Information regarding the laws, regulations, guidance, policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other documents related to the programs administered by DNREC Remediation Section.
The resources listed here are mostly PDF files, readable using Adobe Acrobat. Others are links to web pages. Some are WORD or Excel files, which should be downloaded and saved to your system (right-click / save-as) before opening.
Delaware Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act (HSCA)
(7 Del. Code Chapter 91)
Regulations Governing Hazardous Substance Cleanup
(7 DE Admin. Code 1375)
Guidance for Evaluating and Sampling Private Water Supplies (Dec. 2023)
Guidance for Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessments (SLERA) Under HSCA (July 2023)
Vapor Intrusion Pathway Guidance (Jan. 2023)
Guidance for Feasibility Studies under the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act (Jan. 2023)
HSCA Human Health Risk Assessment Guidance (July 2020)
Standard Operating Procedures for Chemical Analytical Program Under HSCA (Oct. 2023)
HSCA Guidance for Notification Requirements (Oct. 2024)
HSCA Screening Level Table Guidance (Oct. 2024)
Conditional “No Further Action” Guidance (Dec. 2021)
Brownfields Grant Eligible Expenses Guide and Reimbursement Application Instructions (July 2023)
Vapor Barrier Checklist (June 2021)
Sampling and Analyses Plan Template (WORD) (Jan. 2020)
Conceptual Site Model and Site Summary Template (WORD) (Jan. 2020)
Guidance for Soil/Material Reuse at HSCA Regulated Sites (May 2023)
Policy for Sampling and Evaluation of PFAS in Soil, Groundwater and Surface Water
– 2018 Sampling Policy
– 2023 Policy Update (Update Q and A)
June 2016 Report on Economic Benefits of Brownfields: Economic Impact on Delaware’s Economy: The Brownfield Program 2015
Delaware Drycleaner Initiative Report: Drycleaners and the Chlorinated Solvent Problem (May 2018)
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