Green & Sustainable Remediation Roundtable

1. Green & Sustainable Remediation Roundtable Presented by: Y. Nicholas Garson, P.G. President – Sustainable Remediation Forum Hosted by the Horinko Group Washington DC June 3, 2014

2. Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF)Who are we? SURF’s Mission: • Advancing the science and application of sustainable remediation • Developing best practices • Exchanging professional knowledge • Providing education and outreach SURF - http://www.sustainableremediation.org/

3. SURF’s Value Proposition • Alignment with organizational sustainability goals • Reduce environmental footprint • Increase social responsibility & public outreach • Reduce remediation costs & long term liabilities

4. Sustainable Remediation • Protecting human health and the environment while maximizing the environmental, social, and economic benefits throughout the remediation project life cycle.  

5. 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 EPA Green Remediation Primer Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) workgroup Sustainable remediation at Battelle conference First serious meetings SURF White Paper 200620082009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Sustainable Remediation Forum starts American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) guidance ITRC technical overview document and technical/ regulatory guidance Battelle Green Remediation Strategies Federal Government - Various DOD and EPA policies emerge from Presidential Executive Order 13514 ASTM Greener Cleanups & ASTM Sustainable Cleanups SURF white papers (3) on framework, metrics, and Footprint Analysis and LCA

6. EPA’s Contributions • Guidance & Strategy Documents • Special Issues Primers • Technical Bulletins • Fact Sheets • Case Studies and Project Profiles • Program Support letters • Current 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 Guides

7. EPA Memo

8. Challenges • Limited case studies • Training/Education/Awareness • Perception with doing less cleanup • Metrics need to be improved • Perception of increased cost • Project Cost • Staff Resources • Program insularity

9. Estimated Number of Cleanup Sites by Program Source: EPA, Cleaning Up the Nation’s Waste Sites: Markets and Technology Trends, 2004.

10. What Does Success Look Like? • EPA cross-program vision for GSR • Celebrate successes • Future collaboration

11. What does success look like? GSR=Business As Usual

12. Region 7 – LEAFS Award