Registered Environmental Consultant Program Due to the large number of contaminated sites, the Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch (Branch) is unable to respond to all requests for remedial action oversight. To help address this problem, the North Carolina General Assembly amended the Inactive Hazardous Response Act in 1994 and 1995 to establish a mechanism for privatizing the Branch's oversight role at lower priority voluntary remedial action sites. These amendments required the establishment of rules for implementing and overseeing voluntary remedial actions under the Registered Environmental Consultant (REC) Program. The REC Program rules, 15A NCAC 13C .0300, became effective April 1, 1997. These rules include the minimum qualification requirements for RECs and their Registered Site Managers (RSMs), and the technical and administrative requirements for conducting voluntary remedial actions under the REC Program. The REC is the approved firm, and the RSMs are REC employees approved to make compliance certifications on behalf of the REC and their client. The REC's RSM is responsible for certifying that the actions taken comply with the REC program rules. An application for an environmental consulting firm to apply for REC status is available below. REC Program Information REC Rules (readopted July 1, 2020) REC Site Cleanup Process Overview (Updated January 2018) REC Common Questions and Answers (Updated January 2018) For Remediating Parties How to Initiate a Voluntary Cleanup Sample Administrative Agreement (updated August 2020) Approved RECs (March 2022) For Registered Environmental Consultants REC Application REC Work Phase and Document Content Checklists Certification and Completion Forms (August 2020) REC Update Newsletter Archive (April 2019) REC Program Document Submittal REC Renewal Form (March 2022) Links: IHSB Guidance Documents Risk-Based Remediation Website Quick Cleanup of Sites with only Soil Contamination Contacts: Janet Macdonald, Special Projects Unit SupervisorJanet.Macdonald@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8349 Dianne ThomasDianne.Thomas@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8348 Robert KelleyRobert.Kelley@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8338 Nick KellyNicholas.Kelly@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8340
Registered Environmental Consultant Program Due to the large number of contaminated sites, the Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch (Branch) is unable to respond to all requests for remedial action oversight. To help address this problem, the North Carolina General Assembly amended the Inactive Hazardous Response Act in 1994 and 1995 to establish a mechanism for privatizing the Branch's oversight role at lower priority voluntary remedial action sites. These amendments required the establishment of rules for implementing and overseeing voluntary remedial actions under the Registered Environmental Consultant (REC) Program. The REC Program rules, 15A NCAC 13C .0300, became effective April 1, 1997. These rules include the minimum qualification requirements for RECs and their Registered Site Managers (RSMs), and the technical and administrative requirements for conducting voluntary remedial actions under the REC Program. The REC is the approved firm, and the RSMs are REC employees approved to make compliance certifications on behalf of the REC and their client. The REC's RSM is responsible for certifying that the actions taken comply with the REC program rules. An application for an environmental consulting firm to apply for REC status is available below. REC Program Information REC Rules (readopted July 1, 2020) REC Site Cleanup Process Overview (Updated January 2018) REC Common Questions and Answers (Updated January 2018) For Remediating Parties How to Initiate a Voluntary Cleanup Sample Administrative Agreement (updated August 2020) Approved RECs (March 2022) For Registered Environmental Consultants REC Application REC Work Phase and Document Content Checklists Certification and Completion Forms (August 2020) REC Update Newsletter Archive (April 2019) REC Program Document Submittal REC Renewal Form (March 2022) Links: IHSB Guidance Documents Risk-Based Remediation Website Quick Cleanup of Sites with only Soil Contamination Contacts: Janet Macdonald, Special Projects Unit SupervisorJanet.Macdonald@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8349 Dianne ThomasDianne.Thomas@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8348 Robert KelleyRobert.Kelley@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8338 Nick KellyNicholas.Kelly@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8340
