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MassDEP COVID-19 guidance for waste site cleanup activities

information on the status of MassDEP’s Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) operations and expectations related to MCP site work.

MassDEP is coordinating with the public, Licensed Site Professionals and persons conducting cleanup at disposal sites to provide information about the impacts of COVID-19 in Massachusetts. The materials below provides information on the status of Waste Site Cleanup operations, expectations related to ongoing cleanup activities during the COVID-19 State of Emergency, and links to weekly calls with site cleanup stakeholders.

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Fact Sheets, Q&A and Other Guidance

MCP Q&A: COVID-19 Edition 

Questions & Answers about the notification, assessment, cleanup and closure of sites during the COVID-19 State of Emergency.

US EPA's Guidance on Health and Safety Decisions at Cleanup Sites During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

Guidance from U.S. EPA on work at CERCLA (Superfund) and RCRA Corrective Action Sites during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

COVID-19 ORDER NO. 41 (PDF 1.46 MB)
COVID-19 Order 42 Resuming State Permitting Deadlines (PDF 1021.91 KB)
UPDATED Guidance on Continuity of MassDEP Waste Site Cleanup Operations and MCP Compliance during COVID-19 State of Emergency - July 22, 2020 (PDF 129.19 KB)

Upcoming Video Conference Calls

Join us Thursday mornings to check in on Waste Site Cleanup activities 

Watch Past Office Hours Calls

YouTube Playlist of all past "Office Hours" 

Link EXITS to MassDEP's YouTube Channel (www.YouTube.com/MassDEP/) and a playlist of all past "Office Hours"

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