Presented toPassaic RiverCommunity Advisory GroupMarch 10, 2011

NY/NJ Harbor and Passaic RiverNY/NJ Harbor and Passaic RiverSediment DecontaminationSediment DecontaminationBioGenesisBioGenesis ℠℠℠℠℠℠℠℠ Sediment TechnologySediment Technology

Presentation Outline

� BioGenesis℠ Sediment Technology� Technology Validation

— NY/NJ Harbor Full-Scale – Lower Passaic River Sediment— Housatonic River Bench-Scale

� Regional Processing Facility Approach

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BIOGENESIS℠ SEDIMENT TECHNOLOGY

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USEPA SITEDemonstration

Environment Canada

Harbor Sediment

WRDA Bench Studies

BNL 1

WRDA Bench Studies

BNL 2WRDA Bench

StudiesBNL 4

WRDA Bench Studies

BNL 3

EPA Pilot Demonstration

SOIL PROCESS SEDIMENT PROCESS BENCH STUDIES

Venice Pilot Demonstration

NJDOT Full-Scale Demonstration

Lower Passaic River

Kai Tak, Hong Kong

Bench Study

SEDIMENT PROCESSDEMONSTRATION STUDIES

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

South KoreaBench Studies

GE-Housatonic River

Bench Study

Technology Development

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Process Flow Diagram

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Sediment Dredge and Delivery

Screening, Offloading, and Storage

Preprocessing

Application of Impact Forces

Collision Chamber

Floatable Organic Removal

Organic Contaminant Oxidation

Liquid/Solid Separation – Hydrocyclones

Liquid/Solid Separation – Centrifuge

Topsoil Manufacturing

� Decontaminated Sediment

— Lower Passaic River� Mix with Organics, Sand and Clay� Add Organic Fertilizer/Stabilizer and Lime

Finished Product

� High-end Topsoil

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Topsoil Use – Montclair State University

TECHNOLOGY VALIDATIONNY/NJ HARBOR FULL-SCALE – LOWER PASSAIC RIVER SEDIMENT

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NJ Full-Scale Demonstration Project

� Full-Scale Operations— Site Selection— Permitting— Construction— Offloading, Screening, Storage— BioGenesis℠ Sediment Process— Beneficial Use

� Sediment Sources— Raritan River ~ 3,400 CY— Arthur Kill ~ 8,900 CY— Lower Passaic River ~ 2,300 CY

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Facility Operations - Uptime

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Metals Results

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PCB and Dioxin Results

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Understanding PAHs – Passaic

� PAH results – Counter-Intuitive— PAH Concentrations Higher in Treated Coarser-Grain Fractions

� 19 Bench Test Runs on Lower Passaic Sediment to Test Treatment MethodsResults:

� PAHs were Primarily Absorbed in Organic Detritus and NOT on the Surface of the Sediment Particles

� Micro-flotation Techniques Can be Used to Remove Organic Detritus

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Intermediate PAH Results

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Final PAH Results

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Topsoil Analysis

Rutgers, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

Test Result

pH 6.15

Texture Sandy Loam

Soluble Salt 1.43mmho/cm

Macro-nutrients

Above Optimum

Micro-nutrients Adequate

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TECHNOLOGY VALIDATIONBENCH STUDY – HOUSATONIC RIVER SOIL AND SEDIMENT

Sample PCB ConcentrationSED-A 63 – 80 mg/kgSED-B 110 – 177 mg/kgSO-A 45 – 55 mg/kg

Housatonic River Samples

PCB Concentration = 0.2322 x Starting Concentration x e -0.33(n-1)

Individual Test Results

Extrapolation of Results to 2 mg/kg

REGIONAL PROCESSING FACILITYAPPROACH

Vision and Implementation

� Regional Processing Concept— Service for all Dredging Markets— Tipping Fee Approach ($/CY)— Sediment Decontamination and Recycle to Topsoil, with

Potential for Other High Value Products— Eliminates Long Term Liabilities

� What is Needed— Volume Commitment— BioGenesis will Finance, Design, Site, and Build a Regional

Processing Facility to meet the Needs of the Region

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Facility Requirements

� Site Requirements— 15 to 25 acres— Waterfront access— Truck access— Rail access (desirable)

� Processing Facility— 35,000 sft process building (all processing indoors)

� Waterfront Facilities— Minimum of 11 feet of water (mean low tide)— 1,000 linear feet of bulkhead

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Top Soil~80 tons/hr

TreatedWastewater

350 – 400 gpm

Power Supply4,000 – 5,000 kW

Water Supply250 – 300 gpm

Waste solids1 – 10 tons/hr

Facility Inputs & Outputs

Sediment Processing80 cyd/hr

550,000 CY per Year Facility

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InitialCapital

Investment($25 – 30 MM)

AdditionalCapital

Investment($5 -10 MM)

$200

$180

$160

$140

$120

$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

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20cy/hr

40cy/hr

80cy/hr

30,000 CYProject

Plant Capacity

250,000 CYper year Plant

Projected Costs – NY/NJ Harbor

500,000 CYper year Plant

Projected Full-Scale Treatment Costs

$50 – $150 per CY

Vision for the Future

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Summary

� BioGenesis℠ Sediment Technology can clean organic and inorganic contaminants� BioGenesis℠ Sediment Technology produces decontaminated sediment which can be used in range of beneficial use products� BioGenesis℠ Sediment Technology can be implemented cost effectively� Regional Facility will reduce overall costs and be a resource for the Harbor

Thank you

John Sontag, Jr. PEBioGenesis Enterprises, Inc.

1390 Beau DriveWest Chester, PA 19380

(610) 436-6393jsontag@biogenesis.com

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