Remediation Site Clean Up
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Release Based Topical Subcommittee Meetings
Release Based Regulations Topical Subcommittee Meetings lists the meeting dates, links, and associated materials.
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Materials used in the evaluation and transformation of Connecticut's environmental cleanup laws.
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The Remediation Division of the Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse is proposing amendments to Sections 22a-133k-1 through 22a-133k-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs). The RSRs specify the standards for the remediation of environmental pollution in soil and groundwater.
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RCRA Corrective Action, Closure, and Stewardship
Connecticut is authorized for RCRA Closure and Corrective Action, which requires facility owners and operators to clean up properties that have treated, stored, or disposed of hazardous waste. Information regarding financial assurance, ecological risks, RCRA closure, and various guidance documents.
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Permits that May be Needed for Release Response and Remediation Activities
Permits that may be needed to perform environmental remediation.
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LEP Complaints and Disciplinary Actions
Any person may file a written complaint to the LEP Board concerning the conduct of any LEP, and the Board may investigate such complaint. If the complaint appears legitimate, a Board member will be assigned as an investigator.
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An Engineered Control is a permanent physical structure designed to safely isolate pollutants which would otherwise not comply with the self-implementing remedial options allowed in the Connecticut Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs).
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Contaminants of Emerging Concern
An emerging contaminant is a chemical or material characterized by a perceived, potential, or real threat to human health or the environment or by a lack of published health standards. General information on emerging contaminants, as well as perchlorate, nanomaterials, and pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
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Requesting Approval of Additional Polluting Substances 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.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
DEEP's main PFAS page which contains links to various webpages related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Notices of Activity and Use Limitation
A Notice of Activity and Use Limitation (NAUL) is a type of Environmental Use Restriction (EUR) that complies with the requirements of section 22a-133o of the Connecticut General Statutes, section 22a-133q of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and the RSRs.
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Environmental Use Restrictions
An Environmental Use Restriction (EUR) is used to minimize the risk of human exposure to pollutants and hazards to the environment by preventing specific uses or activities at a property or a portion of a property.
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Ecological Risk Assessment is a structured scientific evaluation of the potential for harm to occur to ecological receptors as a result of exposure to some stressor, often an exposure to chemical contamination.