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RN2: Dock Relocation, Cofferdam Construction. Excavation, and Disposal
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Modified RN2: Removal and Containment
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Excavation, requiring relocation of operating barge dock,
Scope
Pumped extraction of contamination through use of a river
followed by construction of massive cofferdam (extending 40'
barge, without interrupting use of dock, through a
into air above low river level to address river level change).
methodology already used at site as shown in above photo,
Once excavation begins, removal of covering soil ranging
followed by installation of engineered interlocking sheet pile
from 7 to 25 feet thick, takes place before encountering deep
contamination zone
Complexity
Because the dock must be relocated, no remedial work can take place until a new temporary dock can be designed and built, the existing dock removed, and a temporary cofferdam installed Complex design, not just for the cofferdam and dock
All of the work is done by barge, without interrupting existing operations and not requiring dock relocation
construction, but also for logistics of access for excavation inside 30' deep hole and routing of 13,000 dump trucks of soil through the site and onto public roads
2 year design, with at least 3 more years until removal * At least 6 permits needed to commence removal
Timing
2 month design, with immediate removal following No permits needed for removal
Hypothetical 100% removal
Remedy Effectiveness
100% containment after 95% removal/immobilization
EPA estimated $144M total project cost
Cost Effectiveness
$8M total project cost
60% of the costs are actually "non-value added" work, not performing remediation $36M to build temporary dock and infrastructure $50M to relocate endangered mussels, install cofferdam, backfill the hole, and remove cofferdam
100% of it focused directly on remedy $3.2M removal through wells $3.2M installation of containment
Only 40% of the total costs are spent on remediation The majority of those costs - $36M - is spent on relocating the waste soils to a landfill
Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA
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ED 002061 00118933-00001