November 18, 2008
World Trade Center
25 SW Salmon Street
Portland, Oregon
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- Policy, Regulatory & Legal Issues
- Litigation & Liability
- Maintenance & Environmental Dredging
- Disposal Options
- RSET & SEF
- Columbia Slough
- Portland Harbor
- Coos Bay
8:30-9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 Welcome & Introductions
Holly Duncan, President
Environmental Law Education Center
POLICY, REGULATORY & LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS
9:00-9:30
Environmental Regulation of Sediment
- US EPA Cleanup Programs, Policies & Priorities
- Latest Developments in Addressing Contaminated Sediment
- Update on Sediment Cleanup Projects in the Northwest
Sheila Eckman, Manager, Office of Environmental Cleanup
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region X
9:30-10:00
Legal Developments Affecting Sediment Cleanups
- Legal Developments at Complex Sediment Sites
- Recent Litigation and Judicial Rulings Regarding Sediment Site Liability
- Issues Associated with Sediment and Solid Waste Regulation
- Sediment Disposal & Other Timely Issues
David Ashton, Assistant General Counsel
Port of Portland
10:00-10:30
Policy & Regulatory Issues
- Definition of Solid Waste as Applied Sediment
- Sediment Disposal or Use Upland
- Beneficial Use of Solid Waste – Proposed Rulemaking
Tom Roick, Sr. Policy Analyst, Land Quality Division
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
10:30-11:00 Break
COLUMBIA SLOUGH
11:00-11:30
Liability & Legal Agreements
- Establishing and Settling Liability for Sediment Evaluation & Remediation
- Case Study: Columbia Slough Consent Judgments, an Alternative Process for Settling Liability with the State
- Natural Resources Damages & Habitat Restoration
Patty Dost, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
11:30-12:00
Columbia Slough Sediment Project
- Recent Sampling and Data Analysis on Fish & Sediment in the Columbia Slough
- Determining Patterns of Contamination
- Next Steps: Implications for Source Investigation and Source Control
Chris Prescott, Watershed Ecologist
Portland Science, Fish & Wildlife Program
Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland
12:00-1:00 LUNCH (Provided)
DREDGING
1:00-1:30
Maintenance Dredging at Superfund Site
- Regulatory and Legal Processes for Operations & Maintenance Dredging
- Dredging Within the Confines of a Superfund Site
- Available Disposal Options
A Jon Gornick, Project Manager
Maintenance Dredging on Columbia & Lower Willamette
US Army Corps of Engineers
1:30-2:00
Dredging in the Portland Harbor Superfund Site
- Environmental & Maintenance Dredging in the Portland Harbor
- Experiences with an Early Action at Terminal 4
- Impact of a Superfund Listing on the Economics of the Port of Portland
James McKenna, Superfund Program Manager
Port of Portland
2:00-2:30 Advances in Dredging Technologies
- Managing Residuals During Environmental Dredging
- Successful Dredging Methods to Limit Residual Contamination
Paul Fuglevand, Dalton Olmsted & Fuglevand
2:30-3:00 Break
SEDIMENT EVALUATION & REMEDIATION
3:00-3:30 Sediment Assessment & Evaluation
- The Sediment Evaluation Framework: Response to Public Comments & New Scientific Information
- What Does This Mean for Your Project & Next Steps
- Regional Sediment Evaluation Team and the Project Review Group Updates
Marci Cook, Project Coordinator for RSET & SEF Project Review Group
US Army Corps of Engineers
3:30-4:15 Sediment Remediation
- Determining the Cleanup Standard with a Marine Dataset
- Working through the Regulations: Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Cleanup and Other Laws and Regulations
- Case Study: Successful Sediment Remediation and Habitat Restoration in Coos Bay
Randi Wexler, Managing Scientist/Regulatory Affairs
Integral Consulting
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Kris McCaig, Sr. Environmental Coordinator
Teck Cominco American Incorporated
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