SUCCESSFUL GREAT LAKES DREDGING PROJECTS GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE SECTOR WORKING TOGETHER Joseph HeimbuchRobert Rulede maximis, inc. PIANC USA COPRI ASCE 2012

SUCCESSFUL GREAT LAKES DREDGING PROJECTSGOVERNMENT & PRIVATE SECTOR WORKING TOGETHER

Joseph Heimbuch Robert Rulede maximis, inc. de maximis, inc.

PIANC USA COPRI ASCE 2012 Dredging ConferenceOctober 22 – 25, San Diego, California

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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

1. GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT

2. ASHTABULA RIVER • HISTORY & PROJECT DESCRIPTION• PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

3. OTTAWA RIVER • HISTORY & PROJECT DESCRIPTION• PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

4. “TEAMING” BENEFITS

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GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT

• 1978 - GREAT LAKES QUALITY WATER AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

– PURPOSE: “RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES BASIN ECOSYSTEM”

• THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AGREED TO GIVE THE “WORST AREAS” PRIORITY ATTENTION

• 42 “AREAS OF CONCERN” IDENTIFIED BY A JOINT COMMISSION

– 25 IN THE UNITED STATES– 12 IN CANADA– 5 IN BINATIONAL WATERWAYS

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GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT (Continued)

• 2002 - GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT (GLLA)

– CONGRESS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR “AREAS OF CONCERN” IN THE UNITED STATES

– PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE GREAT LAKES NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE (GLNPO)

– FOCUS ON “REMEDIAL ACTION FOR CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT”

• NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR WITH RESOURCES COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT

– APPLICATION PRESENTATION OF PROJECT REVIEW/ACCEPTANCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

• 2 SIGNIFICANT “AREAS OF CONCERN”:– ASHTABULA RIVER, NORTHEAST OHIO, LAKE ERIE– OTTAWA RIVER, NORTHWEST OHIO, LAKE ERIE

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ASHTABULA RIVER: History & Project Description• NORTHEAST OHIO – 50 MILES EAST OF CLEVELAND – FLOWS INTO LAKE ERIE AT

ASHTABULA, OHIO

• OPERABLE UNIT OF THE FIELDS BROOK SUPERFUND SITE

• 1993 - ASHTABULA RIVER PARTNERSHIP FORMED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE SUPERFUND PROCESS

• PARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF USEPA, USFWS, OHIO EPA, USACE, CORPORATIONS, PRIVATE CITIZENS & THE ASHTABULA RIVER COOPERATION GROUP (ARCG)

• 2004 - USEPA/GLNPO ACCEPTED APPLICATION FROM THE ASHTABULA PORT AUTHORITY FOR SHARED FUNDING FOR THE CLEANUP OF THE ASHTABULA RIVER

• RESOURCES FOR THE ASHTABULA PORT AUTHORITY (THE NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR) WERE PROVIDED BY THE ARCG AND THE STATE OF OHIO

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ASHTABULA RIVER:History & Project Description (Continued)

• PROJECT DESIGNED FOR THE REMOVAL OF 500,000 CUBIC YARDS OF PCB-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT

• HYDRAULIC DREDGING EMPLOYED WITH THE SPOILS BEING TRANSPORTED VIA PIPLINE TO AN UPLAND DE-WATERING AND DISPOSAL AREA

• ADDITIONAL 150,000 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS REMOVED DOWNSTREAM BY THE USACE UNDER THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT (WRDA)

• CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS PLACED INTO A TSCA-PERMITTED LANDFILL OWNED BY DE MAXIMIS

• PROJECT CO-MANAGED BY DE MAXIMIS & USEPA/GLNPO

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ASHTABULA RIVER – PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• CONSTUCTED TSCA LANDFILL IN 112 DAYS

– 396,000 CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL EXCAVATED & TRANSPORTED OFF-SITE– 25,000 TONS OF CONCRETE BROKEN, EXCAVATED, TRANSPORTED & CRUSHED – 3,275,000 SQUARE FEET OF LINER (75 ACRES) INSTALLED – 5.3 MILES OF PIPELINE PLACED

