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News and Updates
Important Notice: The MassDEP Waste Site Cleanup online file review system has experienced a failure.
1. eDEP is available for making new submittals. PRP's/LSP's can meet their deadlines by making submittals through eDEP at https://edep.dep.mass.gov/DEPLogin.aspx. You should be able to see all your past submissions through your eDEP homepage.
2. The BWSC File Viewer for eDEP is now functional. This application is for viewing those files that came in through eDEP, not the scanned files. The URL for the eDEP file viewer is http://public.dep.state.ma.us/wsc_viewer/main.aspx. The majority of reports submitted after January 1, 2009 are available through this viewer.
3. The Searchable Sites List is functional. This list provides access to basic information about a site and the status of cleanup. The URL for the searchable site list is http://public.dep.state.ma.us/SearchableSites/Search.asp. The link to available site files is not functioning. The BWSC File Viewer for eDEP files is available for electronically submitted files as described above. Scanned file availability is described below.
4. The scanned files database is not available. These files are due to be available starting Tuesday, February 14, 2012. We believe that the scanned files will become available as each batch of PDF documents is restored. The estimated time for completion of restoring all the scanned files is the end of February.
When files are not available, BWSC has reverted to past File Review practices to facilitate public access to site information. The NERO and CERO offices are most affected by this service failure as most of the previously available scanned documents were in those Regions.
*In the Northeast Regional Office (NERO/Wilmington), the traditional paper file review is still available. Instructions for making a file review appointment are available online at http://www.mass.gov/dep/about/region/northeas.htm#filereview. Please remember that such appointments are typically booked 7- to 14-days in advance.
*In the Central Regional Office (CERO/Worcester), MassDEP staff will provide electronic copies of requested files. Please contact the Service Center (http://www.mass.gov/dep/about/region/centralr.htm#filereview).
*File review procedures in the Southeast (SERO/Lakeville) and Western (WERO/Springfield) are unchanged, but the future availability of scanned files from these Regions will be delayed.
If you have any questions, please email BWSC.eDEP@state.ma.us. Thank-you for your patience.
The purpose of this page is to inform LSPs and other interested parties about the most recent changes to our webpages and to provide current news about the Waste Site Cleanup Program.
Ongoing
Site List Update
The downloadable and searchable lists of 21e sites and releases are updated weekly.
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January 2012
Risk Communication Fact Sheets
1/31 - Five new Risk Communication fact sheets are now available
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January Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee Meeting
1/20 - The next Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
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December 2011
WSC #11-435 Interim Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance
12/21 - The Interim Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance is now available.
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Vapor Intrusion Workgroup Meeting
12/8 - MassDEP has scheduled a Vapor Intrusion Workgroup Meeting for Tuesday December 20th at 9:30 at 1 Winter Street, 2nd floor. The purpose of the meeting is to: discuss the comments received on the December 2010 Draft Vapor intrusion Guidance and MassDEP's responses; discuss the changes made to the December 2010 Draft and provide an overview of the Interim Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance; and present conceptual MCP amendments related to vapor intrusion being considered by MassDEP. MassDEP intends to post the comments/responses and Interim Final Guidance before the end of the year. Workgroup members will informed when these documents are made available. Additional information may be found on the Indoor Air Guidance Project blog at
http://indoorairproject.wordpress.com/
November 2011
Waste Site Cleanup Online File Availability
11/29 - Almost all Waste Site Cleanup scanned and electronically submitted site files are now available through the online lookup function.
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Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Site NRD Page
11/19 - A revised Nyanza Site NRD web page including a Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment is now available.
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MassDEP/LSPA Training Seminar
11/16 - On Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM registration for the first 33 spots will open for the upcoming course entitled "Strategies for Tackling Brownfields Redevelopment Challenges." This course will take place on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the MassDEP Western Region Office, Springfield, MA. This course is limited to 65 attendees. The remaining 32 registration spots will open on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 1:00 PM.
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Clarification Regarding the 7-Day Grace Period, eDEP and MCP Deadlines
11/3 - There has been some confusion recently regarding the 7-Day Grace Period and the filing of electronic submittals, (eDEP), so we want to take this opportunity to clarify the associations between eDEP submittals, the 7-Day Grace Period and MCP deadlines.
