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MassDEP’s Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) Advisory Committee meeting was held on June 24, 2021. The meeting covered several timely items; the meeting recording can be found here under June 24, 2021 Discussion Items and the meeting slides are here.
Topics covered included:
- Regional Personnel Updates
- MCP Amendments
- Internal MassDEP approvals expected to be completed this summer with final regulations published in the fall
- Training for LSP credit, and Q & As specific to the amendments to follow
- MassDEP also expects to finalize guidance documents related to final amendments including risk characterization
- Subscribe to MassDEP Notifications
- Compendium of Analytical Methods (CAM) Update
- Revised CAM protocols for 8260 (Volatile Organic Compounds) and 8270 (Semivolatiles)
- Revised protocols posted on July 22, 2021 and take effect November 5, 2021
- Technical Assistance Grants and MOSPRA Grant Program Premier
- Assessing Climate Vulnerability at 21E Sites
- PFAS in Massachusetts
- An excellent comprehensive review of the status of PFAS related efforts over the years and currently underway, including links to databases on MassDEP website
- Office Hours and WSCAC Meetings
- MassDEP plans to continue holding virtual meetings - Thursday morning “office hours” and Thursday morning WSCAC meetings both on the 4th Thursday of the month.
- Next Advisory Committee meeting is Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 9:00 am
