Presentation Abstract
NewFields supports the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) with sediment issues related to cleanup in various ports and harbors in Puget Sound, Washington. To be compliant with Ecology’s regulations, sites must attain sediment cleanup levels (SCLs) for hazardous substances within a reasonable timeframe through a combination of active remediation and natural recovery. To derive optimal site cleanup scenarios compliant with regulations a methodology was needed to estimate the spatial and temporal extent of remediation. A GIS-based sediment remediation/recovery model was designed using ESRI ArcGIS Model Builder. The model incorporates the SEDCAM sediment attenuation model and analytical results derived from field samples producing various cleanup scenarios that are further evaluated as remedial alternatives. On a chemical-by-chemical basis, the model determines active remediation footprints required to meet SCLs at the end of a defined natural recovery period. Post-remediation natural recovery is incorporated through site-specific parameters such as sedimentation rate, watershed loading chemical concentrations, and the depth of the biologically active zone. The model can also be used to test the site-specific sensitivity to model input parameters. Such information can potentially identify data gaps required for the accurate prediction of future sediment conditions.
Session Title
Water Quality and Hydrodynamics
Keywords
Sediment, GIS modeling, Remediation
Conference Track
SSE1: Habitat Restoration and Protection
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE1-462
Start Date
4-4-2018 2:30 PM
End Date
4-4-2018 2:45 PM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Marine sediments--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Hazardous waste site remediation--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Geospatial data--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
NewFields Environmental & Engineering LLC; Washington (State). Department of Ecology
Geographic Coverage
Puget Sound (Wash.); Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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A GIS solution to evaluating remedial alternatives in sediment remediation and recovery
NewFields supports the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) with sediment issues related to cleanup in various ports and harbors in Puget Sound, Washington. To be compliant with Ecology’s regulations, sites must attain sediment cleanup levels (SCLs) for hazardous substances within a reasonable timeframe through a combination of active remediation and natural recovery. To derive optimal site cleanup scenarios compliant with regulations a methodology was needed to estimate the spatial and temporal extent of remediation. A GIS-based sediment remediation/recovery model was designed using ESRI ArcGIS Model Builder. The model incorporates the SEDCAM sediment attenuation model and analytical results derived from field samples producing various cleanup scenarios that are further evaluated as remedial alternatives. On a chemical-by-chemical basis, the model determines active remediation footprints required to meet SCLs at the end of a defined natural recovery period. Post-remediation natural recovery is incorporated through site-specific parameters such as sedimentation rate, watershed loading chemical concentrations, and the depth of the biologically active zone. The model can also be used to test the site-specific sensitivity to model input parameters. Such information can potentially identify data gaps required for the accurate prediction of future sediment conditions.
