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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
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Acknowledgments
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Appendix G. Acronyms

ABC asphalt, brick, and concrete
ADEC Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
ADNR Alaska Department of Natural Resources
AFB Air Force Base
AOC Administrative Order on Consent
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BMP best management practice
CBA cost-benefit analysis
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CRSI Climate Resilience Screening Index
CSM conceptual site model
CSVI Community Social Vulnerability Indicators
DNAPL dense nonaqueous phase liquid
DNR Department of Natural Resources
DOD Department of Defense (U.S.)
DOE Department of Energy
DON Department of Navy
DTSC Department of Toxic Substances Control
EA enhanced attenuation
EJ environmental justice
EO Executive Order
ERT electrical resistivity tomography
ESA environmental site assessment
ESI Evaporative Stress Index
ET evapotranspiration
FAQ frequently asked questions
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
GAO Government Accountability Office
GHG greenhouse gases
GIS geographic information system
GSR green and sustainable remediation
GWSA Global Warming Solutions Act
HDPE high-density polyethylene
HDSRF Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund
HSPF Hydrologic Simulation Program – Fortran
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
ISB in situ bioremediation
ITRC Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
LCA life-cycle assessment
LCS life-cycle sustainability
LCSM LNAPL conceptual site model
LFG landfill gas
LNAPL light nonaqueous phase liquid
MassDEP Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
MCDA multicriteria decision analysis
MCP Massachusetts Contingency Plan
MUA Municipal Utility Authority (Camden, NJ)
NCP National Contingency Plan
NJDEP New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NJEDA New Jersey Economic Development Authority
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency
NPL National Priorities List
NRC National Research Council
OM&M operation, maintenance, and monitoring
OPR Office of Planning and Research (California)
P & T pump and treat
PCBs polychlorinated biphenyls
PV photovoltaic
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RDI Resilient Design Institute
RGGI Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
RI/FS remedial investigation/feasibility study
ROI return on investment
RRM residual risk management
SBMP sustainable best management practices
SEFA Spreadsheets for Environmental Footprint Analysis
SMART specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely
SRR sustainable resilient remediation
SSEM Social Sustainability Evaluation Matrix
SURF Sustainable Remediation Forum
SuRF-UK Sustainable Remediation Forum-United Kingdom
SVE soil vapor extraction
SVOC semi-volatile organic compound
TEK traditional ecological knowledge
TTZ XXXX
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA-ARS U.S. Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service
USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS U.S. Geologic Survey
UUUE unlimited use unrestricted exposure
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