Federal Facilities Academy: Land Use and Onsite/Offsite Determinations
Archived: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Sponsored by: U.S. EPA FFRRO
Determining Land Use and Onsite/Offsite Determinations is a two-hour webinar course that provides an overview of land use determinations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Reasonably anticipated future land use at CERCLA sites is important in determining the appropriate extent of remediation. Onsite and offsite determinations impact the need for permits and offsite transfer of CERCLA wastes. By taking this course, participants will achieve the following objectives:
- Identify factors that influence land use determinations under CERCLA;
- Explore Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidance and policy related to land use determinations;
- Learn about onsite permit requirements and exemptions at Federal Facilities; and,
- Understand off-site determinations and the Off-Site Rule and how these differ from on-site determinations.
Emy Laija, EPA Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (Laija.emerald@Epa.gov or 202-845-3198)
Emy Laija is an Environmental Scientist who works on Superfund cleanups of hazardous waste sites through the EPA Federal Facility Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO) in Washington, DC. Her position includes implementing national policy, promoting consistency in cleanups, developing training, and developing relationships with other federal agencies and stakeholders. Before working in FFRRO, Emerald worked as a Remedial Project Manager for 8 years in EPA's Hanford Project Office in Richland, WA and continues to serve as a Hanford subject matter expert. She earned a Master's Degree focused in Environmental Studies from University of Nevada-Las Vegas and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Geoff Schramm, U.S. EPA, Region 10 (Schramm.Geoff@epa.gov)
Geoff Schramm is a Remedial Project Manager in the Hanford Project Office in Richland, WA. He began his experience on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in 2013 where he worked as an intern in the Hanford Project Office. Since then, he has worked supporting ecological monitoring and groundwater treatment on the Hanford reservation. Before joining the EPA, Geoff worked for a contractor for the Department of Energy, tasked with overseeing the safe storage, retrieval, and treatment of the dangerous waste in Hanford's underground tanks. In his role, he developed and oversaw an environmental quality assurance program consisting of policies and procedures to ensure the integrity of the data collected for clean-up and storage purposes.
Outside of his environmental work, Geoff is an adjunct professor at the Washington State University extension campus in the Tri-cities, where he teaches physical and biological sciences. He has a passion for science and education and prides himself on his ability to communicate scientific concepts in a clear and tangible way to the community at large.
Geoff earned his Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science degrees in Environmental Science from Washington State University with a focus on aquatic toxicology.
Jyl Lapachin, FFRRO
Lapachin is a physical scientist in the Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office where she works as the Federal Facilities Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator. She also provides national guidance on Land Use Controls, property transfers, and NPL deletions, and spearheads the National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from Michigan Technological University and a Master's degree in Environmental Science, Water Resources from Miami University.
Moderator:
Jean Balent, U.S. EPA Technology Innovation and Field Services Division (balent.jean@epa.gov or 202-566-0832)
Ms Balent is on the staff of the EPA's Technology Innovation and Field Services Division where she has worked to collect and disseminate hazardous waste remediation and characterization information since 2003. Ms Balent manages the Clean Up Information Network website and actively supports online communication and collaboration resources available to EPA. She formerly worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Engineering Division in the Buffalo District. Ms Balent was also a member of the SUNY-Buffalo Groundwater Research Group where she constructed and tested large scale models of groundwater flow. Ms Balent has also conducted research relating to the Great Lakes, environmental remediation, and brownfields re-development. She holds a Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from SUNY-Buffalo and a Master's degree in Information Technology from AIU.
Webinar Slides and References:
Additional Resources:
- 2024 Federal Facilities Academy Flyer
- Land Use in the CERCLA Remedy Selection Process (1995)
- Reuse Assessments: A Tool to Implement the Superfund Land Use Directive (2001)
- Considering Reasonably Anticipated Future Land Use and Reducing Barriers to Reuse at EPA-lead Superfund Remedial Sites (2010)
- National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards
- Redevelopment, including economic, inventory and site snapshots at Federal Facilities
- DOE fact sheet on Pantex
- Video on Pantex
- EPA's Success Story: Fernald Preserve (June 2010)
- Institutional Controls: A Guide to Planning, Implementing, Maintaining, and Enforcing Institutional Controls at Contaminated Sites
- BRAC and EPA's Federal Facility Cleanup Program: Three Decades of Excellence, Innovation and Reuse
- Off-Site Rule Fact Sheet
- Hanford Site Information
- USDOE ERDF fact sheet
- Background on the Corrective Action Management Unit Rule and Amendments (CAMU)
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Rehabilitation Act Notice for Reasonable Accommodation
It is EPA's policy to make reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities wishing to participate in the agency's programs and activities, pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 791. Any request for accommodation should be made to Emy Laija at 202-845-3198 or laija.emerald@epa.gov, preferably one week or more in advance of the webinar, so that EPA will have sufficient time to process the request. EPA would welcome specific recommendations from requestors specifying the nature or type of accommodation needed. EPA welcomes specific recommendations from requestors specifying the nature or type of accommodation needed. Please note that CLU-IN provides both alternate phone call-in options and closed captioning for all webinars, and requests for these specific accommodations are not necessary.
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