ABSTRACT
In this chapter, techniques are described for remediating contaminated groundwater. e purpose of this chapter is to present a comprehensive approach for developing and implementing a groundwater remediation program; examples of such approaches and references for further information on such approaches are presented. In the remaining portion of this subsection on fundamentals, the purpose of, and typical goals for, groundwater remediation programs are addressed, and the role of risk assessment in groundwater remediation programs is described. Approaches to groundwater remediation are described based on the current requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for remediating sites that are regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; or analogous state programs. Other requirements, such as local regulations (as described in Chapter 22), and the need to mitigate human health or other environmental concerns
posed by the contaminated groundwater may also dene the needs of a groundwater remediation program.
