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What is the Streamlined Cleanup Program?
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) encourages the use of the Streamlined Cleanup Program (SCP) to clean up low-risk petroleum contaminated sites. The SCP relies on self-reporting and reduced government oversight. The goal is to accelerate the cleanup of these sites while continuing to protect human health and the environment.
The program can be used for
sites regulated under Alaska
Administrative Code (AAC) 18 AAC 75, Oil and Other Hazardous Substances Pollution Control regulations, and 18 AAC 78, Underground Storage Tank (UST) regulations. Both sets of regulations use slightly different terminology; however, the term “contaminated site” is a generic term referring to both regulated UST and non-UST contamination.
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Many cleanup actions are initiated by landowners concerned about protecting both their property values and the environment. DEC encourages these efforts. By cleaning up a site under the SCP, the responsible party (Applicant) will ensure that the contamination at the site has been properly cleaned up. The Streamlined Cleanup Process Guidance references various DEC regulations and other guidance documents. All referenced documents are available on the Contaminated Sites Guidance webpage.
How Does It Work?
For a contaminated site regulated under 18
AAC 75, the DEC site cleanup
rules (18 AAC 75.325 – 18 AAC 75.390) require the submittal of various
reports for approval.
With approval to enter the Streamlined Cleanup Program, DEC is granting a waiver
as defined by 18 AAC 75.390 for the following regulations:
- 18 AAC 75.330(c) Interim Removal Action approval;
- 18 AAC 75.335(b) Site Characterization Workplan approval;
- 18 AAC 75.355(a) Sampling and Analysis Workplan approval;
- 18 AAC75.335(c) Site Characterization Report approval;
- 18 AAC 75.360(a) Cleanup Operation workplan approval; and
- 18 AAC 75.360(b) Soil disposal in an approved workplan.
For a UST regulated under 18 AAC
78, DEC is granting a waiver as defined
by 18 AAC 78.930 for the following regulations:
- 18 AAC 78.200(a) time requirements;
- 18 AAC 78.235(g) time requirements;
- 18 AAC 78.240(c)(1) Interim Cleanup Action Report submittal;
- 18 AAC 78.250 Corrective Action Plan Approval;
- 18 AAC 78.260(e) Corrective Action Plan approval; and
- 18 AAC 78.270 Corrective Action Plan revision approval.
The Applicant is required to comply with these regulations but DEC approval
of workplans is not required prior to implementation. Compliance will be
evaluated during the review of the final report. If the site transfers from
SCP to regular DEC oversight, these waivers will be revoked and the Applicant
will be required to comply with all of 18
AAC 75, Article 3, or 18 AAC
78,
as applicable.
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Staff Contacts
Submit your documents electronically: E-file Guidance (PDF 90K) or mail applications to:
Statewide Contact:
Jim Frechione , 907-451-5175
DEC/SPAR/CS Program
610 University Ave.
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3643
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Guidance and Forms
- Complete SCP Guidance, including Workplan, Application and Final Report
(Word97 188K) (PDF
406K)
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