Federal Remediation Federal Remediation T Technologies Technologies T h h l l i i Roundtable Roundtable Roundtable Roundtable The Early Years The Early Years Walter W. Walter W. Kovalick l Kovalick, Jr. l l k k , Jr. 8thaveconsulting@gmail.com 8thaveconsulting@gmail.com
zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaYXWVUTSRPONMLKJIGFEDCBA Background at EPA Background at EPA Background at EPA Background at EPA Superfund Law passed in 1980 Superfund Law passed in 1980 Superfund Law passed in 1980 Superfund Law passed in 1980 Superfund Law amended in 1986 Superfund Law amended in 1986— —over over 300 pp 300 pp. 300 pp 300 pp. Technology Innovation Office created Technology Innovation Office created from staff office to advocate for new from staff office to advocate for new from staff office to advocate for new from staff office to advocate for new technologies technologies • 90 day study to talk to consultants, Fed • 90 day study to talk to consultants Fed 90 day study to talk to consultants Fed 90 day study to talk to consultants, Fed Agencies, Regions, states, universities Agencies, Regions, states, universities
Context in 1980s Context in 1980s- -1990s 1990s June 1988 June 1988 • ”Right Train, Wrong Track: Failed Leadership in ”Right Train, Wrong Track: Failed Leadership in SF Program”—from public interest groups SF Program ” f from public interest groups f bl bl • “Are We Cleaning Up? 10 Superfund Case “Are We Cleaning Up? 10 Superfund Case Studies”—Office of Technology Assessment Studies” Office of Technology Assessment gy gy • Criticisms: only capping and containing; Criticisms: only capping and containing; incineration incineration 1989 1989 1989 First U S 1989—First U.S. commercial internet provider First U S First U.S. commercial internet provider— c c ommercial internet ommercial internet rovider p p rovider grew in 1990’s grew in 1990’s • Information sharing with publications and Information sharing with publications and conferences conferences f • “Bulletin boards” available early 1990s “Bulletin boards” available early 1990s • NO Google or Wikipedia! NO Google or Wikipedia! NO Google or Wikipedia! NO Google or Wikipedia!
Context (cont ) Context (cont ) Context (cont.) Context (cont.) March 1989 — EXXON Valdez spilled ~ 11 March 1989 EXXON Valdez spilled 11 million barrels in Prince William Sound • Bioremediation “Summit” hosted by EPA y with 60 participants from all sectors SITE (demo program at EPA) began in 1986; fi first results in 1990s t l t i 1990 Incineration and physical containment were the only familiar answers the only familiar answers The era of “dig and haul” and “pump and pray” pray
Dynamics of Solving Environmental Dynamics of Solving Environmental P P Problems Problems bl bl Technology Technology Vendor Vendor Vendor Vendor I ndustry/ I ndustry/ Federal/ Federal/ Problem Problem State State Ow ner Ow ner Project Project Manager Manager Consulting Consulting Engineer Engineer
Barriers to Implementing Innovative Barriers to Implementing Innovative T Technologies Technologies T h h l l i i Motivational Institutional/Economi c Education, Training, and Professional Development Development Information Transfer Field Deployment / Cost and Performance Data
zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaYXWVUTSRPONMLKJIGFEDCBA Federal Agency Situation Federal Agency Situation Federal Agency Situation Federal Agency Situation Relatively new law with need for new Relatively new law with need for new Relatively new law with need for new Relatively new law with need for new budgets for clean up budgets for clean up Sole “face” of EPA was “enforcement” Sole “face” of EPA was “enforcement” • No partnerships No partnerships • Revitalization and reuse were not even Revitalization and reuse were not even heard f heard of heard heard of o f • Lack capacity for effective citizen Lack capacity for effective citizen involvement involvement Dependent on same consultants with Dependent on same consultants with little remediation training/ expertise little remediation training/ expertise
zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaYXWVUTSRPONMLKJIGFEDCBA Environmental Technology (Bazaar) Marketplace (Bazaar) Marketplace Traditional commercialization issues Traditional commercialization issues Market is driven and constrained by regulations Market is driven and constrained by regulations Enforcement is critical Enforcement is critical Stakeholder receptivity/ fragmented state Stakeholder receptivity/ fragmented state markets markets Transactions mediated by consulting engineers Transactions mediated by consulting engineers Risk Risk Risk laden milieu Risk-laden milieu laden milieu laden milieu Verification and testing needed Verification and testing needed Procurement/ financial considerations Procurement/ financial onsiderations Procurement/ financial considerations Procurement/ financial c onsiderations
zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaYXWVUTSRPONMLKJIGFEDCBA Convening the Roundtable Convening the Roundtable Convening the Roundtable Convening the Roundtable EPA motivation: Public funds were EPA motivation: Public funds were EPA motivation: Public funds were EPA motivation: Public funds were being spent by Federal agencies and being spent by Federal agencies and experience (i e cost and performance experience experience (i.e. cost and performance experience (i e cost and performance (i.e. cost and performance data) could be gleaned for all to use data) could be gleaned for all to use Problems: Distrust of EPA little Problems: Distrust of EPA, little Problems: Distrust of EPA, little Problems: Distrust of EPA little motivation to “mine” data, no motivation to “mine” data, no efficient way to exchange info efficient way to exchange info efficient way to exchange info efficient way to exchange info
Covening Covening (cont.) Covening Covening (cont.) cont.) cont.) Sent letters/ met with each Agency Sent letters/ met with each Agency “Roundtable” chosen to signify equal “Roundtable” chosen to signify equal stakes/ participation/ benefits stakes/ participation/ benefits • Proposed rotating meeting chairs Proposed rotating Proposed rotating Proposed rotating meeting chairs m m eeting hairs eeting c c hairs • EPA supplied contractor support EPA supplied contractor support Explained mutual benefits Explained mutual benefits Explained mutual benefits Explained mutual benefits • Keep up on current technology (and policy Keep up on current technology (and policy developments) developments) p p ) ) • EPA attendees from SF, RCRA, ORD and EPA attendees from SF, RCRA, ORD and enforcement offices as attraction for enforcement offices as attraction for information gathering information gathering information gathering information gathering
Early FRTR Developments Early FRTR Developments y y p p Easy— —Compile existing information • Bibliography of Federal Reports and Publications Describing Alternative and Innovative Treatment Technologies For Corrective Action and Site Remediation, 1991 • Synopses of Federal Dem onstrations of Innovative Site S f F d l D t ti f I ti Sit Remediation Technologies, Third Edition, August 1993 • Accessing Federal Data Bases for Contaminated Site Clean Up Technologies Fourth Edition October 1995 Clean-Up Technologies, Fourth Edition, October 1995 • Federal Publications on Alternative and I nnovative Treatm ent Technologies for Corrective Action and Site Remediation, Fourth Edition, October 1995 Remediation Fourth Edition October 1995 Focus on building trust, participation, and value N.B. Dec. 1991 decision to follow technologies for site characterization and characterization and monitoring! m onitoring!
Later FRTR Developments Later FRTR Developments Allowed dialogue with Agencies and EPA Allowed dialogue with Agencies and EPA enforcement on policy for demonstrating enforcement on policy for demonstrating innovative technologies innovative technologies innovative technologies innovative technologies Work groups Work groups— —formed on mutual formed on mutual interests and interests and built on single agency built on single agency efforts efforts • Jointly Jointly developed developed cost and performance templates to cost and performance templates to document case studies-- document case studies --1994 1994 Allowed Agencies to showcase their work (and build in Allowed Agencies to showcase their work (and build in templates templates as costs to document projects) templates as costs to document projects) templates as c as c osts to document projects) osts to document projects) FRTR Remediation FRTR Remediation Technologies Screening Technologies Screening Matrix Matrix and Reference Guide, and Reference Guide, Version III Version III, November November 1997 No embe 1997 No embe 1997 1997 Internet/ web site allowed widespread document Internet/ web site allowed widespread document availability and searchable data bases availability and searchable data bases
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