Facility siting ‐ negotiating the minefield of “maximum credible event”

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Graham ◽  
J. Kelly Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Facility Siting

scholarly journals Compensation in hazardous facility siting : ban analysis of compensatory agreements

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Wrzal
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Direct Costs ◽  
Facility Siting ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
True Nature ◽  
Initial Capital

Although theoretically the voluntary site strategy has been commended for its success at solving local community problems, there has been a small number of siting successes actually achieved. This study investigates the approach of negotiated compensation and reward in the collaborative process under which willing individuals can come to an agreement concerning the siting of a noxious facility. Elaborating upon Kuhn and Ballard's (1998) optimistic conclusions regarding the progress of facility siting approaches in North America, the study investigated the true nature of collaborative theory in a case analysis of environmentally hazardous facility projects. The result suggest the compensation is an effective tool in the siting process. The analysis indicates that there has been an evolution in the nature of community agreements over the last ten years into more sophisticated allocations of benefits and burdens. The study also concludes that direct costs allocated by proponents for the purpose of compensation remain low and relatively small when compare to the estimated initial capital of the projects.

Boston Harbor Project: Water Transportation Systems Support a Major Urban Construction Project

1997 ◽  
Vol 1608 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
Stephen Corbett
Keyword(s):  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Boston Harbor ◽  
Facility Siting ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Water Transportation ◽  
Labor Agreement ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
New Facilities

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an independent authority. MWRA is constructing new primary and secondary wastewater treatment facilities on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. The new facilities will replace two antiquated primary treatment plants located on Deer Island and Nut Island, which is in Quincy Bay. Information on project management, project mitigation, and the facility siting process is provided, and the marine facilities and transportation services and the Boston Harbor Project labor agreement are described.

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