Wednesday, April 15, 2009

2:00 - 4:00 PM

Brownfields Boat Tour on the RiverQuest Explorer

A boat tour of Brownfields developments along the Allegheny River took place before the Wednesday evening kickoff reception.

Sites viewed on the tour included:

• The David L. Lawrence Convention Center
• Carnegie Mellon National Robotics Engineering Center
• The Cork Factory
• Washington’s Landing
• former Tippens Property

More information on the Tour Sites

4:30 - 6:30 PM

The "Business of Brownfields" Conference Opening Night Welcome Reception
Westin Convention Center Hotel (Adjacent to Convention Center), Room TBD

Speaker: Dennis Davin, Director, Allegheny County Economic Development, Pittsburgh, PA

Dennis Davin is the Director of The Allegheny County Department of Community and Economic Development. In that position, he also oversees The Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County.

Mr. Davin talked about the significance of brownfield development in Allegheny County's Economic Development Strategy and provide updates on the status of county brownfield projects.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Plenary Keynote Session: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, City of Pittsburgh, PA

Regulatory Perspectives (1A)

Implementing Pennsylvania’s Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, remediating former industrial sites while effectively managing stormwater, and ensuring that the public is involved at all phases of redevelopment are key issues that are impacting brownfield redevelopment throughout Pennsylvania. This session is loaded with speakers who will provide you with the latest information on each topic.

Moderator: Tracey Vernon - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, PA

• UECA - Implementation Update
  
  The Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA), enacted February 2008, requires the use of an Environmental Covenant whenever engineering or institutional controls are necessary to demonstrate attainment of an Act 2 remediation standard for any cleanup conducted under applicable Pennsylvania environmental law. Panelists will discuss the latest developments associated with UECA's implementation.
  
  Troy Conrad, Director, Bureau of Land Recycling, Harrisburg, PA
  Michael Buchwach, DEP Attorney, Harrisburg, PA
  John Andzelik, Compliance Specialist, DEP Southwest Regional Office, Pittsburgh, PA
  Donald C. Bluedorn II, Babst, Caland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C, Pittsburgh, PA

  Successfully Navigating Brownfield Redevelopment and Stormwater Management
  
  Remediating formerly used industrial sites and effectively managing stormwater runoff after redevelopment do not have to be in conflict. This panel will discuss how, when working together cooperatively, DEP and a site developer can meet environmental requirements while promoting economic development.
  
  Robert J. Scheib III, PE and Christopher Kriley, PE, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pittsburgh, PA

• Public Participation - An Often Overlooked but Key Component for Successful Redevelopment
  
  Redevelopment projects tend to run much smoother with up front public input. Making public input an after thought in the redevelopment process too often leads to misunderstanding and mistrust. Learn some public involvement techniques to get redevelopment projects on the right track from the start; plus hear about successful projects where input from the community has been involved from the beginning.

• Rachelle Ricotta - Lycoming County Planning Department, Williamsport, PA
  William Kelly - Lycoming County Planning Development Department, Williamsport, PA
  Holly Cairns - PA DEP Office of Environmental Advocate, Southwest Regional Office, Pittsburgh, PA
  

Brownfield Success - Lessons Learned (1B)

This session includes hearing about successful sustainable development applications at brownfields sites and reuse of land for renewable energy applications.

Moderator: Susan Frund, Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Moon Township, PA

• Using an EPA Region III Pilot Program to Facilitate Sustainable Development at Brownfield Sites

  Robert E. Greaves, Associate Director, Land and Chemical Division, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III; William K. Ahlert, PhD, Vice President, HDR Engineering, Inc., Allentown, PA
  
  Many brownfields sites present a unique opportunity for sustainable development. By its own merit, redeveloping brownfield sites is considered sustainable because it can help to avoid “Greenfield” development in other areas. It can also take advantage of existing infrastructure “the roads, utilities, rails, etc.“ as well a close-by labor force that may have access through public transportation. Additionally, other beneficial options can be incorporated into brownfields redevelopment to get more “bang for the sustainability buck.” As an example, the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, working with Lehigh Valley Industrial Park, Inc. (LVIP), Sands Casino, Majestic Realty, and other developers, is implementing a plan to bring economic and environmental sustainability to 1,800 acres of the former Bethlehem Steel facilities within the city limits. The plan involves a diverse mix of uses including a casino, a performing-arts center, a technology center, an industrial museum, a substantial industrial park, and more. These will all be interconnected via a new “greenway,”a rails-to-trails conversion project involving an intermodal facility that will provide alternative transportation options, including bicycles.

