Acknowledgements
The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) Contaminated Sediments Team wishes to acknowledge the individuals, organizations, and agencies that contributed to this web-based technical and regulatory guidance.

As part of the broader ITRC effort, the Contaminated Sediments Team project is funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ITRC operates as a committee of the Environmental Research Institute of the States, a Section 501(c)(3) public charity that supports the Environmental Council of the States through its educational and research activities aimed at improving the environment in the United States and providing a forum for state environmental policy makers.

The Contaminated Sediments Team recognizes the efforts of specific team members who provided valuable written input in the development of this guidance. The efforts of all those who took valuable time to review and comment on this document are also greatly appreciated.

The team recognizes the efforts of the following state environmental personnel who contributed to the development of this guidance:

• Kimberly McEvoy, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Team Co-Leader
• John Cargill, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Team Co-Leader
• Charles Brigance, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Sonja Favors, Alabama Department of Environmental Management
• Brad Helland, Washington State Department of Ecology
• Robert MacLeod, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
• John Mellow, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
• Evelina Morales, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
• Greg Neumann, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
• Geetha Selvendran, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Jennifer Sutter, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
• James Taylor, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region
  
  

The team recognizes the contributions of the following stakeholder and academic representatives:

• Robert Dorr, Adelaide Avenue Environmental Justice Center
• Dr. Danny Reible, University of Texas
• Bruce Robinson, Community Stakeholder
  
  

The team also recognizes the contributions of the following federal agencies:

• Dave Barclift, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
• Kim Brown, NAVFAC
• Robert Ford, ORD
• Amy Hawkins, NAVFAC
• Wanda Holmes, Chief of Naval Operations Office
• Todd Linley, Hill Air Force Base
• Terrence Lyons, ORD/NRMRL/LRPCD/RRB
• James Kitchens, ORD/NERL/ERD
• Anna Knox, Savannah River National Laboratory
• Tara Meyers, NAVFAC
• William Sy, U.S. EPA Region 2
• Timothy Thompson, SERDP/ESTCP
• Marshal Williams, U.S. Army
• Marv Unger, SERDP/ESTCP
  
  

Finally, the team recognizes the contributions of the following consultants and industry representatives:

• Dave Barclift, NAVFAC Atlantic Division
• Kristen Bell, Environ
• David Bonnett, Geosyntec Consultants Inc.
• Sandip Chattopadhyay, Tetra Tech, Inc.
• Arthur Chin, ExxonMobil
• Steve Clough, Haley Aldrich, Inc.
• Stacey Curtis, SSC San Diego
• KariAnne Czajkowski, Langan Engineering
• Steven Dischler, BP North America, Inc.
• Paul Doody, Arcadis
• Steve Gieger, AECOM Environment
• Rajat S. Ghosh, Ph.D., Alcoa Technical Center
• Allan Harris, EMCBC
• Steve R. Hill, RegTech, Inc.
• Jay Hodney, W. L. Gore and Associates, Inc.
• Robert Hoke, DuPont
• Harley Hopkins, ExxonMobil
• Diana Marquez, Burns and McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc
• Linda Mortensen, MWH
• Joe Odencrantz, Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
• Jim Olsta, CETCO Liquid Boot Company
• Christopher Poulsen, AMEC Earth and Environmental Services
• Danny Reible, University of Texas
• Jeff Riddles, Bootheel LEPC
• Shelley Samaritoni, Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc.
• Bhawana Sharma, CH2M Hill
• George Shaw, W. L. Gore and Associates
• Tamara Sorell, AMEC
• Brent Stafford, Shell
• Todd Struttman, LATA-KEMRON Remediation, LLC

We would also like to thank the members of ITRC for the time they spent reviewing this web-based document during the formal ITRC external review period. We appreciate your time and talent.