Archives by Tag 'Superfund/toxics remediation'

A New CONCUR White Paper - Some Observations from Our Mediated Cases: How Organizations and Relationships Can Transform to Implement New Environmental Policies

To document and learn from the variety of cases we facilitate and mediate, we at CONCUR regularly publish working papers, journal articles, and book chapters, as well as speak as conference presenters and guest lecturers.
CONCUR’s newest Working Paper collects personal reflections of Principals John Gamman and Scott McCreary, drawn from 20 years of mediating complex [...]

Baldwin Park Operable Unit Superfund Site Mediation Assessment (2006)

In July and August 2006, CONCUR was retained under a national contract with SRA international to conduct an assessment for USEPA and DOJ to evaluate the prospects for mediation to finalize cost recovery actions at the Baldwin Park Operable Unit (BPOU) Superfund site. CONCUR conducted a series of interviews with key parties including PRPs and [...]

Guadalupe Oil Field Cleanup, San Luis Obispo County, California (1997-2002)

CONCUR designed and mediated a dispute resolution process leading to clean-up of the Guadalupe Oil Field for the State of California and Union Oil of California (UNOCAL). The site is located in central California’s San Luis Obispo County. Over the 40-year life of the oil field, more than 15 million gallons of petroleum products gradually [...]

Ecological Risk Assessment Procedures at Vandenberg Air Force Base (2001)

CONCUR was retained by the US Air Force and DTSC in the summer of 2001 to design and mediate a dispute resolution process to get site remediation efforts at Vandenberg back on track. For several years, the California State Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has been working with Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in [...]

Baldwin Park: Mediating a Multi-party Dispute on the Remediation of a Superfund Site/Contaminated Drinking Water Supply (2000-2001)

In March of 2000, CONCUR was asked to assist the U.S. EPA, the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster, and the Aerojet General Corporation in mediating negotiations over the containment and cleanup of contaminants at the Baldwin Park Operable Unit (BPOU) of the San Gabriel Valley Superfund sites. The BPOU is located just east of Los [...]

Environmental Restoration at the Former Fort Ord (1998-1999)

Fort Ord sits in the heart of the Monterey Peninsula. For decades, the sprawling 29,000-acre Army base was a focus of the region’s attention, serving as a national infantry-training site and pumping millions into the local economy. Today, almost a decade after the base was shut down, the installation still attracts significant attention. Neighboring communities [...]

Casmalia Superfund Site

CONCUR facilitated a technical forum for EPA Region IX, PRPs, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board on toxic waste cleanup options for the at the Casmalia Superfund site. Specific issues addressed and clarified included the methodologies for calculating rates of contaminant migration, the structure of aquifers and aquitards, and procedures for risk assessment.