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The MCP Audit 2011-2012-A Case Study Approach: Homework
11/3 - Homework material for the upcoming Audit Training is now available.
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October 2011
Oil Spill Act Forms OSA 102 and OSA 102A
10/25 - New tugboat reporting forms are available.
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Large Volume Ethanol Spills - Environmental Impacts and Response Options
10/19 - In the last ten years the production of ethanol has increased dramatically due to the demand for ethanol-blend fuels. A number of large volume ethanol incidents have occurred. This document considers the assessment and response actions for rail and barge spills of denatured ethanol.
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September 2011
MassDEP / LSPA Training Seminar
9/24 - On Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 1:00 PM registration will open for the morning session of the upcoming course entitled "The MCP Audit 2011-2012-A Case Study Approach". This course will be offered twice, in two separate sessions that are each limited to 100 attendees. Registration for the afternoon session will open on Wednesday, September 28th at 11:00 AM. There will be separate registration days and registration forms for each session.
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October Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee Meeting
9/14 - The next Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee meeting (originally scheduled for September 22, 2011) will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2011.
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Buzzards Bay Oil Spill/Bouchard B-120 NRD Information
9/2 - Natural Resources Damages (NRD) information related to the Buzzards Bay Oil Spill has been added to the NRD Case Settlements Page.
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August 2011
MassDEP/LSPA Training Seminar
7/11 - On Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 1:00 PM registration will open for one session of the upcoming new MassDEP course entitled "Downgradient Property Status".
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July 2011
July 28th Vapor Intrusion Workgroup meeting postphoned
7/26 - This meeting will likely be rescheduled to early September. Additional information may be found on the Indoor Air Guidance Project blog at
http://indoorairproject.wordpress.com/
Mass Oil Spill Prevention Act Reinstated as of July 12, 2011
7/14 - The Oil Spill Act Manning (M.G.L. c. 21M, s.4) and Tugboat Escort (M.G.L. c. 21M, s.6) requirements have been reinstated.
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Fact Sheet: Massachusetts Oil Spill Act Requirements for Tugboat Escorts
7/13 - MassDEP announces the availability of this new fact sheet.
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Fact Sheet: Massachusetts Oil Spill Act Requirements Reinstated for Buzzards Bay
7/13 - MassDEP announces the availability of this new fact sheet.
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June 2011
Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee Meeting
6/14 - The Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, June 23.
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BWSC103: Release Notification & Notification Retraction Form Instructions
6/10 - Revised instructions are now available for the BWSC-103 form.
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May 2011
MassDEP LSP Training Seminar
5/25 - On Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 1:00 PM registration will open for one session of the upcoming course entitled "Managing Construction Activities at Disposal Sites".
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April 2011
Standard Operating Procedure:
Oil Spill Response Trailers Activation & Deployment
4/27 - This document establishes a policy and procedure for the mobilization and deployment of MassDEP oil spill response equipment.
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Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee Meeting
4/25 - The Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, April 28.
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MassDEP LSP Training Seminar
4/25 - On Wednesday, April 27, 2011 registration will open for two sessions of the upcoming course entitled "Meeting MCP Requirements for Ecological Risk Assessment".
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MassDEP LSP Training Seminar
4/13 - On Wednesday, April 13, 2011 registration will open for two sessions of the upcoming course entitled "Managing Construction Activities at Disposal Sites".
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March 2011
Natural Resource Damages Assessment and Restoration (NRD) Program
3/30 - On behalf of the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), MassDEP implements a program to assess natural resource damages (NRD) resulting from releases of oil or hazardous materials within the Commonwealth and to require restoration of these injured resources to functional ecological systems.
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Comment Deadline Extended:
Draft Guidance on Implementing Activity and Use Limitations
3/23 - MassDEP is seeking public comment on a draft Activity and Use Limitations Guidance Policy. In addition to commenting on the material in the draft, please indicate any additional issues you would like to see addressed. Comments are due by May 1, 2011.
