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SUPERFUND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS FY 1995
Citation:
Gatchett*, A, R Parker*, AND J. Martin. SUPERFUND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS FY 1995. EPA/540/R-97/500 (NTIS 97-186746), 1997.
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The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program was established more than nine years ago to encourage the development and implementation of innovative treatment technologies for hazardous waste site remediation. Development of this program was in direct response to the legislative mandate under the 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). SITE is the pioneer program in testing and evaluating innovative treatment technologies. The four components of the program are: Emerging Technology Demonstration Characterization and Monitoring Technology Transfer The SITE Program has been responsive and successful in achieving the goals set to meet the program mission of advancing the development and commercialization of innovative treatment technologies. In eight years the Emerging Technology Program has completed 53 projects, invited 16 developers into the Demonstration Program, and published 40 reports. The Demonstration Program completed 11 demonstrations in FY95. In total the program consists of 119 accepted, ongoing, and completed technology demonstrations. During FY95 the Characterization and Monitoring Program completed seven demonstrations and seven reports. Over a one-year period, more than 467,000 SITE documents were distributed to industry, consulting firms, and state and federal agencies. Partnerships are an important part of the SITE Program success. More and more technology demonstrations are conducted cooperatively with other federal agencies, private industry, and state environmental agencies. The SITE Program has served as a model for environmental initiatives such as the Rapid Commercialization Initiative (RCI) and the EPA's new Environmental Technology Verification Program. The SITE Program has also reported cost savings data on the usage of innovative technologies versus standard treatment. The most significant being the savings reported in a sample of 17 Records of Decision (RODs) from four regions using remedial technology types tested in the SITE Program. The total cost savings for the 17 RODs was 213 million dollars. In FY96, a complete assessment of all 10 regions using remedial technology types tested in the SITE Program is planned. The cost savings may be substantially increased since six additional regions will be assessed and the RODs will cover fiscal years 1992-1994 where more than half the time innovative technologies were selected over standard remedies.