ASTM D5745-23
Standard Guide for Developing and Implementing Interim and Early Actions for Waste Contamination Site Remediation

Standard No.

ASTM D5745-23

Release Date

2023

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D5745-23

Scope

1.1 The purpose of this guide is to assist practitioners in the development, selection, design, and implementation of interim, short-term, or early action remedies undertaken at sites of waste contamination for the purpose of managing, controlling, or reducing risk posed by environmental site contamination. Early action remedies and strategies are applicable to the management of other regulatory processes (for example, state underground storage tank (UST) programs are equally applicable) in addition to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)/ National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contigency Plan (NCP) process. This guide identifies and describes a standard process, technical requirements, information needs, benefits, and strategy for early actions. 1.2 This guide is applicable to both nonhazardous and hazardous sites of contamination as defined by CERCLA as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1986. 1.3 To the extent that this guide may be used for hazardous materials operations, it does not address the applicability of regulatory limitations and local requirements. 1.4 This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this document be applied without consideration of a project’s many unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this document means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process. 1.5 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D5745-23 Referenced Document

• ASTM D3740 Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
• ASTM D6235 Standard Practice for Expedited Site Characterization of Vadose Zone and Ground Water Contamination at Hazardous Waste Contaminated Sites
• ASTM D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
• ASTM E1689 Standard Guide for Developing Conceptual Site Models for Contaminated Sites
• ASTM E1739 Standard Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action Applied at Petroleum Release Sites
• ASTM E2081 Standard Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action
• ASTM E2616 Standard Guide for Remedy Selection Integrating Risk-Based Corrective Action and Non-Risk Considerations

ASTM D5745-23 history

• 2023 ASTM D5745-23 Standard Guide for Developing and Implementing Interim and Early Actions for Waste Contamination Site Remediation
• 2015 ASTM D5745-15 Standard Guide for Developing and Implementing Short-Term Measures or Early Actions for Site Remediation
• 2009 ASTM D5745-09 Standard Guide for Developing and Implementing Short-Term Measures or Early Actions for Site Remediation
• 1995 ASTM D5745-95(2005) Standard Guide for Developing and Implementing Short-Term Measures or Early Actions for Site Remediation
• 1999 ASTM D5745-95(1999) Standard Guide for Developing and Implementing Short-Term Measures or Early Actions for Site Remediation