COMMITTEE E50
ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, RISK
MANAGEMENT AND CORRECTIVE ACTION
STANDARDS TRACKING DOCUMENT
04/02/08
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E50.01 Storage Tanks
Subcommittee Chair: Phillip Smith jphillipsmith@chevrontexaco.com
Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge,
stimulation of research, development and maintenance of standards and related
documents for environmental protection as it relates to storage, testing, and
management of tanks that are deigned and built to contain petroleum or hazardous
substances. The work of this subcommittee will be coordinated with other ASTM
committees and other organizations having a mutual interest.
Approved Standards
E2256-03
Standard Guide for Hydraulic Integrity of New, Repaired, or
Reconstructed Aboveground Storage Tank Bottoms for Petroleum
Service
Standards Under Development
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WK11080 Standard Guide for Environmentally Sound Management of Underground
Storage Tank Systems Storing Hazardous Substances or Petroleum
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Description The framework discussed in this Guide is limited to
facilities with underground storage tanks storing hazardous substances
or petroleum at atmospheric temperature and pressure. This Guide is not
intended to provide detailed technical specifications for implementation
of the approaches described in this document, but rather to identify the
important information used for sound environmental management of
underground tank systems. References to ASTM standards and other
industry guidelines have been provided to address implementation of the
approaches discussed in this Guide. Refer to state and local regulations
that contain more severe requirements.
E50.02 Commercial Real Estate Assessment and Management
Subcommittee Chair: Norman Eke NEKE@CONVERSECONSULTANTS.COM
Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge,
stimulation of research, development and maintenance of standards and related
documents for real estate assessment and management.
The work of this
subcommittee will be coordinated with other ASTM committees and other organizations
sharing mutual interests.
Approved Standards
D5746-98 (2002)
Standard Classification of Environmental Condition of Property Area
Types for Defense Base Closure and Realignment Facilities
D6008-96 (2005)
Standard Practice for Conducting Environmental Baseline Surveys
E 1527-05
Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment Process; Contact: Julie Kilgore,
Wasatch
Environmental
(801-972-8400)
jk@wasatchenvironmental.com
E 1528-06
Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Transaction Screen
Process Contact: Julie Kilgore, Wasatch Environmental (801-9728400) jk@wasatch-environmental.com
E 1903-97 (2002)
Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental
Site Assessment Process Dennis Waslenchuck
dwaslenchuk@environcorp.com
E1983-98
Guide for the Assessment of Wetland Functions
E1984-03
Guide to the Process of Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment
(Bill Gulledge PH; 703-741-5613
William_gulledge@americanchemistry.com )
E2018-01
Guide For Property Condition Assessments: Baseline Property
Condition Assessment Process (Carl DeStefanis
carl.de.stefanis@ivi-intl.com)
E2091-05
Guide for the use of Activity and Use Limitations, Including
Institutional and Engineering Controls; Contact, Amy Edwards,
aedwards@hklaw.com
E2247-02
Practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of Forestland
and Rural Acreage; Contact: Patrick Wilber
pwilber@fwforestry.com
E2308-05
Standard Guide for Limited Asbestos Screens of Buildings; Contact:
Anne Horan INFO@HORANANDHORAN.COM
E2418-06
Standard Guide for Readily Observable Mold and Conditions
Conducive to Mold in Commercial Buildings: Baseline Survey
Process; Contact: Katie Schwarting katie_schwarting@mbaa.org
E2600-08
Standard Practice for Assessment of Vapor Intrusion into Structures
on Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions Tony Buonicore
AJB@EDRNET.COM
Standards Under Development
WK9354 New Standard Practice for Landowner Appropriate Care of a Contaminated
Property
 Description – The 2002 Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization (the Brownfield Amendments)
defines liability protections for prospective purchasers of
contaminated properties as well as owners of land
contaminated by a release on adjacent or contiguous property.
