Policies, Guidance & Technical Support for Site Cleanup

Activity & Use Limitations (AULs)

Open PDF file, 345.88 KB, for Activity & Use Limitation Compliance Reminder (PDF 345.88 KB)

Air Emissions

Open PDF file, 723.67 KB, for WSC-94-150 Off-Gas Treatment of Point Source Remedial Air Emissions (PDF 723.67 KB)

Analytical Methods (including the CAM)

Open PDF file, 122.97 KB, for WSC-99-415 Preservation Techniques for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Soil Sample Analyses (PDF 122.97 KB)

Compendium of Analytical Methods (CAM): WSC-10-320 

Chemical-Specific Information

Chemical Research & Standards 

Construction in Contaminated Areas

Open PDF file, 55.78 KB, for WSC-00-425: Construction of Buildings in Contaminated Areas (PDF 55.78 KB)

Open PDF file, 62.42 KB, for Real-Time Air Monitoring at Construction and Remediation Sites to Estimate Risks of Contaminated Dust Migration (PDF 62.42 KB)

Data Usability

Open PDF file, 251.57 KB, for WSC-07-350 MCP Representativeness Evaluations and Data Usability Assessments (PDF 251.57 KB)

Dispersant Use

Open PDF file, 187.29 KB, for Dispersant Pre-Authorization Policy (PDF 187.29 KB)

Drinking Water Source Areas

Open PDF file, 75.67 KB, for WSC-97-701 Non-Potential Drinking Water Source Areas (PDF 75.67 KB)

DRAFT Policies

Open PDF file, 235.18 KB, for Anthropogenic Background/Historic Fill public comment draft (PDF 235.18 KB)

Open PDF file, 2.83 MB, for AUL Guidance: Public Review Draft (PDF 2.83 MB)

Open PDF file, 320.96 KB, for LSPA Comments on MassDEP Draft AUL Guidance (PDF 320.96 KB)

Open PDF file, 103.26 KB, for Assessing Contamination at Residential Underground Heating Oil Tank Closures (PDF 103.26 KB)

Open PDF file, 64.9 KB, for Guidance on the Regulatory Status of Petroleum-Contaminated Remedial Wastewater, August 2009 (PDF 64.9 KB)

Open PDF file, 519.63 KB, for Draft Guidance on the Use, Design, Construction, and Monitoring of Engineered Barriers (PDF 519.63 KB)

Open PDF file, 41.67 KB, for Draft Policy: Petitioning for a Case-Specific Designation of a Non-Potential Drinking Water Source Area (PDF 41.67 KB)

Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets on specific topics related to the cleanup of contaminated properties. 

Feasibility Evaluations

Open PDF file, 418.71 KB, for WSC-04-160 Conducting Feasibility Evaluations Under the MCP (PDF 418.71 KB)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's/Q&A's)

MCP Q&A | MassDEP BWSC - list of FAQ/Q&A documents 

Gardening

Open PDF file, 1.67 MB, for WSC-14-910: Best Management Practices ("BMPS") for Non-Commercial Gardening at Disposal Sites (PDF 1.67 MB)

Geophysical Investigations

Open PDF file, 3.17 MB, for WSC-94-311 Standard References for Geophysical Investigations (PDF 3.17 MB)

Greener Cleanups

Open PDF file, 728.62 KB, for WSC-14-150 Greener Cleanups Guidance (PDF 728.62 KB)

Monitoring Wells

Open PDF file, 343.12 KB, for WSC-310-91 Standard References for Monitoring Wells Section 1 (PDF 343.12 KB)

Open DOC file, 2.36 MB, for WSC-310-91 Standard References for Monitoring Wells Section 2 (DOC 2.36 MB)

Open PDF file, 5.8 MB, for WSC-310-91 Standard References for Monitoring Wells Section 3 (PDF 5.8 MB)

Open PDF file, 2.88 MB, for WSC-310-91 Standard References for Monitoring Wells Section 4 (PDF 2.88 MB)

Open PDF file, 2.48 MB, for WSC-310-91 Standard References for Monitoring Wells Section 5 (PDF 2.48 MB)

Open PDF file, 1.25 MB, for WSC-310-91 Standard References for Monitoring Wells Section 6 (PDF 1.25 MB)

Open PDF file, 420.94 KB, for WSC-310-91 Standard References for Monitoring Wells Section 7 (PDF 420.94 KB)

Open PDF file, 1.25 MB, for WSC-310-91 Standard References for Monitoring Wells Section 8 (PDF 1.25 MB)

Open PDF file, 784.39 KB, for Standard References for Monitoring Wells: Small Diameter Driven Well Supplement (PDF 784.39 KB)

NAPL (Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid)

Open PDF file, 1.71 MB, for WSC-16-450 Light Nonaqueous Phase Liquids (LNAPL) and the MCP: Guidance for Site Assessment and Closure (PDF 1.71 MB)

