Transcript Promote Early Risk Reduction & Site Stabilization Actions

Promote Early Risk Reduction &
Site Stabilization Actions
SEMARNAT is Already Using This Risk Management Approach
Metales y Derivados Cleanup
Accomplishments
 Four-phase remedial plan
 Removal/Stabilization action
-2000 tons of waste disposed
 Capping remedy underway
Drums & Sacks Removed
Access restricted
Interim Tarps
Overview of US Programs to
Address Contaminated Sites
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RCRA a program for existing sites:
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Lists facilities but does not rank them;
Set goals to prioritize resources;
Industry funded cleanups;
Federal oversight of State-led cleanups.
Superfund a program for abandoned sites
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Ranks sites to qualify access to funding;
Government funded cleanup, but with provision
for “cost-recovery”;
Federal Facilities Agreement tool.
Overview of RCRA Program
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RCRA is a program to manage solid and hazardous waste.
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Key hazardous waste components of the program:
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Defines a hazardous waste
Issues operating permits
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Hazardous waste generators
Treatment, storage, or disposal facilities
Tracks the generation of hazardous waste (“manifests”)
RCRA has a four-phase Corrective Action (CA) Program:
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RCRA Facility Assessment
RCRA Facility Investigation
Corrective Measures Study (CMS), and
Corrective Measures Implementation (CMI)
Corrective Action Program
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When is corrective action (CA) required?
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When applying for a permit,
Upon discovering a release, or
Upon discovering other SWMU or releases.
How many facilities are subject to cleanup
under RCRA?
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Currently about 6,900 facilities
About 3,746 have CA underway or will need
to.
Facility owner/operators (including federal,
state, and local Gov) are responsible for
implementing corrective actions
For more information see web page:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/f
acility.htm#2020
2020 Corrective Action Universe: 3,746
Facilities Sorted by EPA Region, State,
County, and City
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Region State
3358 9 AZ
3359 9 AZ
3360 9 AZ
3361 9 AZ
3362 9 AZ
3363 9 AZ
3364 9 AZ
3365 9 AZ
3366 9 AZ
3367 9 AZ
3368 9 AZ
3369 9 AZ
3370 9 AZ
3371 9 AZ
3372 9 AZ
3373 9 AZ
3374 9 AZ
3375 9 AZ
3376 9 CA
3377 9 CA
3378 9 CA
3379 9 CA
3380 9 CA
3381 9 CA
3382 9 CA
3383 9 CA
3384 9 CA
3385 9 CA
3386 9 CA
3387 9 CA
3388 9 CA
County City
Maricopa Phoenix AZ
Maricopa Phx AZ
Maricopa Tempe AZ
Maricopa Tolleson AZ
Maricopa Tonopah AZ
Mohave Lake Havasu AZ
Pima Davis Monthan AZ
Pima Marana AZ
Pima Tucson AZ
Pima Tucson AZ
Pima Tucson AZ
Pima Tucson AZ
Pinal Coolidge AZ
Pinal Oracle AZ
Pinal Red Rock AZ
Santa Cruz Nogales AZ
Yuma Yuma AZ
Yuma Yuma AZ
Alameda Alameda CA
Alameda Berkeley CA
Alameda Berkeley CA
Alameda Berkeley CA
Alameda Fremont CA
Alameda Fremont CA
Alameda Livermore CA
Alameda Newark CA
Alameda Newark CA
Alameda Newark CA
Alameda Newark CA
Alameda Newark CA
Alameda Oakland CA
This is public information
EPA ID
T050010180
D049318009
D085459535
D980735500
T000624429
D041458555
4570024055
D980818165
D980880819
D000819615
D980892897
T000623702
D081705402
D980665814
T050010453
T000612135
5213820991
R000037382
1170090012
4890008986
D009110867
D027909886
D000051433
D009152364
2890012923
D009147000
D056197601
D066562521
D074644659
D980887418
4170090027
Facility Name
Remedy Construction
Onyx Environmental Services Loc
Clean Harbors Arizona Llc
Goodrich Turbomachinery Products
World Resources Co.
Aps Company - Pvngs
Mcculloch Facility
Usaf Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Evergreen Air Center
Esco
remedy constructed
University Of Arizona
Safety Kleen Systems Inc
Ibm Corporation
Heritage Environmental Srvcs Llc
University Of Arizona Page Ranch
Aps Saguaro Power Plant
Conn-Selmer Inc
Us Army Garrison Yuma Proving Ground
Barry M. Goldwater Range Wstrn Half
Cso-Sfba, Alameda Point Annex (Formally
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Courtaulds Aerospace (Desoto)
Alcan Ingot & Powders
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
Henkel Surface Technologies
Sandia National Laboratories
Fmc Corporation
Romic Environmental Technologies Corp
Ashland Chemical Co
Newark
Evergreen Oil, Inc.
Fleet And Industrial Supply Ctr
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/facility.ht
m#2020
Prioritizing Resources: RCRA
No ranking: To prioritize
resources, EPA established specific
short-term goals for the 1,968
highest-priority facilities on the
current RCRA Cleanup Baseline.
Other steps: Create solid waste
management units (SWMU’s) to
facilitate management
Overview of Superfund Program
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Why Superfund?
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Provides for national emergency response
Provides government witht the resources to
remediate abandoned sites or those that have a
recalcitrant PRP
Makes responsible parties pay via a financial
recovery mechansim
Established a strong incentive to prevent chemical
releases because of “liability” clause
A site must be “listed” in order to qualify for use
of “Superfund” funding
Superfund sets priorities for use of the fund based
on ranking using criteria in the hazard ranking
system.
Prioritizing Resources:
Superfund
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The HRS score for a site is determined by evaluating
four pathways of potential human exposure:
 Ground water migration (drinking water);
 Surface water migration (drinking water, human
food chain, and environmental);
 Soil exposure (resident population and nearby
population); and
 Air migration (population, sensitive
environments).
Any site scoring 28.5 or above is eligible for the
National Priorities LIst.
Recommendations for Setting
Priorities
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Prioritize remedial programs based on:
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Sites with a known responsible party
(owner/operator);
Abandoned sites;
Create other sub-lists as necessary to create a
manageable work-load (ranking not always
necessary to set priorities).
Prioritize based on a known release and a
pathway that poses the greatest threat of
exposure.
Facilitate management based on chemicals
associated with industry-sectors.
Promote early risk reduction and site
stabilization at all contaminated sites.
*Facilitate public involvement – it will take longer, but will
be provide long-term benefits