To maintain CERCLA protection, the Brownfield Amendments
impose pre-purchase due diligence (i.e. All Appropriate
Inquiry), and post-purchase continuing obligations thru the
term of land ownership. While the procedures for All
Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) have been addressed by ASTM with
E1527 and within rule making by USEPA, the continuing
obligations are poorly developed for use by practitioners.
Current guidance is limited to the brief statutory statements
within the Brownfield Amendments, the US EPA’s remarks
within the preamble to the AAI rulemaking, the US EPA’s
Common Elements memorandum, and a handful of USEPA
drafted comfort letters. The existing guidance is inadequate
given the breadth of qualified property transactions eligible for
CERCLA protection, and that practitioners need practice
standards to demonstrate fulfillment of Continuing Obligations.
E50.03 on Pollution Prevention/Beneficial Use
Subcommittee Chair: James Roewer, jroewer@eei.org
Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge,
stimulation of research, development and maintenance of standards and related
documents for pollution prevention, and beneficial use. The work of this subcommittee
will be coordinated with other ASTM committees and other organizations sharing
mutual interests.
Approved Standards
E 1609-01
Guide for the Development and Implementation of a Pollution Prevention
Program
E 1861-97
Guide for the Use of Coal Combustion Byproducts in Structural Fills
E2060-00
Guide for Use of Coal Combustion Products For Solidification/Stabilization
of Inorganic Wastes
E2201-02A
Terminology for Coal Combustion Products
E2243-02
Guide for the Use of Coal Combustion By-Products for Surface Mine
Reclamation: Re- Contouring and Highwall Reclamation; Contact: Debra
Pflughoeft-Hassett dphassett@undeerc.org
E2277-03
Guide for Design and Construction of Coal Ash Structural Fills
E2278-04
Standard Guide for Use of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) for Surface
Mine Reclamation: Revegetation and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage
Standards Under Development
WK17919 THE USE OF COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS FOR UNDERGROUND
MINE FILL
Description: This standard guide covers the use of coal combustion products
(CCPs) for underground mine fill applications, for the purpose of controlling mine
subsidence or for the remediation of acid mine drainage. It does not apply to
surface mine applications. There are many important differences in physical and
chemical characteristics that exist among the various types of CCPs available for
use in underground minefill. Due to physical and chemical characteristics, CCPs
commonly used in mine fill applications are fly ash, flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
material, and fluidized bed combustion (FBC) fly ash. CCPs proposed for each
project must be investigated thoroughly to identify the appropriate mix proportions
to meet the project objectives. This guide provides procedures for consideration of
engineering, economic, and environmental factors in the development of such
applications. It will be used for beneficial use.
E50.04 Corrective Action
Subcommittee Chair: Tripp Fischer william.fischer@state.de.us
Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge,
stimulation of research, development and maintenance of standards and related
documents for environmental protection as it relates to corrective action at petroleum
and chemical release sites. The work of this subcommittee will be coordinated with
other ASTM committees and other organizations having a mutual interest.
Approved Standards
E 1739-95 (2002)
Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action Applied at Petroleum
Release Sites Contact: Dennis Rounds, dennis.rounds@state.sd.us
E 1912-98 (2004)
Guide for Accelerated Site Characterization For Confirmed or
Suspected Petroleum Releases
E 1943-98 (2004)
Guide for Remediation by Natural Attenuation
E2081-00 (2004)
Guide for Risk Based Corrective Action; Contact Helen Waldorf
helen.waldorf@state.ma.us
E2205-02
Guide for Risk Based Corrective Action for Protection of Ecological
Resources; Contact: Burton Suedel bsuedel@entrix.com
E2435-05
Standard Guide for Application of Engineering Controls to
Facilitate Use or Redevelopment of Chemical-Affected
Properties
E2531-06
Standard Guide for Development of Conceptual Site Models
and Remediation Strategies for Light Nonaqueous-Phase
Liquids Released to the Subsurface
Standards Under Development
WK15256 Guide for Standard Guide for Investigation of Petroleum Underground Storage
Tank Equipment Problems and Releases
Description This Guide is an organized collection of information and series of
options for industry, regulators, consultants and the public, intended to
assist with the development of investigation protocols for underground
storage tank facilities in the United States. While the Guide does not
recommend a specific course of action, it establishes an investigation
framework, and it provides a series of techniques that may be employed to:
identify equipment problems; in some cases prepare samples of failed
equipment for laboratory analysis; and document the investigation.
