What is the extent of regulatory acceptance of the Triad? What State regulatory agencies have bought into the Triad?
As the case studies contained in the Triad Resource Center demonstrate, the Triad approach has been used successfully at sites across the country that involve a wide range of contaminants of concern, and that represent a wide range of regulatory environments. The EPA is constantly working internally with EPA regional offices, as well as other state and federal agencies, to gain regulatory acceptance and understanding of the Triad approach. As an example, the State of New Jersey s Department of Environmental Protection, with the assistance of EPA, has actively embraced the Triad and is working to integrate the Triad into its regulatory scheme. As with most advances in characterization and remediation technologies/approaches, however, the ultimate regulatory acceptance rests with the individual local, state, or federal agency staff member assigned to oversee work at a site. As more and more projects are done applying all (i.e., a Triad project) or some (i.e., a Triad-like project) Triad
