Title | Focus on: Washington’s Environmental Cleanup Law |
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Focus on: Washington’s Environmental Cleanup Law (Number of pages: 4) (Publication Size: 455KB)
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Author(s) | Policy & Technical Support Unit | ||||||
Description | The Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) requires the cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater to protect people and the environment. MTCA defines a two-step approach for developing requirements for cleaning up contaminated sites: establishing cleanup standards and selecting cleanup actions. This focus sheet describes this process. | ||||||
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Contact | Erika Bronson at 509-329-3546 or erika.bronson@ecy.wa.gov | ||||||
Keywords | Periodic Review, Environmental Covenant, Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), cleanup levels, cleanup standards, financial assurance, soil, toxics, groundwater, hazardous waste, contamination, cleanup actions, Method A, Method B, Method C, points of compliance | ||||||
WEB PAGE | Model Toxic Control Act | ||||||
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