TechDirect Message #93 November 2004


Message #93: November 2004

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Solicitations

EPA SITE Program. The EPA Superfund Innovate Technology
Evaluation (SITE) Program seeks cooperative projects with
hazardous waste sites that are in need of full-scale demonstrations
of innovative treatment technologies. SITE offers a mechanism for
independent third party evaluation of innovative technology
performance and cost. The site program is financially responsible for
preliminary treatability studies, test plan preparation, sampling,
sample and data analysis and report writing of the demonstration
results. This solicitation is directed toward owners/managers of
private sites or state and federal government agencies that have the
financial or regulatory responsibility for on site hazardous waste
remediation. Copies of the solicitation and application may be
downloaded at http://www.epa.aov/ORD/SITE. For more information contact
Randy A. Parker parker.randv@epa.gov (513) 569-7271.

DoD ESTCP. The Department of Defense, through the
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP),
will be funding demonstration projects for treatment of perchlorate in
drinking water. The objective of this effort is to evaluate alternative
technologies that can significantly reduce the costs of removing
perchlorate for large-scale drinking water treatment. ESTCP intends
to fund multiple demonstration projects through this competitive
selection process. The demonstrations will be conducted at a
number of selected public water supply utilities in southern California

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that have been impacted by perchlorate. The due date for these
pre-proposals is November 18, 2004.

Upcoming Internet Seminars

ITRC Constructed Treatment Wetlands - November 4. This
course, developed by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory
Council (ITRC), is based on Technical and Regulatory Guidance for
Treating Storm Water and Wastewater Using Constructed Treatment
Wetlands (WTLND-1). It describes the physical, chemical, and
biological mechanisms operating in wetlands treatment systems, the
contaminants to which they apply, the characteristics of sites suitable
to treatment in this fashion, and relevant regulatory issues. To

ITRC Design, Installation and Monitoring of Alternative Final
Landfill Covers - November 9. This training focuses on
evapotranspiration (ET) covers and the decisions associated with
their successful design, construction, and long-term care. For more
information and to register, see httnv/wwwitrnwRhnm or http://clu-in.ora/studio .

ITRC Radiation Risk Assessment: Updates and Tools -
November 16. This ITRC training clarifies the variations between the
dose approach used at some sites and EPA's risk-based approach.
It also elaborates on the methodology used to develop risk-based
remediation goals. For more information and to register, see or

http://clu-in.ora/studio OP http://www.itrcweb.org .

ITRC What is Remediation Process Optimization And How Can
It Help Me Identify Opportunities for Enhanced and More
Efficient Site Remediation? - November 18. Through this training,
the ITRC RPO team intends to inform interested and affected parties
about the value of optimization in efficiently and objectively setting
and attaining remediation goals. Key elements of RPO that will be
discussed in the training include: Appropriate use of up-to-date
conceptual site models (CSM), Flexible Remedial Actions (RAs)
operations considering technology limitations and risk assessments;
use of treatment trains for each target zone, and developing
performance objectives for each element; development of an exit
strategy for each remedy component considering life-cycle factors;
and life-cycle cost analysis as a decision-making tool with the
requirement that protectiveness must be maintained or improved.
For more information and to register, see httn://www.itrcweh.om or http://clu-in.org/studio

New Documents and Websites

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Strategy to Ensure Institutional Control Implementation at
Superfund Sites (OSWER Dir. 9355.0-106). This document sets
forth EPA's strategy (Strategy) for ensuring that institutional controls
(ICs) are successfully implemented at Superfund sites, with an
emphasis on evaluating ICs at sites where all construction of all
remedies is complete (construction complete sites). 1 This Strategy
will serve as a roadmap for EPA regional and headquarters
personnel in preparing Region specific action plans and conducting
the work necessary to ensure the proper implementation of ICs at
Superfund sites. This work includes gathering and entering
information in the Institutional Controls Tracking System (ICTS),
evaluating the data generated through ICTS, prioritizing and
conducting site-specific followup activities, building the capacity to
better manage and review IC information, and coordinating with
other interested parties (September 2004, 17 pages). View or

download at http://www.epa.aov/superfund/action/ic/icstrateav.pdf .

Technology News and Trends, September issue (EPA
542-N-04-005) This periodic newsletter is produced by the EPA
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
(OSRTI). This issue features articles on the use of wind turbines to
power ground water circulation wells; in situ treatment of an acidic
mine pit lake; defining a NAPL source zone using field data; and, the
use of the Superfund Document Management System (SDMS) in the
Columbia Shuttle Recovery effort. View or download at

http://clu-in.ora/download/newsltrs/tnandt0904.pdf. For hard copies, contact (800) 490-9198

or (513) 489-8190 or fax to (513) 489-8695.

