adem.alabama.gov

Alabama Tier IIUpdate

Jimbo CarlsonChief, Facilities Engineering Section

Governmental Hazardous Waste Branch

Land Division

Key TopicsKey Topics

• My Perspective on Partnering

• Partnering in Alabama

• The Redstone Challenge

• Other Hot Topics in Alabama

Alabama Tier II PerspectiveAlabama Tier II Perspective

• Partnering Roles– Partner vs Regulator

– Partner vs Mission

• Trust

Partnering in AlabamaPartnering in Alabama

• Alabama Teams– Fort Rucker– Anniston Army Depot– Fort McClellan– Maxwell Air Force Base– Marshall Space Flight Center– Redstone Arsenal

Partnering in Alabama cont..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

The Redstone ChallengeThe Redstone Challenge

• Site Complexity

• New Faces/Members

• Lack of Trust

• Solutions

Site ComplexitySite Complexity

• 356 Total Sites (RCRA & Restoration)

• 13 Commingled Groundwater Plumes

• RODs Proposed for the coming years

Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

RODs 9 5 9 44 39 15 1

New Faces/MembersNew 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

Lack of TrustLack of Trust

• No Actual Partnering Taking Place– Technical Oversight– Significant Arguing at the Table– Tier II Not Welcome

SolutionsSolutions

• 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

Federal Facility AgreementFederal Facility Agreement

• FFA Background

• Current Status

Groundwater IRODGroundwater IROD

• 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

Other Hot TopicsOther Hot Topics

Anniston Chemical Demilitarization Facility

ANCDFANCDF

• 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

M55 Rocket (VX)

Camp SibertCamp 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)

Camp Sibert Site 8Camp Sibert Site 8

4.2” Liquid Filled Mortar4.2” Liquid Filled Mortar

4.2 “ Liquid Filled Mortar4.2 “ Liquid Filled Mortar

4.2 “ Liquid Filled Mortar4.2 “ Liquid Filled Mortar

Interim Holding FacilityInterim Holding Facility

Blast ContainmentBlast Containment

4.2” Conventional Mortar4.2” Conventional Mortar

Post DestructionPost Destruction

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