site assessments going out in the field
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Site Assessments Going Out in The Field. Laura J. Weber Solid Waste Project Manager St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. What’s the difference?. Presentation Summary. Overview of SRMT’s SW Program Open Dump & Subtitle D Landfill Defining Open Dump Assessment Data Safety Training Case Study. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Laura J. Weber
Laura J. WeberSolid Waste Project ManagerSt. Regis Mohawk Tribe
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
Overview of SRMT’s SW Program
Open Dump & Subtitle D Landfill
Defining Open Dump Assessment
Data Safety Training Case Study
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Mission: To promote environmental protection through
the use of sound solid waste
management practices while
contributing to the economic and
social progress of the community.
Laura J. Weber
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Square Watermelons A round watermelon can take up a lot of room in a refrigerator.
The usually round fruit often sits awkwardly on refrigerator shelves.
Smart Japanese farmers have forced their watermelons to grow into a square shape by inserting the melons into square, tempered glass cases while the fruit is still growing on the vine.
Laura J. Weber
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Open Dumps
Subtitle D Landfill
Laura J. Weber
Open dumps are areas where waste is disposed without proper controls such as: Regular application of cover Controlled access to site Environmental controls Source:
http://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/tribal/pdftxt/opendump.pdf
Based on this definition, does size make a difference?
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
An open dump site assessment is: A process of collecting,
analyzing & evaluating site data
Use data to determine the potential environmental and health threat to the community
Make recommendations for site remediation & cleanup
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
Solid Waste Survey Form
Field Guide for OMDS Data Gathering/Entry
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
40 hr HAZWOPER is best 24 hr HAZWOPER is sufficient First Responder Awareness is
good Site conditions may
determine what level of training is needed based on OSHA regulations http://www.osha.gov/html/faq-
hazwoper.html#faq1
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
Equipment Personal Protection for workers Tracking & Evaluation Reporting Political Community Members
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
In 2004, SRMT Environment Division began investigating a large open dump site
Things known at time of first site visit: Site owned by community member Materials consisted of mainly C&D wastes Owner was willing to walk the site with us
and provide us information
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
Emergency Response Vehicle w/ HAZMAT Equipment
Photo Ionization Detector
Gloves Boots – steel toe &
shank Portable radio
and/or cell phone Camera GPS Field notebook
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
Pond located adjacent to dump area Three distinct open dump sites made
up the entire area Materials at the site included:
lead acid batteries, waste oil; tires; fuel containers; and C&D wastes.
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
Owner entered into a consent agreement with the Tribe to cleanup the site
EPA performed an open dump characterization study in 2005 Majority of materials were identified as C&D
wastes In 2009, decision made to develop a
remedial action plan for site Need to understand geology of site and
potential for groundwater pollution to make recommendation for site cleanup & closure.
Ownership of site changes
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
Currently conducting another site assessment to collect geological, groundwater, and surface water data.
Dug test pits Explosion gas
studiesITEP Training
Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. Weber
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
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ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
June 2010
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Laura J. Weber
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Collect Information about potential responsible parties PRP’s
Labels provide Informationabout contents
Laura J. Weber
ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN
Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-
23, 2010
Laura J. WeberSolid Waste Project
ManagerSt. Regis Mohawk Tribe
M-F, 6:30 AM -2:30 PM EST
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