TURA Program Regulatory Changes

TURA Program Amendments

MassDEP recently amended the TURA program regulations to conform to the 2006 statutory amendments.  The final regulations are now available to download on MassDEP's web site.

Brief Explanation and Rationale for Changes:

The Phase 2 regulatory amendments implement statutory changes that affect planning requirements under TURA, including new options for resource conservation planning and environmental management systems (EMSs). They establish new planning alternatives available for. There are approximately 600 facilities subject to TURA in Massachusetts, many of which will be able to take advantage of the new options.  TURA facilities that have completed a toxics use reduction (TUR) plan and two plan updates may choose either to develop a resource conservation plan (addressing energy use, water use, solid waste, or non-reportable toxics) or implement an EMS in lieu of further TUR plan updates.

These regulatory revisions are the second of two sets of revisions.  The first set of revisions, promulgated in June 2007, addressed statutory changes affecting reporting requirements. For more information contact John Fischer at MassDEP at (617) 292-5632.

Toxics Use Fee and Toxic or Hazardous Substance List

The Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Ian Bowles announces the promulgation of the revisions to 301 CMR 40- the Toxics Use Fee   and 301 CMR 41- the Toxic or Hazardous Substance List.

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