BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:160@midwestawma.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T130000 DTSTAMP:20260112T000259Z URL:https://midwestawma.org/events/jan-26/ SUMMARY:The Accidental PCB Expert: Monday Mayhem or Calm Cleanup - Jan 2026 Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Accidental PCB Expert: Monday Mayhem or Calm Cleanup \n12:0 0 pm CT - Presentation via Zoom\n\nLogin information will be sent to parti cipants 1 day prior to the event.\n\n \;\n\nSummary\nPCBs have a way o f showing up when schedules are tight and budgets are fixed. This sessio n translates EPA’s TSCA regulations into a field playbook any site a ssessment or remediation professional can use the moment PCBs enter the pi cture. We will show how to make day-one decisions that keep people safe an d projects on track\, how to choose the right cleanup lane under 40 CFR 76 1.61(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 o n the schedule so nothing slips. We will also cover working productively with the EPA PCB Coordinator using the FAST approach to speed review an d gain clear written approvals. After presenting the framework\, we wi ll connect each step to real project case studies\, demonstrating what w orked\, what almost derailed the jobs\, and how the teams achieved clean\, defensible closures.\nSpeakers:\n\nNick Godfrey\n\nMr. 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 clea nup programs projects to achieve closure\, 12 EPA National Priority List s ites\, and more than two decades of IDIQ contract work with city\, state  and federal agencies\, including conducting 5 TSCA/PCB cleanups across t he Midwest in the last 5 years.\n\nA KU environmental studies graduate\, f ormer US EPA responder\, building inspector\, wetland delineator and drill rig operator\, Nick is especially passionate about Brownfields redevelo pment\, helping restore and repurpose blighted properties into community a ssets. He is committed to supporting municipalities and private clients an d strengthening the community where he lives and works. He resides in Ov erland Park\, Kansas with his wife and four children—who joke that ever y drive becomes a project tour they wished they didn’t attend.\n\n&nbs p\;\n\nEd Creaden\n\nMr. Creaden is a Principal Scientist at Environmental Works with more than 35 years of experience in environmental site assessm ent\, remediation\, and compliance across rail\, mining\, industrial\, co mmercial\, 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 client s through self-implementing\, performance based\, and risk-based paths whi le coordinating with regulators and aligning cleanup goals with practical solutions\, construction schedules\, and redevelopment plans.\n\nOver his  career he also served as a branch and regional manager for national con sulting firms\, taking on financial\, operational\, and administrative res ponsibilities 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 tech nical problems\, and helping clients navigate environmental compliance with clarity and confidence\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nPlease select onl y one Ticket Type.  If you need to register more than one person\, regist er each separately.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR