The Triad Approach: A New Paradigm For Environmental Project Management This flyer announces a technical/regulatory Triad precepts about managing decision un- guidance document prepared by the Inter- state Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) Sampling, Characteriza- tion and Monitoring (SCM) Team released early in 2004. It introduces the „ _ . . . Systematic Triad approach as an Project integrated package of Planning concepts leading to modernized practices for how contaminated site work is conducted. Real-time Measurement Technologies Environmental restoration remains a lengthy and expensive process. The Triad approach draws on technological, scientific, and process advances to improve project certainty, heterogeneity, and streamlined real-time decision-making are not brand new to the environmental commu- nity, combining them into a fully integrated, logical ap- proach for managing cleanup projects is new to many. The U.S. En- vironmental Protection Agency (EPA) com- bined the best elements from prior initiatives and called the resulting synthesis the "Triad Dynamic Work Strategies approach." This ITRC document explains the advantages offered by the Triad approach to show how these improvements can ben- efit government regulators, the regulated quality and save resources. Although core community) and the public. ------- This ITRC document should stimulate un- derstanding and discussion of the Triad ap- proach. It explains the relationship of the Triad to existing guidance such as the data quality objectives process. The document notes regulatory and organizational barri- ers that may present obstacles. Although the Triad approach itself is not a regulatory pro- gram, regulatory agencies may chose to adapt their programs to facilitate Triad projects. The state of New Jersey has re- cently implemented a formal program to adopt the Triad approach, and a section is devoted to explaining those efforts. Stake- holder issues are an important consideration for adoption of any technology or approach, and this document has a section dedicated to that end. Case studies revealing the ad- vantages and potential success of using the Triad approach are summarized in the text and detailed in Appendix B. Cheaper, rapid analytical methods (screening? more rigorous? done in lab? field?) High Density Sampling Manages CSM & sampling uncertainty Costlier rigorous analytical methods 1 Low DL + analyte specificity Manages analytical uncertainty The ITRC Triad document can be accessed through the ITRC website (wwwjtrcweb,o_rg) or directly through this URL: http://www.itrcweb.org/SCM-1 pdf. United States Environmental Protection Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5102G) EPA542-F-04-015 April 2004 www.clu-in.or » y V ------- |