KFS06-012 Environmental Performance Improvement Practices and Projects in DOTs Gregory A. Smith, North Carolina Department of Transportation, presiding Sponsored by Committee on Waste Management in Transportation (ADC60) This session will provide details on recent research and practices to control the environmental effects of day-to-day DOT operations, including the costs of these efforts and their potential environmental and cost benefits. The session will also provide information on current guidance and practices to use previously developed and environmentally contaminated for transportation and transit projects and activities. Use Of Reverse Osmosis In Managing Salt-Water Waste Collected At Road-Salt Storage Facilites (06-2330)      Vinka O. Craver, University of Virginia      Michael Fitch, Virginia Transportation Research Council      James A. Smith, University of Virginia FHWA and FTA - A Look at Updates on Brownfields Guidance (P06-0421)      Constance M. Hill, Federal Highway Administration Highway Runoff BMPs and Winter Traction Materials Management: A Cold Regions Perspective (P06-0422)      Xiaming Shi, Montana State University - Bozeman      James Staples, Montana State University - Bozeman      Otto Stein, Department of Civil Engineering Session Type: Paper or Conference Session Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Environment and Energy; Environmental Regulation; Maintenance; Operations ******************************************************************************   KFS06-064 Construction Project Environmental Enhancement Practices and Projects Thomas Lewis, The Louis Berger Group, Inc., presiding Sponsored by Committee on Waste Management in Transportation (ADC60); Committee on Physicochemical Phenomena in Soils (AFP40) This session will present information and data on research and real-world applications to integrate environmental considerations and opportunities into construction projects. This information highlights the ability to protect the environment while fulfilling the DOT mission to provide and improve the transportation infrastructure. Use of Apatite Reactive Barriers under Roadways for Protection of Groundwater Resources (P06-0415)      Kevin H. Gardner, University of New Hampshire      Carolina Gonzales, University of New Hampshire      T. Taylor Eighmy, University of New Hampshire Risk-Based Evaluation of Recylced Materials Use in Highway Construction (P06-0416)      Kevin H. Gardner, University of New Hampshire      Jason Fapiano, University of New Hampshire      Jeffrey Melton, University of New Hampshire Reuse of Fly Ash Amended Petroleum Contaminated Soils in Highway Embankments (P06-0417)      M. Melih Demirkan, University of Maryland      Ahmet H. Aydilek, University of Maryland - College Park      ERIC A. SEAGREN, University of Maryland - College Park Strong, Durable, Natural and Biodegradable Products for Soil Bioengineering Techniques and their Applications in Highway Construction (P06-0418)      Calista Rohini Santha, RoLanka International, Inc. Session Type: Paper or Conference Session Subject Areas: Construction; Environment and Energy; Geology and Earth Materials; Pavement Management ******************************************************************************   KFS06-013 Programs and Systems for Environmental Management in DOTs David E. Soltis, Consultant, presiding Sponsored by Committee on Waste Management in Transportation (ADC60) This session provides important information on the means and processes by which DOTs can promote and practice environmental stewardship while operating more effectively and efficiently. The presenters will provide information on the drivers that led them to consider environmental management programs, the steps taken to implement these programs, and the environmental AND BUSINESS benefits realized through programs to integrate environmental considerations throughout their planning, design, construction, and operating activities. AGC's Business Case and Model for Developing Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) in the Construction Industry (P06-0282)      Malinda Tomaino Flores, AGC of America Inter-Agency Development of Performance Standards for Managing Materials, Wastes and Contamination Under Oregon’s Bridge Program: Benefits of Incorporating Environmental Sustainability into Oregon Bridge Construction (06-2592)      Jennie Armstrong, Oregon Department of Transportation      Ann Levine, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality An EMS Approach to Air Quality for Non Road Construction Equipment (P06-0419)      Ajay Singh, New York City Transit Implementing an EMS in Government Agencies (P06-0420)      Beth Graves, north carolina department of environment and natural resources      John Burke, north carolina department of environment and natural resources Session Type: Paper or Conference Session Subject Areas: Construction; Environment and Energy; Maintenance; Management and Leadership; Operations; Systems Planning/Policy/Process