Site Cleanup - Fact Sheets

Information on specific topics related to the cleanup of contaminated properties
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Overview

Fact Sheet: The Massachusetts waste site cleanup program - the basics (PDF 150.96 KB)
Massachusetts' Approach to Waste Site Cleanup: Chapter 21E and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (PDF 33.98 KB)
Frequently Asked Questions about the site cleanup program

Acronyms

Common Environmental Regulation Acronyms, Abbreviations and Initializations

"Adequately Regulated": Cleanup Under Other Programs

Adequately Regulated Fact Sheet (PDF 107.9 KB)

Auditing Site Cleanup Work

MassDEP Site Audit Program

Brownfields

MassDEP Brownfields Program
Fact Sheet: Brownfields and Waste Site Cleanup Programs (PDF 36.1 KB)

Contaminant Information

Chemical Research & Standards

Downgradient Property Status (DPS)

Downgradient Property Status Fact Sheet (PDF 202.47 KB)

eDEP: Filing Documents Electronically

Waste Site Cleanup Forms & eDEP
Managing BWSC Attachments (PDF 122.09 KB)
See also "MCP Q&A"

Fees and Payments

MCP Timelines and Fees (PDF 295.54 KB)
Summary of the Fee Changes Related to the 2014 Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) Revisions (PDF 374.65 KB)
Answers to the Most Common Questions about MassDEP Fees (PDF 25.71 KB)
MCP: 1st Year Compliance Fact Sheet (PDF 287.73 KB)
BWSC120 Homeowner Certification Form (PDF 73.56 KB)
Asserting Financial Inability to Conduct a Cleanup - Fact Sheet (PDF 193.9 KB)
Hazardous waste Transporter Fees
Frequently Asked Questions about the site cleanup program

Hiring a Licensed Site Professional (LSP)

How to Hire a Licensed Site Professional

Homeowner Heating Fuel Issues

Site Cleanup Information for Homeowners

Lead Shot in the Environment

Ecological Risks of Lead Shot (PDF 191.68 KB)
Chemical Research & Standards

Marine Oil Spill Information

Oil Spill Prevention & Response Program (MOSPRA)
Fact Sheet: Massachusetts Oil Spill Act Requirements Reinstated for Buzzards Bay (PDF 211.42 KB)

Municipal Assistance

Fact Sheet: Managing Spills of Oil and Hazardous Materials Information for municipalities (PDF 411.12 KB)
Municipal Compliance Fact Sheet: Contaminated Property (PDF 210.76 KB)

Public Involvement

Massachusetts Contingency Plan Fact Sheet: Public Involvement in Site Cleanup (PDF 39.51 KB)
Public Involvement in MCP Preliminary Response Actions (PDF 209.86 KB)
Public Involvement at Public Involvement Plan (PIP) Sites (PDF 158.93 KB)
Frequently Asked Questions about the site cleanup program

Release Tracking Numbers (RTNs): What Are They?

Site Release Tracking Numbers (RTNs) & Site Status (PDF 217.91 KB)
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Remote Telemetry for AEPMM's

Remote Monitoring Registration Process
A printable Remote Telemetry Q&A is available here (PDF 381.43 KB)
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Taking Samples

Fact Sheet: Indoor Air Sampling (PDF 138.79 KB)
Fact Sheet: Soil Gas Sampling (PDF 137.02 KB)
Fact Sheet: Soil Sampling (PDF 156.05 KB)
Fact Sheet: Water Sampling (PDF 139.36 KB)
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Vapor Intrusion (Indoor Air)

Fact Sheet: Vapor Intrusion & Indoor Air Contamination from Waste Sites (PDF 270.42 KB)

Year 1 Compliance

Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) First Year Compliance Fact Sheet (PDF 52.07 KB)
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