1. Advancing Environmental Solutions
How ITRC Reduces Regulatory Barriers to Innovative Environmental Technologies

2. What is ITRC?
ITRC is a state-led coalition working to advance the use of innovative environmental technologies and approaches. ITRC’s work translates good science into better decision making.
Better Environmental Protection
Environmental Regulations
New Technology
ITRC is a 501(c)3 program of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and is based in Washington DC. ITRC provides information resources on technically-sound innovative solutions to environmental challenges. Part of ITRC’s mission is to foster integration of new beneficial technical developments within existing regulatory frameworks.
ITRC is a state-led coalition of state regulators, industry experts, public/tribal stakeholders, academia, and federal partners that works to achieve regulatory acceptance of innovative environmental technologies and approaches. ITRC consists of 50 states (and the District of Columbia) and works to break down barriers and reduce compliance costs, making it easier to use new technologies and helping states maximize resources. ITRC resources expedite quality decision making, while protecting human health and the environment. With its network of over 5,000 people from various communities, ITRC is a unique catalyst for dialogue between regulators and the regulated community.

3. Purpose and Mission ITRC Purpose
To advance innovative environmental decision- making.
ITRC Mission
To develop information resources and processes to break down barriers to the use of technically sound innovative solutions for healthy communities, economy, and environment.

4. Innovative Technologies and Approaches
ITRC’s Role
Innovative Technologies and Approaches
Barriers to use:
Lack of knowledge/trust
Differing procedures
Pre-specified approaches
Institutional resistance
Faster acceptance of innovative technologies
Better decision making
Reduced permitting/review time
Decreased compliance costs
Harmonized state approaches

5. ITRC Role in the Environmental Community
Reduce barriers
To the use of innovative environmental technologies
Improve the environment
By educating on innovative environmental technologies
Provide a national consensus
On approaches to implementing innovative environmental technologies
Why are innovative environmental technologies/approaches important? Innovative environmental technologies/approaches are (1) typically more cost-effective and efficient than traditional approaches and (2) can provide a solution for a problem where no solution previously existed. Barriers exist to using innovative environmental technologies, including (1) lack of understanding or trust in the benefits of the innovative technology; (2) different sets of procedures and/or data requirements among states; (3) institutional resistance to change; and
(4) regulatory inflexibility or pre-specified approaches.
ITRC works to break down barriers by (1) increasing state regulators’ understanding and confidence in innovative technologies/approaches; (2) producing guidance documents and training that are used by environmental professionals across the country to increase regulatory consistency from state-to-state; (3) fostering integration of new technical developments within existing regulations; (4) creating networks of technical experts for use by states when making decisions on innovative environmental technologies/approaches; (5) showing the cost and time savings that can be achieved with innovative environmental technologies/approaches.

6. Develop Documents and Training
What ITRC Does
ITRC uses a proven, cost-effective approach to develop guidance documents and training courses
Conduct Training
Implement Solutions
Develop Documents and Training
Select Projects
Form Teams
Since 1995:
117 documents
84 training courses
ITRC develops guidance documents and training courses using multi-sectors teams of experts. All teams are state led and include a minimum of 5 state team members. The free documents are distributed around the country and associated free training courses are offered through the internet. One unique and powerful aspect of ITRC products is that they are reviewed and edited by ITRC’s national network of hundreds of state regulators, as well as other ITRC members from federal agencies and the private-sector. Thus, ITRC guidance documents and training truly provide a national perspective.

7. What Does ITRC Achieve? Accomplishments
Educates state regulators on the use of innovative technologies
Encourages a common language for complex topics
Replaces adversarial relationships with collaboration
Achieves national paradigm shifts for using new technology
Benefits
Harmonized state approaches to environmental issues across the nation
Consistent approach to using innovative technology
Faster decision-making
Reduced permitting time
Decreased costs
Leveraging of partnerships
Increased efficiencies
ITRC works to break down barriers by (1) increasing state regulators’ understanding and confidence in innovative technologies; (2) producing guidance documents and training that are used by environmental professionals across the country to increase regulatory consistency from state-to-state; (3) fostering integration of new technical developments within existing regulations; (4) creating networks of technical experts for use by states when making decisions on innovative environmental technologies; and (5) showing the cost and time savings that can be achieved with innovative environmental technologies.

