Hazardous Substance Research Centers/South & Southwest

Participants & Sponsors

The Hazardous Substance Research Centers/South & Southwest (HSRC/SSW) is leading the Anacostia River capping demonstration project in cooperation with the Anacostia Watershed Toxics Alliance (AWTA), a group of government agencies, companies, and conservation groups with interest in the Anacostia River. The HSRC/SSW is a university-based consortium sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, and its members are Louisiana State University (the lead institution), the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Rice University, and Texas A&M University.

The following organizations are providing financial or in-kind support for the project:

Anacostia Watershed Toxics Alliance (including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Park Service, District of Columbia Department of Health, and Earth Conservation Corps)
Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF) Sediments Remediation Action Team
National Grid USA
Tierra Solutions
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program
General Services Administration

The following organizations are participating in the demonstration:

Horne Engineering (prime field contractor)
Sevenson Environmental Services
EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc.
Earth Resources Technology, Inc.
Ocean Surveys, Inc.
R.J. Diaz & Daughters
Severn Trent Laboratories
Carnegie Mellon University
University of New Hampshire
Hart-Crowser, Inc.
Hull and Associates
Batelle
HydroQual