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Technical Support For Environmental Assessments, Benefits Analysis, And TMDL Determinations |
Client: U.S. EPA Exposure Assessment Branch, Washington, DC
In March 1998 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water (OW), selected a Project Team comprised of AQUA TERRA and two major subcontractors, Tetra Tech and Versar, to provide support in the areas of environmental assessments, benefits analysis, and total maximum daily load determinations for the upcoming three years. The Office of Science and Technology (OST), Standards and Applied Science Division (SASD), Exposure Assessment Branch (EAB), is responsible for providing technical support to the Office of Water (OW) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program under 303(d) of the Clean Water Act of 1987 (CWA) and support for environmental assessment and benefits analysis to the Effluent Guidelines program under 304(m) of the CWA. AQUA TERRA and its subcontractors will provide technical support services to aid the Agency in the following task areas: modeling support, model interface development, model development, data compilation, GIS use and application development, environmental assessments, risk-benefit analyses, workshops, training and logistical support, technical support of models, and expert/peer review support. Contract activities will include:
Developing specific applications to aid with conducting environmental assessments and risk-benefit analyses, and
Workshops and technical training will be provided for EPA and State personnel relative to using integrated GIS-based modeling applications, running environmental fate and transport models, performing TMDL calculations for watersheds, and other programmatic issues. The Project Team will also assist EPA in the development of training courses and workshop materials for Agency personnel, the regulated community, and the public, including course instructors. Logistical support and technology transfer efforts will be a component of all contract activities.