• Redeveloping Industrial Waste Ponds with Renewable-Energy Component

  Bradford White, Ph. D. - Hull & Associates, Inc./River Road Redevelopment, LLC, Mason, OH
  
  The presentation is a case study in brownfield redevelopment in Ohio, highlighting incentives provided by the Ohio Department of Development. The incentives focus on revitalizing urban assets and creating renewable-energy resources mandated under Ohio Senate Bill 221. The property is a glass-manufacturing plant on the banks of the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. Early glassmaking involved grinding and polishing large glass sheets creating a tremendous volume of wastewater entraining a high concentration of grinding and polishing solids (G&P). To accommodate this effluent, dikes were built in the Maumee floodplain, gradually creating a linear mile of settling ponds. As the capacity of each active pond was depleted, a new pond was added eastward, creating a one-mile dike complex. Forty-four acres of filled sand ponds were purchased by River Road Redevelopment, LLC in 2006. The site occupies a prominent location as the City's entry point on the southern transportation corridor from the south, and one of the last remaining undeveloped waterfront parcels in Toledo.

• Sustainable Land Redevelopment: Best Practices of Today
  
  
  Moderator: Pixie Newman - CH2M HILL, Chicago, IL
  
  Brownfields Sustainability Pilots - Sven-Erik Kaiser - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC;
  
  Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley: Interweaving Sustainable Best Management Practices - Tory Kress - Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
  
  Pixie Newman - CH2M HILL, Chicago, IL

  Panelists will present their perspectives on the best practices of sustainable land development today. EPA will share information on their Brownfield Sustainability Pilot Program, the City of Milwaukee will share specifics from their Menomonee Valley redevelopment efforts, and CH2M HILL will present sustainability practices used during redevelopment of London's Lea Valley for the London Redevelopment Agency. After brief presentations, the panel will discuss common themes, challenges, and suggestions for consideration by others when weaving sustainability into brownfield redevelopment efforts.

Brownfield Remediation Technologies (2A) 1:15 - 5:00 PM

This session will cover the broad range of brownfield remediation techniques available and present how some of the new environmental concepts such as carbon footprints and sustainable development apply to brownfield revitalization. Contaminant isolation techniques and in-situ bioremediation case studies will be presented. The integration of site investigation methodologies into remediation decision making will also be explored. Special considerations related to non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPL) will also be discussed.

Moderator: Don Blackert, PG, KU Resources, Inc., Duquesne, PA

• Green Remediation - Reducing the Carbon Footprint and Other Environmental Impacts during Cleanup
  
  Kristeen Gaffney - EPA Region 3, Philadelphia, PA
  
  EPA is working to promote green remediation practices in all cleanup programs. Green remediation is the practice of considering all environmental effects of a cleanup during each phase of the process, and incorporating strategies to maximize the net environmental benefit of the cleanup. EPA has developed technology guidelines and training programs to support greener cleanup.
  
  In addition, EPA is pursuing a consensus based approach to develop and pilot voluntary standards and a verification and recognition system for green remediation. The purpose of the standards are to evaluate and recognize the full impact of a cleanup to maximize the net environmental benefit of engineered remedies. These standards will guide and stimulate efficient, cost effective, low impact site remediation by encouraging property owners, developers and communities to go beyond state and federal requirements in their cleanups and land revitalization projects.

• Sustainable Remediation Practices

  Glenn Nicholas Iosue, PE - MECX, LP, Quakertown, PA
  
  The ultimate goal of remediation systems is to protect human health and the environment. However, in order to meet goals, many remediation approaches today were implemented without consideration of sustainable practices, and in turn have not considered their potential for transferring impacts to other media. Considering sustainable factors (during the remedy selection phase and as part of Brownfields redevelopment) will greatly improve the overall environmental performance of a remedy. Sustainable remediation maximizes the net environmental, societal, and economic benefits of a cleanup.
  
  A case example will be presented to demonstrate how sustainable remediation practices were implemented to treat hexavalent chromium impacts in-place at a former industrial complex. This successful remedial approach expedited Brownfields redevelopment and provided long-lasting sustainable measures for indefinite future use.

• Brownfield Site Cleanup " Find It & Fix It"
  
  Richard Cartwright - MECX, East Amherst, NY; Glenn Nicholas Iosue, PE - MECX, LP, Quakertown, PA; Pat Hicks; Wavefront Technologies, Raleigh, NC; and Dick Raymond - TerraSystems Inc., Wilmington, DE
  
  The Waterloo Barrier® What is it? - Robbie Laird - C3 Environmental Limited, Breslau, ON, Canada
  
  Recent advances in subsurface investigation techniques (Find It) along with new engineering solutions (Fix It) enhance our ability to successfully treat recalcitrant (difficult to remediate) contaminants at brownfield sites. Bundling these new investigation techniques with engineering system solutions is the basis of a panel discussion on how to get brownfield sites"shovel ready". The preferred remediation sequence typically includes contaminant isolation, source area reduction via free product extraction, mass transfer and chemical decomposition followed by residual treatment polishing using bioremediation.

