Log of TGM Updates

TECHNICAL GUIDANCE MANUAL LOG OF UPDATES This page updated: Aug 24, 2021
Section Section Name Issue Date Comments Status
1 Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office Authorities, Responsibilities, and Organization Nov 12, 2008 Interim Final, In Effect
2 Emergency Response and the Site Discovery, Investigation, and Cleanup Process under Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules Chapter 11-451, the State Contingency Plan Nov 12, 2008 Interim Final, In Effect
Appendix 2-A, Hazardous Substance Release Notification And Inventory Guideline May 28, 2013 Interim Final, In Effect
3 Section 3 Site Investigation Design and Implementation: Overview July 2023
Aug 2016		 Interim Final, In Effect
Appendix 3-A, Guidance for Soil Stockpile Characterization and Evaluation of Imported and Exported Fill Material July 2023
Oct 2017		 Incorporated into Section 4. Outdated
4 Section 4 Site Investigation Design and Implementation: Appendices July 2023
July 2021		 Interim Final, In Effect
5 Reserved July
Aug 2016		 Incorporated into Section 4. Reserved
6 Groundwater and Surface Water Sampling Guidance August, 2021 Public Review Draft
7 Soil Vapor and Indoor Air Sampling Guidance Dec 2017 Interim Final, In Effect
8 Field Screening Methods Jul 2017 Interim Final, In Effect
9 Supplemental Guidance for Select Contaminants of Concern Apr 2014 Interim Final, In Effect
10 Data Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) Dec 31, 2008 Interim Final, In Effect
11 Handling and Analysis of Samples Jul 2017 Interim Final, In Effect
12 Supplemental Analytical Guidance for Select Procedures Pending
13 Environmental Hazard Evaluation Sep 19, 2017 Interim Final, In Effect
14 Removal Actions Jun 21, 2009 Interim Final, In Effect
15 Fast Track Cleanup Feb 20, 2009 Interim Final, In Effect
16 Remedial Actions Jun 21, 2009 Interim Final, In Effect
17 Site Cleanup Planning and Cleanup Options Pending
18 Report Formats Jun 21, 2009 Interim Final, In Effect
19 Site Closures Apr 2014 Interim Final, In Effect
20 Additional Detail on Select HEER Office Programs Pending
21 Environmental Risk Assessment Guidance for Marine Coastal Environments Oct 31, 2018 Interim Final, In Effect
References References included with (and updated with) individual TGM Sections Link to the Master List of References

 

LOG OF UPDATES TO ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

Name Issue Date Comments Status
Guidance for Soil Stockpile Characterization and Evaluation of Imported and Exported Fill Material. Oct 8, 2017 Listed in additional guidance documents. Link
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Additional Notes on HDOH report Field Investigation of the Chemistry and Toxicity of TPH in Petroleum Vapors.

Reference: HDOH 2012c

 Oct 2012 Listed in additional guidance documents Link
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Summary of Pesticide and Dioxin Contamination Associated with Former Sugarcane Operations.

Reference: HDOH 2011d

 Jun 2012 Listed in additional guidance documents. Link
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Use of Decision Unit and Multi-increment Soil Sample Investigation Approaches to Characterize a Subsurface Solvent Plume.

Reference: HDOH 2011i
Additional Notes From the Author (Link)

 Mar 2011 Listed in additional guidance documents. Link
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Technical Guidance Manual Notes: Decision Unit and Multi-increment Sample Investigations.

Reference: HDOH 2011b

 Mar 25, 2011 Listed in additional guidance documents. Link
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Screening for Environmental Hazards at Sites with Contaminated Soil and Groundwater.

Reference: HDOH 2011f
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 Fall 2011,
(rev April 2013)		 Listed in additional guidance documents. Link
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Long-term Management of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil and Groundwater.

Reference: HDOH 2007c

 Jun 27, 2007 Listed in additional guidance documents. Link
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Use of Laboratory Batch Tests to Evaluate Potential Leaching of Contaminants from Soil.

Reference: HDOH 2007

 Apr 12, 2007 Listed in additional guidance documents. Link
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LOG OF MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES

Name Issue Date Comments Status
TGM moved Aug 24, 2021 Moved from hawaiidoh.org to health.hawaii.gov/heer/tgm In Effect
General updates all sections Sept 30, 2019 Updated links, Hawaiian spelling and light formatting In Effect
Update TGM PDF file. Apr 11, 2018 Created PDF file better suited for offline viewing In Effect
Update layout of TGM Homepage and TGM print function Jun 11, 2010 To improve ease of use.  Does not result in any substantive changes in the technical guidance . In Effect
Minor typographical errors corrected in some TGM sections Jun 11, 2010 These corrections do not result in any substantive changes in the technical guidance. In Effect
HEER Office TGM Update Announcement Letter from Keith Kawaoka Nov 14, 2008 Historical Document for Reference Link
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