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Training Curriculum: Corrective Action (CA)
This area includes training materials about Corrective Action program and goals for 2008 and 2020, streamlined Corrective Action approaches, public participation, risk assessment, groundwater protection, federal facilities, and environmental project management:
- Program Goals
- Streamlined CA Approaches
- Public Participation
- Risk Assessment
- Groundwater Protection
- Federal Facilities
- Environmental Project Management
Program and Goals
- Corrective Action 101
- RCRA Corrective Action: History/ Introduction/ Mechanisms for Implementation (PDF) (16 pp, 697K)
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- Shifting Thinking from the 2005 Goals to the 2008 Goals and Remedy Selection: Brief Overview of the Traditional Corrective Action Process (PDF) (11 pp, 302K)
- Shifting Thinking from the 2005 Goals to the 2008 Goals and Remedy Selection: RCRA Corrective Action 2008 and 2020 Goals (PDF)(17 pp, 555K)
- Shifting Thinking from the 2005 Goals to the 2008 Goals and Remedy Selection: What Are the Differences between the Information Needed for the 2005 Goals and the 2008 Goals? (PDF) (13 pp, 604K)
- RCRA Corrective Action: Interim Measures/ Stabilization/ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking/ Technical Impracticability (PDF)(21 pp, 308K)
- RCRA Corrective Action: Conceptual Site Model/Environmental Indicators (PDF) (27 pp, 392K)
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- History of Corrective Action Fact Sheet (10 pp, 53K)
- Shifting Thinking from the 2005 Goals to the 2008 Goals and Remedy Selection: 2005 Environmental Indicator Goals Review (PDF) (11 pp, 207K)
- Corrective Action Resources (guidance, rules, regulations)
- Rules and Regulations (PDF) (33 pp, 356K)
- 2008 Corrective Action Baseline (PDF) (35 pp, 53K)
- EI FAQ
- Human EIs (PDF) (18 pp, 190K)
- Groundwater EIs (PDF) (18 pp, 130K)
- EI Guidance (PDF) (17 pp, 52K)
- Introduction to Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (PDF) (20 pp, 95K)
- ASTM Standard Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action Applied at Petroleum Release Sites (E1739-95e1(2003))
- Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF) (33 pp, 356K)
Non-RCRA Resources
Streamlined Corrective Action Approaches
Advanced Training
- Facility Lead Corrective Action Approaches: Flexible Risk-Based/ Performance-Based Cleanups (PDF) (41 pp, 639K)
- Facility Lead Corrective Action Approaches: Voluntary Agreements (PDF) (18 pp, 367K)
- Corrective Action Tailored Oversight (PDF) (24 pp, 409K)
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- RCRA Orientation Manual
- EPA Hazardous Waste Web Page
- History of Corrective Action Fact Sheet (PDF) (10 pp, 53K)
- RCRA Flexibilities
Public Participation
- Introduction to Public Participation for RCRA Corrective Actions: Tools and Techniques (PDF) (52 pp, 15MB)
- Public/Community Involvement and Participation: Public Involvement in Selecting the Remedy and Regulatory Requirements for Public Participation (PDF) (20 pp, 718K)
- Public/Community Involvement and Participation: Overview of the Steps Involved in Preparing a Statement of Basis (PDF) (13 pp, 585K)
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- RCRA Public Participation Manual
- RCRA Expanded Public Participation Rule
- Statement of Basis Web Page
Non-RCRA Resources
- Fundamentals of Superfund: Community Involvement (PDF) (16 pp, 750K)
- Superfund New Attorney Training: Alternate Dispute Resolution (PDF) (35 pp, 567K)
Risk Assessment
- Risk Assessments in RCRA (PDF) (39 pp, 194K)
- Who's Afraid of Ecological Risk Assessment? (PDF) (22 pp, 838K)
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
Non-RCRA Resources
Groundwater Protection
- The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Protecting Environmental Media (PDF) (37 pp, 1.2MB)
- EPA Region 6 Corrective Action Strategy: Groundwater Issues (PDF) (20 pp, 291K)
- Introduction To Groundwater Investigations (165.7)
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- Advanced Groundwater Investigations (AGWI) (165.7)
NOTE: Accessing this training requires that you register as a user on EPA's Environmental Response Training Program (ERTP) Virtual University web site.
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- Handbook of Groundwater Protection and Cleanup Policies for RCRA Corrective Action (PDF) (102 pp, 450K)
- Handbook of Groundwater Protection and Cleanup Policies for RCRA Corrective Action Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 13K)
- (Illinois) Establishment of a Groundwater Management Zone (GMZ)
- EPA Groundwater Task Force
Non-RCRA Resources
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Groundwater Cleanup: Overview of Operating Experience at 28 Sites (EPA 542-R-99-006) (PDF) (67 pp, 740K)
Federal Facilities
No recommended training resources available at this timeSupplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- Federal Facilities and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Web Site
- Interim Final Policy on the Use of Risk-Based Methodologies in Setting Priorities for Cleanup Actions at Federal Facilities - April 1998 (PDF) (10 pp, 933K, About PDF)
Non-RCRA Resources
- Fundamentals of Superfund — Federal Facilities (PDF) (11 pp, 526K)
- Superfund New Attorney Training: Federal Facilities (PDF) (6 pp, 40K)
Environmental Project Management
- Principles of Environmental Restoration and Their Application to Streamlining Initiatives (PDF) (92 pp, 624K)
- The Triad Approach to Managing Uncertainty for Better Cleanup Projects (PDF) (34 pp, 1.2MB)
Advanced Training
- Conceptual Site Model (CSM) (PDF) (19 pp, 341K)