How does one go about doing a voluntary cleanup?
The purposes of the Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act (VCRA) are to provide for the protection of the public health, welfare, and safety and of the environment and to foster the cleanup, transfer, reuse, or redevelopment of facilities where releases or threatened releases of hazardous or deleterious substances exist. VCRA is further intended to permit and encourage voluntary cleanup of facilities where releases or threatened releases of hazardous or deleterious substances exist by providing interested persons with a method of determining what the cleanup responsibilities will be for reuse or redevelopment of existing facilities. VCRA is meant to encourage and facilitate prompt cleanup activities, eliminate impediments to the sale or redevelopment of facilities where releases or threatened releases of hazardous or deleterious substances exist, and minimize administrative processes and costs.
