EPA 542/F-95/007
July 1995
FEDERAL REMEDIATION
TECHNOLOGIES ROUNDTABLE:
Five Years of Cooperation
The Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable is at the forefront of the
Federal Government's efforts to promote interagency cooperation to advance the
use of innovative remediation technologies. Since its inception five years ago, the
Roundtable has served as an excellent platform for numerous collaborative
efforts. These collaborative efforts have led to technology development and
demonstration partnerships with industry and a unified federal approach to
assessing the effectiveness of technologies. The members of the Roundtable are
proud of these accomplishments and look forward to greater collaboration
among the agencies and with the private sector in the future.
Through semi-annual meetings, the Roundtable offers an unparalleled networking
opportunity for programs within Federal agencies involved in the development
and use of hazardous waste site remediation technologies. The meetings bring
together Federal clean-up managers, allowing them to:
•> learn about technology-related efforts of mutual interest
* benefit from the collective technical experience with specific technologies
<» form partnerships to pursue specific projects
The result of this effort has been less duplication by Federal agencies and a
clearer, more comprehensive picture of the cost and performance of innovative
treatment technologies.
The Roundtable also benefits the private cleanup community through its efforts
to consolidate and disseminate information on Federal applications of innovative
technologies. Through a series of publications, the Roundtable highlights:
* demonstrations of innovative technologies being conducted by the Fed-
eral Government
<* Federal publications and data bases on innovative technologies
<• technology cost and performance information.
In addition, Roundtable member agencies have engaged in cooperative technol-
ogy and evaluation activities with private sector companies.
INITIATIVES
^ Developed a framework to standardize the documentation and collection of
cost and performance data for remediation technologies used at Federal
cleanup sites. The Guide to Documenting Cost and Performance for Remediation
Projects (EPA-542-B-95-002).
* encourages the use of standardized terminology to describe site back-
ground, site characteristics, treatment systems, and cost
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* identifies a baseline set of the most
important data elements to be col-
lected for individual technologies
* encourages the documentation of
procedures used to measure matrix
characteristics and design system
operating parameters.
* Obtained commitments from member
agencies to collect future cost and perfor-
mance data using the framework described
in the Guide.
+ Produced 37 case studies that document
cost and performance data from com-
pleted Air Force, DOE, and EPA sites
(Abstracts of Remediation Case Studies,
EPA-542-R-95-001). The case studies dem-
onstrate use of standardized data elements
in different report formats.
* Assisted the development of the Consor-
tium for Site Characterization Technolo-
gies (CSCT). The Consortium will facilitate
the evaluation, verification, and use of
innovative site characterization and moni-
toring technologies.
* Convened Federal and private sector
executives to form a board of directors for
the CSCT. The board will guide the Con-
sortium in its efforts to verify technology
performance and disseminate test results.
+ Fostered relationships that have led to
numerous joint technology demonstra-
tions. Ongoing demonstrations include:
Pineallas DOE facility, McClellan AFB,
Paducah DOE Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and
Dover AFB. Future joint efforts are likely at:
Otis Air National. Guard Base, North Island
Naval Air Station, Joliet Army Ammunition
Plant, and the DOE Mound Plant.
INFORMATION SHARING
A hallmark of the Roundtable has been its
focus on highlighting technology issues of
mutual interest to the member agencies.
Through meetings and publications, the
Roundtable provided a forum where informa-
tion on current activities and ideas for collabo-
ration could be shared among fe deral partners
and with the private sector. Early in its exist-
ence, the Roundtable sought to document the
technology demonstration activities underway
within the Federal Government.
Three publications, now in their third edi-
tions, are intended to provide wide public
access to information on basic research,
development, and demonstration of innova-
tive remediation technologies. These include:
* Accessing Federal Data Bases for Con-
taminated Site Clean-Up Technologies:
Third Edition (EPA-542-B-93-008, NTIS:
PB94-144540)
* Federal Publications on Alternative and
Innovative Treatment Technologies for
Corrective Action and Site Remediation:
Third Edition (EPA-542-B-93-008, NTIS:
PB94-151065)
* Synopses of Federal Demonstrations of
Innovative Site Remediation Technolo-
gies: Third Edition (EPA-542-B-93-009,
NTIS: PB94-144565)
The fourth editions of the Federal Publications
and Accessing Federal Data Bases documents
will be published in FY95. Also in FY95, the
Roundtable will publish a new guide for
technology developers entitled Accessing the
Federal Government: Site Remediation Tech-
nology Programs and Initiatives.
