Workshop Chair:

Federal & National Programs:

Introduction to the Workshop and Federal Perspective
     Ute Pott , Senior Program Scientist, Environment Canada
     Raman Birk , Manager, Contaminated Sites, PWGSC

Working in the Pacific and Yukon Region
     Raman Birk , Manager, Contaminated Sites, PWGSC

Guidance and Orientation for the Selection of Remediation Technologies (GOST) on Federal Contaminated Sites
     Sebastien Yelle, Manager, Expertise in Sustainable Development Program, Environmental Services, Quebec, PWGSC

Implementation of New Innovative Technologies: Performance Benchmarking and Verification (ETV Canada Program)
     Kevin Jones, President and CEO, OCETA

Technology Vendor Presentations:

Facilitator: Wayne Coutinho, Project Manager, Remediation & Brownfields Services, OCETA

Speakers include:

Applications of X-ray Fluorescence and Ultraviolet Fluorescence
     Paul Wilson, Principal, Aeon Egmond Ltd.

Injectable Media for In-Situ Remediation: EHC for VOCs, EHC-M for Metals and EHC-O for Petroleum Hydrocarbons
     Michael Duchene, Senior Engineer, Adventus Group

Drilling at Remote Locations and in Difficult Terrains
     Cole Bertsch, Principal, Blue Max Environmental Drilling

Mobile Soil Washing Process for the Treatment of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants
     Colin Morrell , Vice-President Operations, CleanEARTH Technologies Inc.

Hydraulic Fracturing and Permeation Injection for enhanced, sustainable and non-disruptive In-situ Remediation of Contaminated Soil, Bedrock and Groundwater
     Gordon Bures , Director of Remediation Services, Frac Rite Environmental Ltd.

Enhanced Monitored Natural Attenuation
     Eric Hood , Senior Environmental Consultant, Golder Associates

Electrokinetic Remediation (EK3)
     Sean Frisky , President and CEO, Ground Effects Environmental Services Inc.

Ivey-sol Surfactant Enhanced Remediation (SER)
     George (Bud) Ivey, President and Senior Remediation Specialist, Ivey International Inc.

Interactive Panel Session on Sustainability Practices and Green Remediation Approaches:

Moderator: Carlos Pachon, Senior Program Analyst, US EPA - Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, Technology Integration and Information Branch

Panelists include:
     Jeff Dirks, General Manager, Western Canada, Biogenie SRDC Inc.
     Jeanette Southwood, Global and Canadian Brownfields Initiative Leader, Golder Associates
     Tony Walsh, Environmental Business Manager, NORAM Engineers & Constructors Ltd.
     Peter Reid, Principal, Environmental Remediation, Stantec

Carlos Pachon, Senior Program Analyst, US EPA - Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, Technology Integration and Information Branch

Mr. Pachon is Special Assistant to the EPA Administrator with a primary responsibility in the areas of site cleanup, waste, international activities, and compliance and enforcement, with a focus on green remediation.

Previously, he was with EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation where his work focused on providing technical site cleanup information to a wide range of audiences, from technically-savvy project engineers to important stakeholders such as concerned citizens.

Mr. Pachon is leading the EPA's Technology Primer (April 2008) on Green Remediation: Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites (PDF 56pp, 814 KB), outlines the principles of green remediation and describes opportunities to reduce the footprint of cleanup activities throughout the life of a project. As a primer, this document provides topical introductory information rather than guidance. EPA recommends that users refer to applicable regulations, policies, and guidance documents regarding selection of cleanup remedies and implementation of cleanup actions; selected references and additional resources are provided herein.

Green Remediation: The practice of considering all environmental effects of remedy implementation and incorporating options to maximize net environmental benefit of cleanup actions.