WSC #07-350: MCP Representativeness Evaluations and Data Usability Assessments

MS Word 376 KB | PDF 197 KB

WSC #04-160: Conducting Feasibility Evaluations Under the MCP 

MS Word 284 KB | PDF  419 KB

Summary of comments received on WSC #04-160 and DEP responses

MS Excel 102 KB | PDF 67 KB

WSC #02-430: Indoor Air Sampling and Evaluation Guide

MS Word 2.5 MB | PDF 789 KB

WSC #02-411: Characterizing Risks Posed by Petroleum Contaminated Sites: Implementation of MA DEP VPH/EPH Approach

MS Word 1 MB | PDF 423 KB

WSC #02-411: Support Documentation

MS Word 866 MB | PDF  224 KB

WSC #02-320 Compendium of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Requirements and Performance Standards

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WSC #00-425: Construction of Buildings in Contaminated Areas

MS Word 62 KB | PDF 57 KB 

WSC # 99-415: Preservation Techniques for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Soil Sample Analyses 

MS Word 54 KB | PDF 49 KB

WSC #99-300: Guidance on Implementing Activity and Use Limitations

MS Word 840 KB | PDF 1 MB

WSC #97 Numerical Ranking System Guidance Manual - 310 CMR 40.1500  

MS Word 565 KB  | PDF 384 KB

WSC # 97-701: Determining Non-Potential Drinking Water Source Areas

MS Word 98 KB  | PDF 76 KB

COMM #97-001: Reuse and Disposal of Contaminated Soils and Sediments at Massachusetts Landfills

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WSC #96-402: Underground Storage Tank Closure Assessment Manual

MS Word 349 KB | PDF 154 KB

WSC/ORS #95-141: Guidance for Disposal Site Risk Characterization

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 Massachusetts/ Rhode Island Dispersant Pre-Authorization Policy

August 1995
MS Word 948 KB | PDF 188 KB

WSC #94-400: Interim Remediation Waste Management Policy for Petroleum Contaminated Soils 

MS Word 139 KB | PDF 60 KB

WSC #94-311: Standard References for Geophysical Investigation

This document is also available at the State Bookstore.
MS Word 4 MB | PDF 3.2 MB

WSC #94-001: Massachusetts Closure Requirements for Shallow Injection Wells

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WS #94-001 Appendix: Q&A for the Non-technical Reader

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WS #94-001 Appendix: Q&A Summary for the Non-Technical Reader

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WSC # 94-150: Off-Gas Treatment of Point-Source Remedial Air Emissions

MS Word 460 KB | PDF 724 KB

WSC #91-800: Public Involvement Plan Interim Guidance for Waiver Sites

Guidance must be supplemented by new requirements in MCP (see 310 CMR 40.0630). January 1991
MS Word 287 KB | PDF 151 KB

WSC #91-310: Standard References for Monitoring Wells

April 1991
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WSC #90-601: Previously Non-participating and Newly Identified Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) Who Wish to Assume Responsibility for Response Actions

MS Word 39 KB | PDF 9 KB

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Draft Regulations

See Regulations & Standards

Assessing Contamination at Residential Underground Heating Oil Tank Closures

August 1998
Contact: elizabeth.j.callahan@state.ma.us
MS Word 351 KB | PDF 99 KB

Construction Policy

April 1994
Contact: John.J.Fitzgerald@state.ma.us
MS Word 85 KB | PDF 115 KB

Guidance on the Use, Design, Construction, and Monitoring of Engineered Barriers

Contact: John.J.Fitzgerald@state.ma.us
MS Word 572 KB | PDF 508 KB

Indoor Air Threshold Values for the Evaluation of a Vapor Intrusion Pathway

June 2009 Draft Technical Update
MS Word 353 KB | PDF 173 KB

Monitored Natural Attenuation: WSC #02-500 

Contact: kendall.marra@state.ma.us
MS Word 33 KB | PDF 28 KB
Link to related EPA document:
Use of Monitored Natural Attenuation at Superfund, RCRA Corrective Action, and Underground Storage Tank Sites

