SUCCESSFUL GREAT LAKES DREDGING PROJECTSGOVERNMENT & PRIVATE SECTOR WORKING TOGETHER
Joseph Heimbuch Robert Rulede maximis, inc. de maximis, inc.
PIANC USA COPRI ASCE 2012 Dredging ConferenceOctober 22 – 25, San Diego, California
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
1. GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT
2. ASHTABULA RIVER • HISTORY & PROJECT DESCRIPTION• PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
3. OTTAWA RIVER • HISTORY & PROJECT DESCRIPTION• PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
4. “TEAMING” BENEFITS
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GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT
• 1978 - GREAT LAKES QUALITY WATER AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
– PURPOSE: “RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES BASIN ECOSYSTEM”
• THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AGREED TO GIVE THE “WORST AREAS” PRIORITY ATTENTION
• 42 “AREAS OF CONCERN” IDENTIFIED BY A JOINT COMMISSION
– 25 IN THE UNITED STATES– 12 IN CANADA– 5 IN BINATIONAL WATERWAYS
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GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT (Continued)
• 2002 - GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT (GLLA)
– CONGRESS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR “AREAS OF CONCERN” IN THE UNITED STATES
– PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE GREAT LAKES NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE (GLNPO)
– FOCUS ON “REMEDIAL ACTION FOR CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT”
• NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR WITH RESOURCES COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT
– APPLICATION PRESENTATION OF PROJECT REVIEW/ACCEPTANCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
• 2 SIGNIFICANT “AREAS OF CONCERN”:– ASHTABULA RIVER, NORTHEAST OHIO, LAKE ERIE– OTTAWA RIVER, NORTHWEST OHIO, LAKE ERIE
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ASHTABULA RIVER: History & Project Description• NORTHEAST OHIO – 50 MILES EAST OF CLEVELAND – FLOWS INTO LAKE ERIE AT
ASHTABULA, OHIO
• OPERABLE UNIT OF THE FIELDS BROOK SUPERFUND SITE
• 1993 - ASHTABULA RIVER PARTNERSHIP FORMED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE SUPERFUND PROCESS
• PARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF USEPA, USFWS, OHIO EPA, USACE, CORPORATIONS, PRIVATE CITIZENS & THE ASHTABULA RIVER COOPERATION GROUP (ARCG)
• 2004 - USEPA/GLNPO ACCEPTED APPLICATION FROM THE ASHTABULA PORT AUTHORITY FOR SHARED FUNDING FOR THE CLEANUP OF THE ASHTABULA RIVER
• RESOURCES FOR THE ASHTABULA PORT AUTHORITY (THE NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR) WERE PROVIDED BY THE ARCG AND THE STATE OF OHIO
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ASHTABULA RIVER:History & Project Description (Continued)
• PROJECT DESIGNED FOR THE REMOVAL OF 500,000 CUBIC YARDS OF PCB-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT
• HYDRAULIC DREDGING EMPLOYED WITH THE SPOILS BEING TRANSPORTED VIA PIPLINE TO AN UPLAND DE-WATERING AND DISPOSAL AREA
• ADDITIONAL 150,000 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS REMOVED DOWNSTREAM BY THE USACE UNDER THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT (WRDA)
• CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS PLACED INTO A TSCA-PERMITTED LANDFILL OWNED BY DE MAXIMIS
• PROJECT CO-MANAGED BY DE MAXIMIS & USEPA/GLNPO
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ASHTABULA RIVER – PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
• CONSTUCTED TSCA LANDFILL IN 112 DAYS
– 396,000 CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL EXCAVATED & TRANSPORTED OFF-SITE– 25,000 TONS OF CONCRETE BROKEN, EXCAVATED, TRANSPORTED & CRUSHED – 3,275,000 SQUARE FEET OF LINER (75 ACRES) INSTALLED – 5.3 MILES OF PIPELINE PLACED
• 3 MILES OF FLOODPLAIN GRADED & MAINTAINED
• 630,000 CUBIC YARDS OF SEDIMENT DREDGED, TRANSPORTED & DEWATERED IN 336 OPERATING DAYS (9/9/2006 TO 6/18/2008)
• 1,250,000,000 GALLONS OF WATER TRANSPORTED, TREATED & DISCHARGED BACK INTO THE ASHTABULA RIVER (NO EXCURSIONS FROM NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS)
• 595 GEO-TEXTILE TUBES UTILIZED
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ASHTABULA RIVER – PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)• OPERATED 24/7 IN 2006/2007 & 24/6 IN 2008• 85 PERSON OPERATING STAFF (45 ON DAYS & 40 ON NIGHTS)• 360,000 MANHOURS WITH NO REPORTABLE INJURY
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OTTAWA RIVER:History & Project Description• NORTHWEST OHIO – TOLEDO AREA – FLOWS INTO LAKE ERIE AT MAUMEE, OHIO
• 2007 - OTTAWA RIVER GROUP (ORG) FORMED TO CLEANUP PCB-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS OUTSIDE CERCLA
• PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE: USEPA, OHIO EPA, USFWS, USACE & THE ORG
• 2008 - USEPA/GLNPO ACCEPTED APPLICATION FROM THE ORG FOR SHARED FUNDING FOR THE CLEANUP OF THE OTTAWA RIVER
• 241,671 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS DREDGED IN 146 OPERATING DAYS (5/3/2010 TO 10/21/2010)
• SPOILS TRANSPORTED VIA PIPELINE, DEWATERED IN GEO-TEXTILE TUBES & PERMANENTLY DISPOSED IN A SEPARATORY LINER CELL SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OF TOLEDO’S LANDFILL
• PROJECT CO-MANAGED BY DE MAXIMIS & USEPA/GLNPO
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OTTAWA RIVER – PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
• RE-UTILIZATION OF MATERIALS FROM ASHTABULA PROJECT (PIPELINE & WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM) RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS
• 1,655 CUBIC YARDS DREDGED PER DAY (ON AVERAGE)
– CREATIVE CONTRACTING PRODUCED TEAM APPROACH & NO “FINGER-POINTING”
• 96% TOTAL PROJECT UP-TIME
– “LESSONS LEARNED” FROM ASHTABULA INCREASED EFFICIENCY
• 509,000,000 GALLONS OF WATER SUCCESSFULLY TREATED & DISCHARGED BACK INTO THE OTTAWA RIVER
• 162,500 MANHOURS WITH 1 SUBCONTRACTOR LOST-TIME ACCIDENT
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“TEAMING” BENEFITS• CONTRACT/AGREEMENT BINDS THE “PARTNERS” (NON-FEDERAL
SPONSOR & USEPA/GLNPO)
• OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE INPUT (USEPA/CERCLA, STATE REGULATORS, USACE & POTENTIAL FEDERAL/STATE NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES)
– EMPHASIS ON CLEANUP & RESTORING BENEFICIAL USES – NO PUNITIVE UNDERCURRENT
• BOTH PARTNERS HAVING A FINANCIAL STAKE FOCUSES THE PROJECT ON SCHEDULE & PERFORMANCE
– “STREAMLINING, EFFICIENCY & COST-EFFECTIVENESS” ARE NOT JUST MEANINGLESS WORDS
• CLEANUPS ACCOMPLISHED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
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THANK YOUQUESTIONS/COMMENTS
JOSEPH HEIMBUCH ROBERT RULEde maximis, inc. de maximis, inc. Sarasota, Florida Knoxville, Tennessee941-926-7929 [email protected] [email protected]
MIKE PALMERde maximis, inc. San Diego, [email protected] www.demaximis.com
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