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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. Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) Who are we?. SURF’s Mission: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Green & Sustainable Remediation Roundtable
Presented by: Y. Nicholas Garson, P.G.
President – Sustainable Remediation Forum
Hosted by the Horinko GroupWashington DC
June 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 knowledgeProviding education and outreach
SURF - http://www.sustainableremediation.org/
SURF’s Value PropositionAlignment with organizational
sustainability goalsReduce environmental footprintIncrease social responsibility & public
outreachReduce remediation costs & long term
liabilities
Protecting human health and the environment while maximizing the environmental, social, and economic benefits throughout the remediation project life cycle.
Sustainable Remediation
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 RemediationStrategies
EPA’s ContributionsGuidance & 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 Guides
EPA Memo
Challenges
Limited case studiesTraining/Education/AwarenessPerception with doing less cleanupMetrics need to be improvedPerception of increased cost
Project Cost Staff Resources
Program insularity
Estimated Number of Cleanup Sites by Program
Source: EPA, Cleaning Up the Nation’s Waste Sites: Markets and Technology Trends, 2004.
What Does Success Look Like?EPA cross-program vision for GSRCelebrate successesFuture collaboration
What does success look like?
GSR=Business As Usual
Region 7 – LEAFS Award
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