• Compilation of Case Histories from More Than Eight Years of Successful Testing and Remediation Using Aerobic Soy Based Co-Metabolism For Removal of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons from Groundwater
  
  Don Blackert, PG - KU Resources, Amity, PA; Jerome Cibrik, The Dow Chemical Company, South Charleston, WV
  
  During the period from 2000 through 2008, an aerobic co-metabolism technology has been successfully tested and employed at several field pilot test locations and full scale remediation sites in several states. The technology has successfully reduced concentrations or eliminated several common halogenated hydrocarbons including trichloroethene, dichloroethene, tetrachloroethene, carbon tetrachloride, and chloroform, as well as several less common hydrocarbons and fluorocarbon compounds present in groundwater. Concentration reductions typically exceed 95%, are often competed within months of initial application, and have resulted in “no further action” (NFA) approval at several sites. Full scale application and site pilot testing is currently underway at sites in Kansas, West Virginia, and Texas.

• Cost and Performance Analysis of Implementing Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation (EAB) of Chlorinated Solvents at Four Dry Cleaner Sites in Oregon
  
  Brian Timmins - ETEC, LLC, Portland, OR
  
  Four enhanced anaerobic bioremediation (EAB) demonstration projects were conducted from 2005 until the present. Each of the cleanups, which are funded by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (OR DEQ) Dry Cleaner Program, are former dry cleaners. The program uses fees/taxes paid by the dry cleaning industry to remediate sites that have been contaminated. The program uses funds from bond sales to clean up high priority sites where the responsible party is unknown, unable, or unwilling to do the work themselves. The program faces limited funding, so it is necessary to find technologies that work in a reasonable timeframe across large areas, and are cost-effective. Redevelopment of former cleaners often offers good opportunities to implement cleanup, but remediation time can be limited and the pressures to reduce future exposure risks are great. This paper discusses the design considerations due to the financial and time limitations, the technology being used, the groundwater data, and a complete cost analysis of all four sites.

• Performance-Based ERH Remediation of DNAPL in a Tight Soil Matrix
  
  Christopher Pike - Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Robert Davis, PE - Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., Pittsburgh
  
  Remediation of tetrachloroethene (PCE) in a tight soil matrix was completed at a former dry cleaner located at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois. The site lithology consists of low permeability silt and clay (mean hydraulic conductivity of 0.19 feet per day). The maximum PCE concentration in soil observed at the site was 1,500 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg), indicating the presence of DNAPL; the maximum depth of contamination observed was 20 feet. Electric Resistance Heating (ERH) was utilized to address the DNAPL and areas of high concentration PCE-contaminated soil. The remedial goal for the site was to reduce average PCE concentrations in the soil matrix from 445 mg/kg to less than 20 mg/kg (95.5 percent reduction). The ERH system contained 16 electrodes designed to treat an area of 2,400 square feet. The treatment area was divided in to three smaller regions to treat various depth intervals, from the surface to 8, 18, and 25 feet, respectively. The soil volume treated was approximately 1,400 cubic yards. The system operated for approximately 4 months. During operation, the ERH system removed 1200 pounds of VOCs from the subsurface. The final average VOC concentration in the soil was 4 mg/kg; this equates to a reduction in soil VOC concentrations of greater than 99 percent, surpassing the project goals. Groundwater concentrations in the treatment area were also reduced by 99 percent. The success of the remediation system in quickly reducing VOC concentrations allows expedited re-use of the site for commercial/industrial and, potentially, residential development, depending on the needs of the Naval Station.

• Utilizing Aggressive Chemical Oxidation Technologies for Cost –Effective NAPL Remediation at Brownfields & MGP Sites
  
  Chuck Whisman, PE - Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc, Exton, PA; David R. Bennett, Environmental Systems & Technologies, a Division of Groundwater and Environmental Services, Inc., Blacksburg, VA
  
