Remediation Site Clean Up

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• Property Transfer Schedule Extension

  A Property Transfer Act schedule extension can be requested to address circumstances that warrant an extension of time. Generally, the Department will review a request in terms of whether the Certifying Party has made continuous, best efforts to complete milestones by the applicable deadlines.

• Verification Report Guidance Document

  The purpose of a Verification Report is to present the necessary documentation to support a verification rendered by a LEP and submitted by the certifying party, responsible party, or property owner, as applicable. The Verification Report is used by DEEP to assess the applicability and adequacy of the verification.

• Human Health Committee

  The Human Health Committee was established by the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force to assist with the development of the PFAS Action Plan and advise the Task Force on a comprehensive strategy to minimize human health risks for Connecticut residents.

• Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force

  To protect Connecticut’s residents and environment from the harmful effects of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), Governor Ned Lamont established the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force, which was led by the Department of Public Health and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

• Pollution Prevention Committee

  The Pollution Prevention Committee was established by the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force to assist with the development of the PFAS Action Plan and advise the Task Force on a comprehensive strategy to minimize future releases of PFAS to the environment.

• Remediation Committee

  The Remediation Committee was established by the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force to assist with the development of the PFAS Action Plan and advise the Task Force on a comprehensive strategy to identify, assess, and clean up historic releases of PFAS to the environment.

• GAC Filter System for Private Wells

  GAC filter systems are used to remove semi-volatile and volatile organic compounds (such as those found in gasoline, heating oil, and chlorinated solvents), as well as some pesticides, from polluted drinking water. Explanation of how these systems work, maintenance, and monitoring of GAC systems.

• Property Transfer Program Fact Sheet

  Guidance for complying with the Property Transfer Act requirements, including which forms are required for particular circumstances and applicable fees.

• Permits for Remediation Activities

  Permits that may be needed to perform environmental remediation.

• 1996 RSR Criteria Derivation

  The Remediation Standard Regulations that established the requirements for the remediation of contamination within Connecticut were organized by environmental media and relied, in part, on risk-based criteria that established remediation goals for various contaminants typically found at remediation sites.

• Remediation Standard Regulations Fact Sheet

  Connecticut's Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs) provide detailed guidance and standards that may be used at any site to determine whether or not remediation of contamination is necessary to protect human health and the environment.

• Remediation Standard Regulations

  Connecticut's Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs) specify the standards for the remediation of environmental pollution in soil and groundwater.

• Requesting APS and Alternative Criteria

  The Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs), contain numeric cleanup standards for 88 substances. When a contaminant at a site is not one of the 88 substances, Additional Polluting Substance (APS) criteria must be approved by the Commissioner to complete cleanup at the site under the RSRs. When the RSRs contain criteria for a substance but a party believes different numeric criteria are appropriate for a specific site, that party may request approval of Alternative Criteria.

• Wave 2 Revision Concepts and History

  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) presented proposed concepts in the RSR Wave 2 Conceptual Language document, as well as at multiple question and answer sessions and accepted public feedback regarding revisions to the Remediation Standard Regulations.

• Voluntary Remediation Program CGS 22a-133x Fact Sheet

  This Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) is an elective program in which an Environmental Condition Assessment Form (ECAF) and fee are filed with DEEP so that any party can expedite the investigation and remediation of any contaminated property.