Voluntary Cleanup Program

Voluntary Cleanup Pathway

The Voluntary Cleanup Pathway (VCP) is the original voluntary cleanup path, where DEQ provides oversight throughout the investigation and cleanup. This option is available for voluntary high-priority sites, as well as lower priority sites, with contamination in any environmental medium (soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, or air). VCP provides a flexible schedule. Work can be completed as part of a site development project, as operable units, or based on an annual budget. DEQ oversight ensures that your cleanup will meet Oregon’s Environmental Cleanup Law.

• What You Can Expect When You Work With the VCP PDF
  An introductory slide show (10 slides) that provides basic information about how DEQ works with program participants.
• Voluntary Cleanup Pathway Information Packet PDF
  Program and sign-up information.
• Fact sheets
• Forms

Projects

• Cleanup Sites with Individual Web Pages
  List of cleanup sites with their own web pages. DEQ creates these pages for certain sites that may have significant public interest, or for which a multimedia format is the best way to convey site information.
• Environmental Cleanup Site Information (ECSI)
  Database to track sites with known or suspected hazardous substance contamination, as well as sites where DEQ has determined that no further action is needed.

Additional Information

• Brownfields Information
  Resources for investigation and cleanup of vacant or underused properties.
• The Independent Cleanup Pathway
  Information on how to sign up, who qualifies, and how to conduct an Independent Cleanup Pathway project.
• Oregon's Prospective Purchaser Program
  How to limit your liability for existing contamination before you buy a property.

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