Area of Interest (AOI)
Long-Term Remediation Management and
Optimization Remediation System Evaluations
Page The US Army Corps of Engineers, Hazardous, Toxic, and
Radioactive Waste Center of Expertise developed the Remediation
System Evaluation (RSE) process in the late 1990s. RSEs are
meant to be low-cost, rapid assessments of available information
and current conditions; not detailed engineering or technical
studies. They are meant to be a positive action with a focus on
the future and not the past; not a finger-pointing exercise.
The RSEs consist of data review, interviews, a site visit, data
analysis, and report generation.
There are several reasons to be excited
about the use of the Remediation System Evaluation (RSE)
process. This is a small effort, in cost and time, to
potentially provide significant benefits to the project. The
RSE process is intended to:
- identify ways to save money on operations and maintenance;
-
shorten the time to closure, through
periodic optimization and consideration of new technologies;
- support periodic (Five-Year) reviews of the
protectiveness and performance of the remedy;
-
verify that there are clear goals and
realistic closure criteria for the project; and
-
assure that Government-owned equipment is
being adequately maintained.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has adopted the RSE
process and variants of it to assess performance and cost saving
opportunities at its fund-financed sites.
Resources
(available on the
RSE Web Page):
- RSE
Checklists
- RSE
Instruction Guide
- RSE
Guide Scope of Work
Results:
-
List of USACE-performed RSEs
- EPA RSE
Demonstration Project
Report
Lessons
Learned:
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