ASTM E3033-16

4.1 Purpose—This guide provides a process (complementary to various regulatory agency waste site use programs) for evaluating and restoring among eight site use activities at eleven types of 4.1.1 Active Recreation—Utilization of a 4.1.2 Passive Recreation—Utilization of a 4.1.3 Alternate Energy / Deep Anchoring Need—Penetration of the cover soil or capping layer of a waste / chemically impacted site to establish a foundation for a structure subject to weight or wind loading, or seismic forces (for example, photovoltaic arrays, wind turbines, solar water heating systems).

4.1.4 Materials Recovery—Capture and utilization of 4.1.5 Stormwater Management—Installation of a stormwater management practice that retains, detains, or slows down the flow of rainwater into an urban combined sewer (that is, combination sanitary and storm sewer) (for example, raingarden, bioswale, constructed wetland) and/or allows eroded sediments to settle out before entering a natural surface water body.

4.1.6 Composting Imported Debris—Placement of non-site organic waste and non-site soil upon a 4.1.7 Agricultural Cultivation (non- or lightly mechanized) or Marketing—The placement of soil (assured quality appropriate for the intended use) upon a waste / chemically impacted site in raised beds for the growing of vegetables (that is, leaf, root, or fruit types) (for example, community gardens and cooperative farms); the raising of animals for human consumption at a waste site; and, the marketing of produce from the above identified cultivation activities (for example, neighborhood green markets) according to 4.1.8 Nature Preserve / Nature-based / Buffer Area Use—Natural or intentionally engineered surface vegetation and/or water features with limited access to human intrusion of the space. Some 4.2 Regulatory Context—This guide does not supersede federal, State, or local regulations.

1.1 This guide provides a beneficial, 1.2 Provided herein is instruction on evaluating and judging the acceptability of: (1) Chemical exposure barrier(s) (and other engineering and institutional control measures) in place between actual or potential chemically impacted soil; and/or (2) time of use restriction(s) established at a 1.3 Additionally provided is instruction on assessing the terminal conditions at a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill; that is, flows of methane below which passive rather than active venting is recommended, and flows of leachate of a long-term, consistent quality that is clean enough to allow direct discharge of the liquid to surface waters. See Appendix X3 for additional information.

1.4 This guide complements solid waste regulatory programs where guidance on beneficial usage is unavailable or insufficient, thereby improving the chance that such sites may be repurposed for public and/or private benefit.

1.5 This guide may be implemented in conjunction with ASTM's Standard Guide for Integrating Sustainable Objectives in Cleanups (Guide E2876-13) with respect to community engagement activities. See Guide E2876 for more information.

1.6 This guide should not be used as a justification to avoid, minimize, or delay implementation of specific cleanup activities as required by law or regulation.

1.7 This guide should not be used to characterize (that is, environmentally assess) a site for the purpose of ownership transfer, although it could supplement other environmental assessments that are used in such a transfer.

1.8 Users of this guide make professional judgments that only apply to a particular site, at a particular date and time, and do not warrant safe conditions existing beyond that date. It is not impossible that a significant environmental exposure condition exists at a site but was missed by the user of this guide or the Environmental Professional who led the evaluation, or that the condition was introduced subsequent to the evaluation. The evaluation of a site by an Environmental Professional is not intended to be exhaustive; there may be significant unknown conditions that may not be apparent through reasonable site characterization efforts. Further, the user of the guide should advise the site owner to maintain any Environmental Professional-recommended 1.9 Users of this guide should comply with all applicable federal, State, and local statutes and regulations requiring and/or relating to protection of human health. This includes, and is not limited to, laws and regulations relating to health and safety of the people using a developed waste / chemically impacted site, the surrounding community, and/or public sector and private sector personnel who are involved in the management or oversight of 1.10 Use of this guide is considered a 1.11 This guide is composed of the following sections: Referenced Documents; Terminology; Significance and Use; Planning and Scoping; Site Use Activity Evaluation and Selection Process; and Site Use Activity Evaluation, Reporting, and Documentation.

1.12 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.