CASE STUDY ON IED BASELINE REPORT BREAKOUT SESSION ON NICOLE SPRING WORKSHOP IN BERLIN, 2014, MAI 16TH, HORST HERZOG, INFRASERV

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TASKS FOR CASE STUDY 1. Design an approach for a Baseline Report 2. Please devide into 2x3 groups and focus on following 3 items:

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Team 1: What should be the contet of the Baseline Report? How many exploration points are necessary and where shoud they be placed? Are soil and / or groundwater analysis necessary? If Yes – How many samples and which substances should be analyzed?

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Team 2: Which monitoring of the operation should be implemented? Which substances are of interest? Consider the historical pollution unter the site and the hydraulic barrier. Keep in mind the possibility of a substance to be used as a indicator for pollution in 20 years! Can organizational standards of the crew or certifications be considered?

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Team 3: Use of Baseline Report at site closure? How to integrate IED requirements and usual remediation practices based on risk management? Is there a conflict between implementing a risk assessment and the direct comparison of concentrations / pollutant charges? How to consider monitoring information? Take into account the relevance of notifications of local authorities, agreements under public law or constructional characteristics.

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Team work: 09:30 – 10:15 Collect findings in groups: 10:15 – 10:30 Presentation of resuts in plenum: 10:30 – 11:00 Infraserv Frankfurt/Main, Horst Herzog, Waste and Remediation Management

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PLANT IS LOCATED ON A HUGE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL SITE, 1.100 ACRES (4,6 KM²)

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UNTIL 1960 FLOODING PROTECTION AND SITE LEVELING WAS ACHIEVED BY FILLING-UP THE SITE WITH WASTE – FROM BUILDING DEMOLITION AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTION

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NORTH SITE, AREA 575 ACRES, INDUSTRIAL USE SINCE 1868 •

complete landfill, increasing height from the north rim towards the river from 1 to 12 m, average height 4,5 m; totally 21 Mio. t landfill

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partly heavy contamination of the soil below the filling down to 35 m depth

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heavy contamination by mainly

• several thousand t heavy metals, e.g. chromium and lead • 1-2 thousand t arsenic • about 5 thousand t of chlorinated hydrocarbons, aromates, aniline derivates etc. • other production residues (lime pits, building demolation etc.) •

heterogeneous distribution of all contaminants

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Heavy historical groundwater contamination with increasing concentration toward the river Main

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1st groundwater level 6-12 m below ground level

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2nd groundwater level 14-20 m below ground level

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3rd groundwater level 26-32 m below ground level

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CORE ELEMENT OF THE SITE REMEDIATION CONCEPT: THE GROUNDWATER IS CAPTURED BY REMEDIATION WELLS (2.5 MILL. M³/YR)

Southern site (10 wells)

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Northern site (24 wells)

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HISTORICAL POLLUTION OF GROUNDWATER AND SOIL UNTER THE PLANT

Exemplaric concentrations in soil (original sustance and leachate)

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HISTORICAL POLLUTION OF GROUNDWATER AND SOIL UNTER THE PLANT Exemplaric concentrations in groundwater

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FRAME: ONGOING REMEDIATION ON INDUSTRIAL SITE •

Complete capture of the groundwater by hydraulic barrier (remediation wells)

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Reduction of contaminations by removal of hot spots if commensurate

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Recycling of former production areas for new building areas (total soil exchange as exception)

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Investigational program for soil, soil-air and groundwater

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All this is based on three General frame directives by order of local authorities, giving Investors certainty (not to have to start additional local remediation activities)

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Each Investor / Lesee gets a description of the pollution situation (soil/groundwater) of his site

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GROUNDWATER UNDER PLANT IS CAPTURED BY 2 REMEDIATION WELLS (16N1 AND 17N1)

Remediation wells Monitoring wells Area of interest GW-capture areas

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NEW PROJECT: PLANNED ENLARGEMENT OF AN EXISTING PLANT WHICH DETERMINS A NEW PERMIT •

Construction of new storage tanks for acetic acid and vinyl acetate in enlargement of an existing plant

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Due to this, a complete Baseline Report is necessary – for both parts of the plant: new tanks ans old production plant

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Product called M* in Presentation is solid, a basic product for plastics / synthetic materials

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10 additional Substances are listed in the application for production permit

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Plant is surrounded by pipeline bridges

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Area:

• Existing Plant 11.000 m² • New Tanks: 4.000 m²

• Planned foundation: Excavation ´till 3,5 m under ground level and piling • Special constructional protection devices(German VAwS)? Yes – see Plan on next pages

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OVERVIEW OF AREA OF INTEREST

Silo handling area

Production plant with measuring station and office

Distillation Plant

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TASKS FOR CASE STUDY 1. Design an approach for a Baseline Report 2. Please devide into 2x3 groups and focus on following 3 items:

•

Team 1: What should be the contet of Baseline Report?. How many exploration points are necessary and where shoud they be placed? Are soil and / or groundwater analysis necessary? If Yes – How many samples and which substances should be analyzed?

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Team 2: Which monitoring of the operation should be implemented? Which substances are of interest? Consider the historical pollution unter the site and the hydraulic barrier. Keep in mind the possibility of a substance to be used as a indicator for pollution in 20 years! Can organizational standards of the crew or certifications be considered?

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Team 3: Use of Baseline Report at site closure? How to integrate IED requirements and usual remediation practices based on risk management? Is there a conflict between implementing a risk assessment and the direct comparison of concentrations / pollutant charges? How to consider monitoring information? Take into account the relevance of notifications of local authorities, agreements under public law or constructional characteristics.

Time:

21.05.2014

Team work: 09:30 – 10:15 Collect findings in groups: 10:15 – 10:30 Presentation of resuts in plenum: 10:30 – 11:00 Infraserv Frankfurt/Main, Horst Herzog, Waste and Remediation Management

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SUMMARY OF CASE STUDY (1/2)

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SUMMARY OF CASE STUDY (2/2)

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