• 3 MILES OF FLOODPLAIN GRADED & MAINTAINED

• 630,000 CUBIC YARDS OF SEDIMENT DREDGED, TRANSPORTED & DEWATERED IN 336 OPERATING DAYS (9/9/2006 TO 6/18/2008)

• 1,250,000,000 GALLONS OF WATER TRANSPORTED, TREATED & DISCHARGED BACK INTO THE ASHTABULA RIVER (NO EXCURSIONS FROM NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS)

• 595 GEO-TEXTILE TUBES UTILIZED

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ASHTABULA RIVER – PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)• OPERATED 24/7 IN 2006/2007 & 24/6 IN 2008• 85 PERSON OPERATING STAFF (45 ON DAYS & 40 ON NIGHTS)• 360,000 MANHOURS WITH NO REPORTABLE INJURY

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OTTAWA RIVER:History & Project Description• NORTHWEST OHIO – TOLEDO AREA – FLOWS INTO LAKE ERIE AT MAUMEE, OHIO

• 2007 - OTTAWA RIVER GROUP (ORG) FORMED TO CLEANUP PCB-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS OUTSIDE CERCLA

• PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE: USEPA, OHIO EPA, USFWS, USACE & THE ORG

• 2008 - USEPA/GLNPO ACCEPTED APPLICATION FROM THE ORG FOR SHARED FUNDING FOR THE CLEANUP OF THE OTTAWA RIVER

• 241,671 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS DREDGED IN 146 OPERATING DAYS (5/3/2010 TO 10/21/2010)

• SPOILS TRANSPORTED VIA PIPELINE, DEWATERED IN GEO-TEXTILE TUBES & PERMANENTLY DISPOSED IN A SEPARATORY LINER CELL SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OF TOLEDO’S LANDFILL

• PROJECT CO-MANAGED BY DE MAXIMIS & USEPA/GLNPO

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OTTAWA RIVER – PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• RE-UTILIZATION OF MATERIALS FROM ASHTABULA PROJECT (PIPELINE & WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM) RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS

• 1,655 CUBIC YARDS DREDGED PER DAY (ON AVERAGE)

– CREATIVE CONTRACTING PRODUCED TEAM APPROACH & NO “FINGER-POINTING”

• 96% TOTAL PROJECT UP-TIME

– “LESSONS LEARNED” FROM ASHTABULA INCREASED EFFICIENCY

• 509,000,000 GALLONS OF WATER SUCCESSFULLY TREATED & DISCHARGED BACK INTO THE OTTAWA RIVER

• 162,500 MANHOURS WITH 1 SUBCONTRACTOR LOST-TIME ACCIDENT

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“TEAMING” BENEFITS• CONTRACT/AGREEMENT BINDS THE “PARTNERS” (NON-FEDERAL

SPONSOR & USEPA/GLNPO)

• OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE INPUT (USEPA/CERCLA, STATE REGULATORS, USACE & POTENTIAL FEDERAL/STATE NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES)

– EMPHASIS ON CLEANUP & RESTORING BENEFICIAL USES – NO PUNITIVE UNDERCURRENT

• BOTH PARTNERS HAVING A FINANCIAL STAKE FOCUSES THE PROJECT ON SCHEDULE & PERFORMANCE

– “STREAMLINING, EFFICIENCY & COST-EFFECTIVENESS” ARE NOT JUST MEANINGLESS WORDS

• CLEANUPS ACCOMPLISHED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER

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THANK YOUQUESTIONS/COMMENTS

JOSEPH HEIMBUCH ROBERT RULEde maximis, inc. de maximis, inc. Sarasota, Florida Knoxville, Tennessee941-926-7929 [email protected] [email protected]

MIKE PALMERde maximis, inc. San Diego, [email protected] www.demaximis.com

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