Inside ITRC

Winter Newsletter

December 13, 2022

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In this Edition:

Welcome

2022 - What a Year!

Coming Up in 2023!

Membership & 2023 Teams

2023 Annual Meeting

ITRC Board of Advisors

New ITRC Staff

Lifetime Achievement Award

ITRC Partner News

Welcome to the 2022 Newsletter!

Welcome to ITRC's Biannual Newsletter, showcasing key events from the summer and fall of 2022. As we conclude a very busy, productive year, we want to thank all of you for your contributions and hard work leading to ITRC's many successes. The staff at ITRC is proud to be a small part of this world-renowned organization, and we look forward to working with you in the new year to continue to provide impactful environmental resources and training.


ITRC Director

Patty Reyes

2022 - What a Year!

The HCB Benthic Team published its Guidance Document in March 2022!

PFAS Online Guidance Document Update published June 2022!

ITRC's Early Career Program launched!

ITRC & ALGA first training partnership - Working Together on PFAS Workshop!

Check out the Soil Background & Risk Assessment Training Videos!

Environmental Data Management Best Practices Guidance Document and Training

ITRC QUEST Interactive Knowledge Map


PFAS Fact Sheets in Portuguese

ITRC Hydrocarbons Training

2022 ITRC Training by the Numbers

Register for our 4 NEW 2023 Teams Here!

NEW! Passive Sampling Technology Update

NEW! Tire Anti-Degradants (6PPD)

NEW! Reuse of Solid Mining Waste

NEW! Microplastics Outreach Toolkit

Register for our 6 Continuing Teams Here!

2023 Annual Meeting at the Boston Park Plaza

ITRC is excited to see our teams in Boston, Massachusetts March 20-24! All ITRC teams will hold working meetings throughout the week at the Boston Park Plaza. For more information on the upcoming meeting, details regarding accommodations, or to view the agenda, please visit our Annual Meeting Webpage!

REGISTER NOW!

Lifetime Achievement Award

Send in your nominations for ITRC's Lifetime Achievement Award by January 13th, 2023! The award honors an ITRC member for their exceptional dedication to our mission and significant contributions to the environmental field over the course of their career. Send all nominations to ITRC Director Patricia Reyes.

Lifetime Achievement Award Criteria

Board of Advisors Update!

- New State Member -

Jared Champagne

ITRC Training Program Coordinator

A native of Houma, Louisiana, Jared has over 18 years of training experience throughout his career working for multiple state agencies as well as in the private sector. He currently works for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality as the Training and Development Program Manager and has been the ITRC POC since 2020. In his spare time, he is either on the bayous of south Louisiana fishing or spending quality time at home with his dog Gizmo.

As the year comes to a close, we must say goodbye to two Board members as their terms end. ITRC would like to thank Sara Pearson, from MI EGLE, and Melinda McClanahan, from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, for their dedication to ITRC’s mission and vision and contributions to the organization over the years.

Welcome to New ITRC Staffer

ITRC is excited to welcome Derick Winn from VA DEQ. Derick is joining ITRC in January 2023 as a Senior Project Manager. He hits the ground running as a Team Program Advisor for Tire Anti-Degradants (6PPD) and Passive Sampling!

ITRC Partner News

ASTSWMO Annual Meeting

The ASTSWMO Annual Meeting was held on October 20-21, 2022 in Arlington, VA. Presentations from sessions on hazardous waste and materials management capacity, emerging trends impacting the Tanks programs, and environmental justice State success stories, as well as a panel discussion on PFAS with ASTSWMO program Subcommittee Chairs and briefings from Federal partners, are available on the ASTSWMO website here.


PFAS

The ASTSWMO Board of Directors approved an update to their March 2021 Position Paper on Addressing PFAS in November 2022. The Association submitted comments to EPA’s Proposed Rule to Designate PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0341) on November 4, 2022. 


Recent Publications

Radiological Disaster Debris Self-Assessment Questionnaire – Phase 1, developed by the Radiation Task Force within the ASTSWMO Materials Management Subcommittee. Emerging Wastes from Renewable Energy Sources Fact Sheets, jointly developed by Task Forces within the ASTSWMO Hazardous Waste and Materials Management Subcommittees. The three fact sheets address photovoltaic modules; lithium-ion batteries with a focus on electric vehicle batteries; and wind turbine blades.


Upcoming Meeting:

ASTSWMO Mid-Year Meeting, April 26-27, 2023, in Wilmington, DE. 

The Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) has been supporting the contaminated land and groundwater industry and the professionals working in the sector for more than 15 years. The association is proud to have grown to well over 2000 members across Australia and New Zealand. ALGA has 10 Specialist Interest Groups and 16 geographical branches across Australasia, which are well respected for their work in improving industry performance, policy, and practice. The overarching goal of ALGA is to collectively improve the sustainable management of contaminated land and groundwater through working together with our members, partners, governments, and like-minded industry associations.


Recently, ALGA and ITRC ran a highly successful PFAS workshop together. This event offered both ITRC and ALGA members an opportunity to hear from both local and international professionals on the future of regulation and PFAS. ALGA sees great value in collaborating with ITRC and is excited to continue to grow the relationship through further collaboration in 2023.


Visit ALGA's Website to join as a member or to register for one of ALGA's events, webinars, or training opportunities. 


Looking ahead, ITRC and ALGA are excited to continue partnering to deliver high-quality International Workshops on vital emerging issues like PFAS and Microplastics. In April 2023, ITRC and ALGA will be hosting a PFAS training in Sydney, Australia. Concurrent with ITRC’s Annual Meeting in March 2023, ITRC and ALGA will be hosting a Microplastics Workshop that will include NICOLE, a European Industry partner. Stay tuned for more details!

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