The Site is a 57-year-old facility with over 130 manufacturing, testing, storage, and administrative buildings, as well as an extensive network of subsurface utilities. The target treatment area for the BSVE system is approximately 77 acres and includes the most active areas of the Site and a portion of an adjoining international airport. The Site is also part of a regional groundwater Superfund Site and has active public involvement on both the Superfund investigation and jet fuel remedy. In addition to the physical constraints, an abnormally wet winter in 2005 caused a substantial rise in the local water table, trapping a portion of the free product and submerging some of the well screens, further complicating implementation of the system. An amendment to the Facility’s Title V permit was also required for system operation, and because some chlorinated solvents are entrained within the free product, the vapor-phase treatment train needed special design to mitigate VOC emissions from the system. After a lengthy design and review process, including significant public involvement, the amendment to the Title V permit was issued in early 2008.

Despite the complex technical issues and regulatory environment, the design of the BSVE system was recently completed and construction began in April 2008, with initial operation anticipated to commence this year. This paper will explore the various physical and technical obstacles that have been overcome to implement the selected remedy.