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- BMP fact sheet on Landfill Cover Systems & Energy Production released by EPA
- EPA-NREL decision tools for screening solar PV potential and wind potential at potentially contaminated or underutilized sites
- Updated information about EPA's Principles for Greener Cleanups
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- February 7 CLU-IN webinar on Decision Trees for Screening Potentially Contaminated or Underutilized Sites for Solar and Wind Potential
- February 29 FEMP webinar on Introduction to Utility Energy Service Contracts
- March 6 CLU-IN webinar on US and EU Perspectives on Green and Sustainable Remediation, Part 4
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A contaminated groundwater plume at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NPL site in Pasadena, CA, is now treated by an offsite municipal water treatment plant that was designed to optimize pumping operations, treatment processes, and green building aspects. *Updated*
A groundwater treatment building for the Lawrence Aviation Industries NPL site in Port Jefferson Station, NY, benefits from geothermal energy and other green building aspects.
Groundwater investigations at the Massachusetts Military Reservation at Cape Cod, MA, included sampling of nearby cranberry bogs to assure protection of ecosystem services.
Wind turbines at the former St. Croix Alumina Plant in St. Croix, VI, drive compressed air into hydraulic skimming pumps used to recover petroleum product for reuse.
Four gradient-driven constructed wetlands populated by cattails or pondweed treat contaminated groundwater at the Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc., NPL site in Benson, AZ.
Treatment of landfill gas collected through 460 gas extraction wells relied on microturbines at the Operating Industries, Inc. Landfill NPL site in Monterey Park, CA.
Use of native plants above the landfill cover at the Barskdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, LA, minimizes maintenance activities while helping to avoid erosion and control stormwater runoff.
GR Best Management Practices
- An Introduction (PDF) (2 pp, 113.54K)
- Excavation and Surface Restoration (PDF) (4 pp, 238K)
- Site Investigation (PDF) (4 pp, 179.12K)
- Pump and Treat Technologies (PDF) (8 pp, 224.95K)
- Bioremediation (PDF) (4 pp, 175.72K)
- Soil Vapor Extraction & Air Sparging (PDF) (4 pp, 130.76K)
- Clean Fuel & Emission Technologies for Site Cleanup (PDF) (10 pp, 354.08K)
- Integrating Renewable Energy into Site Cleanup (PDF) (8 pp, 335.02K)
- Sites with Leaking Underground Storage Tank Systems (PDF) (6 pp, 448.25K)
- Landfill Cover Systems & Energy Production (PDF) (6 pp, 465.81K) *New*
Upcoming Topics (PDF) (1 pg, 233.63K)
GR Technology Primer (PDF) (56 pp, 814K):
Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites
Aligning with National Goals
Learn about executive orders, requirements, and guidance on energy and water management, green purchasing, and environmental stewardship
Questions and comments about EPA's green remediation efforts may be forwarded to:
Carlos Pachon, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.