  Brownfiields remediation sites typically require an expedited remedial plan to achieve clean-up goals prior to site development construction activities. Historically, the need for an expedited clean-up at a redevelopment site usually leads to an elaborate and expensive remediation program. Sites containing non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) plumes further complicate remediation. Additionally, new guidance from the American Petroleum Institute (API), the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC), and ASTM International provides a framework to use a risk assessment and NAPL mobility analysis to determine site-specific NAPL remediation goals. New developments utilizing aggressive chemical oxidation remediation approaches allow for more cost effective remediation solutions which are capable of meeting regulatory guidelines in an expedited manner. This presentation will discuss innovative ways to assess cleanup goals at remediate redevelopment sites with large NAPL plumes. Various case studies will be discussed including a case study utilizing an aggressive chemical oxidation system at a site with a large diesel plume (over 90,000 gallons of NAPL over 12 acres). A large ozone injection (80 lb/day) and fluid recovery system was designed to reach risk-based clean-up goals in a 4-acre redevelopment parcel within 16 months of system operation in order to allow for the development of a $2 Billion resort on a Caribbean island. This case study will convey how the remediation system reduced volatile organic compound composition (in LNAPL, soil and groundwater) and reduced the LNAPL thickness to below clean-up goals within the allotted time-frame. The presentation will also discuss other NAPL remediation case studies, including remediating NAPL impacts at manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites and petroleum refineries/terminals, which utilized chemical oxidation for an expedition and aggressive remediation.

Sustainable Development (2B-1) 1:15 - 2:45 PM

Sustainable design has taken center stage in all aspects of the built environment. These sessions explore the challenges and opportunities associated with the Sustainable Development of Brownfield sites.

Moderator: Jerry Dettore, Michael Baker Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

• Moving Tough Sites in Tough Markets Using Sustainable Design
  
  Nicole Henderson and Kate Marshall - SRA International, Inc., Arlington, VA
  
  Times have changed. People worry about the cost of many things including gas, commuting to work, heating their homes, and balancing their work and life commitments. This change has affected brownfields redevelopment projects --- the traditional brownfields approaches will not get you to the same end as years past. So how can your project achieve economic success in this current economic situation? What are new components that you can add to your brownfields program to attract developers/investors? Green jobs, sustainable redevelopment, and energy efficiency are rapidly growing trends, and brownfields redevelopment is a perfect place to capitalize on these trends. Integrating sustainable and green design elements into brownfields projects can make the project more marketable in the current tough market. This presentation will tackle questions including: How can sustainable project design elements make your project more attractive to the market and to investors? What state and federal money is available for sustainable project components? The presentation will include an interactive session that explores opportunities for integrating more sustainable elements into brownfields redevelopment design, by using a case study project in northeastern Pennsylvania. The outline of both the presentation and technical paper include: Introduction-understanding how to integrate sustainable designs and market your site can help increase project visibility, attract investors, and meet growing green demand Sustainable Design Elements - description of sustainable design elements that can be integrated into brownfields redevelopment Integrating Sustainability- how sustainable project elements be incorporated into your project and not raise cost.

• Practical Considerations in Sustainability
  
  Coreen Casadei - Collective Efforts, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA; Richard Hoff, The Mahfood Group, LLC, Bridgeville, PA
  
  In 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development issued a report called “Our Common Future”. This report introduced a new concept in environmental and human affairs called Sustainable Development. Sustainable development was defined as: "… development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
  
  Implicit in this sustainability concept is that economics and ecology must be completely integrated in decision making and lawmaking processes, not only to protect the environment but, to also promote development. However, more than twenty years later, environmental, engineering and regulatory professionals struggle with this multi-disciplinary and highly complex concept. No category of development is more affected by sustainability than Brownfield development. However, sustainable development rarely extends beyond platitudes offered by those who favor any economically viable reuse at the outset.
  
  This paper evaluates some practical considerations to sustainable development of Brownfield sites with respect to the changing regulatory, economic and social conditions.

• Green Center of Central Pennsylvania - Case Study in Sustainable Education
  
  Jill Gaito, The Green Center of Central PA, Harrisburg, PA
  
  Harrisburg Area Community College , Penn State Harrisburg, and Harrisburg-area professional firms have recognized the need for a Green Center in Central Pennsylvania. Their efforts are intended to lead the region in the education, awareness and growth of sustainable technologies and practices. GreenWorks Development, a mid - state sustainable technologies - driven developer, has joined as a partner to help coordinate the effort in organizing the Center. The Center will be the focal point of an inner-city revitalization project that has reclaimed two brownfield properties to establish an educational campus that incorporates both green building technologies and renewable energy sources. The Green Center redevelopment will serve as living classroom for sustainability.

Environmental Insurance - Recent Developments (2B-2) 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Numerous types of insurance exist to transfer environmental risks associated with brownfield development. Professionals need to understand the pitfalls inherent in any insurance policy contract as well as what to negotiate for up front before purchasing any type of “environmental” coverage. This presentation will provide information on the different types of insurance and provide simple tips on things to look out for when purchasing insurance.

