In accordance with the proposed amendment of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act, this project completed the draft enforcement rules, draft implementation rules for transition period after the implementation of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act amendment and the land management guidelines for relevant parties, as well as translation of Japanese Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law amendment. Enforcement Rules amendments mainly include regular monitoring rules of the competent authorities, ,time to take appropriate measures, display locations of remediation plan, contents of control and remediation plans. The project also helped to develop the scope and contents of documents which require to be certificated by licensed professional engineers. Regarding the collection of contaminated soil off-site treatment information of other countries, this project collected regulations and guidelines regarding contaminated soil off-site treatment of the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia and other countries, analyzed their controlling procedures, transportation control measures, treatment technologies, soil treatment standards as well as re-use methods and procedures. Based on the collected information, the project developed reference treatment standards of contaminated soil, off-site treatment procedures as well as management methods for transportation and treatment facilities. This project also drafted the “Operation Directions for Transportation of Contaminated Soil”, developed controlling procedures, application forms, methods and procedures. In the aspect of management for transportation and treatment facilities, the project established a system for permit applications, issuance and revocation. Base on the draft “Operation Directions for Transportation of Contaminated Soil”, the project also assisted EPA to review, establish and test a computer system for contaminated soil transportation and treatment reporting.
