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December Meeting

Date: December 1, 2015

Time: 06:00PM

Quarrier Diner in Charleston, WV, Upstairs Meeting Room The next West Virginia AWMA Chapter Meeting will occur at 6:00 pm in the Upstairs Meeting Room of the Quarrier Diner.

10th Annual West Virginia Brownfields Conference

Start date: September 15, 2015

End date: September 16, 2015

Morgantown, WV The 10th Annual West Virginia Brownfields Conference is coming up! The conference will be held on Sept. 15th and 16th at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, WV. For more informat

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WV LRS Spring Training – Flatwoods, WV

Date: April 10, 2025

Link to download presentations and video located here (copy & paste into your browser):

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u2_XIDbvqGjqp5rnmb1Ln-qONTd3Nnlf?usp=drive_link

8 AM – 9:00 AM Registration

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Introductions and VRP Programmatic Updates

Speakers: Dave Carpenter – LRS/AWMA and Erin Brittain – WVDEP

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM Assessing Non-Point Source Stream Impacts (VRPGM App B)

Speaker: Ross Brittain, Ph.D – WVDEP

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Monitored Natural Attenuation (Case Studies)

Speaker: Ross Brittain, Ph.D – WVDEP

12:15 PM -12:45 PM Lunch

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM LNAPL Site Closure Policy (VRPGM App E)

Speaker: Ross Brittain, Ph.D – WVDEP

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Break

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM Arsenic Toxicity Updates from IRIS

Speaker: Ross Brittain, Ph.D – WVDEP

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Q&A

LRS Training Professional Development Hours: 6

WV LRS Fall Training – September 10, 2024

Date: September 10, 2024

Link to download presentations located here (copy & paste into your browser): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bHFcad4k7g_WdNXOYremJG6Vx0l73ii6?usp=drive_link

The West Virginia Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) is pleased to announce a one day LRS Training Workshop in which LRS’s can obtain their 5.5 PDHs needed towards your LRS renewal requirements. The LRS Training Workshop will be held Tuesday, Sept 10 at Summersville Arena & Conference Center, Summersville, WV. The 2024 West Virginia Brownfields Conference will be held the following two days, on Wednesday & Thursday, September 11th & 12th, at the same venue.

The LRS Training Workshop fee includes a one-year membership to AWMA, breakfast, and lunch.

In order for an LRS attendee to receive educational credit for license renewal, he or she must register and attend the entire day. The training has been approved by the WVDEP for 5.5 PDHs.

WV LRS Spring Training – April 2024

Date: April 11, 2024

Location: Flatwoods Days Inn

Training video here, you made need to copy and paste into your browser: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAkFFVO2kQtVrxrFMs5SYtYvNkj204Ln/view?usp=drive_link

The West Virginia Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA), in collaboration with the WVDEP, is sponsoring a Hands-On VRP Deep Dive educational event on April 11, 2024 at the Flatwoods Days Inn Conference Center. Lunch will be provided. The event is FREE.

The agenda will be focused on real world use and hands-on training of ProUCL, BIOSCREEN and BIOCHLOR. Laptops will be required. We will also offer an open forum for an hour of Q&A topics, such as impacts of the new lead rule, PFAS, MNA, etc.

Registration is required. Attendance will be limited, so please register early.

Licensed Remediation Specialists and other environmental professionals are encouraged to attend. Attendance at this event will qualify as 6 Professional Develop Hours (PDHs) for LRS training.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wv-vrp-hands-on-deep-dive-thursday-april-11-2024-tickets-805304676967?aff=oddtdtcreator

For hotel reservations see link here: https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/days-inn/sutton-west-virginia/days-hotel-sutton-flatwoods/overview?CID=LC:iqv0j1dklijly45:05228

WV LRS Training 2023

Date: September 12, 2023

Location: Oglebay Resort

LRS Training Slide Decks

The West Virginia Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) is pleased to announce a one day LRS Training Workshop in which LRS’s can obtain their 5.5 PDHs needed towards your LRS renewal requirements. The LRS Training Workshop will be held Tuesday, Sept 12 at Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, WV. The 2023 West Virginia Brownfields Conference will be held the following two days, on Wednesday & Thursday, September 13th & 14th, at the same venue.

