When: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Live Webinar via Zoom
Important Registration Note: Registration for LSPA webinars requires a two-step process. 1) Complete the LSPA registration, and 2) In your LSPA confirmation email, you will receive a link to a Zoom "Webinar Registration". You must also complete this registration in order to receive the webinar link, and reminder emails with course materials. 
Cost: $180 Members | $330 Non-Members
Course Instructors: 

• Dr. David Boutt, Professor in the Department of Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• Joseph Famely, Lead of Climate and Sustainability Team, Woods Hole Group
• Michele Paul, Director of Resilience and Enivronmental Stewardship, City of New Beford, MA
• Tracy Roth, PG, Principal Hydrogeologist, Terraphase

This presentation has been submitted for 3.0 LSP Technical Credits. This presentation has also been submitted for CT LEP Credits and NY PG/PE Credits. This is a new presentation. To ensure you receive continuing education credit for your attendance in this webinar, please read the LSPA's guidelines here.

Course Description: 
This webinar will address the impact of climate change, specifically sea level rise, increased precipitation, flooding, and groundwater table rise, on contaminated site assessment and remediation. As our climate changes, LSPs and other practitioners need to account for resultant environmental impacts as they plan and implement remedial solutions. The MCP includes reference to “assessing current and foreseeable future site characteristics and risk,” and the definition of “Foreseeable Period of Time” requires “considering existing site conditions and reasonably foreseeable future changes in site conditions, including anticipated impacts associated with climate change.”  LSPs and other practitioners must consider how to adapt their work to these changing conditions and build contaminated site resilience in the face of uncertainty. 

Agenda:

• Introductions, Overview, and LSPA Climate Change Tool Kit:  Michele Paul 
• Presentations and Q&A:  Joseph Famely, Dr. David Boutt, Tracy Roth
• Q&A with all presenters:  Michele Paul moderator

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