Regulatory Remediation Program at the Los Angeles Regional Board

Speaker:Yue Rong, Ph. D.
Manager, Underground Storage Tank Program
California Regional Water Quality Control Board
Los Angeles Region
California Environmental Protection AgencyAbstractCalifornia Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region has a Underground Storage Tanks Program that primarily oversees groundwater remediation at leaking underground storage tank sites. The presentation will provide information on the program regulatory framework, board function, and requirements on site assessment, laboratory testing, and modeling. Water Board programs such as NPDES, TMDL, superfund sites, etc.will be introduced. A case study for environmental liability issue will be discussed. At leaking underground storage tank sites, the primary contaminant now is methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). Santa Monica Charnock and Arcadia wellfields MTBE contamination problem will be discussed as a case study.

Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - rielian Hall, Room 203

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Evangeline Reyes