PRPs (Potentially Responsible Parties)

Open PDF file, 10.18 KB, for WSC-601-90 Previously Non-participating and Newly Identified Potentially Responsible Parties (PRP)s Who Wish to Assume Responsibility for Response Actions (PDF 10.18 KB)

Public Involvement

Open PDF file, 147.26 KB, for WSC-800-91 Public Involvement Plan Interim Guidance For Waiver Sites (PDF 147.26 KB)

Rail Trails

Open PDF file, 222.55 KB, for Best Management Practices for Controlling Exposure to Soil during the Development of Rail Trails (PDF 222.55 KB)

Risk Assessment

Open PDF file, 2.01 MB, for WSC/ORS-95-141 Guidance for Disposal Site Risk Characterization Chapters 1-6 (PDF 2.01 MB)

Open PDF file, 2.08 MB, for WSC/ORS-95-141 Guidance for Disposal Site Risk Characterization Chapter 7 (PDF 2.08 MB)

Open PDF file, 2.85 MB, for WSC/ORS-95-141 Guidance for Disposal Site Risk Characterization Chapters 8-10, Appendices (PDF 2.85 MB)

More Risk Assessment Guidance Documents 

Soil Management

Open PDF file, 346.25 KB, for Interim Policy on the Re-Use of Soil for Large Reclamation Projects Policy # COMM-15-01 (PDF 346.25 KB)

Open PDF file, 520.86 KB, for WSC#13-500: Similar Soils Provision Guidance (PDF 520.86 KB)

Open PDF file, 48.74 KB, for WSC-94-400 Interim Remediation Waste Management Policy for Petroleum Contaminated Soils (PDF 48.74 KB)

Open PDF file, 251.98 KB, for COMM-97-001: Reuse & Disposal of Contaminated Soil at Massachusetts Landfills (PDF 251.98 KB)

Open PDF file, 115.61 KB, for Technical Update: Background Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Metals in Soil (PDF 115.61 KB)

Open PDF file, 56 KB, for Technical Update: Considerations for Managing Contaminated Soil: RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions and Contained-In Determinations (PDF 56 KB)

Open PDF file, 222.55 KB, for Best Management Practices for Controlling Exposure to Soil during the Development of Rail Trails (PDF 222.55 KB)

Training Materials

Current & Past Training Resources 

USTs (Underground Storage Tanks)

Open PDF file, 141.87 KB, for UST Closure Assessment Manual, WSC #402-96 (PDF 141.87 KB)

Vapor Intrusion

Open PDF file, 2.27 MB, for WSC-16-435 Vapor Intrusion Guidance: Site Assessment, Mitigation and Closure (PDF 2.27 MB)

Open PDF file, 2.56 MB, for An Expedited Approach to the Investigation and Mitigation of the Vapor Intrusion Pathway (PDF 2.56 MB)

Open PDF file, 212.06 KB, for Guidelines for the Design, Installation, and Operation of Sub-Slab Depressurization Systems (PDF 212.06 KB)

Open PDF file, 59.34 KB, for Technical Update: Residential Typical Indoor Air Concentrations (PDF 59.34 KB)

VPH/EPH

Open PDF file, 460.84 KB, for WSC-02-411 Characterizing Risks Posed by Petroleum Contaminated Sites: Implementation of the MADEP VPH/EPH Approach (PDF 460.84 KB)

Open PDF file, 227.69 KB, for WSC-02-411 Characterizing Risks Posed by Petroleum Contaminated Sites: Implementation of the MADEP VPH/EPH Approach Background Documentation (PDF 227.69 KB)

Open PDF file, 2.09 MB, for Evaluation of MassDEP Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH) Methods - VPH by GC/PID/FID and VPH by GC/MS, June 2016 (PDF 2.09 MB)

Open PDF file, 1.06 MB, for Laboratory Method Validation Study for the Determination of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Indoor Air (ENSR) (PDF 1.06 MB)

Open PDF file, 122.97 KB, for WSC-99-415 Preservation Techniques for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Soil Sample Analyses (PDF 122.97 KB)

Open PDF file, 928.86 KB, for Report on Results of the Fall 1997 VPH/EPH Round Robin Testing Program (PDF 928.86 KB)

Open PDF file, 1.43 MB, for Sediment Toxicity of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Fractions (PDF 1.43 MB)

Open PDF file, 950.52 KB, for Interim Final Petroleum Report: Development of Health-Based Alternative to the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) Parameter (PDF 950.52 KB)

Open PDF file, 700.54 KB, for Updated Petroleum Hydrocarbon Fraction Toxicity Values for the VPH/EPH/APH Methodology (PDF 700.54 KB)

SEE ALSO: Past Training Resource Material 

SEE ALSO: Compendium of Analytical Methods (CAM)