit.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Christina Brown
EnviroScience, Inc.Senior Environmental Engineer, EnviroScience, Inc.
Ms. Brown has over 20 years of diverse experience in environmental and chemical engineering. She has worked across a wide variety of industries, including pulp and paper, wood treating, fiber optics, nuclear waste treatment and pesticide manufacturing to solve complex chemical, environmental, and processing problems for clients. Ms. Brown’s projects include remediation technology development, regulatory compliance, risk assessments, environmental sampling, site assessments and environmental litigation support. She has a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and is pursuing her master’s degree in Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Ms. Brown is a registered engineer in the State of Tennessee and a board certified environmental engineer in the area of hazardous waste management and site remediation.
Christopher Green
TerraconProfessional Geologist, Terracon
Mr. Green obtained his B.S. degree in Geology from Austin Peay State University and M.S. degree in Hydrogeology from Illinois State University. For 20 years, he has worked in environmental consulting and has been based in Tennessee and has worked on projects across the United States. Mr. Green’s experience includes monitoring well installation, multiple media sampling, closure of existing monitoring wells, and preparation of groundwater monitoring reports. He has worked on projects involving RCRA, CERCLA, Underground Storage Tank regulations, and brownfield cleanups and is familiar with United States Environmental Protection Agency sampling protocols. Mr. Green is familiar with environmental applications of geophysical methods including electromagnetic, electrical resistivity, gravity, magnetometer, and seismic reflection/refraction. Additionally, he has performed Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments and has been involved with the design and implementation of a variety of treatment systems for in-situ remediation and bioremediation processes.
B. Hart Knight
Attorney and Partner at Butler Snow
Mr. Knight practices in Butler Snow’s Toxic Torts and Environmental Litigation Group. He has represented a wide variety of environmental clients including construction companies, financial institutions, manufacturing facilities, electric utility systems, real estate developers and energy companies. His experience ranges from state enforcement actions to the defense of federal citizen suits to matters of regulatory compliance and environmental remediation and brownfield projects. Throughout his practice, he has focused on issues involving the Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, ESA, TSCA (PCBs), FTC greenwashing and water allocation matters.
Chad Northington
RegenesisProfessional Engineer with Regenesis
Mr. Northington is a professional engineer with over 18 years of experience in the environmental field in the areas of site investigation, remediation system engineering and construction, project management and technical assistance. He received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Mr. Northington serves as the southeast district manager with Regenesis. He provides technical support for application of soil and groundwater remediation and vapor intrusion mitigation technology solutions. Mr. Northington works directly with environmental consulting, construction, and engineering firms to develop successful remedial approaches. He also founded and directs a 501(c)(3) non-profit specializing in community development and outreach both locally and globally focused on utilizing sustainable development to provide for the needs of those who need it most.
Evan Spann
State of Tennessee - Division of RemediationProfessional Geologist, State of Tennessee – Division of Remediation
Mr. Spann is a native of Memphis and he received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Geology from the University of Memphis. He has worked for 15 years with State of Tennessee’s Division of Remediation and has been the State’s Brownfield and Voluntary Program Coordinator for TDEC’s Division of Remediation since 2015. The State’s Voluntary Program supports the redevelopment and revitalization of brownfields to protect the environment, reuse existing infrastructure, minimize urban sprawl and create economic opportunities. As the Brownfield and Voluntary Program Coordinator, Mr. Spann is responsible for statewide implementation of the Brownfield/Voluntary Program, including working with developers, communities and other stakeholders to address specific liability issues to facilitate sustainable brownfields redevelopment across the State.
Cindy Storm
Division of Underground Storage TanksProfessional Engineer, State of Tennessee – Division of Underground Storage Tanks
Ms. Storm graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering and holds a professional engineering license in the state of Tennessee. Ms. Storm has worked with the state of Tennessee, Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Underground Storage Tanks for 27 years. She is the deputy director for Central Office Operations which include oversight of petroleum release investigation, exposure assessment and contamination clean-up technical policy and process development; LUST trust/federal contract management and emergency response; tank fee invoicing and collection and notification; UST fund reimbursement; database management and quality control; and division administration. Previously she worked in the UST Nashville Field Office as the assistant manager for 14 years responding to petroleum complaints and emergency responses, overseeing tank closures and contamination investigations and clean-ups, conducting compliance inspections and supervising a large field office. Ms. Storm also graduated from the Tennessee Government Management Institute (TGMI) in 2007.