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Over 40 Speakers Will Share Knowledge of Brownfields
The question is, will anyone involved in brownfields redevelopment
not be speaking at the ASTM seminar in October? Over 40 presenters
from a wide range of disciplines—academia, law, private, corporate,
and government will journey to the Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando,
Fla., Oct. 24-25, for the seminar, “Productive Reuse of Brownfields
and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) of Military Installations.”
They will delve into brownfields redevelopment, decision making,
base realignment and closure, and financial considerations. Part
of the ASTM October Committee Week meetings, the event is being
sponsored by Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment with assistance
from Committee D34 on Waste Management.
Seventeen in-depth presentations (see sidebar) will cover a sampling
of U.S. landscapes from coast to coast. On the second day, a crucial
related concern, “Wetlands Restoration and Enhancement at Brownfields
Sites,” will be featured.
“Brownfields” has become a buzzword because of their potential
value as well as limitations. In the past decade, two types of
contaminated and potentially contaminated properties have received
increasing attention from property owners, developers, government
agencies, elected officials, and communities. These properties—brownfields
and U.S. Department of Defense installations closed or realigned
under the federally mandated BRAC process—hold significant economic
revitalization and redevelopment potential.
The brownfields redevelopment process encourages the economic
vitality of an area. A voluntary effort, it involves the conducting
of site assessments, corrective action, economic evaluation, and
other actions to promote the long term productive reuse of a brownfield
property.
BRAC facilities are inherently similar to brownfields and require
a similar process to support economic redevelopment. BRAC activities
in 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1995 have resulted in the closure of
hundreds of former military facilities. Significant environmental
lessons learned in previous BRAC deliberations can be applied
to upcoming activities in the early 21st century.
ASTM Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment has developed standards
that directly support sustainable brownfields development, such
as:
-- E 1984, Standard Guide for Process of Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment;
-- E 2091, Guide for Activity and Use Limitations, Including Institutional
and Engineering Controls;
-- E 1983, Guide for the Assessment of Wetland Functions; and
-- E 2081, Standard Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action.
Several standards written for use at BRAC installations, as well
as to support brownfields redevelopment, include:
-- D 5746, Standard Classification of Environmental Condition of Property
Area Types for Defense Base Closure and Realignment Facilities;
and
-- D 6008, Standard Practice for Conducting Environmental Baseline Surveys.
For further technical information, contact Committee E50 Vice
Chairman William Gulledge, Eric Agency Inc., PMB 317, 4094 Majestic Lane, Fairfax, VA 22033-2104
(703/860-4550; fax: 703/860-4740). For registration details, contact Dorothy Fitzpatrick, ASTM (610/832-9678) or E50 manager Dan Smith, ASTM (610/832-9727). //
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Program for Brownfields Seminar
October 24
9:00 Introduction to ASTM Environmental Activities and Program
Overview
Session 1. Brownfields Redevelopment
9:10 “The Site Selection Process for Brownfields Re-Development
in the Lehigh Valley,” Horace Moo-Young, Lehigh University and
Mohammad Alattar, Kuwait University
9:40 “Empowering Communities Under U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s Brownfields Initiative – Two Case Studies in California,”
Colin Moy, Ecology and Environment, Inc. and Thomas Mix, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
10:10 “Stabilization of DNAPL at a New Jersey Brownfield Site,”
Douglas Cervenak and David Bausmith, Key Environmental Inc., Kerri
Mullins, SK Services (East), and Mitchell Brourman, Beazer East,
Inc.
11:00 “Innovative Approach to Non-BRAC Transfer of an Army Ammunition
Plant,” Michael Barlage and Eduardo Gasca, Tetra Tech EM Inc.
and Valerie Shippers, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
11:30 “Establishment of Site-Specific Risk-Based Cleanup Standards
for Wyoming’s Voluntary Remediation Program.” Panel: a cross-section
of interested stakeholders will describe the efforts to create
Wyoming’s Voluntary Remediation Program
Session 2. Brownfields Decision Making
1:15 “Case Study- Remediation of a Former Auto Service Facility
Under the Utah Voluntary Cleanup Program,” Boyd Breeding, Wasatch
Environmental
1:45 “Negotiating with Environmental Regulators Regarding Brownfield
Revitalization,” by David Daddario, North American Realty Services
2:15 “Risk-Based Decision Making (RBDM) Tools for Brownfields
and Military Base Redevelopment,” J. Peter Nevin, Groundwater
Services, Inc.
3:05 “Implementation of Risk-Based Corrective Action Decisions
for Chemical Releases,” Panel discussion: David Luick, Target
Stores, Ed Benoit, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Session 3. Base Realignment and Closure
3:50 “Integrating Remote Monitoring Capabilities with Base Realignment
and Closure Planning Process,” Fred Price, Booz Allen & Hamilton,
J. De Carlo, Ciccel- Booz Allen & Hamilton and John Smith, Air
Force Base Conversion Agency
4:20 “Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processed for Beneficial Use
as Asphalt Paving under BRAC Program at Fort Devans, Massachusetts,”
Frederick Payson Hooper and George Camougis, American Reclamation
Corporation
October 25
Session 4. Base Realignment and Closure (Continued)
9:00 “BRAC Enhancement Panel: A Discussion of the Department of
Defense’s Plans and Initiatives for Enhancing the Property Cleanup
and Transfer Process,” William Rowe, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Marilyn
Bracken, Institute for Defense Analysis
9:45 “The Challenges of Implementing Land Use Controls on BRAC
Bases”, James Connell and Daniel Pickett- The International City/County
Management Association (ICMA)
10:15 “NPL Delisting at Williams Air Force Base, Mesa, Arizona,”
Robert Mueller and Nadine Bernal, BEM Systems Inc., Dennis Pinigis,
AFBCA/ROL Bergstrom
11:20 “Activity and Use Limitations as Applied to Brownfield and
BRAC Properties,” Panel: Amy Edwards, Holland & Knight, Ed Benoit,
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Joe Schilling,
ICMA
Session 5. Financial Considerations
1:30 “Using Third Party Assumptions of Environmental Liabilities
to Manage Financial Risk,” Michael Salmon, Ron Bock and Michael
Holder, TRC Environmental Corporation
2:00 “Analysis of Business Environmental Risk for Brownfields
Redevelopment of a California State Superfund Site,” Thomas Venus,
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Mini-Symposium
2:50 “Wetlands Restoration and Enhancement at Brownfields Sites,”
Steve Richardson, Miami-Dade Solid Waste Authority, Ron Van Fleet,
Sarasota County Environmental Management Department, Frank Griffiths,
Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resource Management,
James Bays, CH2M Hill
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