What are the soil cleanup standards at petroleum spill sites in New York State?
The cleanup goal of the Department is the restoration of the environment to its pre-spill conditions. When the Department determines that cleanup of a site to pre-spill conditions is not possible or feasible, the recommended guidance can be found in Technical and Administrative Guidance Memorandum (TAGM) #4046. This guidance applies to in-situ (non-excavated) soil and excavated soil for placement back in the original excavation or elsewhere on-site. The specific values recommended as soil cleanup objectives for compounds at gasoline and fuel oil contaminated sites can be found in the tables attached to this memo dated 12/20/00 which supports TAGM #4046. – PDF 22 KB (2 pgs.
