Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 40.0000 - Massachusetts Contingency Plan
Subpart D - PRELIMINARY RESPONSE ACTIONS AND RISK REDUCTION MEASURES
Section 40.0444 - Release Abatement Measure Plans

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) A Release Abatement Measure Plan shall not be considered complete, unless it contains, at a minimum, the following:

(a) the name, address, telephone number and relationship to the site of the person assuming responsibility for conducting the Release Abatement Measure;

(b) a description of the release or threat of release, site conditions and surrounding receptors;

(c) the objective(s), specific plan(s) and proposed implementation schedule for the Release Abatement Measure, including, as appropriate, descriptions, plans and/or sketches of the site, any proposed structures to be constructed or installed in the project area, and any proposed investigative and/or remedial installations;

(d) a statement as to whether Remediation Waste, Remedial Wastewater and/or Remedial Additives will be excavated, collected, stored, treated, discharged, applied, reused or otherwise managed at the site;

(e) where appropriate, a proposed environmental monitoring plan for implementation during and/or after the Release Abatement Measure;

(f) a listing of federal, state and/or local permits likely to be needed to conduct the Release Abatement Measure;

(g) the seal and signature of the Licensed Site Professional who prepared the Release Abatement Measure Plan;

(h) the certification required at 310 CMR 40.0442(5), if greater than 1500 cubic yards of Remediation Wastes are to be generated and managed at the disposal site; and

(i) any other information that the Department, during its review and evaluation of the Release Abatement Measure Plan, determines to be necessary to complete said plan, in view of site specific circumstances and conditions.

(2) All Release Abatement Measure Plans submitted to the Department prior to Tier Classification of the disposal site shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee established in 310 CMR 4.00: Timely Action Schedule and Fee Provisions. No fee is required for Release Abatement Measure Plans submitted to the Department after Tier Classification of the disposal site or after submittal of a Permanent Solution Statement for the disposal site.

(3) Release Abatement Measure Plans shall be submitted to the Department using a transmittal form established by the Department for such purposes.

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