Petitioning for a Case-Specific Designation of a Non-Potential Drinking Water Source Area 

May 1997
MS Word 111 KB  | PDF 42 KB

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MCP Q&A

February 2009
MS Word 316 KB | PDF 69 KB

Master MCP Q & A 1993 - 2007

Frequently Asked Questions about the Massachusetts Contingency Plan.
Web page | PDF 363 KB

Acronyms List

Common Environmental Regulation Acronyms
February 1998
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Adequately Regulated Fact Sheets

May 2004
MS Word 92 KB | PDF 107 KB

Audit Program Fact Sheet

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Brownfields Fact Sheet, November 2006

MS Word  100 KB | PDF 37 KB

Community Concerns FAQ

Web page

Downgradient Property Status Overview

Web page

Fact Sheet: Buzzards Bay Vessel Notification & State-Funded Marine Pilot Program

February 2009
Web page

Financial Inability Program Fact Sheet

This program evaluates claims by PRPs asserting financial inability to conduct cleanup activities at 21E disposal sites.
September 1998
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Frequently Asked Questions about eDEP and Waste Site Cleanup

Web page

Frequently Asked Questions about MassDEP Annual Compliance Fees and Fee Invoices

November 2005
MS Word 38 KB | PDF 38 KB

First Year Compliance Fact Sheet

Summarizes deadlines and typical submittals required for the first year following notification of a release or threat of release of oil or hazardous materials pursuant to Ch. 21E.
Web page | MS Word 45 KB | PDF 43 KB 

A Guide for Oil Companies: Preventing Costly Spills During Heating Oil Deliveries

May 2004
MS Word 246 KB | PDF 231 KB

Heating Oil Delivery Lines: A Homeowner's Guide to Preventing Leaks

Web page

Lead Shot in the Environment

Environmental contamination from lead shot used in shooting trap, skeet, and sporting clays, and from spent lead bullets at shooting ranges.
Web page

Managing BWSC eDEP Attachments

January 2009
MS Word 106 KB | PDF 101 KB

Managing Spills of Oil and Hazardous Materials: Information for Municipalities

April 2006
MS Word 566 KB | PDF 412 KB

Massachusetts' Approach to Waste Site Cleanup: Chapter 21E and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan

May 2004
MS Word 270 KB | PDF 163KB

A Massachusetts Property Owners Guide to Hiring a Licensed Site Professional

Revised May 2009
Web page | MS Word 35 KB

Massachusetts Waste Site Cleanup Program - the Basics

January 2008
MS Word 306 KB | PDF 111 KB

Oil Spill Act Fact Sheet

March 2005
Web page

Potentially Productive Aquifer Fact Sheet

Improving the definition of areas where groundwater contamination need not be cleaned up to meet drinking water standards.
March 1997
Web site

Public Involvement Activities at TIER IA Public Involvement Plan (PIP) Sites

November 1998
Web page

Public Involvement in Site Cleanup

May 2004
MS Word 68 KB | PDF 102 KB

Removing Your Underground Heating Oil Tank - A Homeowner's Guide

Revised: Spring 2008
Web page | MS Word 96 KB | PDF 248KB

Risk Characterization and Evaluation - How Clean is Clean Enough?

MS Word 1.1 MB | PDF 240 KB

Site RTNs, Status, and Forms

Web page

Timelines and Fees

Revised: November 2004
Web page

Tips for Maintaining Your Home Heating System: Preventing Heating Oil Leaks and Spills

May 2004
Web page | MS Word 344 KB | PDF 113 KB

Transition Fact Sheets

These fact sheets are no longer in effect and are provided for their historic value only.
February 1994
MS Word 170 KB | PDF 70 KB

Vapor Intrusion Fact Sheet

Web page

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Best Management Practices for Controlling Exposure to Soil during the Development of Rail Trails

Fall 2003
MS Word 114 KB | PDF KB

Chemical-specific Information

Updated frequently
Web page 

Compendium of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Requirements and Performance Standards

Web page

Critical Exposure Pathways

Overheads from Workshop conducted by MassDEP on October 17, 2007 at the 23rd Soils, Sediments and Water Conference, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Web page

