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Alabama Tier II Update

Alabama Tier II Update. Jimbo Carlson Chief, Facilities Engineering Section Governmental Hazardous Waste Branch Land Division. Key Topics. My Perspective on Partnering Partnering in Alabama The Redstone Challenge Other Hot Topics in Alabama. Alabama Tier II Perspective. Partnering Roles

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Alabama Tier II Update

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  1. Alabama Tier IIUpdate Jimbo Carlson Chief, Facilities Engineering Section Governmental Hazardous Waste Branch Land Division adem.alabama.gov

  2. Key Topics • My Perspective on Partnering • Partnering in Alabama • The Redstone Challenge • Other Hot Topics in Alabama

  3. Alabama Tier II Perspective • Partnering Roles • Partner vs Regulator • Partner vs Mission • Trust

  4. Partnering in Alabama • Alabama Teams • Fort Rucker • Anniston Army Depot • Fort McClellan • Maxwell Air Force Base • Marshall Space Flight Center • Redstone Arsenal

  5. Partnering in Alabama cont.. • State Challenges • Lack of Experienced Personnel • 7 of 12 Tier I Members < 2.5 Years Experience • Training Ground • No Risk Assessors

  6. The Redstone Challenge • Site Complexity • New Faces/Members • Lack of Trust • Solutions

  7. Site Complexity • 356 Total Sites (RCRA & Restoration) • 13 Commingled Groundwater Plumes • RODs Proposed for the coming years

  8. New Faces/Members • ADEM has four RPMs • Plus 2 Hydrogeologist • ADEM also has Contract Support • Risk Assessors and UXO Expertise • EPA has 2 RPMs along with 1 additional FTEs • Also has Contract Support

  9. Lack of Trust • No Actual Partnering Taking Place • Technical Oversight • Significant Arguing at the Table • Tier II Not Welcome

  10. Solutions • Personnel Changes • EPA and ADEM • Back to Basics • Tier I tasked by Tier II to determine type of training/facilitation needed • Redstone Tier II representative procured training funds • Tier I Chose Facilitator

  11. Federal Facility Agreement • FFA Background • Current Status

  12. RSA – 99 (Abandoned Plating Shop) Two Party ROD signed in 2004 ADEM Position Tier II tasked Tier I to develop a Groundwater Interim Record of Decision Groundwater IROD

  13. Other Hot Topics Anniston Chemical Demilitarization Facility

  14. ANCDF • Finished GB Campaign in March 06 • VX Campaign started in July 06 • All VX M55 Rockets destroyed as of March 07 • Eliminated 97% of Risk to Community • Recently began destroying 155mm Projectiles • 140,000 155mm & 44,000 Mines Left • Mustard Campaign scheduled to begin in September 2010, finishing in August 2013 • 106 Ton Containers & 430,000 4.2” Mortars

  15. M55 Rocket (VX)

  16. Camp Sibert • Site 8 – Former Toxic Munitions Impact Area • 6870 Anomalies Dug • 23% Hot Soil • 27% Cultural Debris • 40% Munitions Debris • 0.3% UXO • 18 4.2” Mortars with a Liquid Fill • Sites 17 &18 Former Japanese Pill Boxes • To date: 1 Conventional 4.2” Mortar and 3 Liquid Filled 4.2” Mortars • Site 19 Conventional Impact Mortar Range Area • 1 Livens Projectile (Liquid Filled)

  17. Camp Sibert Site 8

  18. 4.2” Liquid Filled Mortar

  19. 4.2 “ Liquid Filled Mortar

  20. 4.2 “ Liquid Filled Mortar

  21. Interim Holding Facility

  22. Blast Containment

  23. 4.2” Conventional Mortar

  24. Post Destruction

  25. Questions ? Jimbo Carlson - ADEM (334) 270-5627 jhc@adem.state.al.us

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