Strategy and Tactics for Cleaning Up the Urban Waterfront
Contaminated urban waterfronts are a complex technical, regulatory, and social environment
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COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS
- Expert in urban and contaminated sediment management, industrial waterfront redevelopment, source control, and environmental effects of dredging
- Technically based in environmental chemistry with strong proficiency in hydrogeology, geology, regulatory affairs, and remediation technology
- Technical support for investigation, cleanup, monitoring, litigation, allocation, construction claims, cost-recovery actions and other matters related to sediment remediation
- Evaluation of fate and transport of contaminants in estuarine, riverine, and marine aquatic environments.
STRATEGY AND ADVICE...WORLDWIDE
- Project coordination for remedial design
- Owner’s representative during remedial action
- Remedial technology application
- Beneficial use of contaminated sediment
- Allocation and litigation technical support and expert testimony
- Contaminant source identification and control
- Site identification and investigation
- Confined disposal facility siting and design
- Stakeholder communication
primary services
project coordinator for remedial design/action
project coordinator for remedial design/action
project coordinator for remedial design/action
Liaison with EPA or State regulatory authorities to promote good communication, set reasonable expectations, and ensure compliance with requirements.
Project experience:
–Passaic River (Phase 1)
–Yosemite Slough
–Swan Island Basin
allocation and litigation technical support
project coordinator for remedial design/action
project coordinator for remedial design/action
Provides technical support for investigation, cleanup, monitoring, litigation, allocation, construction claims, cost-recovery actions and other matters related to sediment remediation.
Project experience:
–Portland Harbor
–Lower Duwamish River
–Bellingham Harbor
other services
owner's representative
source identification & control
owner's representative
- Project planning, strategy, and technical oversight
- Project coordination and agency liaison
- Source control compliance
- Communications management
technology application
source identification & control
owner's representative
Expertise in beneficial use, dredging, capping, monitored natural recovery, Enhanced MNR, in-situ and ex-situ treatment, dewatering
source identification & control
source identification & control
source identification & control
- Identification of sources and pathways
- Analysis of recontamination and natural recovery
- Evaluation of source control methods
- Focus on stormwater sources and impacts
cdf siting & design
stakeholder communication
source identification & control
Extensive expertise in the siting, design, permitting, and construction of confined disposal facilities and in the fate and transport of contaminants in estuarine, riverine, and marine aquatic environments
Project experience:
–Milwaukee Waterway
–Blair Waterway
–Saint Paul Waterway
stakeholder communication
stakeholder communication
stakeholder communication
- Broad spectrum of stakeholders; each with unique perspectives
- Early active stakeholder engagement helps decision-makers understand and address perspectives/goals
- Pilot projects and adaptive management principles help develop stakeholder trust
- Decision frameworks such as Life-Cycle Assessments and Stakeholder Value Assessments support consensus building
beneficial use
stakeholder communication
stakeholder communication
- Beneficial use options may be valued differently by stakeholders
- Some circularity may be achievable for marginally contaminated sediment
- Relatively high cost and regulatory uncertainty have limited broad application
- Current market participants lack sufficient incentives
- Limited, project-specific opportunities may exist
philip spadaro
I am an expert in environmental chemistry with strong proficiency in hydrogeology, geology, regulatory affairs, and remediation technology. I have over 40 years of experience applying expertise and management skills to projects where sediment quality is a prominent issue. As a senior technical advisor, I provide technical support for investigation, cleanup, monitoring, litigation, allocation, construction claims, cost-recovery actions and other matters related to sediment remediation. In addition, I have extensive expertise in the siting, design, permitting, and construction of confined disposal facilities and in the fate and transport of contaminants in estuarine, riverine, and marine aquatic environments. I am an expert advisor to clients for international sediment management and remediation projects in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Through years of work focused entirely on the remediation of contaminated sediment and land on the urban and industrial waterfront, I have developed expertise in application of the available technologies including dredging, capping, monitored natural attenuation, and source control. The successful execution of these highly complex sediment remediation projects demands meticulous planning, strong, scientifically sound technical approaches, and credibility with regulatory authorities. My international reputation for designing and implementing inventive, appropriate, and cost-effective waterfront solutions is anchored in these qualities and I am committed to seek out and respect the unique needs of every project, client, and cultural setting.