Financial Assurance

Financial Assurance for Closure, Post-Closure and Corrective Action

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New Financial Assurance Transaction Form (Word) to be used for submittal and retrieval of Financial Assurance Instruments and Documents, effective immediately.

This form must be completed to request submittal or retrieval of any financial assurance (FA) instruments and documents that are required by DEEP. All requests must be sent by certified mail to:

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE OFFICE
BUREAU OF CENTRAL SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
79 ELM STREET
HARTFORD, CT 06106-5127

Complete and submit this form along with your financial assurance instruments and documents, when applicable. The Company/Facility name, site address, and Town, must be clearly indicated on any FA instrument and documents submitted. All instruments and documents submitted shall be original, signed versions, as required. Confidential information should be clearly labeled as such.

Overview

Financial assurance is required for owners, operators or permittees of certain hazardous waste, solid waste and other facilities to ensure that they will have sufficient funds to pay for cleanup, closure, or post-closure care.

Hazardous Waste Facilities: Sections 22a-449(c)-104 and 105 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) incorporates by reference the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) financial assurance regulations found in 40 CFR Parts 264/265, Subpart H.

For Property Transfer Program filings and new owners or operators of TSD facilities, an updated RCRA Part A Permit Application must be submitted 90-days prior to the transfer of ownership.

Cost Estimates

The value of a financial assurance instrument is based on an accurate accounting of all costs covering closure, post-closure care or site-wide corrective action activities.

Annual Inflation Adjustments: Review our Annual Inflation Factor Calculation Guidance (PDF).

Wording of Instruments

The instruments must be worded exactly as set out in the regulations. CT DEEP has created instrument formats to simplify document preparation and ensure consistency.

Financial Assurance Instrument Formats

All formats are provided as Word documents.

Hazardous Waste (Closure / Post-Closure)

Hazardous Waste (Liability Coverage)

RCRA Corrective Action (Site-Wide)

Solid Waste (Closure / Post-Closure)

Recycling General Permit (Closure)

Note ¹ - A standby trust fund must be established in concert with each of these instruments.
Note ² - Performance Bonds cannot be established for post-closure care at RCRA Interim Status Facilities.

Questions? We Can Help

If you have any questions concerning specific documents or instruments, contact the toll-free COMPASS hotline at 888-424-4193 or by email at DEEP.RCRAHelp@ct.gov.

If you have any questions concerning the FA process, contact The Office of Innovative Partnerships and Planning at DEEP.OPPD@ct.gov.

Please send documentation and originally-signed instruments along with the Financial Assurance Transaction Form (Word) to the address below:

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE OFFICE
BUREAU OF CENTRAL SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
79 ELM STREET
HARTFORD, CT 06106-5127

Content last edited March, 2025