fe WG} Contaminated Sediment Remediation (sz) Guidance for Hazardous Waste Sites6.0 DREDGING AND EXCAVATION 64 INTRODUCTION redaing and excevation are the wo mort conmon means of removing contaminated sediest ‘om a waterbody, either while tis submerged (edy ng) or afer wale as ben diverted or duned (Gxcavtion). Both meting ypicalynecensate ranssoring te sediment oa lation fr teste ‘ler ison. They also Fequety pede eater of water om devatre sediment prior ‘dxcharge oan appropene receiving waterbody. Seder is dedged byte US. Army Cops of Engineers (USACE) oot ouine bai at umeou lotions forte maintenance of nvigton chanel ‘The cbjctve of nav ational dredging isto remove selimen ar ficient and econo as posse {oan waterways for rsrestonal, tional defen, a commercial prpses Use of thet “avirnmeral redging” ha evolved in oon year characterize regingperfred speclcally for the removal of contaminated sediment. Environmental dedping is eende (orem sdmext ‘onfaminated above crn acon levels whe mining the Spread of contaminant the surounding ‘vironment drag dredging [National Reseach Cou (NRC 197). ‘Some ofthe kay components oe evaintad vhen considering edging excavation sa teanupmetodincloe seinet removal anspor, saging, eaten (pretreatet, exe of water ‘nd sediment necessary) an sor! (gland oi. Highlight 1 provides an sample Tom ‘lagna ofthe posible tps na reging or excavation ateratve. The simplest edging ot ‘rcavation pets sy consist of fw a te oth components shown in Highlight 1. More omplex projects may inclode most oa ofthese comoonents Ect coordination ofeach component ‘pial vey itnpocat for acosteffctive cleanup. Project managers shoul recopniz in gent, ‘ve seinen ebanling tp east lower plementation ik lower os Hight 6 Sample Flow Diam for DredginglExcavation o‘Sediment removal by dredging or excavation has een the most requ’ lenup method used by the Superfind pogram a sediment tes, Dredging or excavation hasbeen lected a cleanup method ‘ee cntuminatd sediment at more than 100 Sopeand sites (Some a an iil removal ation). At ‘Sppoximaty ee to twenty percent of thee ites an pst cleanup metod [Leaping oe ‘ontred ntl recovery (MINR)] was as selected for sediment at pu of he sts. When ein is the eletdremedy an zadousrobsances fet in place are above levels tat allow found we ‘nd unrest exporue, a five-year review pus tothe ComprehesiveEnvironental Response, {Compensatin sod Liablty Act (CERCLA) §121() aay be requied (US. PA 2001), rst managers should als refer tthe U.S. Environmental Proton Agency's PA“) Aserament nd Remediation of Contaminated Sediment (ARCS) Program Remediation Gusdance ‘acumen (US, EPA 19840, and Handbook: Remon of Contaminated Sediments (US. EPA 109) the NRC's Contaminated Sediments n Ports and Waternaa Clan Satis and Teohnologir (NRC 19978 Operational Characters and Egulpment election Faciarsfor rvironmenl Draping (lero etal 200) fr dtl Gleason fh processes an technologies sable or dadping and excavation. Altough ech ofthe tre potential emedy approaches (INR, ist capping. nd removal) shouldbe ccrsdered nt every sito wich hey ight eapropete, sodien ove by reging OF ‘teavaton sold receive dele consideration where the ate Conlon edi Highlight 62 re present, [Hiohioht 62 Some Ste Conditions Eapecialy Conducive to Dreiging or Excavation 7 Sul apna ij) vate end retey alo stg hn ge mar + iat shrine ras ns intact can assoc ego can es ‘met re sant uy enpen by poe es as ae” Sucue® + Nagao egg ected or aoes + lupe acento ezrin eget ots ga ato bebe xeon te + Latotrn rakresuin of semen alco seine sates anata den + ute dese pratt cuert vey sow an be nme, edie resus ‘ouster rear ag ng + Conmminse eirnt vers ean mich ene ade ce at erro sas) + Safiert conan ow nc ei, boule, ap mate ramen io ‘tee sare oor rr senha easton + Hh cintainantconcaaten coerce ra of saint + Coan reg crise wh seine gine ela sxparaton and minimize ‘iso ons) on