- Author
- Construction Industry Institute
- Title
- Environmental Remediation Management: An Eight-Step Process.
- Coporate
- Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX
- Report
- Research Summary 48-2, November 1995, 124 p.
- Keywords
- construction | planning | risk assessment
- Identifiers
- preliminary remediation planning; site characterization/risk assessment; feasibility study and remedy selection; final site remediation plan; remedial design process; remedial construction process; post-remedial construction activities
- Abstract
- Environmental remediation projects differ significantly in several respects from conventional construction projects. Foremost are the goals of remediation projects: to perform a cost-effective clean-up, to comply with regulations, to uphold corporate reputation, and to reduce liabilities. Other differentiating factors include the uncertainty in project scope and changing regulatory requirements and interpretations. In addition, technological and financial uncertainties present unique management challenges. This publication describes an eight-step process for managing environmental remediation that can maximize successes and minimize problems. A separate chapter is devoted to each of the eight steps, and key management issues relevant to each step are highlighted. Although written primarily for owner mangers of remediation projects, the information provided here also is valuable for design and construction contractors involved in remediation.