Spring 2023 DCHWS
March 29-March 31, 2023
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown
201 N 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
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 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 Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) event, our intent is to waive registration fees for government employees.
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, HDRApplication of Environmental Sequence Stratigraphy at the Puchack Well Field Superfund Site
Presenter: John Dougherty, CDM SmithA 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., PBCMolecular Biological Tools and Laboratory/Field Pilot Studies Shift Remedial Approach
Presenter: Erik Gustafson, WSPDeveloping 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 EnvironmentalIncreasing 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, JacobsDense Utility Installation
Presenter: Emily Crownover, TRS GroupChallenges 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:
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, AECOMRemaining 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 TechManaging Change During the NBHSS Remediation
Presenter: Steve Fox, Jacobs
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM: Closing Remarks/Audience Comments/Adjourn
Kate Garufi, HDR, SAME Denver Metro Post Board of Directors
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Exhibitors
Steering Committee Members
Jim Romig, CDM Smith
Andy Bullard, CDM Smith
Jimmy Blake, Ramboll
Gordon Araujo, UGI Utilities
Mike Badeau, Bluestone Environmental Group
Amy Basehoar, Shee Atiká Government Services
Dave Russel, AECOM
Jaimie Wright, KOMAN Holdings, LLC
Karen Buniak, TTI Environmental
Dan Amate, GZA GeoEnvironmental
Robert Telschow, Colliers Engineering & Design
Kate Garufi, HDR
Josh Williard, EPA