Our Mission: to enhance and promote effective State and Territorial programs and to affect relevant national policies for waste and materials management, environmentally sustainable practices, and environmental restoration.
Upcoming Events
ASTSWMO Brownfields and Superfund Symposium
August 20 @ 8:00 am - August 22 @ 12:00 pm2018 ASTSWMO Annual Meeting
October 25 @ 8:00 am - October 26 @ 12:00 pm
ASTSWMO Acknowledgement
ASTSWMO statement on former Region 9 ASTSWMO Board Member Ameko Pato of American Samoa. Click here to view.
Recent Publications
New and Updated UST Compliance Performance Measures Webinar
(8/8/2018) - EPA OUST and ASTSWMO Tanks Subcommittee members share information on new Technical Compliance Rate (TCR) Performance Measures issued in response ... Read MoreState Involvement in Five-Year Reviews at Federal Facilities
(7/18/2018) - The goal of the five-year review is to evaluate the implementation and performance of the selected remedy and to ensure ... Read MoreState Concerns with the Process of Identifying Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Applicable, or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
(2/28/2018) - Over the last five years, the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials’ (ASTSWMO) CERCLA and Brownfields (CaBS) ... Read MoreRecent News
- We have a new tool to view recent PFAS news. To learn more click here
- Release by ATSDR of Draft PFAS Toxicological Profile for Public Comment
Comments due to ATSDR by July 23, 2018The notice by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), “Availability of Draft Toxicological Profile: Perfluoroalkyls”, was published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2018. The profile includes minimal risk level values (MRLs) for Perfluoroalkyls. The link to the PDF file of the Federal Register notice is here
The draft profile, an initial set of FAQs developed by ATSDR and other web resources are available on the ATSDR website here.
- Oklahoma Receives EPA Approval of State CCR Permit Program
On June 18, 2018, EPA announced its approval of Oklahoma’s coal combustion residuals (CCR) permit program. Oklahoma is the first State to receive such approval. More information can be found on the EPA website here
Newsletter
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one word: WOW!!!! She cut her weekly trash down so much it fits in an unbelievably small jar https://t.co/0AhifCULAN
CNMI Voting Member, Ray Masga talking about hotel development in Saipan as we get a tour of the W Hotel @WHotels in San Francisco. The greenest hotel in SF! https://t.co/uKqMwILEp3
Congrats to our member @OklahomaDEQ for being the first State to be approved to run a federally approved coal ash permit program!!
Here at Region 9 Territories meeting in San Francisco and happy to have our voting members from American Samoa, Ameko Pato and from Guam, Conchita Taitano!!! https://t.co/WpDelNHXGY
Become a Member
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Lifetime Achievement Award
In 2002, ASTSWMO instituted the ASTSWMO Lifetime Achievement Award, to recognize an outstanding individual who has worked in State government in the areas of solid and hazardous waste management, sustainability/materials management, underground storage tanks, or contaminated site clean-up.
The purpose of the award is to recognize work done on behalf of the States and in furtherance of ASTSWMO’s mission to enhance and promote effective State and Territorial programs for waste and materials management, to encourage environmentally sustainable practices, and to affect relevant national waste and materials management policies.
Click here for the full description and a list of past winners.