Division of Air and Waste Management

Laws

• Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act ( HSCA )

 Regulations

• Regulations Governing Hazardous Substance Cleanup
• Start Action Notice to Revise the Delaware Regulations Governing Hazardous Substance Cleanup (Regulations) to establish new procedures for implementing the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act (HSCA), including Subchapter II, the Brownfields Development Program
  
  
• DNREC's Site Investigation and Restoration Section will hold a public hearing for Proposed Changes to the Regulations Governing Hazardous Substance Cleanup May 31, 2012 at 6 p.m., in DNREC's Auditorium, Richardson & Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover 19901.
• Revisions to the regulations include reformatting the document to match the current style manual, updating the procedures for conducting hazardous substance cleanup actions, and including new regulations regarding consultant certification.
• Individuals may submit written comments regarding the proposed changes via e-mail to lisa.vest@state.de.us or via the USPS to Lisa Vest, Hearing Officer, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

Guidance

• Brownfields Grant Eligible Expenses Guidance  (see also Brownfields Grant Funding Policy)
• Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Guide
• HSCA Guidance Document
• Operation and Maintenance Guidance Document for HSCA and VCP Sites
• Remediation Standards Guidance
• Standard Operating Procedures for Chemical Analytical Programs Under HSCA (SOPCAP)
• Voluntary Cleanup Program Guidance

Policies

Policy Concerning Non-Intrusive Operations & Maintenance Requirements
Former Golf Course Policy
• Brownfields Grant Funding Policy (see also Brownfields Grant Eligible Expenses Guidance)
• Default Background Concentration of Arsenic and Revision to Remediation Standards Guidance Policy
• Delaware Hazard Ranking Model Policy
• DNREC's Laboratory Analyses Policy
• Land Use in the Selection of Remedy at HSCA Sites
• Minimum Qualification Requirements for Consultants/Contractors Performing Work Under HSCA
• Natural Resource Damage Assessments Policy
• Penalty Monies Policy
• Presumptive Remedy Policy for Certified Brownfield Sites 
• Public Hearings Policy
• Soil Cap Thickness Policy at SIRB Sites
• Soil Reuse Policy at HSCA Sites
• Use of Contract Laboratory Services for Brownfield Projects
• Vapor Intrusion Policy
• Well ID Policy 

Sampling SOPs for Brownfields and VCP Sites

• SOP for Deep Soil Sampling
• SOP for Shallow Soil Sampling
• SOP for Surface Soil Sampling
• SOP for Sediment Sampling
• SOP for Groundwater Sampling
• SOP for Surface Water Sampling
• SOP for Soil Gas Sampling
• SOP for Sub Slab & Indoor Air Sampling
• SOP for QA/QC Sampling