SESSION: GREEN WASTE AND STANDARDS Landfill Reuse ASTM Standard Marty Rowland. PhD P.E., Third Leg...
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SESSION: GREEN WASTE AND STANDARDS Landfill Reuse ASTM Standard Marty Rowland. PhD P.E., Third Leg Consultants There is no comprehensive guide for municipalities, regulators, or landowners for restoring waste disposal sites for beneficial reuse or guide future or active sites to productive post- closure reuse. Many legacy disposal sites cannot develop without clear direction, although many small, 50+ year old municipal trash sites contain waste that has degraded and poses only de minimis risks to human health and the environment. At other waste sites, beneficial reuse is hindered by non-standard directives of hundreds to thousands of U.S. regulators, when common approaches are clearly possible. Internationally, second and third world nations struggle to adopt safe and effective waste management practices, where reuse is not yet a consideration. Potentially valuable land stays unused or misused, municipalities lose opportunities to gain revenue, and landowners face uncertain financial risk in attempting rational reuse options. The solution is the development of an international landfill/waste site reuse guide by the consensus-driven, ASTM task group WK42846, an assemblage of environmental professionals with regulatory, consulting, and waste site management expertise. The task group anticipates having the guide published by mid-2015. The leaders of the group present the status of the guide’s development. Amanda Ludlow, Principal Scientist, Roux Associates Marty has served in many capacities as a professional environmental engineer throughout his 38 year career, including NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation contaminated soil expert, Lockheed Martin chlorinated solvent remediation specialist, hazardous waste landfill site manager, environmental consultant, and State of Michigan regulatory official. He played a leading role in the publication of the ASTM Standard E2876-13 Integrating Sustainable Objectives into Cleanups, and is task lead on ASTM work group WK42846 Beneficial Reuse of Landfills. Marty is a professional civil and environmental engineer, certified hazardous material manager, permaculture design professional, and certified Passive House designer. Amanda Ludlow , Principal Scientist at Roux Associates, Inc., has over 16 years of experience in design and implementation of natural systems for the sustainable remediation of contaminated soils and sediments, industrial and municipal wastewaters, groundwater, surface water, and stormwater. Ms. Ludlow directs the firm’s sustainable remediation practice termed Engineered Natural Systems (ENS®). Ms. Ludlow's expertise extends from constructed treatment wetlands, phytotechnologies, alternative landfill closure, and natural media filtration through the development and design of green infrastructure practices. Ms. Ludlow holds a BS in Bio Engineering, MA in Marine Biology, and a MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ms. Ludlow also specializes in the assessment and restoration of sensitive habitats from freshwater wetlands and tidal wetlands to riparian
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Transcript of SESSION: GREEN WASTE AND STANDARDS Landfill Reuse ASTM Standard Marty Rowland. PhD P.E., Third Leg...
SESSION: GREEN WASTE AND STANDARDS
Landfill Reuse ASTM Standard
Marty Rowland. PhD P.E., Third Leg Consultants
There is no comprehensive guide for municipalities, regulators, or landowners for restoring waste disposal sites for beneficial reuse or guide future or active sites to productive post-closure reuse. Many legacy disposal sites cannot develop without clear direction, although many small, 50+ year old municipal trash sites contain waste that has degraded and poses only de minimis risks to human health and the environment. At other waste sites, beneficial reuse is hindered by non-standard directives of hundreds to thousands of U.S. regulators, when common approaches are clearly possible. Internationally, second and third world nations struggle to adopt safe and effective waste management practices, where reuse is not yet a consideration. Potentially valuable land stays unused or misused, municipalities lose opportunities to gain revenue, and landowners face uncertain financial risk in attempting rational reuse options. The solution is the development of an international landfill/waste site reuse guide by the consensus-driven, ASTM task group WK42846, an assemblage of environmental professionals with regulatory, consulting, and waste site management expertise. The task group anticipates having the guide published by mid-2015. The leaders of the group present the status of the guide’s development.
