NJDEP and ITRC co-sponsor a series of brown bag sessions and other seminars, some of which might not be listed on this Web site.

Matthew Turner is the NJDEP Point of Contact for the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC). You can contact him for environmental technology information at the email address below or at 609-984-1742.

For monthly updates, please send a request for the updates with your email address to Matthew.Turner@dep.state.nj.us.

Training News

This is the May 2008 update on developments, initiatives and training in environmental technology and regulatory issues.

1. ITRC Internet-Based Training Courses for May / June 2008
2. New ITRC Documents
3. NJDEP Technical Presentations
4. Effective Site Remediation Methods, Applications and Strategies
5. Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites
6. Triad Investigations: New Approaches and Innovative Strategies
7. Course - Rutgers University - Office of Continuing Professional Education

1.ITRC Internet-Based Training Courses for May / June 2008

• May 15th - Planning and Promoting Ecological Land Reuse of Remediated Sites, 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
• June 5th - Performance-based Environmental Management, 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
• June 12th - Perchlorate Remediation Technologies, 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
• June 19th - An Overview of Direct Push Well Technology for Long-term Groundwater Monitoring, 2:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
• June 26th - Enhanced Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents: A Site Management Tool, 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. EASTERN TimeTime

No cost for the participant.
Sponsored by ITRC and USEPA
Registration and additional information is available at either http://www.itrcweb.org or http://clu-in.org/studio/seminar.cfm

CEU certificate can be obtained for a fee by contacting the registrar.

2. New ITRC Documents

• Enhanced Attenuation: Chlorinated Organics (April 2008)
• Remediation Technologies for Perchlorate Contamination in Water and Soil (March 2008)
• Decontamination and Decommissioning of Radiologically Contaminated Facilities (January 2008)

The ITRC web site has copies of the documents available in electronic form and a limited number in hard copy. Hard copies of many of the ITRC documents are also available from the NJDEP. Send an email to matthew.turner@dep.state.nj.us or call (609) 984-1742.

3. NJDEP Technical Presentations

Back Diffusion Causes Long-Term Delay in Aquifer Restoration after Source Remediation
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 1-2 PM
NJDEP - 2nd floor large conference room
No fee or registration requirement

This presentation provides results from field studies at two sites where full-scale source zone containment and monitoring of the downgradient plume response was conducted. These studies clearly illustrate potential effects of storage of contaminant mass in low-permeability zones (aquitards or silt/clay lenses) which is accentuated at sites with DNAPL where the initial mass distribution and downgradient plumes are strongly controlled by such zones. Slow release of this mass following source zone reduction or isolation can severely hinder down-gradient plume cleanup.

More information [pdf 16 Kb]

Treewell System
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 12-1 PM
NJDEP - 2nd floor large conference room
No fee or registration requirement

Phytoremediation is a technology that involves the use of green plants to remove organics and metals from soil and groundwater. Capitalizing upon a plants’ natural tendency to absorb organic and inorganic substances from the soil, phytoremediation uses a natural mechanism as an innovative technology for environmental remediation. The Treewell system® takes advantage of the trees need for water to use those trees to pump only groundwater and thus to provide hydraulic control.

More information [pdf 68 Kb]

SESOIL and AT123D Transport and Fate Modeling Using SEVIEW
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 1-2 PM
NJDEP - 7th floor large conference room
No fee or registration requirement
SESOIL is an unsaturated (vadose) zone model contaminant transport model that is accepted by most regulatory agencies. It has been used by many state regulatory agencies to develop baseline cleanup objectives for soil. The use of SESOIL and AT123D transport modeling has been proposed as a means of calculating a site-specific impact to groundwater number for site remediation in NJ.

More information [pdf 44 Kb]

Bioremediation of Mixed Chlorinated Solvent DNAPL: Overcoming Inhibitory Conditions
Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 12-1 PM
NJDEP - 5th floor large conference room
No fee or registration requirement

Bioaugmentation for the remediation of chlorinated ethenes is a proven technology that has the limitation of not being effective for mixed chlorinated solvent plumes due to inhibition by other solvents (chlorinated ethanes, e.g. 111-TCA and chlorinated methanes, e.g. chloroform). This limitation has been overcome with the development of a bacterial consortium (KB-1 Plus).

More information [pdf 214 Kb]

4. Effective Site Remediation Methods, Applications and Strategies

June 5, 2008
Philadelphia
No Fee
Sponsor: Adventus, Carus Corporation and FMC Corporation

See the "Workshop Invitation" [pdf 51 Kb]
For additional information and to register, please feel free to contact Jennifer Son Brown" <"Jennifer.Son@AdventusGroup.com> or visit the Adventus website: www.adventusgroup.com

5. Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites

June 11, 2008, 8:30 to 4 PM
Holiday Inn East Windsor, NJ (609) 443-8000
Fee Charged
Sponsor: NJWEA’s Site Remediation Committee in association with the NJDEP

See the “Remediation Seminar June 11, 2008” brouchure [pdf 362 Kb]

For more information call (609) 683-0129 or email jfallon@elminc.com

6. Triad Investigations: New Approaches and Innovative Strategies

June 10-12, 2008
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA
Fee Charged
Sponsors: USEPA & MASS DEP

Registration is now open - http://www.umass.edu/tei/conferences/triad.htmll.

7. Course - Rutgers University - Office of Continuing Professional Education

Regulatory Training in Underground Storage Tanks
May 6, 2008 & June 3, 2008
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Fee charged

You'll learn UST investigation, upgrade and removal, from permits to performance standards to record keeping. Whether you're becoming certified for the first time or just need a refresher, you will receive all the regulatory information you need to meet New Jersey's UST certification requirements and help your clients or employer avoid potential penalty liability.

See http://cookce.rutgers.edu/programs/environ_perm.html for detailed agenda and registration.

This update has been prepared by:
NJDEP Point of Contact for the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC)

Matthew E. Turner
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
PO Box 028 - 401 E. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0028
Phone: (609) 984-1742 Fax: (609) 633-1439

Related Links

• SRP Training Contact Info
• Selected Past SRPTraning Sessions
• NJDEP GIS & i-MapNJ Training Information
• NJ Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards
  Learn more about the awards program including past winners, project descriptions, or information on how to apply for the next round of awards.
• ITRC Web site

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)are now available for all our seminars offered by SRP. (The CEU availability may vary for sessions held by others than SRP and/or ITRC. Contact us if you have questions.)

If you are interested in receiving a CEU certificate, submit a $15 check made out to NJIT, the accrediting agency, to our registrar at sign-in, and include your mailing address on the check. Note that the $15 fee is a minimum charge per certificate, but sessions of less than 10 hours (1 CEU) can be accumulated and submitted under one check. NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) will send the CEU certificate directly to you.