A clear theme arising from EPA’s optimization studies is the need for more accurate characterization of site conditions to ensure remedy efficiency and success. The goal of the session is to share our lessons learned, discuss opportunities and challenges with professionals in the audience and to gain insights from the experiences of others.
This session will present an overview of efforts to “optimize” site characterization, including leveraging the use of existing site data, the importance and application of a “life-cycle” Conceptual Site Model (CSM), the use of high resolution site characterization techniques to improve the design and implementation of groundwater remedies, the use of incremental sampling methodologies to improve the representativeness of characterization of soils, and the use of newer visualization tools to better plan and monitor site cleanup.