On February 16, amendments to Connecticut's Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs, also referred to as Wave 2) and Environmental Use Restrictions (EUR) regulations became effective. The published regulations are available at the following links: the published RSRs and the published EUR regulations.
As we reviewed in our prior alert, these regulatory changes—now and moving forward—will apply to properties and businesses in a Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) remediation program. The 2021 revisions introduce changes and clarifications to the existing RSRs, including those dealing with polluted soils containing pesticides, potential vapor migration from groundwater into buildings, management of widespread polluted fill, and use of pollutant background concentrations. The EUR regulations replace the existing ELUR regulations, and while the revisions retain the Environmental Land Use Restriction (ELUR) mechanism, they also prescribe rules for the implementation of new Notice of Activity and Use Limitations (NAULs).
As DEEP implements these changes, the regulated community should be aware of the following based on informal guidance from DEEP:
Day Pitney will continue to track and report on the implementation of the revised regulations. If you have any questions regarding the amendments to the RSRs or the EUR regulations, please feel free to contact any of the attorneys listed in the sidebar.
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