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February 2011
MassDEP LSP Training Seminar
2/10 - On Thursday, February 17, 2011 registration will open for four sessions of the upcoming new course entitled "The MCP Audit 2010/2011 - A Case Study Approach."
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January 2011
January 26 Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Commitee Meeting Audio/Overheads
1/28 - The Audio and Overheads from this meeting are now available.
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Bill of Lading Forms
1/19 - Fillable PDF Bill of Lading (BOL) Forms, including the BWSC 112 Bill of Lading, the BWSC 112A Summary of Shipment Sheet, the BWSC 112B Summary Sheet Signature Page, and a Transport Log Sheet are now available. Please note: The initial BWSC112 Bill of Lading, which includes the LSP Opinion and Remediation Waste Characterization, must be submitted electronically through eDEP.
Forms Web page
Revised BOL information page
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In addition, a BOL section has been added to our eDEP FAQs
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Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee Meeting
1/19- The Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 26.
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December 2010
Draft Guidance on Implementing Activity and Use Limitations
12/23 - MassDEP is seeking public comment on a draft Activity and Use Limitations Guidance Policy. In addition to commenting on the material in the draft, please indicate any additional issues you would like to see addressed.
Web page
November 2010
Draft Environmental Assessment for the Round IV New Bedford Harbor Restoration Grants
11/19 - State and federal environmental authorities have scheduled a public hearing and set up a comment period concerning the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Round IV New Bedford Harbor Restoration Grants.
Public Hearing Notice
Additional Information and Draft Environmental Assessment
MassDEP LSP Training Seminar
11/4 - On Tuesday, November 9, 2010 registration will open for the upcoming course entitled "Operation, Maintenance, and Monitoring of Comprehensive Response Actions" and "Overseeing the "Little Dig" - Construction Activities at Contaminated Sites".
The LSP Board is expected to approve this course for 2.0 hours of LSP "DEP/Regulatory" continuing education credit shortly.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010.
9:00AM - 11:00AM
MassDEP's Western Regional Office
436 Dwight Street
Springfield
Additonal information
www.lspa.org
October 2010
Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee Meeting
10/23 - The Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee will meet on October 28.
Web page
BWSC Bill of Lading (BOL)
10/6/2010 - MassDEP announces the availability in eDEP of the new BWSC112, Bill of Lading (BOL), including the BWSC112A, Summary of Shipment Sheet, and the BWSC112B, Summary Sheet Signature Page.
Webpage
September 2010
MassDEP LSP Training Seminar
9/1 - On Thursday, September 9, 2010 registration will open for four sessions of the upcoming new course entitled "The MCP Audit 2010/2011 - A Case Study Approach."
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MassGIS / MassDEP Priority Resource Maps
09/01 - The procedures for obtaining the MassDEP Priority Resource Maps used to support a Numerical Ranking System (NRS) site assessment as required by MassDEP under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan have changed. Users will continue to create the 21e site map; however, some important changes have been made.
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August 2010
8/12 - A new Technical Update, "Considerations for Managing Contaminated Soil: RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions and Contained in Determinations", is now available.
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July 2010
The CAM Protocols: Questions & Answers
7/21 - This new page provides responses to questions submitted to MassDEP on the implementation of the revised CAM Protocols, effective July 1, 2010.
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Cleanup Statistics Updated
7/13 - Cleanup Statistics for FY2010 have been added.
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Massachusetts Oil Spill Prevention & Response Efforts
7/6 - Information and links on this new page highlight MassDEP's ongoing efforts to prepare for, prevent and respond to marine oil spills.
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June 2010
MassDEP's Oil Spill Photos
6/1 - MassDEP has created a collection of photos of Massachusetts Oil Spills.
 Oil Spill Photostream
May 2010
Cleanup Milestone Reached
5/26 - This week, MassDEP surpassed 40,000 reported waste sites. Of these, approximately 5,500 are currently open, 34,500 closed.
BWSC126 Miscellaneous Document Transmittal Form
5/24 - MassDEP announces the availability of the new eDEP BWSC126 Miscellaneous Document Transmittal Form. This form is to be used to transmit to the Department specific pieces of information to add to the site file.
