The Accidental PCB Expert: Monday Mayhem or Calm Cleanup – Jan 2026 Meeting

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Date(s) - 01/21/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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The Accidental PCB Expert: Monday Mayhem or Calm Cleanup

12:00 pm CT – Presentation via Zoom

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Summary

PCBs have a way of showing up when schedules are tight and budgets are fixed. This session translates EPA’s TSCA regulations into a field playbook any site assessment or remediation professional can use the moment PCBs enter the picture. We will show how to make day-one decisions that keep people safe and projects on track, how to choose the right cleanup lane under 40 CFR 761.61(a), 761.61(b), or 761.61(c) in plain language, how to route wastes without losing disposal options, and how to put the critical deadlines on the schedule so nothing slips. We will also cover working productively with the EPA PCB Coordinator using the FAST approach to speed review and gain clear written approvals. After presenting the framework, we will connect each step to real project case studies, demonstrating what worked, what almost derailed the jobs, and how the teams achieved clean, defensible closures.

Speakers:

Nick Godfrey

Mr. Godfrey is a Vice President and Principal at Environmental Works with more than 25 years of experience in environmental compliance, remediation, industrial hygiene, and environmental risk management. He has managed over 30 voluntary cleanup programs projects to achieve closure, 12 EPA National Priority List sites, and more than two decades of IDIQ contract work with city, state and federal agencies, including conducting 5 TSCA/PCB cleanups across the Midwest in the last 5 years.

A KU environmental studies graduate, former US EPA responder, building inspector, wetland delineator and drill rig operator, Nick is especially passionate about Brownfields redevelopment, helping restore and repurpose blighted properties into community assets. He is committed to supporting municipalities and private clients and strengthening the community where he lives and works. He resides in Overland Park, Kansas with his wife and four children—who joke that every drive becomes a project tour they wished they didn’t attend.

Ed Creaden

Mr. Creaden is a Principal Scientist at Environmental Works with more than 35 years of experience in environmental site assessment, remediation, and compliance across rail, mining, industrial, commercial, and Brownfields properties. His work has included application of advanced site characterization tools and data to support effective design and implementation of remediation strategies at a wide variety of petroleum hydrocarbon and chlorinated solvent impacted sites. At EWI, he has led and supported PCB assessments and cleanups, guiding clients through self-implementing, performance based, and risk-based paths while coordinating with regulators and aligning cleanup goals with practical solutions, construction schedules, and redevelopment plans.

Over his career he also served as a branch and regional manager for national consulting firms, taking on financial, operational, and administrative responsibilities while building high-functioning teams and client programs. Joining Environmental Works in 2024 marked a full-circle return to what Ed enjoys the most in his career: managing projects, solving technical problems, and helping clients navigate environmental compliance with clarity and confidence

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