WK16004
RISK-BASED
REMEDY
mark.w.malander@exxonmobil.com
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Mark
Malander
Description – This is a proposed guide to assist the user in the evaluation
and selection of appropriate remedial activities to achieve identified riskbased remedial goals at chemical release sites. The process begins with
determining risk, cost and time tolerances and evaluating fundamental
remedial processes that are compatible with conditions presented by the
Site Conceptual Model. Conceptual remedial action scenarios are
assessed in order to determine the compatibility of corresponding
endpoints and closure requirements with the identified remedial goals.
The selected conceptual remedial alternative(s) are further evaluated to
ensure the technical performance of the remedy will achieve the remedial
goals while satisfying identified tolerances to risk, cost and time. Upon
implementation of the selected remedy, performance monitoring and life
cycle evaluations should be performed as necessary.
Task Group on Remedial Action Performance Measurements; Contact Cullen
Flanders cflanders@pa.gsc-global.com
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SELECTION
Description – This is a proposed guide to define the objectives, logic
and methods for measuring the performance of remedial technologies
and how to determine when to modify, augment or cease remedial
activities at chemical release sites.
Task Group for Finding the Cause of a Petroleum Release; Technical Contact: Tom
Schruben
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Description - This standard guide will address the investigation of
equipment that is not performing as intended as well the investigation of
releases to identify the root causes of the malfunctioning or the release.
The standard guide will address the method of investigation,
documentation, taking samples of malfunctioning equipment, preservation
of equipment samples, chain of custody, and storage.
E50.05 Environmental Risk Management
Subcommittee Chair: Paul Sonnenfeld sarahspop@earthlink.net
Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge,
stimulation of research, development and maintenance of standards and
related documents for environmental risk management. The work of this
subcommittee will be coordinated with other ASTM committees and other
organizations having a mutual interest.
APPROVED STANDARDS
E 1752-95 (2000)
Guide for Collection of Multi-Media Field Emission and Discharge
Data Associated with Glycol Dehydration Units
E1990-98(2005)
Guide For Performing Evaluations of Underground Storage Tank
Systems For Operational Conformance with 40 CFR Part 280
Regulations; Contact: Sammy Ng, US EPA (703-603-7166)
E2107-06
Practice For Environmental Regulatory Compliance Audits; Contact:
Frank Priznar, Prizim Inc (301-840-9316) fpriznar@prizim-inc.com
E2137-06
Guide for Estimating
Environmental Matters
E2173-07
Guide for Disclosure of Environmental Liabilities
E2318-03
Standard Guide for Environmental Health Site Assessment Process
for Military Deployments
E2365-05
Standard Guide for Environmental Compliance Performance
Assessment
Monetary
Costs
and
Liabilities
For
Standards Under Development
WK932 Standard Guide for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Activity and Use Limitiations
Applied to Risk-Based Corrective Action.
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Description: Risk-based corrective action (RBCA) is a systematic approach to
the clean up of environmentally-impaired property. Under RBCA, residual levels
of chemicals of concern remain on the property, but potential exposure to
human and ecological receptors is controlled through a variety of means.
Activity and Use Limitations (AULs) include both the institutional (legal) and
engineering (physical) controls used to prevent human and ecological receptors
from being exposed to the chemicals of concern. It is necessary to monitor and
track the performance of AULs to evaluate their effectiveness. This Guide
covers the information needed to assess the effectiveness of AULs. Activity and
Use Limitiations tend to be long-lived. Their effectiveness is necessary to
ensure that human and ecological receptors are not exposed to unacceptable
levels of chemicals of concern.