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Getting a Bigger Bang for Your Buck: Real-Time Data Collection & Interpretation To Improve Decision-Making

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Headquarters 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH, United States

See the brochure Agenda 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Introductions Jennifer Griffith - NEWMOA 9:45 Real-Time Data Collection and Interpretation: "Why is it Important" Stephen Dyment - U.S. EPA 10:30 Collection of Real-time Data to Optimize Subsurface Investigations Membrane Interface Probe (MIP) Electrical Conductivity (EC) Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT) Cone Penetrometer Testing […]

Furture Survival of P2 & Assistance Programs

Roundtable Discussion on A & P2 Program Survival During this Economic Crisis: Is There a Path from Barely Surviving to Thriving? Objective: To provide a forum for exchanging ideas and strategies on how assistance and P2 programs in can survive under the current budget crises that have hit each state in the Northeast. Agenda: 10:00 […]

Western Maine Ag Plastics Recycling Workshop

Granary Restaurant 147 Pleasant Street, Farmington, ME, United States

Disposable plastics are now integral to most farm operations in all sectors of agriculture. Plastics are replacing glass, metal, concrete, and ceramic because they cost less, increase production efficiency, and are safer. Disposal, however, is an unsolved problem. Some waste plastics are burned in open fires on-farm, plowed into fields, or pushed out of the […]

Vermont Ag Plastics Management & Recycling Workshop

Vermont Technical College Farmhouse Randolph Center, VT, United States

Draft Agenda 10:00 Welcome Adam Wienert - Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association 10:10 History of Agriculture Plastics Recycling in Vermont Natalie Starr - DSM Environmental Services 10:30 Markets Discussion Moderator, Carolyn Grodinsky, Waste Prevention Coordinator - Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Results of a marketing plan for a Vermont-based, plastic lumber manufacturer using agricultural film […]

Greening Cleanup: What Does It Mean & How Do You Do It?

Sheraton Harborside Hotel 250 Market St, Portsmouth, NH, United States

Agenda 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA 9:45 Greener Cleanups: Sustainability and Remediation Catherine Allen, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA HQ 10:30 EPA Case Example: The Romic Site Karen Scheuerman, RCRA Corrective Action Program, EPA Region 9 11:15 Break 11:30 MassDEP Case Example: The Baird […]

Greening Cleanup: What Does It Mean & How Do You Do It?

The Harvest Restaurant Pomfret, CT, United States

Agenda 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA 9:45 Greener Cleanups: Sustainability and Remediation Catherine Allen, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA HQ 10:30 EPA Case Example: The Romic Site Karen Scheuerman, RCRA Corrective Action Program, EPA Region 9 11:15 Break 11:30 MassDEP Case Example: The Baird […]

Zero Waste Programs & Initiatives

Webinar Objectives: Discuss zero waste concepts and how they relate to others that are similar or related (i.e., pollution prevention, recycling, & sustainability) Share information on the results and activities of examples of communities and businesses that have implemented zero waste programs Agenda: 10:00 Introductions & Review of Agenda 10:10 What is Zero Waste & […]

Energy Efficiency Assessments

Webinar Objectives: Discuss approaches to energy efficiency assessment Share information on energy efficiency technical assistance programs Agenda: 10:00 Introductions & Review of Agenda 10:10 Technical Assistance Approaches for Energy Efficiency Presentation by Cam Metcalf, Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center 10:40 Evaluating Utility Bills at Commercial Facilities & Identifying Opportunities for Energy Efficiency & Cost Savings Presentation […]

Energy Management Planning: Methods & Examples

Webinar Objectives: Share information on integration of energy efficiency and pollution prevention planning Provide an example of a company that has effectively developed a resource conservation plan under the updated Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act and has implemented and energy management plan with a summary of their results Share information on how at least one […]

Results of the Common Measures Project

The webinar included the following presentations: Steven DeGabriele, Massachusetts DEP States Common Measures Project Tara Acker, NEWMOA Additional Documents

Characterizing Contaminated Sediments Workshop

The Harvest Restaurant Pomfret, CT, United States

Agenda 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA 9:45 Planning Sampling Paul Craffey, MassDEP Contaminants of Concern Different Environments: freshwater wetland, freshwater stream/pond, estuary, marine Parameters to Consider: physical, chemical, biological QA/QC Practicality: What is reasonable for a smaller site? 10:45 Break 11:00 Bioavailability Stephen Geiger, AECOM Concepts Practical […]