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The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Document (“ASTSWMO”) has produced a document titled:
Quick Reference Guide Community Considerate Cleanups (“Guide”).
The December 2024 Guide was developed by ASTSWMO’s Investigation and Remedies Selection Focus Group.
The stated goal of the guide is to:
…to support the development of Community Considerate Cleanups (C3).
Such cleanups are stated to be designed:
…through the lens of the people who live, work, play, and learn in an affected community.
The Guide addresses:
- Importance of Community Considerate Cleanup Plans.
- Designing a Community Considerate Cleanup Plan.
- C3 Approach: Community Considerate Cleanup Summary.
- C3 Approach: Cleanup Alternative Evaluation.
- C3 Approach: Encouraging Use of Technology.
- Regulatory Project Manager C3 Checklist, which includes:
- Before Developing the Cleanup Plan.
- Before the Cleanup Plan is Submitted for Regulatory Review.
- C3 Cleanup Plan Requirements Checklist.
- Conceptual Site Model (CSM) and Cleanup Goals.
- Evaluation of Cleanup Alternatives.
- Evaluation of Selected Alternative.
- Community Safety Measures During Cleanup Implementation.
- Environmental Safety and Protection Measures.
- Community Benefit Post Cleanup.
- Community Engagement and Feedback.
- Other Cleanup Related Documents.
Dianna Kilburn, P.G., Assessment and Remediation Operations Manager of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality, is a member of the ASTSWMO subcommittee that developed this document.
A copy of the Guide can be downloaded here.
