Toxics Cleanup Program (TCP) Policies, Procedures and Technical Memoranda

The following tables of policies and procedures relate to the Toxics Cleanup Program (some attachments to the documents are not currently available). For further information call (360) 407-7170. For information about this page, please contact Carol Dorn at (360) 407-7224 or e-mail cesg461@ecy.wa.gov.

The policies and technical memoranda listed below are advisory. They are not binding on Ecology or the regulated community. The statements made in these documents reflect Ecology's interpretation of the Model Toxics Control Act statute and rules, and approaches to implementation. They should be read in conjunction with the these laws. Further changes to the statute or regulations may affect the statements contained in these documents. Since Ecology anticipates proposing amendments to the Model Toxics Control Act regulations during the coming year, persons are cautioned to watch for these changes.

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120A Independent Remedial Actions
130A Coordination of MTCA and SEPA
130B Permit Exemptions for Remedial Actions (Cleanups) under MTCA
300 Site Discovery -- Release Reporting (pdf)
310A Initial Investigations
310B Creating or Changing the Name, Address, or Identification Number for a Facility or Site
330A Listing of Sites on the Hazardous Sites List
330B Removal of Sites from the Hazardous Sites List
340 Priority Setting for Sites
500B Identification of Potentially Liable Persons
      PRP Search Manual (EPA)
520A Prospective Purchaser Agreements
520B De minimis Contribution Settlements
540A Enforcement (pdf)
550A Cost Recovery
550B Tracking Site Activities in the Site Log
550C Prepaid Cleanup Oversight
560B Granting Mixed Funding for LUST Cleanups
600A Site Register Publication
800A Property Access
800B Information Access
840 Data Submittal Requirements (updated March 31, 2008)
900 Underground Storage Tank (UST) Enforcement
920 Providing Public Participation in UST Settlements
930 Investigation and Response to Complaints of UST Violations
ADM-001 Managing TCP's Program Plan
PFM-220 Tracking Site Costs and Progress

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Procedures Index

310 Requesting a Contractor
320 Site Hazard Assessment & Ranking of MTCA Sites
321 Site Hazard Assessment of MTCA Sites by Local Health Districts/Departments
500B Identification of Potentially Liable Persons (Updated January 2, 2008)
550A Cost Recovery of State TCP Expenditures
550B Site Log Procedure
600A Site Register Publication
800 Obtaining a Subpoena or Warrant to Access Property or Information

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Technical Memoranda

Memo #1 Guidance on the Use of Maximum Contaminant Levels as Cleanup Levels (in Adobe pdf format)
Memo #2 Applicability of WAC 173-340-706
Memo #3 Practical Quantitation Limits as Cleanup Standards
Memo #4 Determining Compliance with Method A Cleanup Levels for Diesel and Heavy Oil
Memo #5 Collecting and Preparing Soil Samples for VOC Analysis
Memo #6 Nematode Bioassay Protocol for Soil Toxicity Screening
Memo #7 Soil Moisture Corrected Reporting by EPA Method 8000C
Tab Guide GUIDANCE FOR THE USE OF Practical Quantitation Limits/Maximum Contaminant Level TABLES

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