On September 28, 2016, EPA engineer Paul Lemieux presented on how I-WASTE is used in response to events of local, regional or national significance. EPA’s I-WASTE is a web-based decision support tool that organizes information related to managing waste resulting from natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or animal health emergencies. Examples for I-WASTE use include helping to facilitate management of debris and waste from floods in the Midwestern U.S. states, locating information on disposal of household hazardous waste that came from the San Diego County, California wildfires, and obtaining waste management information from a New York City residence anthrax contamination cleanup as well as an anthrax contamination incident in Connecticut.

By developing PRGs early in the decision-making process, design staff may be able to streamline the consideration of remedial alternatives. The PRGs are a risk-based tool only, except for the Soil to Groundwater scenario which is usually based on MCLs. It is important that data that support remedial decisions be of known and acceptable. EPA’s I-WASTE is a web-based decision support tool that organizes information related to managing waste resulting from natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or animal health emergencies. Application of the U.S. Decision Support Tool for Materials and Waste Management Susan A. Thorneloe1#, Keith Weitz2. Municipal solid waste decision support tool (MSW-DST). The computer software can be used to. Used as inputs into another EPA tool, the Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical. Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina **Center for Environmental Analysis, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina SUMMARY: The recently completed municipal solid waste decision support tool (MSW-DST) is being used in communities across the United States.

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• I-WASTE Slides (PDF)(27 pp, 1 MB)