EPA to Sponsor Outreach Workshop in Atlanta on Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program

EPA’s Office of Research and Development’s (ORD) Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program will sponsor an outreach workshop to familiarize participants with the Program’s purpose and accomplishments. ETV, now in its tenth year, provides a mechanism to objectively test and verify the performance of innovative environmental technologies, many developed by small businesses, with the goal of enhancing technology acceptance in the marketplace. The workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, November 16, 2004 from 8:30am until 2:15pm in Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center (SNAFC) Conference Rooms B and C. The SNAFC is located at 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

This workshop is open to all environmental professionals. To register for the workshop, go to http://www.scgcorp.com/etvmeeting2004/. Additional information on the ETV Program is available at the Program’s web site: www.epa.gov/etv If you have any questions, contact Abby Waits at 513-569-7884 or Tom Baugh at 404-562-8275.

Call for Presenters for EPA’s 2005 Community Involvement and Training Conference to be held July 12-15, 2005 in Buffalo, New York.

EPA is currently soliciting presentation proposals until December 17, 2004. Visit the conference web site for additional information: www.epancic.org/2005.

Carters Lake Drums Site, Oakman, GA

Storm activity generated by Hurricane Ivan caused flooding in the mountains of North Georgia, Eastern Tennessee, and Western North Carolina. Carters Lake is located in North Georgia. The flood waters washed acres of debris (including whole trees, limbs, furniture, appliances, tires, trash, and numerous hazardous materials containers) into the lake. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Carters Project Office notified EPA and GA EPD of the hazardous materials and requested assistance to collect and properly dispose of the fugitive containers.
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