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  What We Can Do for You
• Resources
• Site Specific Technical Assistance
• Current Projects and Highlights
• Contact

The Ground Water Technical Support Center (GWTSC) provides support for

• subsurface contamination,
• contaminant fluxes from ground water to other media (e.g., surface water or air), and
• ecosystem restoration issues.

GWTSC links research and critical real-world problems. It provides a testing ground for research and allows scientists to focus on high-priority problems. GWTSC consists of a broad base of scientists and engineers, with support from contractors and specialized consultants in order to provide an interdisciplinary support team. GWTSC works with other EPA support centers as part of EPA's Technical Support Project. 

What We Can Do For You

• Quick-response technical assistance to Remedial Project Managers and other decision makers on site-specific problems at
  • Superfund,
  • RCRA,
  • brownfields,
  • CAFOs, and
  • ecosystem restoration sites
• Consultation and performance of treatability studies focused on the natural and enhanced remediation of subsurface contaminants
• Support for models and model reviews for site-specific applications
• Workshops, seminars, and conferences on state-of-the-science issues
• Specialized training courses
• Development of Superfund, RCRA, and brownfields issue papers, briefing documents, and summary papers
• Dissemination of publications and technology-focused information packets

Resources

The center’s structure allows for rapid response to requests for assistance, such as review of site-specific issues, and use of the most knowledgeable people in the environmental field. Available resources include:

• Core team of scientists and engineers providing a readily available source of interdisciplinary support
• Broad scientific base of scientists and engineers specializing in ground water and ecosystems
• Expert technical support from associated universities and research institutions
• Augmentation by a number of technology oriented firms, support contractors, and specialized consultants

Site-Specific Assistance

The GWTSC has provided assistance at approximately 1,000 individual sites in all ten EPA Regions. This support has included:

• Technical guidance in site characterization and the selection of remedial or management alternatives
• Review and interpretation of site-specific applications of various models
• Assistance in review of the design, construction, implementation, and evaluation of remedial systems
• Engineering solutions to control contaminant sources, including
  • soils,
  • sludges,
  • sediments, and
  • nonaqueous phase liquids
• Review and performance of laboratory and field-scale treatability studies focused on the remediation of subsurface contaminants

Contact

David Burden, Ph.D., Director
Ground Water Technical Support Center
580-436-8606