Page 1 of the PAERAB's Winter 2011 TAPP Contractor Newsletter

Text Box: The kick off meeting at Picatinny Arsenal for the upcoming Remedial Investigation (RI) phase of the Military Munitions Response Program’s (MMRP) activities at the arsenal occurred on November 10, 2010. This meeting was the first technical project meeting for this next phase of the MMRP. The MMRP program is separated into four phases as follows: TPP1 – Site understanding and initial evaluation TPP2 – Determine data needs TPP3 - RI results and reporting TPP4 – Feasibility Study (FS) Each phase is preceded by a meeting. The intent of the meetings is to provide for “early and often” stakeholder involvement and to allow stakeholders to communicate needs or concerns. For example, the TPP1 meeting goals were to provide a “project overview, understanding of site CSMs, DQOs and technical approach in advance of work plans.” In attendance were representatives of the following: Picatinny Arsenal US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) US Army Environmental Command (USAEC) US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

POINTS OF INTEREST:

· The most recent PAERAB meeting was held on October 7, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Rockaway, NJ. The next PAERAB meeting is expected to occur on March 3, 2011.

· Mr. Chris Dour was confirmed as Denville Township’s official representative to the PAERAB at its October 7, 2010 meeting.

· Mr. Michael Glaab was re-elected to the position of Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Community Co-Chair at the October 7, 2010 RAB meeting.

· A technical project “kickoff” meeting concerning MMRP activities was conducted at Picatinny Arsenal on November 10, 2011. It was attended by several PAERAB members.

MMRP Meeting / field	1
Vapor / 600 area	2
Monitoring Brooks	3
Former drmo / iag	4
site 34 groundwater	5
treatment plant / rab	6
Recent documents	8
training	8
Lucs / arars	9
Paerab’s website	13
Cleanup hearings	14
Guidance ( Pre 2000 )	15

Winter 2010/2011

Volume 10, issue 1

Text Box: Environmental Happenings At Picatinny Arsenal

Text Box: Recent field activities for October through December 2010 included the following: Building 91 Area Vapor Intrusion: Sub slab sampling in Building 91 and ground penetrating radar of the three

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MMRP KICKOFF MEETING

Text Box: Editorial Reviewers David Forti, Michael Glaab ———————- Technical Advisors Ted Gabel, William Roach, Gregory Zalaskus

(October).

Text Box: UXOPro (NJDEP’s outside contractor on UXO and munitions issues) Weston Solutions, Inc. (Weston) Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. Local communities The following meeting participants are the spokespersons of the principal environmental restoration partners and they also serve the public as official representatives of their respective government agencies to the PAERAB: Mr. Ted Gabel, PAERAB Co-chmn. (DoD) and US Army Project Manager for Environmental Restoration; Mr. Bill Roach, USEPA Remedial Project Manager; Mr. Gregory Zalaskus, NJDEP Case Manager. In attendance on behalf of the communities were the following PAERAB members: Ms. Barbara Dolce, the TAPP Consultant, Subsurface Solutions; Mr. Michael Glaab, PAERAB Co-chmn. (Community) and Jefferson Twp. representative; Mr. Cliff Morris representing the Community at Large and Tilcon Quarry; Ms. Diane Trocchio representing Rockaway Twp. and Ms. Lisa Voyce also representing the Community at Large. The firms Weston and Malcolm Pirnie which are working together as a team on the MMRP RI contract figured prominently in the meeting’s

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