SCRD reports on clean-up
progress in state programs
progress in state programs
The State Coalition for the Remediation of Drycleaners (SCRD) reported last
month that as of May there were 3,663 sites in state drycleaning programs of
SCRD member states.
Of those, contamination assessment work has been initiated at 1,958 sites and
completed at 881 sites. Remediation has been completed at 169 sites and
initiated at 436 sites. SCRD said 429 sites are listed as closed.
This compares to the May 2007 status report which listed 3,537 sites in
drycleaning programs; 1,747 sites where contamination assessment work had been
initiated; 781 sites where contamination assessment work had been completed;
169 sites where remediation has been completed; 376 sites where remediation has
been initiated; and 371 sites closed
SCRD is comprised of representatives from state governments that have
established programs to fund remediation of drycleaning sites. The members
share programmatic, technical, and environmental information to improve site
remediation.
Current member states include Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
and Wisconsin.
California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia, which do not have
formal programs but are active in drycleaner remediation under other
authorities, also participate in SCRD activities.
SCRD was established in 1998 and receives technical, management, and training
support from the U.S. EPA Office Superfund Remediation and Technology
Innovation and the National Ground Water Association.
The SCRD web site (www.drycleancoalition.com) provides details on member states’ drycleaning remediation programs and tracks the various remediation
technologies in use.
A variety of technical papers are available on the website including: Comparison
of Remedial Systems Employed at Drycleaner Sites; Chlorinated Solvent Source
Control on a Limited Budget; Technology Assessment for Remediation at Solvent
Contaminated Drycleaner Sites; Conducting Contamination Assessment Work at
Drycleaning Sites; Drycleaner Site Assessment & Remediation — A Technology Snapshot; Reported Leaks, Spills and Discharges At Florida
Drycleaning Sites; Obstacles to Complete PCE Degradation During Reductive
Dechlorination; Drycleaner Site Profiles; and a Study of Assessment and
Remediation Technologies for Drycleaner Sites.
