ABSTRACT
The possible advantages of a large-scale aggregate approach over the traditional Resource Conservation and Recovery Act facility investigation/Characterization, Monitoring, Sensor and remedial investigations and feasibility studies process for the cleanup of large-scale environmental restoration areas are primarily reduced cost and time of operations. Macroengineering provides a conceptual, baseline-remediation system to: More accurately assess the economic impact and resource requirements of remediation activities for large-scale site restoration activities and Serve as quicker, more cost effective, and technically more viable. The capital investment makes it imperative that the approach be accepted in whole in the same manner that any major engineering endeavor requires. The intent of the baseline study should not be to establish a final design but to evaluate a variety of approaches that will encourage a wide range of alternative solutions. The baseline engineering system serves as a useful tool for decision makers and the general public for future planning.
