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Site Remediation News May 2001 (Vol 13 N0 1) Article 05

NJDEP Plays Key Role in Technology Training and Deployment

By: Brian Sogorka, NJDEP/ITRC

The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation Workgroup (ITRC) is a state-led, national coalition whose mission is to create tools and strategies to reduce interstate barriers to the deployment of environmental technologies. The Department Co-Chairs the ITRC and leads several technical teams as well, including Permeable Reactive Barriers, led by Matt Turner, RPCE; Diffusion Samplers, led by George Nicholas, HSSE; Contaminated Sediments, led by Richard Dewan, ODST; and Phytoremediation, led by Bob Mueller, DRST. The Department has recently placed even greater emphasis on technology by naming Brian Sogorka as Manager of Remediation Technologies. In this new position, Brian CO-Chairs the ITRC and develops guidance for the deployment of innovative technologies at military bases and private sector sites in New Jersey and across the Country.

The ITRC has played a key role in the deployment of more than 45 technologies, trained more than 5000 state, federal, industry and public stakeholders, and effected more than 45 institutional changes in state agencies. ITRC forms technical teams, with members from states, federal agencies, and industry, to develop technical and regulatory guidance documents and training courses. Information in our documents and courses helps site owners with making decisions regarding smarter solutions to environmental cleanup at contaminated sites.

ITRC has developed over 40 technical publications, all of which can be downloaded at www.itrcweb.org. ITRC will also offer 30 two-hour Internet training sessions during the upcoming year. These sessions can be accessed at no cost through the web. ITRC offers guidance and training for technologies and contaminants such as Natural attenuation, In situ bioremediation, Phytoremediation, Permeable reactive barriers, Diffusion sampler technology, Unexploded Ordnance, Chemical Oxidation, and many more.

The ITRC was also instrumental in regulatory streamlining for in-situ treatment of ground water. There was confusion in the environmental community regarding the applicability of RCRA Section 3020 to in-situ treatment of ground water. The ITRC formally petitioned EPA for a clarification of this issue. In response, EPA issued a policy statement which clarified that reinjection of treated ground water to promote in-situ treatment is allowed under RCRA section 3020(b) as long as certain conditions are met. Specifically, the ground water must be treated prior to reinjection; the treatment must be intended to substantially reduce hazardous constituents in the ground water, either before or after reinjection; the cleanup must be protective of human health and the environment; and the injection must be part of a response action under CERCLA section 104 or 106 or a RCRA corrective action intended to clean up the contamination. More details may be found at http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm.

The Department, in cooperation with ITRC, will be conducting in-depth, three-hour technical sessions on selected technologies for NJDEP Case managers in the coming months. Consultants, military base environmental managers, industry representatives, and other interested parties are encouraged to attend these sessions as well, again, at no cost. Please register online at https://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/training/contact.htm or contact Marybeth Brenner, NJDEP at 609-292-2885 to register. We look forward to seeing you there! !

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