Remediation technology project cost data

Total Project Cost Data for MTBE Remediation Technology (127 Applications, 2002 USD)3... 

Table 24.5 summarizes the cost information reported for 127 MTBE remediation technology applications. Only costs reported as total project costs are summarized in this table. Note that these include both completed and ongoing projects. Because of the wide variation in the components that were included in the reported total project costs, these data should only be used as a general reference about costs and should not be used as a sole basis to estimate costs for future MTBE remediation projects or to compare the cost of technologies. In addition, U.S. EPA prepared a more detailed... 

In 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (ERA) published a cost analysis of various remediation technologies, including SVE. SVE technology costs were analyzed based on operation and maintenance (O M) costs, capital costs, and other site-specific data (D22449H, p. 4-1). Cost data for these projects is summarized in Table 1. 

The estimated price for this technology is 40 to 150/yd of waste material. These price estimates do not always include all indirect costs associated with treatment such as excavation, permits, and treatment of residuals. Table 1 presents actual cost data from several remediation projects (D13751J). 

Estimated costs for the field demonstration of the IGRS have been summarized in Table 1. Initial estimates will be revised as actual cost data becomes available. These estimates are primarily those costs associated with actual waste site remediation and do not include all of the project costs associated with development of the technology. It is assumed that the total remediation effort wUl require 2 years (D14727N, pp. 23, 25). 

Means, R.S. 2005. Environmental Remediation. Cost Data-assemblies. 11th ed. R.S. Means Company Englewood, CO Talisman Partners. This book includes pricing for more than seventy standard remediation technologies and related tasks, and includes costs for every kind and size of project. 

It is difficult to provide cost comparison data for the SET process vs. alternative technologies because of the wide variability of the waste that must be remediated (soil, sludge, neat, oils, building materials, DNAPLs, etc.) and the nature of the contaminants. Each situation must be examined individually. What can be said is that SET is cost-competitive to incineration. Several good cost and effectiveness comparison references for these technologies are available from the Federal Government web sites (www.frtr. gov/costper.html and www.lanl.gov/projects/etcap/intro.html). 

Thermal treatment appears to be the most readily available remedial action technology for dioxin. However, no data are available to confirm the maintainability, reliability and cost-effectiveness of transportable commercial systems. Through a competitive process, the USAF selected ENSCO Corporation for a full-scale field test of their rotary-kiln combustor. The test will be conducted at the NCBC, Mississippi and will involve treatment of approximately 9000 cubic yards of contaminated soil. An intense analytical program and engineering failure mode analysis will support the project. Testing is planned for November 1986 - March 1987. 

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