2. Response and Remediation Program
Hazardous Site Response Act
Voluntary Remediation Program Act
Georgia Brownfield Act
Uniform Environmental Covenant Act
CERCLA PA/SI Team

3. EPD / LPB / RRP Jason Metzger David Brownlee Kevin Collins David Hayes
Program Manager
David Brownlee
RDU1 Unit Manager
Kevin Collins
RDU2 Unit Manager
David Hayes
RDU3 Unit Manager
Shannon Ridley
Brownfield Unit Mgr
Four Hires and Four Promotions in FY16
Six Vacancies (incl. 2 new BF Positions)

4. RRP Initiatives October 2014 HSRA Rule Change
Improved notification and delineation requirements
Allowed delisting of Type 5 sites
RQSM scoring deferment, Public notice, others
Interactive HSI Map – July 2015
RQSM Toxicity Factor Update – April 2016
Digital Copies of Notifications
Abandoned / Inactive Site Reviews / Prioritization
GEOS / LEMIR / Scanning

5. Georgia epd online system

6. RRP Workgroups Vapor Intrusion Area Averaging
Fate & Transport Modeling
Risk Assessment and Notification Concentration Review
Abandoned Site Prioritization Model

7. Hazardous Site Inventory
528 total HSI sites
275 active sites or sites needing enforcement
65 orphan sites
130 local gov. solid waste landfills
58 RCRA sites (hazardous waste)
106 Notifications received / 7 Listings (FY2016)

8. Brownfield Applications

9. Brownfield Application Types

10. Brownfield Program Results
6,300 acres undergoing voluntary cleanup
3,800 acres certified in compliance with RRS
743 Applications / 410 final LOLs issued
Over 810,000 tons of contaminated soil remediated
Millions of private dollars invested in cleanup
Reuse of blighted or underutilized properties
Flexible – Many Tools in the Toolbox

11. Voluntary Remediation Program Act
Became law June 1, 2009
Began accepting applications Jan. 1, 2010
$5000 Application Fee
$75/hr EPD Review Rate
Qualifying Property / Participant
Checklist w/ Inv. and Remediation Plan

12. Voluntary, timely, cost-effective

13. VRP Applications 111 Applications received 104 Applications approved
4 Applications under review
6 Applications withdrawn / removed
(3 subsequent to approval)
21 Properties delisted
60 Sites have Recorded UECs

14. VRP Growth

15. VRP Emphasis Item 5 of VRP Application Checklist
CSM, remediation plan, delineation standards, contaminants, exposure pathways, schedule.
Not just for HSI sites
Five-year schedule. Extension via Consent Order.
EC required if controls used to certify compliance
Free product removal to extent practicable

16. VRP Lessons Learned Covenants difficult to obtain off-property
F&T modeling – work with EPD in advance
Source material below water table
VRP controls – future redevelopment / Brownfield
Ecological impacts

17. 2013 WORKSHOP Feedback Delineate to Type 2 VI Unknowns
IMPLEMENTED
CONSTRAINED
Delineate to Type 2
Flexibility / Assistance w/ 5-yr schedule
Reduce reporting / Focused comment ltrs
Reduce FA Burden
Unknown of Future EPD Costs
VI Unknowns
Downgradient Property issues
LOL for impacted properties
Separate VRP Unit
Reduce EC burden

18. VRP / Brownfield Success StORY
1995
Non-HSI due to fencing and no wells
Some voluntary activity conducted
Mid 2013
Enrolled in VRP
2014
7000+ cu yds soil removed
Late 2014
EPD approves soil certification
Mid 2015
EPD approves Brownfield App
Construction begins on new develop.
Late 2015
EPD concurs with F&T Model and EC
No SW impacts. VI mitigation reqd.
Mid 2016
EC Executed
CSR submitted in September
Late 2016
VRP Complete?
Redevelopment Complete?

19. FEEDback, Questions, comments
Response and Remediation Program
Jason Metzger –
Unit Managers
David Brownlee -
Kevin Collins –
David Hayes -
Shannon Ridley –