Show All Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Program Guidance Documents and Fact Sheets
When voluntary parties and their consultants undertake the investigation or cleanup of a site, they want to know what information the MPCA expects and needs to approve site activities. The VIC Program staff has prepared a series of guidance documents and fact sheets to assist program users in developing work plans and reports, as well as more detailed information about the laws that apply to cleanups and the assurances available to voluntary parties. Listed below are the guidance documents and fact sheets, along with a brief description of each document. Note: Not all documents are currently available electronically. Please contact the VIC Program at 651-757-2106 to obtain copies of documents not available on this page.
Guidance Documents
Guidance Document #1 - Introduction to the Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Program. This document presents the general overview, background, and requirements of the program. Other MPCA programs are briefly described and phone numbers are provided as well. (8 pages) (revised 5/05)
Guidance Document #2 - File Evaluation Program. This guidance document is no longer used or available.
Guidance Document #3 - Summary of Applicable Laws. This document provides the legislative framework for the VIC program with definitions and references to the appropriate laws. This document also discusses other relevant state and federal provisions. (7 pages) (revised 2/01)
Guidance Document #4 - Types ofWritten Assurances. This document presents a brief description of the types of written assurances that are available to voluntary parties and the prerequisites upon which they are predicated. (8 pages) (revised 10/01)
Guidance Document #5 - VIC Program Interaction with Other Regulatory Programs. This document provides an overview of other regulatory programs that VIC Program participants may encounter when conducting voluntary investigations and response actions. (8 pages) (revised 3/01)
Guidance Document #6 - Selecting a Consultant. This document offers guidance to a voluntary party when hiring an environmental consultant to prepare and conduct voluntary investigations and response actions. (6 pages with 2-page attachment) (revised 4/06)
Guidance Document #7 - Scheduling Phases of Investigations and Response Actions. This document provides guidance and approximate time frames for each of the major steps in the voluntary investigation and cleanup process. (4 pages) (revised 4/01)
Guidance Document #8 - Phase I Investigation. This document explains the process and purpose of a Phase I Investigation. A Phase I is the initial stage in conducting an environmental assessment and is considered by VIC staff to be an essential component for determining if additional field investigation or remediation work is needed. (11 pages) (revised 4/04)
Guidance Document #9 - Investigating and Remediating Asbestos-containing Waste Materials. This document summarizes VIC Program requirements associated with investigation and remediation of sites with buried asbestos-containing waste materials. (15 pages) (7/04)
- Asbestos Fact Sheet (3 pages) (6/04)
Guidance Document #10 - Site Safety and Contingency Plan. This document provides guidance on preparing a Site Safety and Contingency Plan in the event that voluntary parties unexpectedly encounter or unearth hazardous substances including contaminated soils, underground tanks, barrels or similar types of wastes that pose a potential hazard to human health or the environment. (6 pages) (revised 5/01)
Guidance Document #11 - Phase II Investigation Work Plan. This document provides guidance on preparing a work plan for the Phase II Investigation. The Phase II Investigation is intended to determine if potential sources of contamination identified during the Phase I Investigation are causing a release or threatened release of hazardous substances, contaminants or pollutants to the soil, surface water and ground water on the property in question. (18 pages with an attachment describing site types and investigation parameters) (revised 2/04)
Guidance Document #12 - Phase II Investigation Report. This guidance document explains the objectives and rationale for the Phase II Investigation. Guidance is provided for conducting a successful Phase II Investiation. (12 pages)
Guidance Document #13 - Guidelines for Phase II Investigation Reports. This guidance document is intended to provide a recommended format and comprehensive guide for Phase II Reports when seeking a Certificate of Completion or No Action letter from the MPCA VIC Program. (10 Pages) (revised 4/01)
Guidance Document #14 - Approach to Ground Water Cleanup. This guidance document is no longer used or available. The information formerly contained in this document is superceded by the MPCA Risk-based Site Evaluation Guidance.
Guidance Document #15 - Remedy Selection Treatment Technology - This document was developed to help voluntary parties select the most appropriate cleanup technology for response actions conducted through the VIC Program. (2 pages with a 70 page document available upon request) (revised 6/01)
Guidance Document #16 - Focused Feasibility Study is intended to provide information to a voluntary party only in the situation where more than one alternative for a remedy is proposed for MPCA review. (6 pages) (revised 7/03)
Guidance Document #17 - Design and Reporting Requirements (Vapor Extraction and Air Sparging) - this guidance document gives a brief description of these technologies, as well as potential uses and feasibility, minimum design, and reporting requirements for such systems installed at VIC Program sites. (12 pages)
Guidance Document #18 - Response Action Plan, Response Action Implementation Report. This document provides guidance on developing and implementing the Response Action Plan (RAP), and following completion of the RAP, guidance is given on the preparation of an Implementation Report for submission to the MPCA for review and approval. (15 pages with 2 page attachment) (revised 2/02)
Guidance Document #19 - Approach to Investigating and Remediating Abandoned Dumps. This document is temporarily unavailable as it is currently undergoing revision.
Guidance Document #20 - Program Costs. This document provides an overview of typical costs associated with VIC program assistance. (2 pages) (revised 5/06)
Guidance Document #21 - Summary of Available Financial Incentives. This document provides a brief description of available funding sources for the investigation and cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances or petroleum, and the requirements, guidelines and contact persons for those programs or initiatives. (9 pages) (revised 2/98)
