_ I L V •i I -' 199A SELECTED EPA PRODUCTS AND ASSISTANCE ON ALTERNATIVE CLEANUP TECHNOLOGIES I. Completed Products and Activities 0 Region 4 Field Measurements Training Pilot: Region 4 completed this training pilot during the summer of 1992, .reaching close to 600 participants. The Region conducted courses on field measurement methods, polyethylene bag sampling, and soil vapor surveys. Call Region 4 to inquire about training materials. Contact: John Mason (404 347-3866) o Technologies And Options For UST Corrective Actions- Overview Of Current Practice: This document presents a brief overview of treatment practices used at UST corrective action sites. OUST distributed copies to State UST/LUST Program Managers, State Fund Administrators, and Regional Program Managers in December 1992. Contact: John Heffelfinger (703 308-8881) o Regions 5 And 7 Training On Alternative Cleanun Technologies: Regions 5 and 7 completed training in February 1993; training materials are available on a limited basis. The training covered: Low Temperature Thermal Desorption, Bioremediation, Soil Vapor Extraction, and Air Sparging. See also the In-Situ Treatment Technologies Engineering Manual discussed on page 6. Contact: Gerry Phillips (312 886-6159) o Hyperventilate: This software guidance system, which was created for vapor extraction systems, is availcible for Mac and IBM systems. OUST distributed one copy of the system to State LUST Program Managers and Regional Progrcim Managers in March 1993. Contact: Dave Wiley (703 308-8877) ------- r v State Visits And "Admissions Tiefcet Survey" (for the national conference): OUST gathered data to learn which technologies states cur antly use and what barriers exist to expanding the use of alternative cleanup technologies. V>^ mailed a summary of the results to each Regional Program Manager and State LUST Program Manager in May 1993. Contact: Debby Tremblay (703 308-8867) Low Temperature Thermal Desorotion Technology Manual; EPA's Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory (KREL) developed this draft manual in June 1993. The final document will be available in April 1994. It contains evaluations of the efficiency and effectiveness of low temperature thermal desorption. Contact: James Yezzi (S08 321-6703) Policy Statement On Alternative Technologies; In August 1993, OUST sent a letter to all State LUST Program Managers, State Fund Administrators, and the Regional Program Managers that encourages the use of alternative technologies for remediation at LUST sites. Contact: Bill Foskett (703 308-8525) v. Cost Guide For Remediation Equipment At UST Sites; This document provides information on equipment costs for alternative cleanup technologies. OUST distributed ten copies of this guide to the State Fund Administrators, the State LUST Program Managers, and the Regional Program Managers in August 1993. Contact: Steve McNeely (703 308-8889) Guide For Alternative Technology Demonstration Projects: OUST worked with Region 5 to present information about the process for setting up demonstration projects for alternative cleanup technologies. Each Regional Program Manager received the document in early December 1993. Contact: Bill Foskett (703 308-8525) ------- _ c (. o Fact Sheet Series; Soil And Groundwater Remediation Tec aolocries For UST Sites: The UST Program created this series of fact sheets to compare alternative cleanup technologies in terms of their uses, speed, and other factors. OUST distributed ten sets of the fact sheets to each EPA Regional Program Manager, State Fund Administrator, and state field/regional office in early February 1994. State LUST Program Managers received forty copies of the fact sheets. Contact: Debby Tremblay (703 308-8867) o Summary of State Soil and Groundwater Cleanup Standards: EPA issued a grant to AEHS (Association for the Environmental Health of Soils) to create a summary of state soil and groundwater cleanup standards for hydrocarbons. The results were published in the December issue of Soils Magazine. Regional Program Managers, State LUST Program Managers, and state field\regional offices received copies in February 1994. Contact: Debby Tremblay (703 308-8867) XI. Ongoing Activities o Region 4 Training Center; Region 4 worked with the University of Tennessee to develop this center,, which has focused initially on field measurements training. The training center also will develop courses on alternative cleanup technologies for LUSTs, evaluate and assess new technologies as they evolve, and incorporate their findings into the curriculum. The Center began offering field measurement courses in March 1994. Contact: John Mason or Gene Coker (404 347^3866) o CLU-IN; The "Cleanup Information Bulletin Board System" is designed for hazardous waste .cleanup professionals who need current information on innovative technologies and remediation and would like to consult other professionals on-line. People involved in the cleanup of Superfund, RCRA, and UST sites use CLU-IN. Contact: Steve McNeely (703 308-8889) ------- o Underground Tank Technology Update: Under a grant from OUST, the University of Wisconsin produces this bimonthly newsletter to provide regulators *ind consultants with technical information on UST sysvsms. Contact: Jack Quigley (Univ. of Wisconsin) (608 265-2083) III-. New Products And Activities o Strategic Technology Exchange Workshops (STEW); The UST Program is holding four separate workshops that will bring together site managers and "experts" from several states to discuss one or two specific cleanup technologies or a common problem. Participants will develop plans to overcome the problems identified. States from Regions 6 and 7 participated in the first workshop in early February; states from Regions 1 and 2 participated in the second workshop in early March. The third and fourth workshops will be scheduled by September 1994. Contact: Steve McNeely (703 308-8889) o Reference Guide on Petroleum contaminated Soils; EPA issued a grant to AEHS to develop a reference guide on petroleum contaminated soils. AEHS will mail the guides directly to states and regions by the end of April. Completion Date: April 1994 Contact: Debby Tremblay (703 308-8867) o Imnmnoassay Fact Sheet: OUST is working with industry to develop a fact sheet that describes the process for conducting site investigations with immunoassay tests. Completion Date: Summer 1994 Contact: Debby Tremblay (703 308-8867) o Permits Project.; The UST Program is collecting data to determine if the permitting process (e.g. NPDES, UIC, Air permits) is delaying cleanups or preventing the use of alternative technologies. We will work with states to determine what tools (if any) need to be developed to help streamline the permit process. Contact: Dana Tulis (703 308-8891) 4 ------- _ c. i. Site Forms; OUST will create a PC-based method for contractors or responsible parties to use to submit site data about tanks and releases to states via facsimile. We will test Site Forms with three states using reimbursement data, site characterization data, or site monitoring data. Completion date: June 1994. Contact: Bill Foskett (703 308-8525) Evaluating Alternative Cleanup Technologies At PST sites; A Guide For Corrective Action Plan Reviewers; The UST Program is developing this manual to equip state regulators to review, evaluate, and approve corrective action plans that incorporate alternative technologies. Completion Date: September 1994. Contact: Debby Tremblay (703 308-8867) Regional Demonstration Projects: Each of the Regional Program Managers can provide updates on these projects which demonstrate the use of alternative cleanup technologies at LUST sites. In-Situ Treatment Technologies Engineering Manual• EPA's Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory (RREL) is developing a manual based on the train-the-trainer sessions in Regions 5 and 7 on alternative cleanup technologies. (See also the Regions 5 and 7 training on alternative technologies proiect on page 1.) ^ J Completion date: Summer 1994 Contact: Tony Tafuri (908 321-6604) Integrated Treatment Systems Computer Model: RREL is developing a computer model to evaluate the performance of alternative cleanup technologies. Completion date: Dec. 1995 Contact: Tony Tafuri (908 321-6604) ------- ------- |