Technology Profiles
Ninth Edition

The SITE Demonstration Program develops reliable engineering, performance, and cost data on innovative, alternative technologies so that potential users can evaluate a technology's applicability for a specific waste site. Demonstrations are conducted at hazardous waste sites, such as National Priorities List (NPL) sites, non­NPL sites, and state sites, or under conditions that simulate actual hazardous waste sites.

In the past, technologies have been selected for the SITE Demonstration Program through annual requests for proposal (RFP). EPA reviewed proposals to determine the technologies with promise for use at hazardous waste sites. Several technologies also entered the program from current Superfund projects, in which innovative techniques of broad interest were identified for evaluation under the program. In addition, several Emerging Technology projects moved to the Demonstration Program. To date, 11 solicitations have been completed -- SITE 001 in 1986 through SITE 010a in 1996.

In 1997, the program will shift from a technology-driven focus to a more integrated approach driven by the needs of the hazardous waste remediation community. The general solitication for technologies, the annual RFP, will no longer be issued. Instead, a team of stakeholders will match technologies with a selected site, which will be identified by the SITE Program. The stakeholders will evaluate proposals from many technology developers to determine the appropriate innovative technology for the site. Also, information about technologies will be continually collected and maintained in a database, which will serve as a resource to the stakeholders.

The SITE demonstration process typically consists of five steps: (1) matching an appropriate site with an innovative technology; (2) preparing a Demonstration Plan consisting of the test plan, sampling and analysis plan, quality assurance project plan, and health and safety plan; (3) performing community relations activities; (4) conducting the demonstration (ranging in length from days to months); and (5) documenting results in an Innovative Technology Evaluation Report, a Technology Capsule, a Demonstration Bulletin, or other demonstration documents. A demonstration videotape may also be prepared.

Cooperative arrangements among EPA, the developer, and the stakeholders set forth responsibilities for conducting the demonstration and evaluating the technology. Developers are responsible for operating their innovative systems at a selected site, and are expected to pay the costs to transport equipment to the site, operate the equipment on site during the demonstration, and remove the equipment from the site. EPA is responsible for project planning, sampling and analysis, quality assurance and quality control, preparing reports, and disseminating information.

Demonstration data are used to assess the technology's performance, the potential need for pre­ and post­processing of the waste, applicable types of wastes and media, potential operating problems, and the approximate capital and operating costs. Demonstration data can also provide insight into long­term operating and maintenance costs and long­term risks.

The Demonstration Program currently includes 103 developers and 113 projects. These projects are organized into two sections: completed projects and ongoing projects. The completed projects are presented in alphabetical order by developer name in Table 1 and in the profiles that follow; the ongoing projects are presented in Table 2 and in the profiles that follow.



Completed Demonstration Program Projects

Ongoing Demonstration Program Projects