1. Implementing Greener Cleanups through ASTM's Standard Guide Webinar Introduction November 17, 2015 1 Carlos S Pachon Superfund Program US Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC pachon.carlos@epa.gov

2. Agenda 3-2 ♦ Opening & Introduction to Greener Cleanups ♦ ASTM’s Standard Guide for Greener Cleanups: Show me How it Works! Deb Goldblum ♦ Applying the Guide across programs »TSCA PCB cleanups: Michelle Mullin – EPA R10 »Superfund: Beth Sheldrake EPA R10 and Mike Miller of CDM »Brownfields: LeeAnn Tomas-Foster, Chicago PBC »RCRA-CA: John Simon, project completed in CT ♦ Discussion & Q&A

3. EPA Cleanup Programs Address Contamination at Sites Near 51% of the U.S. Population NOTE: These numbers cover the sites receive OSWER funding, not the entire universe of contaminated land across the country. Approximately 156 million people live within 3 miles of our SF Remedial, RCRA CA, and Brownfields sites that received EPA funding (roughly 51% of the U.S. population), including approximately 52% of all children in the U.S. under the age of 5. OSWER’s Cleanup Programs, including the UST program, address over 500,000 sites and close to 22 million acres Tanks Superfund Remedial BrownfieldsRCRA CATotal Sites 514,123 (96.6%) 1,739 (0.3%) 12,718 (2.4%) 3,747 (0.7%) 532,327 Acres 514,123 (2.2%) 4,281,604 (18.7%) 177,356 (0.8%) 17,951,871 (78.3%) 22,924,954

4. Understanding our environmental footprint: ♦ Remediation projects are resource intensive. Take energy, Superfund Program uses energy to power remedies: »404,000 MT CO2e - 2012 emissions estimate by largest treatment systems »Equivalent to emissions from 25,000 cars ♦ The benefits are real, and both local and global 4 Source: https://clu-in.org/s.focus/c/pub/i/2545/

5. Challenge: Lowering the Environmental Footprint of Site Cleanup Projects The practice of considering all environmental effects of remedy implementation and incorporating options to minimize the environmental footprints of cleanup actions. *as defined by US EPA, a.k.a. greener cleanups, etc. 5 Green Remediation *

6. “Reduction, Efficiency, and Renewables…” “Protect Air Quality, Reduce Greenhouse Gases…” “Minimize, Reuse, and Recycle…” “Conserve, Protect, and Restore…” “Improve Quality, Decrease Quantity of Use…” Addressing the Environmental Leg of Sustainability: Core Elements of Green Remediation 6

7. Examples of Greener Cleanup Best Management Practices* 3-7 Energy: An off-grid 25kW hybrid Solar system at a Superfund site (CO) Clean Air: Next generation Tier 4 equipment with diesel-electric power train & NOx, PM reduction (VT) Water: Constructed wetlands manage stormwater and provide habitat (CT) Materials & Waste: use of recycled concrete for creek bed material to limit (GA) erosion * https://clu-in.org/greenremediation/profiles

8. Defining a Greener Cleanup: A Standard Guide 8 o Collaborative effort completed 2009-2013, with ASTM o ASTM is a Standards Development Organization, and it owns the Guide, not EPA o Open participation in development o Process: draft, ballot, vote, revise and repeat o First revision just completed (Fall 2015)

9. The Role of the ASTM Guide in Greener Cleanups 9  ASTM Standard Guide for Greener Cleanups (E2893): Codifies best practices and defines a process for reducing environmental footprint Includes over 160 BMPs and outlines process for straight BMP application or use of quantification Useful protocol for contracting purposes Results in a transparent documented process that is reported publicly Green Remediation Goals in Cleanup Project (Client request, Contractual Requirement, Regulatory requirement, etc) Small cleanup project, or standard cleanup approach Select and apply specific best management practices Large complex projects Quantify footprint, prioritize reduction targets

10. Sustainability Principles in Cleanup Programs Now and in the Future… ENVIRONMENT ECONOMICSOCIAL Provide employment opportunities Protect human health and the environment Revitalize local economies Facilitate land reuse Preserve greenspace through reuse Engage communities in site decisions Promote use of renewable energy Minimize use of virgin material Promote water efficiency Minimize diesel emissions Minimize habitat disturbance Minimize waste generation 10

11. 11 Signs of Progress  Agency policy supporting greener cleanups, starting in 2008  Tool: ASTM Standard Guide for Greener Cleanups released in 2013, recently updated and soon to be posted  Breadth: ASTM Standard Guide for Greener Cleanups is now in use at sites in all major US programs  Experience: Consulting and engineering sector companies are building greener cleanups into their operations, and gaining experience applying the Standard Guide  Drivers: EOs, EPA Strategic Plan, Contracts and increasing references to the Standard Guide in State cleanup programs  Results: Application of greener cleanup Best Managment Practices (BMPs) at site cleanups, and cleanups with lower footprints

12. Thank You! Carlos Pachon pachon.carlos@epa.gov EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation US EPA, Washington DC http://cluin.org/greenremediation 12