[StBernard] Hazardous Waste News Release (Region 6): Convention to focus on hazardous waste cleanup

[Westley Annis]

Convention to focus on hazardous waste cleanup 
EPA to host 2008 National Corrective Action Conference June 3-4 in New
Orleans 

(Dallas, Texas - April 30, 2008)  The Environmental Protection Agency will
host the 2008 National Corrective Action Conference June 3-4 in New Orleans.


The event brings together hazardous waste regulators and managers, as well
as other stakeholders involved with cleanups to provide a forum for open and
frank discussion on corrective action issues and for exchange of information
and experiences in streamlining the corrective action process.  

"Strategies for Meeting the 2020 Corrective Action Goals" is the theme of
this year's conference.  The conference will include 18 concurrent breakout
sessions, with topics that include Corrective Action 101 (a basic
introduction to the Corrective Action Program); Vapor Intrusion,
polychlorinated biphenyls (1 session); Green Revitalization (2 sessions);
Performance-based approaches to remedy selection; Risk-based
cleanups/institutional controls; and more.  Conference registration is
$120.00. 

For questions about the conference, contact Nick Stone (214-665-7226;
stone.nick at epa.gov <mailto:stone.nick at epa.gov> ) or Karen Tomimatsu
(703-605-0698; tomimatsu.karen at epa.gov <mailto:tomimatsu.karen at epa.gov> ). 

More on the conference and registration: http://www.epacaconf.com/
<http://www.epacaconf.com/>  

About EPA Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/region6 <http://www.epa.gov/region6>


Audio file: http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#audio0430408_epacaconf
<http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#audio0430408_epacaconf>