Moderator: Maureen Ford, Lawrenceville Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

• Environmental" Insurance and Brownfields: How to Make Them Work for You
  
  Meghan K. Finnerty and John G. Nevius - Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., New York, NY
  
  Numerous types of insurance exist to transfer environmental risks associated with Brownfield development. Up-front payments can be used to purchase insurance and other financial services to cover projected future clean-up, closure, land reclamation or operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, as well as the risk that future clean-up cost projections are too low or even the risks and costs of maintaining institutional and engineering controls. Through the use of these innovative environmental insurance products, potentially responsible parties (PRPs) can account for future obligations now. These advantages can facilitate resolution of regulatory environmental matters and Brownfields recycling.
  
  This presentation will provide information on the recent use of Pollution Legal Liability (PLL), Cost Cap and other types of "environmental" insurance under various real-world circumstances. Simple tips will be provided on things to look out for by an experienced environmental insurance attorney.

• The State of the Environmental Insurance Marketplace
  
  Robert Hallenbeck - XL Insurance, Exton, PA
  
  Environmental insurance products have been protecting and facilitating the cleanup of contaminated property sites long before Brownfields Redevelopment became the positive economic development phenomenon it is today.
  
  Recent developments in the financial services world and in the insurance industry are now beginning to impact the Environmental Insurance marketplace. The long-term providers of protection for environmental exposure have had to deal with negative factors that have impacted the entire industry; there are new players who will be coming into the marketplace; there are questions about the insurance products themselves - which ones are available and from whom.
  
  This session will provide an up-to-the-moment review of the state of the environmental insurance marketplace and help to guide you as you move
  forward with your projects.

Visions for Redevelopment (2B-3) 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Large-scale brownfield redevelopment has been a primary focus of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) in recent years and the URA has played a crucial role in converting these parcels from vacant land into large, master-planned developments. Now the URA is expanding its definition of brownfield and is focusing on a strategy to create market change in residential neighborhoods. This presentation will focus on how the URA is changing its brownfield strategy and expanding the definition to include smaller sites within neighborhoods, and to view brownfields as opportunities for connection between uses and neighborhoods rather than as islands of job creation.

Moderator: Maureen Ford, Lawrenceville Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

• The Riverfront Vision: Redeveloping Brownfields to Revitalize and Reconnect Neighborhoods
  
  Rob Stephany - Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  
  The traditional brownfield story has been told many times. As the steel industry declined and factories closed, Pittsburgh was left with a series of large, vacant contaminated parcels of land, located mainly along rivers or railways. While many of these parcels are strategically located and have the potential to be excellent development sites, they present large challenges to potential private developers because of scale, contamination, and lack of infrastructure. These challenges can require public sector involvement to overcome. Large-scale brownfield redevelopment has been a primary focus for the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in recent years, and the URA has played a crucial role in converting these parcels from vacant land into large, master-planned developments such as the Pittsburgh Technology Center, Washington’s Landing and the South Side Works.
  
  While these large scale redevelopment projects are important and have played a crucial role in growing Pittsburgh’s tax base, there is a new type of brownfield on the horizon. As the steel industry declined and employers abandoned their factories, people also moved away from their houses. Decades of population loss have left Pittsburgh with this new type of brownfield, the result of abandonment and decay in residential areas. They are located in our neighborhoods, and are comprised of multiple small parcels, many of which have been contaminated by demolition and commercial uses rather than large-scale industrial activity. The URA is expanding its definition of brownfield to include these smaller, vacant and abandoned lots and buildings, and is focusing on a strategy to redevelop or green these parcels in order to create market change in residential neighborhoods.
  
  Even within traditional brownfield development, there is a need to think more strategically and to engage in thoughtful planning. Large industrial parcels have the potential not only to be development sites, but offer opportunities to reconnect residential neighborhoods to the river. Some brownfield redevelopment in the past has created islands of job creation; the URA would like to see the brownfields of the future be connected to adjacent residential neighborhoods, and to be used to relocate uses strategically (i.e. to move trucking closer to an existing distribution network, and to create housing closer to employment, existing neighborhoods and amenities).
  
  This presentation will focus on how the URA is changing its brownfield strategy and expanding the definition to include smaller sites within neighborhoods, and to view brownfields as opportunities for connection between uses and neighborhoods rather than as islands of job creation.
  

Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall

Friday, April 17, 2009

Plenary Keynote Session: Sven-Erik Kaiser, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC

EPA’s Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program

Visions for Redevelopment Continued (2B-4) 9:00 - 10:00 AM

This session includes discussion of two Southwestern Pennsylvania sites that are incorporating innovative approaches to master planning, community involvement, and market opportunities. The Ambridge property is an abandoned urban industrial site on the “Old Town Main Street”. The Starpointe site is a rural, strip mined property. Redevelopment of both sites envisions mixed use for Smart Growth.

