Whats the difference between the states Voluntary Cleanup Program, the Inactive Hazardous Sites Program and the Brownfields Program?
The “Voluntary Cleanup Program” is the shorter name for the North Carolina Inactive Hazardous Sites Program. It has existed since 1987 as is designed to encourage cleanups of contaminated properties. Any party may conduct cleanup activities under this program. Most of the parties who do so are responsible parties who caused or contributed to the contamination at the site. The Voluntary Cleanup Program is separate and apart from the state’s Brownfields Program, which was authorized by a different statute in 1997. The major differences are that the Brownfields Program, and its associated benefits, are only available to parties who did not cause or contribute to the contamination at the site and who desire to redevelop the property. For what those benefits are see the next question. Also, a brownfields site by necessity is one that is abandoned, idled or underutilized, and where there is an interest in redevelopment. That may or may not be the case with a Voluntary Cleanup Program Site.
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