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ITRC Navigating this Website 1. Introduction 2. Importance and Value of Sustainable Resilient Remediation 2. Importance and Value of Sustainable Resilient Remediation 2.1 Evolution of Environmental Remediation to SRR 2.2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 3. Perspectives 3. Perspectives 3.1 State Survey Summary 3.2 Private-Party Sites 3.3 Federal Perspectives 3.4 Public and Tribal Stakeholders 3.5 ASTM International 4. State Resource Map 5. Advancing the Practice: Social and Economic Dimensions of Sustainability and Resilience 5. Advancing the Practice: Social and Economic Dimensions of Sustainability and Resilience 5.1 Sustainability Is More Than a Footprint 5.2 Special Considerations for Low-Income and Minority Communities 5.3 Road Map of Economic and Social Resources 5.4 Social and Economic Sustainability Through Constructive Change and Protective Remedies 5.5 Integrating Sustainability and Resiliency into Brownfields Redevelopment 5.6 Ecosystem Services 5.7 Green Infrastructure and Resiliency 5.8 Selecting Sustainable and Resilient Passive or Low-Energy Remediation Technologies 5.9 Social and Economic Impact Evaluations 5.10 Case Studies 5.11 How to Identify Potential Site or Cleanup Impacts on Highly Impacted or Socioeconomically Vulnerable Communities 6. Integrating Resilience and Sustainability into the Remedial Project Life Cycle 6. Integrating Resilience and Sustainability into the Remedial Project Life Cycle 6.1 Project Planning 6.2 Site Characterization 6.3 Remedy Planning 6.4 Execution 6.5 Response Complete 6.6 Site Closeout 7. Key Sustainable Best Management Practices for Sustainable Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Wildfires 7. Key Sustainable Best Management Practices for Sustainable Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Wildfires 7.1 SBMPs Universally Relevant to Extreme Weather Events and Wildfires 7.2 Wind 7.3 Snow and Hail 7.4 Fluctuating Groundwater Elevation Levels 7.5 Flooding 7.6 Bank and Shoreline Erosion 7.7 Pre-Wildfire 7.8 Post-Wildfire 7.9 Sea-Level Rise 7.10 Evapotranspiration 7.11 Storm Surge 7.12 Permafrost Thaw 8. Recommendations for the Future 9. References Appendix A. Case Study Matrix Appendix B. State Survey and State Survey Results Appendix C. Tech Sheets for Selected State SRR Resources Appendix D. Sustainable Best Management Practice Checklists Appendix E. Team Contacts Appendix F. Glossary Appendix G. Acronyms Acknowledgments Document Feedback ITRCEnvironmental Justice/Diversity EquityInclusion Sustainable Resilient Remediation HOME Extreme weather events and wildfires are increasing and could impact hazardous waste sites and undermine the primary goal of cleanups, which is protecting human health and the environment. Confronted with these risks, assessing and designing remedies with decades-long time frames should be reevaluated. Sustainable resilient remediation (SRR) is an optimized solution to cleaning up and reusing a hazardous waste site that limits negative environmental impacts, maximizes social and economic benefits, and creates resilience against increasing threats. The objective of this SRR guidance is to provide resources for regulators, stakeholders, consultants, and responsible parties to help integrate sustainability and resilience practices into remediation projects. This guidance updates the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council’s (ITRC) Technical and Regulatory Guidance: Green and Sustainable Remediation : A Practical Framework (ITRC 2011a), and includes a strong resilience component to address the increasing threat of extreme weather events and wildfires. Recommendations for careful and continuous consideration of the social and economic costs and benefits of a cleanup project are included. In the context of cleaning up contaminated sites, sustainability and resilience can be thought of as two sides of the same coin: while sustainability considers the remedy’s impact on the environment, resilience considers the environment’s impact on the remedy. This distinction is not so simple. To be truly sustainable, a remedy must maintain functionality for the duration of its design life and do so by being resilient to extreme events and changing conditions. The interconnectedness of sustainability and resilience, particularly as they relate to the cleanup of contaminated sites, reemphasizes the importance of an integrated approach. This SRR guidance presents the following lessons learned and resources: answers to frequently asked questions about SRR a summary of the state survey performed about SRR, including opportunities and barriers an online map with links to available state and federal resources to quickly find examples and best practices from your state or other states and federal agencies expanded information about and resources for the social and economic dimensions of sustainability, including state-of-the-art social and economic evaluation tools an updated framework that illustrates how and why sustainability and resilience should be integrated throughout the remedial project life cycle checklists of key sustainable best management practices to address resilience based on specific vulnerabilities at a site as well as resources for additional information case studies illustrating the application of SRR considerations a list of recommendations for the future Published by the Interstate TechnologyRegulatory Council, April 2021 Permission is granted to refer to or quote from this publication with the customary acknowledgment of the source. 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