Co-Chair Update ITRC Spring Meeting Des Moines, Iow a April 18, 2012
2012 … Achieving During Lean Times Four new projects starting with overwhelming membership interest Focus on implementation continues but with more volunteer assistance needed from all ITRC sectors Training participation surpassed 9,000 in 2011 and expected to continue to climb On track for meeting ITRC Strategic Plan measures for 2012 Web-site redesign still expected to be completed
2012 Performance Measure Goals & Progress GOAL STATUS Select one Remediation Plus pilot project (2011) Complete Fund Remediation Plus pilot project (2012) Still Seeking Funding Attain one academic, one public and one tribal On Target stakeholder per project by 2012 Document a minimum of two success stories per On Target project before end of implementation Maintain minimum of 2/3 remediation projects in Complete ITRC portfolio Maintain existing membership within each ITRC On Target sector (2010 baseline) 3
What is ITRC Implementation? Promoting & using ITRC products and services to provide innovative environmental solutions to the marketplace Determining when ITRC has completed its work with a technology/methodology area Implementation leads to Change
2011-2012 Products Ready for Implementation INTERNET TECH REG BASED PROJECT/TEAM DOCUMENT TRAINING ● ● Biofuels ● ● Contaminated Sediments Bioavailability ● ● Green & Sustainable Remediation ● ● Incremental Sampling Methodology ● ● Integrated DNAPL Site Strategy ● ● Remediation Risk Management ● ● Permeable Reactive Barriers ● ● Solidification/Stabilization
Board of Advisors Guidance on Success Stories Strategic Objective #2: ITRC will continue to develop products that accelerate smart decision making on remediation sites. Performance Measure #2: Support Smart Decision Making at Remediation Sites Metric: Use of products (Guidance Documents and/or Training) Document a minimum of two success stories per project Goal: before end of implementation
2012 ITRC Teams 1. Incremental Sampling Methodology (ISM) – CLOSING 2012 2. Environmental Molecular Diagnostics (EMD) – CLOSING 2013 3. Biochemical Reactors for Mine Influenced Water 4. Contaminated Sediments – Remediation 5. Groundwater Statistics and Monitoring Compliance 6. DNAPL Site Characterization – NEW 7. Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response – NEW 8. Petroleum Vapor Intrusion – NEW 9. Risk Assessment – NEW
ITRC Training, 45-50 Classes/Year
LNAPLs: Science, Management, and Technology Classroom Training Oct. 2011 - Minneapolis, MN - 99 trained April 2012 - Boston, MA - 192 trained Fall 2012 – Location TBD
Outlook for 2013 Life cycle budget planning indicated we are at capacity for projects in 2013 so proposal solicitation cancelled Expect to re-engage in priority collection and proposal solicitation during 2013 for new projects to start in January 2014 Remediation Plus pilot start is funding dependent Exploring virtual meeting possibilities
Outlook for 2013 – New Products 6 documents/training courses completed INTERNET- TECH-REG BASED PROJECT/TEAM DOCUMENT TRAINING ● ● Biochemical Reactors for Mining - Influenced ● ● Contaminated Sediments Remediation ● ● DNAPL Site Characterization ● ● Environmental Molecular Diagnostics ● ● Groundwater Statistics and Monitoring Compliance ● ● Petroleum Vapor Intrusion
2013 Meeting Mark your calendar: 2013 Spring ITRC Meeting April 29—May 3, 2013 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel ‐ Montgomery, Alabama Please stay tuned to www.itrcweb.org for more ITRC Meeting Opportunities in 2012 ‐ 2013
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