ESTCP Cost and Performance Report: Man Portable for the
Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (UX 9811). This
evaluation report was produced by the DOD Environmental Security
Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). The MTADS addresses
all aspects of the Tri-Service Requirements for land-based buried
UXO. It is capable of detecting all classes of buried UXO at their
maximum likely penetration depths. The system correctly locates
buried targets, determines their burial depths, classifies the likely
ordnance size, and provides for future target way pointing, as well as
creating geographical information system (GlS)-compatible target
output maps and sorted target tables. The man portable adjuncts
extend this capability into areas of rugged terrain and areas with
poor sky visibility (June 2004, 85 pages). View or download at

http://www.estcp.ora/documents/techdocs/UX-9811 .pdf.

Remediation Process Optimization: Identifying Opportunities
for Enhanced and More Efficient Site Remediation (RPO-1). This

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document was produced by the Interstate technology and regulatory
Council (ITRC). It provides practical information and guidance on
how to systematically evaluate and manage uncertainty associated
with the remediation process by using RPO as a tool. Its primary
goal is to provide information and tools to help ensure that the
remediation process is progressing toward site cleanup objectives
that are both acceptable and feasible and that selected remediation
approaches attain those objectives and remain protective of human
health and the environment. This document provides guidance on
what could and should be included in an effective RPO proposal or
program, including what RPO is, the regulatory framework that RPO
must operate within, and references that provide examples of
successful RPOs and resources for further examination of
RPO.(September 2004, 156 pages). View or download at

http://www.itrcweb.ora/RPO-1 .pdf .

Hazardous Substance Research Center Briefs on Anaerobic
Reductive Dechlorination Available. These short web articles
were produced by the Western Region Hazardous Substance
Research Center, one of five university-based hazardous substance
research centers funded by the USEPA Office of Research and
Development. They describe research on anaerobic reductive
dechlorination of TCE and PCE. The process shows potential for in
situ treatment of contaminant source zones. Research Brief #4

( http://www.wrhsrc.orst.edu/briefs/brief 4.htm ) describes studies to define the kinetics

and inhibition of the dechlorination reactions and Research Brief #5

( http://www.wrhsrc.orst.edu/briefs/brief 5.htm ) describes efforts to develop "push-pull"

tests to monitor bioaugmentation with reductive dechlorinating
cultures.

State Approaches for Drycleaner Remediation Programs. This
paper, developed by the State Coalition for Remediation of
Drycleaners' (SCRD) Program Development/Administration
Subgroup, identifies and discusses five primary components of state
drycleaner cleanup programs. These components include: Funding
Mechanisms, Eligibility, Prioritization, Implementation, and Benefits.
For each of the components discussed in the paper, there is a
section on considerations, which offers more insights into these
various approaches. This document can be used as a resource for
states in the development stage or for states that are considering
restructuring their programs (October 2004). View or print at

http://www.drvcleancoalition.ora/news.cfm .

Conferences and Symposia

Pit Lakes 2004, Reno, November 16-18. This conference is

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sponsored by the U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development. Its
purpose is to provide a forum for the exchange of scientific
information on current domestic and international pit lake
approaches, including pit lakes from arid and wet regions throughout
the world. These approaches include characterization,
modeling/monitoring, and treatment and remediation. The
advancement of these approaches will lay a stronger foundation for
environmental decision-making by improving the means of
identifying and prioritizing mining pit lake impacts and alternatives for
their restoration. For agenda and registration information, see

http://www.epa.aov/ttbnrmrl/pitlakes.htm#reais .

Alternative Covers for Landfills, Waste Repositories, and Mine
Wastes in the Northwest: Design, Modeling, Construction, and
Monitoring, Boise, ID December 7-9. This training course is
sponsored by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
(ITRC). It covers alternative cover design, construction, operation,
and monitoring, including discussions of plant-soil-water relations,
hydraulic balance, contaminant fate and transport, and
saturated/unsaturated water movement. Case studies pertaining to
Northwest mine tailing wastes will be emphasized. Study results and
lessons learned from the Alternative Covers Assessment Program
will be discussed, as well as modeling of alternative covers. For

more information or to register, see https://weborcl8.wpi.biz/itrc/alt200412/reaform.htm .

Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium &
Workshop, Washington, D.C., November 30-December 2. This
annual technical Symposium & Workshop, sponsored by the
Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program
(SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification
Program (ESTCP), will feature comprehensive sessions that
illustrate how SERDP research and development and ESTCP
demonstration and validation efforts are assisting the Department of
Defense to address increasingly complex environmental challenges.
Other highlights of the event include: 1) poster sessions that feature
approximately 250 posters facilitating technology transfer, 2) exhibit
booths offering information about funding opportunities, 3) a
concluding session about SERDP and ESTCP research and
demonstration opportunities, and 4) networking with more than 800
environmental professionals. For additional information or to register,
visit OT Call (703) 736"4548.

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