Roundtable Presented by Y Nicholas Garson PG President Sustainable Remediation Forum Hosted by the Horinko Group Washington DC June 3 2014 1 Sustainable Remediation Forum SURF Who are we ID: 416910
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Green & Sustainable Remediation Roundtable
Presented by: Y. Nicholas Garson, P.G.President – Sustainable Remediation ForumHosted by the Horinko GroupWashington DCJune 3, 2014
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Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF)Who are we?
SURF’s Mission:Advancing the science and application of sustainable remediationDeveloping best practicesExchanging professional knowledge
Providing education and outreach
SURF -
http://www.sustainableremediation.org/Slide3
SURF’s Value PropositionAlignment with organizational sustainability goals
Reduce environmental footprintIncrease social responsibility & public outreachReduce remediation costs & long term liabilitiesSlide4
Protecting human health and the environment while maximizing the
environmental, social, and economic benefits throughout the remediation project life cycle. Sustainable RemediationSlide5
The Brief History of Green and Sustainable Remediation
Along the way, SURFs form in Brazil, Canada, UK, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Italy, and NICOLE in Europe
2006
2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
First serious meetings
Sustainable Remediation Forum starts
EPA Green Remediation Primer
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) workgroup
American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) guidance
SURF White Paper
Federal Government - Various DOD and EPA policies emerge from Presidential Executive Order 13514
Sustainable remediation at Battelle conference
SURF white papers (3) on framework, metrics, and Footprint Analysis and LCA
ITRC technical overview document and technical/ regulatory guidance
ASTM Greener Cleanups & ASTM Sustainable Cleanups
Battelle Green Remediation
StrategiesSlide6
EPA’s Contributions
Guidance & Strategy Documents Special Issues Primers Technical Bulletins Fact Sheets Case Studies and Project ProfilesProgram Support lettersCurrent and In-depth Information:
»BMPs for common cleanup approaches
»Policy information at Federal and State level
»Assessing a project’s environmental footprint »Incorporating sustainable practices»ASTM Standard GuidesSlide7
EPA MemoSlide8
Challenges
Limited case studiesTraining/Education/AwarenessPerception with doing less cleanupMetrics need to be improvedPerception of increased cost
Project Cost
Staff Resources
Program insularity Slide9
Estimated Number of Cleanup Sites by Program
Source: EPA, Cleaning Up the Nation’s Waste Sites: Markets and Technology Trends, 2004.Slide10
What Does Success Look Like?EPA cross-program vision for GSR
Celebrate successesFuture collaborationSlide11
What does success look like?
GSR=Business As UsualSlide12
Region 7 – LEAFS Award
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EPA’s Good Work
OSWER Support Memo
Regional Policies
CERCLA Strategy
Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites