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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA/540/F-97/500
February 1997
SUPERFUND INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION
A NEW APPROACH
A recent review of the
Superfund Innovative Tech-
nology Evaluation (SITE) Pro-
gram indicated that operational
shifts are necessary to maintain
the program's position as a pro-
gressive, "state-of-the-art" leader
in the environmental field. The
SITE Program will shift from a
technology-driven focus to a more
integrated approach driven by the
needs of the waste remediation
community. The SITE Program's
vision is to be a premier
organization in enhancing the
credibility and implementation of
effective innovative remediation
options. The program's mission is
to advance the development and
application of innovative
remediation technologies in order
to protect human health and the
environment from contaminant
releases. To fulfill this mission,
the SITE Program will emphasize
the following:
• Low-cost technologies
• Partnerships
• Resource leveraging
THE FOUNDATION
The SITE Program has been
successfully encouraging the
development and implementation
of innovative treatment technolo-
gies for hazardous site remediation
for the past 10 years. The SITE
Program was created in response
to the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 to
encourage the development and
routine use of innovative treatment
technologies. As a result, the
SITE Program provides environ-
mental decision-makers with data
on new, viable treatment technolo-''
gies that may have performance or
cost advantages compared to
conventional treatment technolo-
gies.
SITE is the pioneer program in
testing and evaluating innovative
treatment technologies. The SITE
Innovation on the
Partnerships
with
User Community
to Identify
Priority Sites
• EPA Regions
• State Agencies
• Federal
Agencies
• Industry Trade
Associations
• International
Match Priority Sites
with Technology Solutions
Information Transfer
• Technical Networking
• Publications
• Internet Access
Establish
Relationships
with
Technology
Suppliers
• Vendors/
Developers
® Contractors/
Consultants
• Universities
• Government
and not-for-profit
R&D groups
Hazardous Waste Remediation
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Program has been responsive and
successful in achieving the goals
set to meet the program mission of
advancing the development and
commercialization of innovative
treatment technologies.
Key elements that contribute to
the SITE Program's position as the
premier evaluating program
include the following:
* Credibility
* Objectivity
* Technical expertise
THE NEXT
GENERATION
The next generation of SITE can
be defined by the following four
operating principles.
Matching site needs with
innovative technology
solutions
The goal of this action is to iden-
tify the needs of the user commu-
nity. Sites are solicited and priori-
tized based on (1) the demonstra-
tion needs of the user, and (2) the
research focus areas identified by
EPA (such as groundwater treat-
ment, in situ treatment, and metals
in soil treatment).
Conducting technology field
demonstrations
The aims of the SITE Program are
to rapidly conduct field demon-
strations of high technical quality
and to verify performance of
remediation technologies. The
resulting data and reports are
intended for use by site owners
and government decision-makers
in selecting remediation options.
The data and reports add credibil-
publications, electronic distribu-
tion, Internet, and conference
exhibits.
Program quality planning
Overall program direction and
strategies will be evaluated each
year based on responses from the
user community. Information
gathered through networking with
the user community will be incor-
porated into the program planning
process.
Identifying and responding to the technology needs of the
remediation community is the driving force behind the rede-
signed SITE Program. The goal of the program is to inter-
act with the user community, understand its needs, integrate
those needs with EPA's research mission, and expeditiously
address those needs.
ity to technology vendors for
promoting their processes.
Information transfer
Information transfer activities
ensure that valuable technical
information is disseminated to
increase awareness and promote
products evaluated under the
program for use at site cleanups.
Information transfer activities
consist of technical networking,
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
For more information on
the SITE Program, contact
Annette Gatchett at the National
Risk Management Research
Laboratory, 26 W. Martin Luther
King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio
45268, or at (513) 569-7697.
Information on the SITE Program
is also available on the Internet at:
http://www.epa.gov/ORD/SITE/
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