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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