For more information on Pump and Treat Optimization, please contact:
Kathleen YagerTechnology Integration and Information Branch
PH: (617) 918-8362 | Email: yager.kathleen@epa.gov
Remediation Optimization
Additional Resources
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EPA Remedy Optimization Resources
Optimization reviews are performed to improve the performance and/or reduce the annual operating cost of ground water remediation systems. Optimization reviews should be performed by an independent team of experts, in consultation with the site manager and operator. Recommendations can address the extraction well network, the treatment system, or the monitoring strategy. Optimization studies can be initiated by EPA at Fund-financed sites, or by States, Potentially Responsible Parties, or other Federal agencies for sites under their lead. Recommendations should be reviewed and approved by EPA, in coordination with the State. Optimization reviews should be considered prior to transferring ground water remediation systems to the States for O&M.
Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable
The mission of the Roundtable is to exchange information and provide a forum for joint activity regarding the development and demonstration of innovative technologies for hazardous waste site remediation. The exchange synthesizes the technical knowledge that Federal Agenices have compiled and provides a more comprehensive record of performance and cost. Members include major developers and users of these technologies: Department of Defense: U.S. Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC)
ITRC is a state-led coalition working together with industry and stakeholders to achieve regulatory acceptance of environmental technologies.
ITRC consists of more than 35 states that work to break down barriers and reduce compliance costs, making it easier to use new technologies and helping states maximize resources. ITRC brings together a diverse mix of environmental experts and stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to broaden and deepen technical knowledge and streamline the regulation of new environmental technologies. ITRC accomplishes its mission in two ways: it develops guidance documents and training courses to meet the needs of both regulators and environmental consultants, and it works with state representatives to ensure that ITRC products and services have maximum impact among state environmental agencies and technology users.
Department of Defense Optimization Efforts:
- Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment
- Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment Remedial Process Optimization
- USACE Remediation System Evaluation (RSE) Checklists
- NAVFAC Environmental Restoration & BRAC Website
Department of Energy Optimization Case Studies:
- Evaluation of Amendments for Mending the ISRM Barrier (767KB/68pp/PDF)
- Review Report: Feasibility Study Strategies and Remedial System Performance Improvement for the 200-ZP-1/PW-1 Operable Units at Hanford (392KB/46pp/PDF)
Technology Innovation News Survey
The Technology Innovation News Survey contains market/commercialization information; reports on demonstrations, feasibility studies and research; and other news relevant to the hazardous waste community interested in technology development. This report is updated every two weeks.
Events
Upcoming
Search for Upcoming Remediation Optimization Courses and Conferences and Archived Online Events
The first two links below perform automated searches within CLU-IN's Upcoming Courses and Conferences area and the CLU-IN Studio for upcoming events, videos, internet seminars, and conference webcasts that contain one or more of the following terms: optimization, operations and maintenance, or O&M. You may modify these search terms to suit your needs after visiting one of the first two links below.
- Search for Upcoming Courses and Conferences
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Past
Conference on Accelerating Site Closeout, Improving Performance, and Reducing Costs Through Optimization, June 15-17, 2004, Dallas, TX
This two and a half day conference sponsored by the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable included evening workshops, a poster session, and three multi-day tracks titled, "Remediation Process Optimization", "Site Characterization, Long Term Monitoring, and Data Management Optimization", and "Strategic Considerations for Site Closeout". Evening workshops included topics such as "ITRC Presents: Essentials of Remediation Process Optimization" and "The Triad Approach to Managing Decision Uncertainty for Better Cleanup Projects".
Subsurface Remediation: Improving Long-Term Monitoring & Remedial Systems Performance, June 8-11, 1999, St. Louis, MO
As part of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable, U.S. EPA and the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy, and the Interior hosted this conference to highlight successes and issues related to improving the performance of subsurface remediation technologies, to showcase practical approaches to cost-effective monitoring, and to identify research gaps and needs.