Moderator: John Coyne, GAI Consultants, Inc., Homestead, PA

• Creating a Place - Planning for Ambridge's in-town Brownfield
  
  Jerome Dettore - Michael Baker Corp, Pittsburgh, PA; Co-authors: Michael Bort, Pittsburgh Mineral & Environmental Services, New Brighton, PA; Frank Mancini, Redevelopment Authority of Beaver County, Beaver, PA
  
  This presentation illustrates the evolution of a Master Plan for the 60 acre Brownfield site in Ambridge Pa. From seizing market opportunities to community planning to visioning, the story is interesting and still unfolding as America begins its re-urbanization.

• Starpointe Business Park
  
  James Pritchard, Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Beaver, PA; Dan Reitz, Exec. Director, Washington County Council on Economic Development, Washington, PA; Sally Flinn, Fourth River Development Co., Pittsburgh, PA; Patrice A. Hanulak, RLA, LaQuatra Bonci Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  
  
  Michael Baker Jr., Inc. and LaQuatra Bonci Associates participated in a Master Plan Charrette with Fourth River Development LLC and the Washington County Council on Economic Development (WCCED) for a 1,000 acre site known as Phase II of the Starpointe Business Park. The property is located on the northwest side of the intersection of Route 18 and Route 22. The majority of the area to be developed has been strip mined on at least two separate occasions in the past, leaving the site with steep slopes, wetlands, ponds, and trees. The WCCED desires to re-use the land as a business, light industrial, small retail, and residential mixed-use sustainable development.

Brownfield Remediation Technologies Continued (2A)9:00 - 9:30 AM

This session will cover the broad range of brownfield remediation techniques available and present how some of the new environmental concepts such as carbon footprints and sustainable development apply to brownfield revitalization. Contaminant isolation techniques and in-situ bioremediation case studies will be presented. The integration of site investigation methodologies into remediation decision making will also be explored. Special considerations related to non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPL) will also be discussed.

Moderator: David Perry, American Geosciences, Inc., Murrysville, PA

• Advancements in Gas Vapor Barrier Technology
  
  Barry Poling, CHMM - Regenesis/Land Science Technologies, Georgetown, IN
  
  Brownfield site development often requires the use of a contaminant vapor barrier to inhibit volatile organic contaminants (VOCs) remaining on-site from migrating into the newly constructed buildings, potentially impacting indoor air quality. Historically plastic sheet materials such as high density polyethylene, known for chemical resistance, have been applied as contaminant vapor barriers. The use of these materials, however, requires labor-intensive cutting and seaming to ensure a continuous and cohesive barrier to vapor migration. In recent years “spray applied” latex/asphalt membrane-type waterproofing materials have been widely promoted for brownfield vapor barrier use. While easy to apply and proven to retard water migration through concrete, the use of these latex/asphalt materials for repelling VOCs such as benzene and chlorinated solvents may be complicated by the affinity of latex/asphalt for VOCs. It is widely recognized that asphalt/latex-based products are, in fact, highly susceptible to partitioning by VOCs, particularly chlorinated dry cleaning- type solvents.

  This paper will highlight the recent advancements in gas vapor barrier technologies for brownfield’s sites by discussing vapor barrier selection criteria, chemical resistance considerations, quality assurance methods, and post implementation challenges involved in installing a gas vapor barrier. A case study involving an advanced gas vapor barrier technology which was utilized as part of a risk management plan at a brownfield’s site in Louisville, Kentucky will be presented. Utilization of this technology was an integral piece in the overall risk management plan and allowed the site to be redeveloped for residential use.
  

Fresh Perspectives (3A) 9:30 AM- 12:15 PM

Be a part of the Fresh Perspective session to find out how to get your brownfield out of the idea phase and into real remediation. Panelist will discuss creative financing options, state support through voluntary cleanup programs, prioritizing sites and actual timeframes and problems while complying with state and federal requirements.

Moderator: John Andzelik, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pittsburgh, PA

• Creative Financing Options
  
  Charles Bartsch - ICF Consulting, Washington, DC
  
  In this presentation, we will discuss creative financing options -- particularly those involving traditional federal program tools and incentives, and direct and indirect options in the new stimulus spending package that could link brownfields with energy efficiency and other sustainability (and distress) efforts.