Amanda Ludlow, Principal Scientist, Roux Associates
Marty has served in many capacities as a professional environmental engineer throughout his 38 year career, including NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation contaminated soil expert, Lockheed Martin chlorinated solvent remediation specialist, hazardous waste landfill site manager, environmental consultant, and State of Michigan regulatory official. He played a leading role in the publication of the ASTM Standard E2876-13 Integrating Sustainable Objectives into Cleanups, and is task lead on ASTM work group WK42846 Beneficial Reuse of Landfills. Marty is a professional civil and environmental engineer, certified hazardous material manager, permaculture design professional, and certified Passive House designer.Amanda Ludlow, Principal Scientist at Roux Associates, Inc., has over 16 years of experience in design and implementation of natural systems for the sustainable remediation of contaminated soils and sediments, industrial and municipal wastewaters, groundwater, surface water, and stormwater. Ms. Ludlow directs the firm’s sustainable remediation practice termed Engineered Natural Systems (ENS®). Ms. Ludlow's expertise extends from constructed treatment wetlands, phytotechnologies, alternative landfill closure, and natural media filtration through the development and design of green infrastructure practices. Ms. Ludlow holds a BS in Bio Engineering, MA in Marine Biology, and a MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ms. Ludlow also specializes in the assessment and restoration of sensitive habitats from freshwater wetlands and tidal wetlands to riparian ecosystems—incorporating bioengineering and living shorelines—to grassland and woodland habitats.
Landfill Reuse ASTM Standard
Marty Rowland, Ph.D., P.E., CHMM
Third Leg Consultants
June 18, 2014
Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Workshop
Transportation Research Board Committee ADC60
New York City
Amanda LudlowRoux Associates
Content
Why reuse waste sites?Why ASTM?WK42846 – Landfill Reuse Task GroupWhat the standard would avoidAnticipated usePublic/commercial reuseControls, safety, value recoveryProcessNext stepsQuestions?
Why Reuse Waste Sites
“They ain’t making any more of the stuff (land)” – Will Rogers
Even the worst ones have some value
Large demand – brownfields programs
What limits their reuse?
no comprehensive, professional guide on repurposing sites with chemical and waste exposure challenges
today, it is all case-by-case
Why ASTM?
History of providing value to target disciplines / industries
- E1527 Environmental Phase I- E1903 Environmental Phase II- E2081 Risk-based corrective action-E2876 Sustainable Cleanups-E2893 Greener Cleanups
Consensus based
International acceptance
WK42846 Landfill Reuse Task Group
Kicked off in April 2013, group has 23 members
2 local officials3 state officials3 federal officials6 waste industry reps9 consultants
First complete draft by August 2014
Published standard by October 2015
What the TG Avoids / Minimizes
Private transaction costs
Necessary, but “wasted” labor
Regulatory burden – seeks private/public sector joint interests
Oversight duplication – one day, future reuse at design stage
Anticipated Uses
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills - pre-RCRA (orphan, latchkey) - operated pre-RCRA, closed post-RCRA - operating - in designConstruction and Demolition landfills - closed - operatingHistoric fill sitesAirborne deposition sitesMonofill landfills - coal ash - foundry sandBuffer zones
Public / Commerical Reuse
Development in lieu of capCommercial / Industrial use on account of landfill ageIncorporate monitoring infrastructure into beneficial reuseProtection of non-RCRA capUses that preserve the integrity of RCRA capPassive usesActive usesStrategic placement of waste and infrastructureAny use, including green energy PV and windStability period required
Controls, Safety, Material Recovery
Control / Safety - Erosion - Infiltration - Secured monitoring infrastructure - Leachate - Landfill gas - Soil / waste stability - Trespass
Value Capture - Material recovery
Process
5 Forms
Appendix – guide on documenting what is known what isn’t
Form 1 – low risk, expedited approvalForm 2 – elevated risk, soft conditions onlyForm 3 – disturbing cover / capForm 4 – agricultural operationsForm 5 – complex and controversial sites, hard conditions
Potential Uses / Case Studies
Newburgh, NY – pre-RCRA operation, latchkey landfill
Park in NYC – filled pre-RCRA, closed post-RCRA
Ballfield, legacy lead smelter – environmental justice concern
Large RCRA Landfill in design – opportunity for lessons learned, design with eye on future reuse
Next Steps
Take comments today – first complete draft by August
Rework that draft at next ASTM Committee Week in October
Questions?