The LRS Training Workshop fee includes a one-year membership to AWMA, breakfast, and lunch.

Fees: $315 for AWMA members, $375 for non members.

In order for an LRS attendee to receive educational credit for license renewal, he or she must register and attend the entire day. The training has been approved by the WVDEP for 5.5 PDHs.

WV LRS Training 2022

Date: September 13, 2022

UPDATE – link to training slides here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WM-c9xyvzJ1GPwcTdrGJXJYEK-FLE4Ic?usp=sharing

The West Virginia Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) is pleased to announce a one day LRS Training Workshop in which LRS’s can obtain their 5.5 PDHs needed towards your LRS renewal requirements. The LRS Training Workshop will be held Tuesday, Sept 13 at the Mountain Health Arena. The 2022 West Virginia Brownfields Conference will be held the following two days, on Wednesday & Thursday, September 14th & 15th, at the same venue.

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Conceptual Site Models

Speaker: Elizabeth Stas, P.E., Environmental Engineer – Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Elizabeth Stas will present the process of developing a Conceptual Site Model (CSM). She will discuss the Preliminary CSM, Refined CSM, and the Risk CSM. She will also present two case studies to illustrate how the CSMs evolved with each project and discuss how the process has helped expedite VRP projects.

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Groundwater Modeling Case Study

Speaker: Nick Wolfe, P.G., Eastern Regional Manager – Triad Engineering, Inc.

Nick Wolfe will present various groundwater modeling tools and applications for VRP sites including Bioscreen, Surfer, Modflow, AQTESOLV, Moundsolv, Water Balancing, etc. He will also present details for a completed project.

9:45 AM – 10 AM Break

WVDEP Presenters: Erin Brittain, Ross Brittain, and Dave Long

10 AM – 11:00 AM QAPrP and SOPs – WVDEP

Speaker: Ross Brittain, PhD, Environmental Toxicologist and Quality Assurance Manager – WVDEP-OER

Ross Brittain will present an overview of the significant changes to the OER Brownfields Quality Assurance Program Plan and Field SOPs, including the development of six new SOPs.

11 AM – 12:00 PM MNA Guidance – WVDEP

Speakers: Ross Brittain, PhD, Environmental Toxicologist and Quality Assurance Manager – WVDEP-OER

Dave Long, Environmental Resource Analyst – WVDEP-OER

Erin Brittain, Brownfields Program Manager – WVDEP-OER

WVDEP staff will outline the format and general requirements of the newly developed Natural Attenuation Guidance. This session will focus on just the general requirements for demonstrating natural attenuation.

12:00 – 12:30 Break/Lunch

12:30 – 2:00 Guidance Manual Updates – WVDEP

Speakers: Ross Brittain, PhD, Environmental Toxicologist and Quality Assurance Manager – WVDEP-OER

Dave Long, Environmental Resource Analyst – WVDEP-OER

Erin Brittain, Brownfields Program Manager – WVDEP-OER

WVDEP staff will highlight the significant changes to the VRP Guidance Manual that were just implemented in September 2022. This will be high-level review of critical updates with opportunities for more detailed training sessions to come in the future.

The LRS Training Workshop fee includes a one-year membership to AWMA, breakfast, and lunch.

Fees: $315 for AWMA members, $375 for non members.

Weblink is: https://2022WVLRSTraining.eventbrite.com

Please refer to the following link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-virginia-chapter-of-the-air-amp-waste-management-association-aampwma-8146626979

In order for an LRS attendee to receive educational credit for license renewal, he or she must register and attend the entire day. The training has been approved by the WVDEP for 5.5 PDHs.