Presented toPassaic RiverCommunity Advisory GroupMarch 10, 2011
NY/NJ Harbor and Passaic RiverNY/NJ Harbor and Passaic RiverSediment DecontaminationSediment DecontaminationBioGenesisBioGenesis ℠℠℠℠℠℠℠℠ Sediment TechnologySediment Technology
Presentation Outline
� BioGenesis℠ Sediment Technology� Technology Validation
— NY/NJ Harbor Full-Scale – Lower Passaic River Sediment— Housatonic River Bench-Scale
� Regional Processing Facility Approach
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BIOGENESIS℠ SEDIMENT TECHNOLOGY
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USEPA SITEDemonstration
Environment Canada
Harbor Sediment
WRDA Bench Studies
BNL 1
WRDA Bench Studies
BNL 2WRDA Bench
StudiesBNL 4
WRDA Bench Studies
BNL 3
EPA Pilot Demonstration
SOIL PROCESS SEDIMENT PROCESS BENCH STUDIES
Venice Pilot Demonstration
NJDOT Full-Scale Demonstration
Lower Passaic River
Kai Tak, Hong Kong
Bench Study
SEDIMENT PROCESSDEMONSTRATION STUDIES
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
South KoreaBench Studies
GE-Housatonic River
Bench Study
Technology Development
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Process Flow Diagram
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Sediment Dredge and Delivery
Screening, Offloading, and Storage
Preprocessing
Application of Impact Forces
Collision Chamber
Floatable Organic Removal
Organic Contaminant Oxidation
Liquid/Solid Separation – Hydrocyclones
Liquid/Solid Separation – Centrifuge
Topsoil Manufacturing
� Decontaminated Sediment
— Lower Passaic River� Mix with Organics, Sand and Clay� Add Organic Fertilizer/Stabilizer and Lime
Finished Product
� High-end Topsoil
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Topsoil Use – Montclair State University
TECHNOLOGY VALIDATIONNY/NJ HARBOR FULL-SCALE – LOWER PASSAIC RIVER SEDIMENT
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NJ Full-Scale Demonstration Project
� Full-Scale Operations— Site Selection— Permitting— Construction— Offloading, Screening, Storage— BioGenesis℠ Sediment Process— Beneficial Use
� Sediment Sources— Raritan River ~ 3,400 CY— Arthur Kill ~ 8,900 CY— Lower Passaic River ~ 2,300 CY
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Facility Operations - Uptime
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Metals Results
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PCB and Dioxin Results
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Understanding PAHs – Passaic
� PAH results – Counter-Intuitive— PAH Concentrations Higher in Treated Coarser-Grain Fractions
� 19 Bench Test Runs on Lower Passaic Sediment to Test Treatment MethodsResults:
� PAHs were Primarily Absorbed in Organic Detritus and NOT on the Surface of the Sediment Particles
� Micro-flotation Techniques Can be Used to Remove Organic Detritus
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Intermediate PAH Results
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Final PAH Results
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Topsoil Analysis
Rutgers, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Test Result
pH 6.15
Texture Sandy Loam
Soluble Salt 1.43mmho/cm
Macro-nutrients
Above Optimum
Micro-nutrients Adequate
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TECHNOLOGY VALIDATIONBENCH STUDY – HOUSATONIC RIVER SOIL AND SEDIMENT
Sample PCB ConcentrationSED-A 63 – 80 mg/kgSED-B 110 – 177 mg/kgSO-A 45 – 55 mg/kg
Housatonic River Samples
PCB Concentration = 0.2322 x Starting Concentration x e -0.33(n-1)
Individual Test Results
Extrapolation of Results to 2 mg/kg
REGIONAL PROCESSING FACILITYAPPROACH
Vision and Implementation
� Regional Processing Concept— Service for all Dredging Markets— Tipping Fee Approach ($/CY)— Sediment Decontamination and Recycle to Topsoil, with
Potential for Other High Value Products— Eliminates Long Term Liabilities
� What is Needed— Volume Commitment— BioGenesis will Finance, Design, Site, and Build a Regional
Processing Facility to meet the Needs of the Region
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Facility Requirements
� Site Requirements— 15 to 25 acres— Waterfront access— Truck access— Rail access (desirable)
� Processing Facility— 35,000 sft process building (all processing indoors)
� Waterfront Facilities— Minimum of 11 feet of water (mean low tide)— 1,000 linear feet of bulkhead
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Top Soil~80 tons/hr
TreatedWastewater
350 – 400 gpm
Power Supply4,000 – 5,000 kW
Water Supply250 – 300 gpm
Waste solids1 – 10 tons/hr
Facility Inputs & Outputs
Sediment Processing80 cyd/hr
550,000 CY per Year Facility
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InitialCapital
Investment($25 – 30 MM)
AdditionalCapital
Investment($5 -10 MM)
$200
$180
$160
$140
$120
$100
$80
$60
$40
$20
$0
20cy/hr
40cy/hr
80cy/hr
30,000 CYProject
Plant Capacity
250,000 CYper year Plant
Projected Costs – NY/NJ Harbor
500,000 CYper year Plant
Projected Full-Scale Treatment Costs
$50 – $150 per CY
Vision for the Future
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Summary
� BioGenesis℠ Sediment Technology can clean organic and inorganic contaminants� BioGenesis℠ Sediment Technology produces decontaminated sediment which can be used in range of beneficial use products� BioGenesis℠ Sediment Technology can be implemented cost effectively� Regional Facility will reduce overall costs and be a resource for the Harbor
Thank you
John Sontag, Jr. PEBioGenesis Enterprises, Inc.
1390 Beau DriveWest Chester, PA 19380
(610) [email protected]
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