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Aft <br /> H I G H L I G H T S <br /> )erlund Su=s Story 9 <br /> :ulatory Update:NPOES,CERCLA,NOx 10 <br /> t the Expert:Wetlands Delineation 12 <br /> Volume <br /> 1 9 9 3 <br /> Controlling Contaminated Sediment <br /> Cleanup Costs ' � yy � <br /> Richard rylCGrat{> <br /> f Y <br /> ediments hay t longi been . `�•,�".� �`i '�Y+�= ,i�ti•�� <br /> called the"ultimate sink" �- <br /> for contimmants. But. in91 =;, �'` rte., . ����• I <br /> addition so having a seve. <br /> impact on or�anisms in rhe sediment as <br /> ��ell as on other local aquanc lire. theti rc <br /> •_ <br /> also being.vie%Led as a source ofcontami- <br /> nation. Well-known Superfund sites lih; , <br /> New Bedford Harbor In `lassachusetts, <br /> the Hudson River in New York,and <br /> Commencement BjY in \Vashington <br /> stare have shown that sediments can act Careful r1ecr 0,7 of remediation scnuegles at conr,tminrared.tedirrrenr sires such as New <br /> as a longi-term reservoir for pollutants. Bedford Harbor can wive,nillions of dollars I clean-rip cost. I <br /> thus reducing the effectiveness of point I <br /> source controls. EPA recently released its i <br /> I <br /> Great Likes%VaterQuahrvGuidance. The HON Rule: Tough. New Emissions <br /> which emphasizes the importance of sed- _] <br /> iments as a source of pollutants in aqua( I,lrrilts for r T1ndustl-y <br /> is systems and the need for its control. <br /> I <br /> Regulators have turned their atten- <br /> tion to [his vesin�problem,and new This,nestle derails the proposed Hazzrdow n the first major rule-semina <br /> laws are scheduled to go into elfeci in the <br /> Omanrc National Emission Standara'ro, directive under the 1994 <br /> coming months. The result will mean Hazardous,fir Pollutants(NESH.APSi Clean Air Act Amendments <br /> increased months, <br /> pressure on industry will <br /> re an commonly known as the(HON)Rule. It (CAAA), EPA recently pro- <br /> atecontaminated sediments. Because the describes what the,NON Rule is, who it reg- posed tough nese emission controls for <br /> arch costs associated with this type of ulates, and what the baric compliance nearly rwo-thirds of the commercial <br /> remediation could reach hundreds of requiremrnrs will be. In the next Insign <br /> ht. chemiea4 substances produced by the sy <br /> millions of dollars, industry should con- we willfocus on emissioru averaging as a thetic organic chemical manufacturing <br /> cider a proactive,tiered approach ro cost-effective compliance option,as well as indusrry(SOC�II). The HON Rule <br /> managing sediments. <br /> other compliance monitoring, reporting,and First affect SOCNII sources,but its longi <br /> rrcordkeeping requirements. <br /> I <br /> (continued an page 2) (continued on page 4J <br /> ENSR INSIGHT-VQL.NO. 2- 1993 <br />