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
2022 ASTSWMO Annual Meeting
October 20 @ 8:00 am - October 21 @ 12:00 pm2023 ASTSWMO Mid-Year Meeting
April 26, 2023 @ 8:00 am - April 27, 2023 @ 12:00 pm
Recent Events
Presentations and recordings will be posted here.
2022 ASTSWMO Superfund and Brownfields Symposium
August 9 @ 8:00 am - August 11 @ 12:00 pm2022 Mid-Year Meeting Virtual Plenary Session
May 5 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm2021 ASTSWMO Annual Meeting
October 28, 2021 - November 9, 2021Webinar – Michigan Long-Term Stewardship Program
May 18, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Recent News
- ASTSWMO has released a statement regarding the EPA’s Proposal to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA. Read more here.
- The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget, submitted to Congress on March 28, 2022, includes a $11.881 billion request for EPA. According to the Statement by the EPA Administrator released on March 28, “The Budget makes historic investments to advance key priorities in the FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan, including tackling the climate crisis, advancing environmental justice, protecting air quality, upgrading the Nation’s aging water infrastructure, and rebuilding core functions at the Agency.” The proposed EPA FY 2023 budget, including a Budget in Brief, is available here. Click this link to the EPA news release with the Statement by the EPA Administrator.
- The ASTSWMO Federal Facilities Subcommittee developed a new webpage, Training Resources for State Federal Facility Managers, to provide a compendium of available training resources and opportunities for ASTSWMO members responsible for overseeing environmental compliance and cleanups at federal facilities.
Newsletter
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Recent Publications
Post-Closure Care Beyond 30 Years at RCRA Subtitle C Facilities (9/30/2022) - Regulations promulgated under the authority of Subtitle C of the… Read More
2022 Joint Hazardous Waste & Materials Management Training Presentations (9/8/2022) - Meeting Agenda Presentations Environmental Justice Generations at Work Long-Term Stewardship… Read More
2022 CERCLA & Brownfields Symposium Presentations (8/26/2022) - Presentations Opening Remarks Effective Risk Communication Strategies Removals, Emergency Response,… Read More
Leaking UST Cleanup Compilation Map (7/22/2022) - The national UST program has cleaned up over 505,000 leaking… Read More
Recent Webinars
Webinar: Hiring, Retention and Succession Planning (7/28/2022) - View Presentation ASTSWMO’s members just like everyone else are navigating… Read More
Webinar – ASTSWMO and Tanks Subcommittee 101 (1/13/2022) - Are you interested in learning more about ASTSWMO’s organization including… Read More
Webinar- Getting Remedies Back on Track Webinar (1/7/2022) - View Presentation This webinar will provide information on possible resources… Read More
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ASTSWMO
ASTSWMO was incorporated in 1974, and has maintained a full time office in Washington, DC, since 1980. The Association holds two general membership meetings each year, and a number of specialized roundtables, workshops or conferences for specific program areas of high interest. The Association also provides a steady flow of services and information to our members along program specific lines throughout the year. We work closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that our members are aware of the most current developments related to their programs and coordinate the work of our State regulators with that of their federal counterparts. The Association also represents the interests of our members in Washington, DC. While no single entity can speak for all State waste programs, the capability of consolidating similar views and ensuring that State managers have the opportunity to speak in unison on important waste management issues assists their ability to influence national decision-making.
ASTSWMO's most important role is to assist States in learning from and working with other State peers. Within the Association it is an axiom that States learn best from other States in matters of program implementation, and ASTSWMO's collective efforts are all focused on making that happen.
The ASTSWMO Board of Directors is seeking nominations for the 2022 ASTSWMO Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominations must be sent to Dania Rodriguez, ASTSWMO Executive Director, via email (daniar@astswmo.org) by Friday, June 24, 2022.
Visit https://astswmo.org/lifetime-achievement-award/ for the policy and the nomination and selection processes.
Visit https://astswmo.org/lifetime-achievement-award/ for the policy and the nomination and selection processes.
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, s…
ASTSWMO and NEIWPCC members at the National Tanks Conference Planning Meeting.
Members of the ASTSWMO Tanks Subcommittee at a meeting in Washington D.C.
Board members at the ASTSWMO January Board Meeting in Napa CA.
Lifetime Achievement Award – ASTSWMO nominations are due June 24, 2022! https://t.co/vVceq8Cg33
Thanks to Nikki Silvestri for a great keynote on leadership, team struggles and development!! #soilandshadow https://t.co/fP1sOyngul
Thanks @ECOStates for having Tim Ratsep of @DelawareDNREC @ASTSWMO president as part of this great sister association panel! #ecosspring22 https://t.co/iiyZaXFeE3
We are going fully virtual!! Hope you can join us. https://t.co/jSs8p6VXpx
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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.