Voluntary cleanups gaining momentum

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:377227

Stevens, M A; Bergman, J B ^[1]; Carter, R M ^[2]

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1. Roy F. Weston, Inc., Lakewood, CO (United States)
2. City and County of Denver, CO (United States)

The authors are currently conducting a voluntary cleanup in Colorado under the state`s Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act of 1994. This paper details the plan`s approval process and implementation at the Smith Road Jail Site, which is owned by the City and County of Denver (CCoD) and located near Stapleton International Airport. The site was the location of historical unauthorized dumping of potentially hazardous materials. CCoD agreed to develop the property into an educational facility upon airport closure. To expedite remediation efforts and redevelopment, to ensure that remediation plans met with approval of the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, and to guarantee that the plans would provide for adequate protection of human health and the environment, the City submitted a Voluntary Cleanup Plan under Colorado`s new law. This remediation plan, which includes an innovative biosparge system, is the third of nine applications submitted, and the fourth approved in Colorado. Significant lessons have been learned about: establishing cleanup levels; applying hazardous waste regulations; forecasting potential future land use; and the process for plan approval. New federal legislation could streamline the voluntary process by addressing the applicability of the Corrective Action Management Unit (CAMU) concept to voluntary cleanups, including an option for risk assessment, and proposing an exemption from land disposal restrictions. However, this new legislation could hinder the process by including public involvement requirements. As Superfund is reevaluated in the 104th Congress, amendments are being proposed that address this rapidly developing concept. At least 20 states have developed voluntary remediation programs; salient parts of state laws could be combined to produce effective national legislation.

• Research Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Amoco Production Co., Houston, TX (United States); Conoco, Inc., Stamford, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 377227
• Report Number(s): CONF-9509296--; ON: DE96001221
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
LEGAL ASPECTS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
REMEDIAL ACTION
REMOVAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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