Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Voluntary Remediation Programs

CGS Section 22a-133x

After the effective date of the RBCRs (March 1, 2026), this program will primarily be entered as a requirement for enrollment into the Abandoned Brownfield Cleanup (ABC) Program with the $3,250 CGS 22a-133x fee.

After the effective date of the RBCRs, sampling performed at sites that had been entered into this program would initiate the schedule for reporting the releases under the RBCR requirements, either immediately, within 120 days, or within one year depending on the level of contamination present.

Alternatively, sites currently in this program may enter the new Voluntary Parcel-Wide Cleanup Program described below.

Voluntary Parcel-Wide Cleanup Program

 Public Act 25-6 replaced Voluntary Remediation Program 133y program on March 1, 2026 with the Voluntary Parcel-Wide Cleanup Program associated with the Release-Based Cleanup Program.

Program Overview

This Voluntary Parcel-Wide Cleanup Program is an elective program under CGS section 22a-133y (Public Act 25-6 section 4) for property owners to cleanup and verify all releases on a parcel:

  • if a Phase II Investigation is intitiated before the discovery of a release or
  • initiated within 60 days of discovering a release
  • if the parcel is not subject to the Property Transfer Program or under order or stipulated judgment to cleanup a release(s)
  • if an LEP provides notice to enter the Voluntary Parcel-Wide Cleanup Program by the earliest reporting deadline
  • REQUIRED: upload into REACT an Environmental Condition Assessment Form (Instructions) indicating intent to enter the Parcel-Wide Program with the Phase II or Phase III report documenting each release on the parcel
  • 2 years after initiation of the Phase II Investigation the site will enter a Tier unless the parcel is verified before then
  • Fee No entry fee, but tiering fees will apply two years after entering the parcel-wide program
  • Use Release Remediation Closure Report to submit closure completion documentation for individual releases OR Use Sitewide LEP Verification form to submit completion documentation for entire parcel.

Legacy Voluntary Remedial Program 133y (June 29, 1995 – March 1, 2026)

To have entered the CGS 22a-133y VRP, the property must have been:

  • located in an area where groundwater is classified as GB or GC; and
  • not have been subject to any Administrative Order, Consent Order, or Stipulated Judgment issued by the Commissioner or the court regarding the contamination.

Prior to starting remedial action, the property owner must have submitted a Remedial Action Plan prepared by a Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP) upon entry into the VRP. Public Notice of remediation was required.

The LEP must have verified that an investigation has been performed at the property in accordance with prevailing standards and guidelines, and that all actions taken to contain, remove or mitigate the release area(s) at the property were completed. A Verification Form and Final Remedial Action Report (FRAR) must have been signed and sealed by the LEP and uploaded into REACT before March 1, 2026 for remediation to have been completed under this program.

The property owner must maintain all records relating to the remedial action for at least ten years.
 

Content Last Updated March 23, 2026