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Juan Somoano, Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc.
CAG Meeting
May 11, 2017
Passaic River Diamond Alkali Superfund Site –Lower 8.3 Miles Remedial Design Update
• Introduction
• Passaic River Diamond Alkali Superfund Site Background
• EPA Record of Decision and Remedial Design Statement of Work
– Project Management Plan
– Remedial Design Work Plan
• Schedule and Next Steps
Agenda
• Subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and affiliate of
Occidental Chemical Corporation
• Organized to manage legacy remediation sites and assist operating
facilities with discontinued operations and demolition
• Incorporated in 1992; currently 40 employees nationwide
• Based in Houston, TX; establishing NJ office
• Broad base of technical and project management experience
• Common environmental management programs for Oxy
– lab program
– data management
– innovative technology
– project management tools
– common professional relationships and experience
Who’s Glenn Springs
• Protect human health and the environment
• Proactive engagement with neighbors, claimants and regulators
• Collaborate with stakeholders towards implementation of risk-based, cost effective and appropriate response actions
• Proactive remediation or resolution of Oxy’s potential liabilitiesfrom historical operations
Glenn Springs’ Mission
Active Locations – 147 Sites
NJ: 28
Niagara Area: 11
Tacoma Area: 7
Houston Area: 7
Permian Basin: 7
International: 3
6
New York –New JerseyHarborEstuary
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DiamondAlkaliSuperfundSite Overview
River Mile10.9
Removal
Tierra Removal(Phase 1 and 2)
80-120 ListerAvenueFacility
(Operable Unit 1)
Newark BayStudy Area
RM 8.3
RM 17
RM 0
RM = River Mile
Lower PassaicRiver
Study Area(RM 0 - 17)
Lower 8.3Miles
(Operable Unit 2RM 0 – 8.3)
RM 10.9
• 2007 Initial Focused Feasibility Study draft issued by EPA for Interested
Party Review
– Public comments submitted
• 2014 Focused Feasibility Study / Proposed Plan issued by EPA
– Public comments submitted
• 2016 Record of Decision issued
– EPA approaches Maxus, Tierra, and Oxy
– Maxus/Tierra bankruptcy
• September 30, 2016 Settlement Agreement between EPA and Oxy
Operable Unit 2 (OU2) Record of Decision (ROD)
EPA Superfund Process and OU2 Current Status
PreliminaryAssessment
(PA)
RemovalAction
RemedialInvestigation
(RI)
FeasibilityStudy(FS)
Record ofDecision(ROD)
RemedialDesign(RD)
RemedialAction(RA)
Operation &Maintenance
(O&M)
RiskAssessment
(RA)
No Exposure Concerns
• Expedited, cost effective remedy consistent with the ROD objectives
– Reduce health hazards for people eating fish and crab by reducing theconcentrations of the chemicals in sediment
– Reduce the risks to ecological receptors by reducing the concentrations ofthe chemicals in sediment
– Reduce the migration of chemical-contaminated sediment to upstreamportions of the Lower Passaic River, Newark Bay, and the New York-NewJersey Harbor Estuary
OU2 Remedial Design Objectives
• Capping with dredging to prevent additional flooding in the lower 8.3
miles
• Deeper dredging in the lower 1.7 miles for navigational purposes
• Dredged materials to be disposed off-site
• Fish/crab consumption advisories remain in place
• Restrictions on dredging/anchoring to protect cap
ROD Remedy Summary
• Community involvement
• Remedial design
• Emergency response, off-site shipments and reporting
• Deliverables
– Project Management Plan and Remedial Design Work Plan identifiedas initial deliverables following selection of a Coordinating Contractor
• Schedules
• State participation
Remedial Design Statement of Work Components
• Description of the overall management strategy for performing the remedial
design
– Scope management
– Deliverables and reporting
– Management of documents, schedule, quality and other compliance
– Description of proposed approach to contracting
• Description of the responsibility for and authority of all organizations and key
personnel, and key communications strategy
– Agencies
– Settling Party
– Other stakeholder groups
– Technical work groups
• Baseline schedule for completion of the work
Project Management Plan Overview
Remedial Design Organization Chart
Glenn Springs Holdings,Inc.