8. ITRC Has Impact National network with 900 members from 50 states
126 companies
117 published documents
84 training classes
Trained over 160,000 people
ITRC’s website gets 9,000 to 10,000 unique visitors per month

9. Power of ITRC’s Unique Network
Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and Environmental Research Institute of the States (ERIS)
Federal Government
DOE, DOD, EPA
State Government
Public and Tribal Stakeholders
Industry
Academia
ITRC has a unique network that includes regulators and the regulated, from the government and private sector.
ITRC is a program of ECOS – the Environmental Council of States (national organization of state environmental agency commissioners) – and ERIS (Environmental Research Institute of the States) and ECOS staff provide administration for ITRC.
All ITRC Teams have a minimum of 1-2 state Team Leaders and 5 state members.

10. 2017 Membership Distribution
Over 900 members total, 45% private sector, 45% government

11. 2017 Geographic Distribution of State Membership
100% of states have at least one member (including D.C. and Puerto Rico)
ITRC has one of the deepest, if not the deepest, network of state environmental regulators available. Because of ITRC’s reach into the state environmental agencies, its guidance documents and training truly represent a national perspective. One benefit of this national perspective is harmonization of state regulatory approaches across the nation. Another is that ITRC is a powerful state network that can be used by states to maximize their resources.
For example, states without technical experts in emerging areas can use ITRC’s network as a resource for addressing technical challenges and decision making on innovative environmental technologies/approaches.

12. 2017-18 Teams Bioavailability in Contaminated Soil
TPH Risk Evaluation at Petroleum- Contaminated Sites
Characterization and Remediation in Fractured Rock
Optimizing In Situ Remediation Performance & Injection Strategies*
Evaluation of Innovative Methane Detection Technologies
Implementing the Use of Advanced Site Characterization Tools*
LNAPL Update
* Beginning January Membership is open until Nov. 3! (2018 membership will open Dec. 4)
PFAS
Quality Considerations for Multiple Aspects of Munitions Response Sites
Remediation Management of Complex Sites
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Stormwater BMP Performance Evaluation Team
Focus areas: air, water, remediation 12

13. ITRC Team Statuses

14. ITRC Team Statuses

15. 2017 Planned Products Project/Team Tech Reg Document Online Training
Fact Sheets
PFAS ●
Remediation Management of Complex Sites
Bioavailability in Contaminated Soil
Characterization and Remediation in Fractured Rock 15

16. 2018 Planned Products Project/Team Tech Reg Document Online Training
LNAPL Update ●
Quality Considerations for Multiple Aspects of Munitions Response Sites
Evaluation of Innovative Methane Detection Technologies
Stormwater BMPs
TPH Risk Evaluation at Petroleum-Contaminated Sites 16

17. PFAS Fact Sheets Regulatory Summary History and Use
Naming Conventions and Physical and Chemical Properties
Environmental Fate and Transport
Remediation Technologies and Methods
Site Characterization Tools, Sampling Techniques, and Laboratory Analytical Methods

18. Optimizing In Situ Remediation Performance & Injection Strategies
Many sites have undergone multiple rounds of in situ injections and not advanced to closure.
Better strategies and minimum design standards are required to decrease uncertainty and improve outcomes.
The team will create a guidance document on optimizing injection-based remediation technologies.
The document will discuss risks and limitations on these technologies, and how to address them to improve remedial success.

19. Implementing the Use of Advanced Site Characterization Tools
Many advanced site characterization tools, which expand the ability to understand contaminant concentration and mass, and increase the ability to understand stratigraphy of contaminated media are available but underutilized.
The team will meld existing guidance, primary literature, vendor literature, and personal experience.
The guide will address the selection, application, and integration of the tools into the project life-cycle of site characterization, remediation, monitoring, and closure.

20. Select 2017 ITRC Courses
ISM Parts 1 & 2: Soil Sampling and Decision Making Using Incremental Sampling Methodology
Issues and Options in Human Health Risk Assessment – A Resource When Alternatives to Default Parameters and Scenarios are Proposed
Groundwater Statistics for Environmental Project Managers
Integrated DNAPL Site Characterization
Petroleum Vapor Intrusion: Fundamentals of Screening, Investigation, and Management
Use and Measurement of Mass Flux and Mass Discharge
Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response
Geospatial Analysis for Optimization at Environmental Sites
Integrated DNAPL Site Strategy
Long-term Contaminant Management Using Institutional Controls
LNAPL Parts 1, 2, & 3
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Remedy Selection for Contaminated Sediments

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