How are sustainability considerations weighed against other MCP requirements to undertake remedial action?
While MassDEP encourages the selection of effective sustainable remedies that maximize the net environmental benefit of the cleanup, the MCP requires timely actions to eliminate and prevent certain conditions. These conditions include Imminent Hazards, Conditions of Substantial Release Migration, Substantial Hazards, and the elimination and control of Oil and Hazardous Material sources. Sustainability considerations may not be used to override the requirement to implement a remedy that results in the timely elimination or prevention of such conditions.
