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Beyond Compliance: Sustainability and Green Remediation on NYC Brownfield Sites

NYC OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

OER and the VCP Program

Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience Survey

Flood zone awareness Sustainable materials management In-situ remediation Efficient site management Green building opportunities

Remediation Sites in the Flood Zone

Flood Zone Awareness

Materials Management

Clean Soil Bank Asphalt Millings Bank Woodchips Topsoil Compost Concrete aggregate

NYC Clean Soil Bank

Soil Vetting by Generator

• Phase 1 site history
• Rigorous soil chemistry testing, qualifying Soil meets:
• Residential SCOs NYSDEC Part 375-6.8
• native soil
• Identify recipient match

Soil Vetting during Transfer

• Environmental professional monitors soil excavation:
• Each truck certified as “clean native soil”
• Transport manifest executed for each truckload

Soil Vetting by Recipient

• EP inspects soil on receipt
• Transport manifest signed and reported

11-Point Vetting of Soil Quality

Quantity (Tons) Cost Savings (Generator) Cost Savings (Recipient) Total Cost Savings

370,000 $10.24 M $17.56 M $27.8 M

Cost Savings

Environmental Benefits

Quantity (Tons) Truck Miles Eliminated Gallons of Fuel Saved Metric Tons

• f CO2

Equivalent

300,000 701,800 175,750 1,750

Asphalt Millings Bank

Cost savings Reduces truck miles Uses on remedial sites

In-Situ Remediation

Bioremediation Soil vapor extraction Eliminates soil disposal and trucking

Effective Site Management

Sediment erosion controls Reducing truck idling VCP Sustainability Statements

Green Building Opportunities

Passive cooling and shading designs Water retention Green roofs Grant opportunities

Thank you!

Kate Glass

kglass@dep.nyc.gov