[CPEO-BIF] [Fwd: Superfund Green Remediation Strategy: Opportunity to Review/Comment]

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Subject: Superfund Green Remediation Strategy:  Opportunity to 
Review/Comment
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:28:11 -0400
From: Superfund_Green_Remediation@epamail.epa.gov
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;


MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:    Superfund Green Remediation Strategy
            Request for Comments

FROM: James E. Woolford, Director
            Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation

TO:         Interested Parties

      The Superfund Remedial Program has developed a strategy that sets
out its current plans to reduce energy use and enhance the environmental
performance of remedial and non-time critical removal actions undertaken
to address hazardous waste sites.  The development of the Strategy
reflects EPA’s recognition that at many sites, more can be done to limit
the environmental footprint of Superfund activities, while at the same
time protecting human health and the environment.  I am writing to ask
for your comments on the Strategy.

      Developed by a workgroup of Headquarters and regional staff, the
Superfund Green Remediation Strategy is an initial effort to outline key
actions and related activities that can be undertaken to promote green
remediation.  These action items fall into three major categories:
policy and guidance development, resource development and program
implementation, and program evaluation.  The Strategy also contains a
number of recommendations including calling for EPA to implement a
series of near-term program initiatives and establish a baseline of
Superfund energy usage.

      The Strategy is available at
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/greenremediation.  EPA will accept comments
for 60 days from the date of this memorandum. (NOTE:  EPA IS ACCEPTING
COMMENTS UNTIL NOVEMBER 10, 2009.)  Comments should be sent to:
Superfund Green Remediation Strategy, Office of Superfund Remediation
and Technology Innovation, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Mail
Code 5204P, Washington, DC 20460 or may be e-mailed to
Superfund_Green_Remediation@epa.gov.

      I look forward to working with you on this important effort.


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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