· “LNAPL Part 2: LNAPL Characterization and Recoverability,” June 14, 2011 from 2 to 4:15 pm · “LNAPL Part 3: evaluation LNAPL Remedial Technologies for Achieving Project Goals,” June 21, 2011 from 2 to 4:15 pm |
· “Project Risk Management for Site Remediation,” June 23, 2011 from 11 am to 1:15 pm · “Decision Framework for Applying Monitored Natural Attenuation Processes |
documentation of cover conditions to be taken when the ground is snow-free. Also several signs were noted to be missing and requested to be replaced by the USEPA. The most significant comment related to a change of land use that allegedly occurred without prior notification of regulators (see p. 5 - Land Use Certification report). Mr. Ted Gabel, the Army’s project |
manager for environmental restoration at the arsenal, states that on May 10 the Army responded to this USEPA comment with the explanation that notification did occur, that no soils left the site and that neither the onsite construction nor the site’s land use changed. The Group 1 Sites Interim Remedial Action Report |
dated April 2011 was approved by the USEPA on April 28, 2011. |
Unique expertise with munitions, MEC and unexploded ordnance (UXO). However, there exist in the state of New Jersey several other sites contaminated with munitions, MEC and UXO besides Picatinny Arsenal. As one might expect, the board has been informed that Mr. Zalaskus’ particular work caseload is most daunting and that the total amount of state resources devoted to MEC related environmental activities is rather limited. Accordingly, several years past, the board had actively expressed its concern to state legislators, state elected officials and NJDEP executives that additional state resources should be allocated to the resolution |
of our state’s MEC, munitions and UXO concerns and – in particular – to those concerning Picatnny Arsenal. As a result, additional personnel have recently been assigned to augment NJDEP’s existing resources. For example, Mr. Jim Pastorick of UXOPro was recently contracted by the NJDEP to focus exclusively on its UXO issues. In part this is due to the board’s appeals and also to the fact that the NJDEP itself has in recent years been implementing a vast and comprehensive program of organizational restructuring and policy review. In his e-mail Mr. Zalaskus informed the PAERAB that the NJDEP’s |
restructuring has resulted in its separation of the Emergency Management organizational unit from that of Site Remediation. It is tentatively expected that the NJDEP will soon assign oversight responsibility for the arsenal’s non-MEC cleanup activities to another NJDEP official, possibly associated with the Bureau of Case Management. Although certain individuals have been unofficially mentioned as being under consideration apparently no firm official selection has yet been made. |