• Effects of Changing Regulatory Paradigms on Brownfield Viability and Sustainability
  
  Richard Hoff - The Mahfood Group, LLC, Bridgeville, PA; Coreen Casadei - Collective Efforts, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
  
  Contamination greatly complicates the reuse of Brownfield sites, despite legislative relief from liability and availability of risk-based attainment standards promulgated under state voluntary cleanup programs. The general perception is that, involvement with these sites is more costly and complicated than development efforts involving Greenfields. Reuse is further complicated by changing regulatory paradigms. For example, changes in how certain contaminants are evaluated from a toxicological perspective (e.g. ethylbenzene and naphthalene) will result in changes to risk-based attainment criteria. These changes may impact risk-based attainment criteria promulgated under state voluntary cleanup programs. Another complication is the growing focus on emerging contaminants (ECs). ECs are defined as synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals or microorganisms that are not commonly monitored in the environment but having the potential to enter the environment and cause known or suspected adverse ecological and(or) human health effects. The USGS’ Emerging Contaminant Project indicates that releases of ECs were not recognized until new analytical detection methods were developed. Yet another issue relates to stormwater management and permitting for post-construction plans. How can on-site infiltration measures (recommended by the state’s Best Management Practice guidance) be permitted at brownfield sites with residual soil contamination? There are also issues associated with trying to reuse deteriorated sewer lines at a site. These lines may not “work” with a new layout or roadway system. The implication for Brownfield site cleanup programs and the sustainability of re-occupied Brownfield sites will be discussed in this paper.

• Volunteering for Cleanup: Perspectives from States and Volunteers
  
  Kelly Novak - Virginia Tech, Alexandria, VA
  
  Nearly every state has developed one or more voluntary cleanup programs (VCPs) to support a cooperative approach to cleanup of contaminated sites, and thousands of sites have entered into these programs. Yet, despite the ubiquity of VCPs and their record of enrolled properties, we know little about the factors that influence voluntary action at these sites. This limited understanding may unnecessarily limit the efficacy of voluntary approaches if State program managers misgauge the VCP features that would most encourage desired behavior. In addition, local officials working with redevelopment actors may miss opportunities they could exploit for public benefit because they insufficiently appreciate the incentives and disincentives that these actors face.This paper reports results from interviews of State officials involved in VCPs in 49 states, and from an on-going survey of VCP participants in several States. It has two objectives. First, at an application level, the interview and survey results can be used to help improve policy and practice in voluntary cleanup programs. Second, the paper furnishes a unique study to the general literature on environmental voluntary behavior, contributing an empirical, survey-based study of volunteers engaged in cleanup

• "Real" Timeline for a Brownfields Redevelopment Project in NJ
  
  Mitchell Brourman - Beazer East Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  
  This presentation will show the real life actual timeline of a brownfields industrial redevelopment project in NJ. The timeline will include tracking the progress of the environmental clean-up activities in conjunction with the parallel brownfields redevelopment activities, and show the actual timelines for both tracks. The presentation will focus on issues related to the causes of the delays, costs of delays, and identification of which items should be anticipated in the timeline of a brownfields development and which are truly surprises.

• Prioritizing Sites to Allocate Limited Resources
  
  Susan Morgan - Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington, Washington, PA; Tyler Linck - Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington, Washington, PA
  
  The Redevelopment Authority of Washington County (RACW) has created a database of more than 120 brownfields in the County. With funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency, the RACW has limited resources to fund Phase I assessments. Working with a multi-attribute decision making tool developed by the Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center at Carnegie Mellon, the RACW is ranking those sites consistent with the development potential as well as the environmental and economic priorities of the County. Those sites that rank the 'highest' in the RACW value system will then be considered to receive Phase I support funding. We will discuss the development and application of the site prioritization tool followed by a discussion of potential areas for improvement. The intent is to improve the tool by beta testing with the RACW prior to making the tool available to other communities and stakeholders.

Innovative Site Investigation (3B) 10:00 AM- 12:15 PM

This session addresses multiple aspects. First, you will learn the latest on how to sample and then process a soil for homogeneous results. Then you will learn passive sampling method for evaluating vapor intrusion. Listen and learn which is "greener" for site remediation - focused engineering controls or dig and haul, and last, get the answer to the question, what do I do with that lone drum?

Moderator: Barbara Jo Hall - TestAmerica, Pittsburgh, PA

Multi-Incremental Sampling, Parts 1 & 2


- Part 1: Impacts on Sampling and Sample Processing
Alan D. Hewitt, Marianne E. Walsh, Michael R. Walsh, Susan R. Bigl, U.S. Army ERDC-CRREL, Hanover, NH, Mark A. Chappell, U.S. Army ERDC-EL, Vicksburg, MS, Charles A. Ramsey, EnviroStat, Inc., Fort Collins, CO

In the past, very little guidance has been available for site characterization activities addressing the concentration and mass of energetic residues in military training range soils. As a consequence the characterization of energetic residues depends heavily on sampling and analysis plans adopted by different branches of the government. Experiences gained through more than 25 training range studies conducted by ERDC-CRREL and others under the SERDP (ER-1155 and ER-1481) and Corps of Engineers Distributed Source Program led to modifications of EPA Method 8330 posted as Method 8330B (http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/new-meth.htm#8330B) in which techniques are described that allow scientifically defendable project data quality objectives to be achieved.

