Vermont § 6647 - Site investigation

§ 6647. Site investigation

• (a) The applicant shall submit a site investigation work plan to the Secretary. The work
  plan shall identify the person or persons who will conduct the site investigation.
  The work plan shall provide a site investigation that satisfies all the following
  objectives: (1) defines the nature, source, degree, and extent of the contamination; (2) defines all possible pathways for contaminant migration; (3) presents data that quantify the amounts of contaminants migrating along each pathway; (4) defines all relevant sensitive receptors; (5) determines the risk of contamination to human health and the environment; (6) identifies appropriate abatement, removal, remediation, and monitoring activities,
  taking into consideration the proposed redevelopment for the property supported by
  sufficient information; (7) provides a preliminary recommendation supported by sufficient information. (b) The Secretary shall evaluate the site investigation work plan and shall either approve,
  approve with conditions, or disapprove the site investigation work plan. If the Secretary
  approves the site investigation work plan with conditions or disapproves the work
  plan, the applicant shall submit a revised site investigation work plan for approval,
  or the applicant shall withdraw from the Program. The applicant shall submit any additional
  or corrected information requested by the Secretary at any time during the evaluation
  of the site investigation work plan. (c) After approval of the site investigation work plan, the applicant shall implement
  the site investigation in accordance with the approved work plan. (d) After completion of the site investigation, the applicant shall submit a site investigation
  report that describes the information gathered and provides recommendations that address
  the items identified in subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary may approve
  the site investigation report or, prior to approval, may require revisions to the
  report or further site investigation work under an amended site investigation work
  plan, or both. (e) If the approved site investigation report concludes that no further investigation,
  abatement, removal, remediation, or monitoring activities are required to protect
  adequately human health and the environment and to meet all applicable remediation
  standards, then the applicant may request a determination from the Secretary that
  no additional investigation, abatement, removal, remediation, or monitoring activities
  are required. The Secretary may make that determination if the Secretary determines
  both of the following: (1) Redevelopment and reuse of the property will not cause, allow, contribute to, worsen,
  or delay any release or threatened release of hazardous materials at the property. (2) The releases or threatened releases that are not abated, removed, or remediated do
  not pose an unacceptable risk to human health, and the environment and applicable
  remediation standards are met. (f) If the approved site investigation report concludes that abatement, removal, remediation,
  or monitoring activities are required to protect adequately human health and the environment
  and to meet all applicable remediation standards, the applicant shall submit a corrective
  action plan in accordance with section 6648 of this title. (Added 2007, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)