Additional Information:
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April 2010
Final CAM Protocols Posted
4/15 - The Compendium of Quality Control Requirements and Performance Standards for Selected Analytical Protocols (the "CAM") has been revised. For the purpose of meeting the requirements for "Presumptive Certainty," these protocols must be used on analyses conducted on or after July 1, 2010.
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Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee Meeting
4/12 - The Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee will meet on April 22.
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MassDEP LSP Training Seminar
4/9 - On Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 11:00 AM registration will open for the upcoming course entitled "Revised CAM: What You Need to Know" being held on the following dates:
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Westford Regency & Conference Center
219 Littleton Road
Westford, MA 01886
Thursday, May 13, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn & Conference Center
700 Myles Standish Blvd
Taunton, MA 02780
Please note that LSPs who took this course for CEU credit at the UMass Soils Conference (10/09) are not eligible to take this course again. The LSP Board has approved this course for 4 hours of DEP/Regulatory" continuing education credit (Course #1388). This is a repeat course that was previously held on December 16, 2009
www.lspa.org
Green Remediation Conference
4/1 - This international conference will be held at UMass Amherst on June 15-17. The conference, co-sponsered by MassDEP, will provide a forum for scientists, regulators, managers, and other stakeholders from around the globe to interact and share new knowledge in both basic and applied research in green and sustainable remediation.
Green Remediation Conference Web Site
March 2010
Brownfields Seminar:
Connecting Communities with Brownfield Properties to End Users
3/30 - The Environmental Business Council, MA Alliance for Economic Development, and DEP are co-sponsoring this Friday, April 30, 2010 seminar. Several experts from various backgrounds (consultant, owner, user, state government) will offer their perspectives and present their approaches to site selection/business attraction and it's intersection with brownfields.
EBC Web Site
New Fact Sheet: Buzzards Bay Vessel Notification & State-Provided Tugboat Escort Services
3/24 - This fact sheet has been prepared by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) regarding changes in state laws and regulations governing vessel notifications, the use of state pilots and provisions requiring the dispatch of state-provided tugboat escort services for double-hulled tank vessels carrying 6000 barrels or more of oil in Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Canal.
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February 2010
LUST Grant Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and application
2/19 - MassDEP announces the availability of funding to assist Massachusetts communities with assessment and cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks that contain (or contained) motor fuel. This funding has been made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 through the federal Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Grant Program.
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Oil Spill Act Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda Available
2/3 - The Oil Spill Act Advisory Committee will meet on March 4.
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January 2010
CMR 19.00: Oil Spill Prevention and Response
1/25 - Effective January 21, 2010, emergency regulations amended 314 CMR 19.00 to implement c. 101 of the Acts of 2009. The amendments add provisions for the dispatch of state-provided tugboat escort services for tank vessels carrying 6,000 barrels or more of oil in Buzzards Bay and specify equipment, manning, and response requirements related to the operation of state-provided tugboat escorts.
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Homeowner Oil Heating System Upgrade and Insurance Law Fact Sheet
1/13 - This fact sheet discusses a new Massachusetts law that addresses oil leaks from home heating systems. This law has two major provisions that require: the installation of either an oil safety valve or an oil supply line with protective sleeve on systems that do not currently have these devices; and insurance companies that write homeowner policies to offer coverage for leaks from heating systems that use oil. Both of these provisions take effect July 1, 2010.
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MCP Timelines & Fees Fact Sheet Updated
1/7 - Includes descriptions and rates for Waste Site Cleanup Permit Application Fees and Annual Compliance Assurance Fees.
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MassDEP LSP Training Seminar
1/4 - On Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 11:00 AM registration will open for two sessions of the upcoming course entitled "Remediation Waste Management." These sessions will take place on the following dates:
Thursday, February 4, 2010, at the Forefront Conference Center, Waltham, MA
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at the Springfield/Holyoke Holiday Inn & Conference Center, Holyoke, MA
The LSP Board has approved this course for 8 hours of LSP "DEP/Regulatory" continuing education credit (Course #1394). The price for the sessions is $300 for members and $350 for non-members. The course will begin at 8:00 AM and end at 5:00 PM. Onsite check-in begins at 7:30 AM.
http://www.lspa.org/
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