- Part 2: Laboratory Support for Multi-Increment Sampling, Mark Bruce Ph.D., TestAmerica, Inc, North Canton, OH, Larry Penfold, TestAmerica, Inc, Arvada, CO

The US Army Corp of Engineers has adapted sample collection techniques from the mining and agricultural fields for use on military training ranges with heterogeneous distributions of energetic contaminants. These multi-increment sampling procedures have also been applied to both metals and organics. Large samples in the 1 to 5 kg range are typically sent to the lab for processing and subsampling prior to analysis. The laboratory process for energetics is described in SW-845 Method 8330B. The same principles have also been adapted for other analyte groups. This paper will summarize the various laboratory processing options for multi-increment samples and cover the advantages and limitations of each. These processing options include drying, sieving, chopping, grinding, wet and dry mixing. Subsampling techniques such as multi-increment and line & scoop will also be covered.

• Radiello® Passive Sampling Method for Evaluating Vapor Intrusion
  
  Brett Shamory - DMS Environmental Services, LLC, Bellefonte, PA
  
  Vapor intrusion assessments conducted at Brownfield sites often necessitate the sampling of soil gas, and in some limited cases, indoor air. Samples are typically collected using Summa canisters for vapor collection and storage as required by EPA Compendium Method TO-15. The Radiello® passive/diffusive sampling technology presents an alternative method to active sampling that relies on unassisted molecular diffusion of the gaseous agent to migrate from the air onto the sorbent material. The technology requires very little time in the field to deploy and no expensive equipment to maintain and may eventually prove to be a significant cost-saving tool for screening level assessments of vapor intrusion in urban environments where multiple buildings may need to be evaluated. While this technology is most applicable to sampling indoor air, it is being tested for soil gas application in crawl spaces, sub-slab, or potentially sub-surface. Radiello® samplers are being deployed at various petroleum sites following active sampling (TO-15, Summa canisters and TO-17, sorbent tubes) as a means to compare the analytical performance for BTEX compounds.

• How Green is Dig and Haul?
  
  David Morgan, PhD - Corporate Environmental Solutions, Pittsburgh, PA
  
  Given a choice between two remediation alternatives at a Brownfield site, one involving the removal of all soil that exceeds applicable regulatory criteria (i.e., "dig and haul") and one involving focused soil removal combined with engineering and institutional controls, many people might assume that the first alternative would be "better" for the environment, since more impacted soil is removed from the site. However, both remediation alternatives can be designed to be protective of public health and the environment, so from that perspective neither remediation alternative is "better". In addition, when other factors are considered, such as energy use and the generation of green house gases, focused soil removal could be less resource intensive, and, consequently, "greener" than the first alternative. This paper presents a "holistic" evaluation of remediation alternatives for a Brownfield site. A range of remediation alternatives is developed, from one emphasizing soil removal (i.e., dig and haul) to others combining focused soil removal with engineering and institutional controls. The remediation alternatives are all designed to meet applicable standards under Pennsylvania's Act 2, so all are protective of public health and the environment. In the "holistic" evaluation, the use of energy, the generation of green house gases and the potential for health and safety incidents are evaluated for each remediation alternative.

• The Lone Drum
  
  Gary Thurheimer - KU Resources, Inc., Duquesne, PA
  
  There is nothing worse for a client than the presence of the lone drum of unknown material on a site. The material must be analyzed, characterized, properly packaged, labeled, manifested, removed, transported and disposed at a facility permitted to take it. The cost can be significant. Especially on a per drum basis. And you have to explain why it costs so much. Or handling the remnants of a site assessment and characterization, where several drums remain on a site for far longer than any one expected or wants. With the same issues as the single drum. Again the cost is often not recognized. Imagine a railroad, which has unique issues due to the layout of their property. It is long and thin and runs for miles with the potential for small amounts of waste all across the system. It has to managed and handled properly. What is needed is a cost effective way of handling small amounts of wastes located in wide spread geographical locations. Transformers, batteries, mercury and other materials require special consideration. Recycling has a special appeal in these cases and is a well established approach. KU Resources has a solution to the problem based on its work with universal waste for several large transportation companies. This presentation discusses several remediation projects that required a solution to the small amounts of waste in widely dispersed geographical locations, and presents a cost-effective solution for solving the lone drum problem.