EPA Contractors(USACE Contract)
• Louis Berger Group
• HDR, Inc.
• Battelle
EPA Region 2
CoordinatingContractor
• Tetra Tech
Other Agencies &Entities
• NJDEP
• NOAA
• USFWS
• USACE
• CPG
• CAG
Public
Data ManagementContractor
• GHD
• Description of plans/technical approaches for implementing
remedial design activities
– Pre-design activities
– Review of Performance Standards
– Sediment processing site selection and evaluation
– Treatability studies
• Design phasing and elements
• Engineering studies and design deliverables
• Remedial design schedule
Remedial Design Work Plan (RDWP) Overview
• Pre-design activities
– Geophysical and bathymetric surveys
– Detailed debris and utility survey
– Sediment core collection
– Pore water sampling
– Water column sampling
– Fish studies
– Habitat surveys
– Archeological and cultural survey
– Dredge and cap materials studies
• Identification of applicable permitting and regulatory requirements
RDWP Description of Pre-design Investigation
• Sediment processing site(s) evaluation and selection process
• Disposal site(s) screening and selection process
• Treatability studies for thin caps, beneficial reuse, and materials
management (dewatering)
• Requirement to obtain Congressional action to modify the depths and
de-authorize portions of the federally authorized navigation channel
• Incorporation of EPA Region 2’s Clean and Green Policy
RDWP Description of Additional Planning Processes
• Design criteria report for the sediment processing facility
• Basis of Design report
• Engineering studies
• Plan to address EPA engineering and quality of life performance
standards
• 30%, 60%, 95% and 100% design reports
– Drawings and specifications
– Transportation and off-site disposal plan
– Supporting design calculations and modeling runs
– Value engineering study
– Final remedial design
RDWP Description of Deliverables
• Health and Safety Plan
• Emergency Response Plan
• Construction Quality Assurance Plan
• Operation and Maintenance Plan
• Institutional Controls, Implementation and Assurance Plan
• Site Wide Monitoring Plan
RDWP Description of Supporting Deliverables to beDeveloped
First 90 Days
• Designation of Coordinator(s)and Contractors
• Obtain Historical Data• Preliminary Core ProgramDocuments• Project Management Plan• Remedial Design Work Plan• Emergency Response Plan
• EPA Performance StandardsReview
• Financial Assurance Placed
Within 90 DaysFollowing Core
Program Approvals
• Pre-Design Investigation (PDI)Work Plans• Sediment Core Colleciton• Pore Water Sampling• Geophysical and BathymetricSurveys
• Water Column SamplingProgram
• Dredge Elutriate Testing• Fish Studies• Borrow Site Screening• Habitat Surveys• Detailed Debris and UtilitySurvey
• Archeological Requirementsand Cultural Survey
• HASP, FSP, and QAPP• Site Selection and EvaluationWork Plan
• Sitewide Monitoring Plan
Subsequent Work
• Treatability Studies Work Plan• Field Implementation of RDTasks
• Remedial Design• Program Management
Initial Schedule
General Work Sequence
Pre-DesignInvestigation
ProcessingFacilityDesign
RemedyDesign
• Surveys• Sampling Programs• Treatability Studies
• Site Selection• Basis of Design
• Cap Design• Dredge Plan• Value Engineering Study
• Spring 2017 Geophysical, Bathymetric, Shoreline and Debris Survey
• Fall 2017 Sediment Coring Program
– Chemistry
– Geotechnical
– Waste characterization
• Fall-Winter 2017
– Assessment of potential dredging impacts on water quality
– Pore water sampling
• 2018 - 2019
– Additional pre-design activities and field studies
– Site wide baseline monitoring
Upcoming Field Work
Questions