The Roundtable recently worked with the
DOD Environmental Technology Transfer
Committee to complete its most expansive
effort to assist site managers with technology
selection decisions. The Remediation Tech-
nologies Screening Matrix and Reference Guide:
Second Edition (EPA-542-B-94-013, NTIS: PB95-
104782) provides site managers with critical
information on commercially available alterna-
tive treatment technologies and combines the
best features of several EPA, DOD, and DOE
publications. The Matrix includes technology
profiles that consolidate past performance
information from several agencies, allowing
site managers to pursue questions based on
contamination problems.
ONGOING COOPERATION
The agencies of the Roundtable have under-
taken recent cooperative efforts to improve
the availability of innovative technologies.
These multi-agency efforts are aimed at im-
proving technology evaluations, developing
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(with industry) technical solutions to common
contamination problems, and working with
States to overcome permitting barriers to the
use of new technologies. Examples of such
cooperation include:
*> the Public-Private Partnership Project
(facilitated by Clean Sites, Inc.), involv-
ing full-scale demonstration and evalua-
tion of technologies at Federal facilities.
<* a joint project to develop technical
solutions to environmental restoration
and waste management problems spon-
sored by the Western Governors' Asso-
ciation (WGA)/DoD/DOE/DOI/EPA
*> a WGA project aimed at multi-state
technology permit agreements to reduce
the permitting barriers confronting
technology developers
•> the development of a matrix, under the
Expedited Base Closure Initiative and
sponsored by the California EPA, DoD,
DOE, EPA, and WGA, which provided
information on potential technology
applications to sites at closing DoD
facilities in California.
FUTURE GOALS
Since the inception of the Roundtable five years
ago, the number of organizations, work groups,
and committees addressing innovative environ-
mental technologies has increased markedly.
Many of these groups have an interagency
focus and have undertaken a wide variety of
worthwhile initiatives.
The Roundtable continues to function as the
primary interagency work group focused exclu-
sively on the development and use of innova-
tive technologies for hazardous waste site
cleanup. It will continue to meet semi-annually.
to serve as a clearinghouse for interagency
information exchange by developing and revis-
ing Roundtable information resources, and to
play a central role in coordinating interagency
applied remediation technology projects. The
Roundtable also will strive to support broader
Federal technology initiatives and serve as an
implementation mechanism for these programs.
ROUNDTABLE PUBLICATIONS
Guide to Documenting Cost and Performance for
Remediation Projects (EPA-542-B-95-002):
Accessing Federal Data Bases for Contaminated
Site Clean-Up Technologies: Third Edition (EPA-
542-B-93-008, NT1S: PB94-144540)
Federal Publications on Alternative and Innova-
tive Treatment Technologies for Corrective
Action and Site Remediation: Third Edition
(EPA-542-B-93-008, NTIS: PB94-144557)
Synopses of Federal Demonstrations of Innovative
Site Remediation Technologies: Third Edition
(EPA-542-B-93-009, NTIS: PB94-144565)
Remediation Technologies Screening Matrix and
Reference Guide: Second Edition (EPA-542-B-94-
013, NTIS: PB95-104782)
Federal Remediation Technology Roundtable
Mission Statement (EPA-542-F-93-006)
Abstracts of Remediation Case Studies (EPA-542-
R-95-001)
Remediation Case Studies: Store mediation (EPA-
542-R-95-002, NTIS: PB95-182911)
Remediation Case Studies: Groundwater Treaf-
men/(EPA-542-R-95-003, NTIS: PB95-182929)
Remediation Case Studies: Soil Vapor Extraction
(EPA-542-R-95-004, NTIS: PB95-182937)
Remediation Case Studies: Thermal Desorption,
Soil Washing, and In Situ Vitrification (EPA-542-
R-95-005, NTIS: PB95-182945)
Remediation Case Studies: Four Document Set
(NTIS: PB95-182903)
Remediation Case Studies: Fact Sheet and Order
Form (EPA-542-F-95-003)
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EPA-542 numbers are available free of charge
while supplies last from:
National Center for Environmental Publications
and Information (NCEPI)
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Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 487-4650
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NTIS numbers from NTIS.
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