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Curtailment of soil vapor extraction systems at McClellan Air Force Base

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OSTI ID:354290
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. BDM Federal, McClellan AFB, CA (United States)
  2. SM-ALC/EMR, McClellan AFB, CA (United States)

McClellan Air Force Base (AFB), located near Sacramento, California, is one of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program`s National Environmental Technology Test Sites. McClellan AFB has implemented soil vapor extraction (SVE) as an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) non-time-critical remedial action for volatile organic compounds in soil. Operation and maintenance costs for SVE systems are increasingly becoming a major component of the environmental clean-up budget. In an effort to reduce costs, while assuring the protection of public health and the environment, a risk-based strategy has been developed for the curtailment and eventual shut-down of SVE systems at McClellan AFB. This paper presents an overview of the SVE EE/CA process and a detailed description of the development and implementation of the curtailment strategy. Included in the discussion are details of the public and regulatory involvement in the process.

OSTI ID:
354290
Report Number(s):
CONF-970677--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English