Sediment 2006
9th Annual Advanced Conference on the Sediment Management
November 3, 2006
Auditorium
World Trade Center Two
Portland, Oregon
7:30-8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
LAWS, REGULATORY PROGRAMS AND
AGENCY UPDATES
8:00-9:00 -- KICKOFF ADDRESS: Making Sensible Risk-Based Decisions to Management of Contaminated Sediment
- What are the Remedy Alternatives
- The Challenge of Comparing Remedy Alternatives
- Evaluating Remedy Effectiveness in Terms of Risk Reduction
- Role of Uncertainty to Manage Contaminated Sediment
Todd Bridges, PhD, Senior Scientist for Environmental Sciences
Engineer Research and Development Center
Waterways Experiment Station
Vicksburg, Miss
FEDERAL AND STATE SEDIMENT REGULATORY PROGRAMS
9:00-9:30 -- Environmental Regulation of Sediment
- EPA Cleanup Programs, Policies & Priorities
- Latest Developments in Addressing Contaminated Sediment
- Update on Some Sediment Cleanup Projects in the Northwest
Sheila Eckman, Unit Manager, Office of Environmental Cleanup
US EPA, Region X
9:30-10:00 -- Sediment Management in Oregon
- Oregon’s Sediment Management and Evaluation Processes
- Sediment Bioaccumulation Guidance
- Fresh Water Screening Levels & Other Hot Topics
- Portland Harbor Update
Keith Johnson, Manager of Cleanup and Lower Willamette
Northwest Region, Oregon DEQ
10:00-10:30 – BREAK
LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS
10:30-11:00 -- Legal Developments Concerning Liability for Contaminated Sediment
and Who Should Pay
- Latest Legal Controversies re: Contaminated Sediment
- Interaction of Federal and State Law at Sediment Projects
- Update on Cost Recovery and Contribution – Who Pays for Sediment Contamination?
David Ashton, Assistant General Counsel
Port of Portland
SEDIMENT ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION: THE SEDIMENT EVALUATION FRAMEWORK IS HERE!
11:00-11:30 -- The Recently Released Sediment Evaluation Framework
- Response to Public Comments - Significant Changes to the Document
- What Does This Mean for Your Project?
- What's Next?
Stephanie Stirling
US Army Corps of Engineers
11:30-12:00 -- Specific Technical Aspects of the Sediment Evaluation Framework
- Marine and Freshwater Sediment Quality Guidelines in SEF
- Reliability and Sensitivity Parameters for Freshwater Guidelines
- Bioaccumulation Framework
Taku Fuji, PhD
Kennedy/Jenks
12:00-1:00 LUNCH (provided)
STORMWATER, SOURCE CONTROL AND CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT
1:00-1:30 -- Link Between Stormwater & Source Control & Contaminated Sediment
- What is Source Control?
- Source Control Methodology at Superfund Sites
- Effective Tools for Stormwater Management and Source Control
Kristine Koch, RPM for Portland Harbor Source Control
US EPA, Region X
1:30-2:00 -- Source Control and Stormwater at the Portland Harbor
- History of Direct Discharges and the Evolution of Controls
- Evaluating and Controlling Stormwater in Portland Harbor
- What Are DEQ’s Goals and Possible Strategies and What Does the Future Hold?
Karen Tarnow, Portland Harbor Stormwater Coordinator
Northwest Region, Oregon DEQ
2:00-2:30 -- Stormwater Fate & Transport Modeling
- Evaluating Stormwater Impacts on the Portland Harbor
- Chemical Transport & Fate Modeling on the Willamette River
Bruce Hope, PhD, Toxicologist
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
2:30-3:00 – BREAK
PROJECT UPDATES, LESSONS LEARNED AND HOT TOPICS
3:00-3:30 -- Portland Harbor Superfund Site: Latest Technical Information and Big Issues
- Technical Challenges: Risk Assessment, Modeling and Upland/In-Water Integration
- Pulling it All Together: the Round 2 Comprehensive Site Summary Report
- Next Steps: The Path Toward RI/FS Completion
Eric Blischke, Remedial Project Manager
US EPA Region X
3:30-4:00 -- Effective Use of Technology – Adapting Dredging Techniques
- Post-Dredging Residual Contamination
- Factors Leading to Post-Dredging Residual Contamination
- Dredging Methods to Limit Residual Contamination
Paul Fuglevand, Dalton Olmsted & Fuglevand
4:00-4:30 -- Lessons Learned from Successful Cleanup Projects
- A Report on a Successful and Creative Approach to Addressing Contaminated Sediment
- Completing a Successful Project
- Case Study: Ward Cove, Alaska
Scott Becker, PhD
Integral Consulting