Contaminated site cleanup remedies (especially long-term) should be designed, implemented, and monitored to withstand the impacts of climate change throughout the project lifecycle. Extreme weather events, flooding, and sea level rise may result in the release of contaminants to the environment or potential mobilization of contaminants through rising groundwater. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Defense are incorporating climate change and resiliency into several of their programs, including site remediation. Under the CERCLA program five review, it is becoming more common to consider climate change impacts that could call into question the protectiveness of the remedy. This webinar will discuss these considerations and other guidance.

1. How climate change may impact remediation projects
2. How to evaluate climate change impacts to remediation projects
3. How the CERCLA five year review will drive climate change considerations for remedy protectiveness
4. Knowledge of several useful resources for evaluating climate change impacts at remediation sites