Data Enhancement Project Frequently Asked Questions

Web page

Guidelines for the Design, Installation, and Operation of Sub-Slab Depressurization Systems

MS Word 977 KB | PDF 213 KB

Indoor Air SOP

August 2007
MS Word 2.5 MB | PDF 2.1 KB
Cover letter
Web page

MassDEP Cancer Unit Risk for Tetrachloroehtylene and Appendices

Revised September 2008
Web page

Oil Spill Act Interim Guidance

Web page

Perchlorate: Letter to Blasting Contractors and Interested Parties: 
Potential Environmental Contamination From the Use of Perchlorate-Containing Explosive Products

March 2005
Web page

Real-Time Air Monitoring at Construction and Remediation Sites to Estimate Risks of Contaminated Dust Migration

MS Word 79 KB | PDF 63 KB

Technical Update: Residential Typical Indoor Air Concentrations

December 2008
MS Word 195 KB | PDF 60 KB

Data summaries in support of the Technical Update
MS Snapshot 286 KB | PDF 167 KB

Indoor Air Studies Spreadsheet
Throughout a series of meetings, the Indoor Air Workgroup has developed and applied selection criteria to an extensive list of indoor air studies. The attached spreadsheet presents the results of Workgroup discussions. Studies given higher priority for further consideration and review are listed first, followed by those given lower priority and finally, those rejected by the Workgroup for specific reasons.
MS Excel 326 KB | PDF 56 KB

Risk Assessment Guidance

Technical policies and guidance specific to conducting human health and ecological risk assessments.
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Source Water Assessment Program Zone II Delineation - Effect of 21E Site Management

May 2004
Web page

Vapor Intrusion Into Buildings Through a Study of Field Data

October 1996
MS Word 105 KB | PDF 61 KB

WSC #02-430: Indoor Air Sampling and Evaluation Guide

Web page

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Guidance

Beyond TPH Understanding and Using the New VPH/EPH Approach

MS Powerpoint 1.5 MB | PDF 768 KB

Characterizing Risks Posed by Petroleum Contaminated Sites: Implementation of MassDEP VPH/EPH Approach, WSC-02-411

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Letter to LSPs and other Interested Parties

November 1997 letter concerning the implementation of the October 31, 1997 MCP revisions related to the VPH/EPH Methodology.
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Letter to LSPs

January, 1997 letter concerning the implementation of the VPH/EPH Approach.
Web page

VPH/EPH Standards Derivation

Web page

Laboratory Method Validation Study for the Determination of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Indoor Air

June 1999
Text file 102 KB | PDF 1 MB   

Method for the Determination of Air Petroleum Hydrocarbons (APH);
QA/QC Requirements for the EPH Analytical Method

Web page 

Method for the Determination of Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH);
QA/QC Requirements for the EPH Analytical Method

Web page 

Method for the Determination of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH);
QA/QC Requirements for the VPH Analytical Method

Web page 

Preservation Techniques for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Soil Sample Analyses, WSC #99-415

Web page

 VPH/EPH Round Robin Studies: "Certificates of Proficiency"

DEP letter responding to the ITLA and LSPA comments opposing the issuing the "Certificate of Proficiencies" for the VPH/EPH project.
February 1998
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Reports on Results of VPH/EPH Round Robin Testing Program

Report on the 2nd Round Robin, January, 1998: 
MS Word 802 KB | PDF 951 KB

Toxicology & Risk Assessment

Battelle Report on Sediment EPH/VPH Toxicity

September 2007
MS Word 2.7 MB | PDF 1.5 MB

Interim Final Petroleum Report: Development of Health-Based Alternative to the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) Parameter

August 1994
MS Word 293 KB | PDF 1.3 MB

Updated Petroleum Hydrocarbon Fraction Toxicity Values for the VPH/EPH/APH Methodology

November 2003
MS Word 554 KB | PDF 701 KB

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Chemical-Specific Information

Web page

Innovative Technology Information

Web page

Risk Assessment Guidance

Technical policies and guidance specific to conducting human health and ecological risk assessments.
Web Page

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