Remediation Site Clean Up

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• Removal from SEMS Potential Superfund List

  If remedial action has been completed through one or more DEEP Remediation Programs or an interested party has committed to remediate a site through a DEEP Remediation Program, DEEP can request that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) remove any active federal superfund site from the Superfund Enterprise Management System (SEMS), formerly CERCLIS or that EPA offer a "comfort letter" stating it will not take further action to list the site on the NPL.

• State Superfund Program

  The State Superfund Program oversees and provides funding for the remediation of contaminated sites. The use of State funds for remediation at hazardous waste sites is determined by calculating a superfund priority score in accordance with Connecticut Regulations.

• Analytical Methods for Petroleum Releases

  The Extractable Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (ETPH), Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH), and Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) are analytical methods that are commonly used in Connecticut to characterize petroleum releases.

• LEP Board - Legislation Advisories

  LEP Board Legislation Advisories

• LEP Board Disciplinary Actions

  List of disciplinary actions the LEP Board has taken. Copies of the LEP Board's final disciplinary actions, including reprimands, consent orders, voluntary surrenders, suspension or revocation of licenses are available.

• Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance

  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.

• Current Projects

  Up-to-date information regarding high profile remediation projects in Connecticut.

• Frequently Asked Questions

  FAQs regarding Remediation in Connecticut.

• 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.

• Licensed Environmental Professional Program

  The Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP) Program was established to adopt regulations concerning the professional ethics and conduct appropriate to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity and dignity in the practice of an LEP and allowing LEPs to verify that an investigation has been performed at a specific property in accordance with the Remediation Standard Regulations.

• Environmental Cleanup

  Environmental Cleanup under the Release-Based Cleanup Regulations main page linking to requirements and information on release cleanups.

• Remediation Forms

  List of Remediation Forms by Program.

• Proposed Amendments to the Remediation Standard Regulations and Environmental Use Restriction Regulations

  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.

• Comprehensive Evaluation and Transformation Main Page

  To further Connecticut’s environmental and economic agenda, the State is working with stakeholders to transform the State's cleanup laws and regulations with the goal of achieving more cleanups more efficiently and effectively.

• 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.