Sections of Contaminated Sites Guidance

	Project Scoping	Human Health and Ecological Risk
	Systematic planning process	Risk assessment
	Contaminant Screening and Establishing Cleanup Levels	Remediation Operations
	Site Characterization and Cleanup	Closure and Institutional Controls
	Statistical design / analysis
	Monitoring wells	Streamlined Cleanup
	Vapor intrusion	Brownfields
	Analytical Methods and Quality Assurance

Systematic Planning Process

All contaminated site cleanup projects should undergo systematic planning to help manage the inherent uncertainty in data collection. DEC's Contaminated Sites Program encourages contractors to pursue systematic planning training, including basic statistical concepts, to streamline and document the planning process and to provide a defensible sampling approach. Work plans developed through systematic planning will help CSP correctly evaluate various sampling designs and make real-time sampling design changes.

EPA's Systematic Planning Guidance (This document is an expanded version of the August 2000, Guidance for the Data Quality Objectives Process and includes both decision making and estimation using the Data Quality Objectives (DQO) Process.)

EPA page with
guidance QA/G-4)

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Cleanup Level Guidance -- Adopted by Reference

ADEC recommends referring to this guidance in evaluating PCB cleanup and disposal options at contaminated sites. Coordination with both ADEC and EPA's Region 10 PCBs Coordinator is required for all contaminated sites with PCB concentrations greater than 1 mg/kg (ppm).

Region X PCBs Coordinator: Daniel Duncan, EPA Region 10, Office of Compliance & Enforcement, 206-553-6693, 206-553-1775 fax

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Draft Guidance on Multi-Increment Soil Sampling

DEC case study to evaluate protocols for multi-increment sampling

Multi-increment Sampling:
Under the correct circumstances and when properly conducted, multi-increment sampling can produce a more accurate estimate of the mean contaminant concentration and at a lower cost than discrete sampling. Therefore, CSP endorses the use of multi-increment sampling as part of the cleanup process to help ensure protection of human health and the environment. CSP encourages those interested in utilizing this approach to pursue method-specific training and to coordinate with their DEC CSP Project Manager during work plan development.

/s/
Steve Bainbridge, DEC Contaminated Sites Program Manager
For more information, contact Bill Janes, 907-465-5208

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DEC also recommend use of Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Practical Guideline by the ITRC, Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council)

(PDF 3.1 MB)

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Laboratory Data and Quality Assurance Policy - Tech Memo
 Please contact Earl Crapps with questions at 907-269-7691.

EPA website

PDF 1.4 MB

PDF 16 K

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Ecoscoping Guidance

Technical Background Document for Selection and Application of Default Assessment Endpoints and Indicator Species in Alaskan Ecoregions

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Site Closure Policy and Procedures, Draft Final - DEC decides when sites may be closed under 18 AAC 75.380 and 18 AAC 78.276, including the use of institutional controls. Although this guidance is for DEC staff use, we are making it available to anyone who may have an interest in how the site closure decision-making process works.

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Electronic filing (e-file) Guidance

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UST FR webpage

Part 1 PDF 1.12M
Part 2 PDF 1.01M

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The following forms are required to be submitted whenever you perform significant work at an Underground Storage Tank system.

UST Registration
Registration for Installation, Repair, Upgrade or Reconfiguration for new or existing underground storage tank. No more than 30 days after installation or return to operation (for Upgrades, too)

Corrosion Log
60-Day Log for Impressed Current Cathodic Protection

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