Managing Contaminated Groundwater

Contaminated groundwater sites represent a significant liability for DoD and require characterization, remediation, and monitoring. SERDP and ESTCP efforts are leading to improved cleanup practices and reduced life-cycle costs.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Demonstration of a Full-Scale Fluidized Bed Bioreactor for the Treatment of Perchlorate at Low Concentrations in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200543
Principal Investigator: Dr. Todd Webster, Envirogen Technologies Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2006

Demonstration of a New, Highly Perchlorate-Selective Ion Exchange Resin Coupled with Resin-Optimized, Single-Vessel Engineering Design

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200542
Principal Investigator: Jim Summerfield, Dow Water and Process Solutions
ESTCP Oct 2005

Demonstration of an In-Situ Friction-Sound Probe for Mapping Particle Size at Contaminated Sediment Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200919
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR
ESTCP Jan 2009

Demonstration of the Gore Module for Passive Groundwater Sampling

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200921
Principal Investigator: Ms. Louise Parker, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jan 2009

Demonstration/Validation of More Cost-Effective Methods for Mitigating Radon and VOC Subsurface Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201322
Principal Investigator: Mr. Todd McAlary, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Designing, Assessing, and Demonstrating Sustainable Bioaugmentation for Treatment of DNAPL Sources in Fractured Bedrock

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201210
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Schaefer, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Determining Source Attenuation History to Support Closure by Natural Attenuation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201032
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Newell, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Nov 2009

Development and Validation of a Quantitative Framework and Management Expectation Tool for the Selection of Bioremediation Approaches at Chlorinated Solvent Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201129
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Mar 2011

Development of More Cost-Effective Methods for Long-Term Monitoring of Soil Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air Using Quantitative Passive Diffusive-Adsorptive Sampling Techniques

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200830
Principal Investigator: Mr. Todd McAlary, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2008

Development of an Expanded, High-Reliability Cost and Performance Database for In Situ Remediation Technologies

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201120
Principal Investigator: Mr. Travis McGuire, Groundwater Services, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Direct-Push Optical Screening Tool for High-Resolution, Real-Time Mapping of Chlorinated Solvent DNAPL Architecture

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201121
Principal Investigator: Mr. Murray Einarson, Hayley and Aldrich
ESTCP Mar 2011

Electrokinetic-Enhanced (EK-Enhanced) Amendment Delivery for Remediation of Low Permeability and Heterogeneous Materials

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201325
Principal Investigator: Mr. Evan Cox, GeoSyntec Consultants
ESTCP Jan 2013

Enhanced Amendment Delivery to Low Permeability Zones for Chlorinated Solvent Source Area Bioremediation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200913
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Newell, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2009

Enhanced Attenuation of Unsaturated Chlorinated Solvent Source Zones Using Direct Hydrogen Delivery

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201027
Principal Investigator: Charles Newell, Groundwater Services Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2010

Evaluation of Groundwater Levels and Movement Near the Rialto-Colton Fault

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201035
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Izbicki, U.S. Geological Survey
ESTCP Jun 2010

Evaluation of Perchlorate Sources in the Rialto-Colton-Fontana Area Using Chlorine and Oxygen Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis and Depth-Dependent Water Quality Data

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200942
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Jan 2010

Field Demonstration of Propane Biosparging for In Situ Remediation of N-Nitrosodimethylamine in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200828
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Apr 2008

Field Demonstration, Optimization, and Rigorous Validation of Peroxygen-Based ISCO for the Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200632
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Watts, Washington State University
ESTCP Apr 2006

Frequently Asked Questions about Monitored Natural Attenuation in the 21st Century

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201211
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Newell, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Full-Scale Fixed-Bed Biological Perchlorate Destruction Demonstration

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201169
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jess Brown, Carollo Engineers
ESTCP Jan 2011

Symposium & Workshop

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections for the Environmental Solicitation

NEW! National Academy of Sciences Report:
Alternatives for Managing the Nation's Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites (2012)
 
Workshop Report:
Investment Strategies to Optimize Research and Demonstration Impacts in Support of DoD Restoration Goals (2011)
 
Defense Environmental Restoration Program