An explanation of the program and how you can be involved is listed below:
Voluntary Cleanup in
Denver
What is the Voluntary Cleanup Program?
Through the Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCUP), property
owners, developers, local officials or individuals may voluntarily enter
into an agreement with the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment (CDPHE) to cleanup contaminated sites to foster the transfer
and redevelopment of properties. There are several former VCUP sites in
Denver that have successfully completed clean-up activities including the
Pepsi Center, Ocean Journey and the Stapleton Redevelopment.
Applications to CDPHE for approval of a voluntary clean-up plan are
reviewed using a risk-based approach based upon the proposed land use,
to ensure the clean-up process will be protective of human health and
the environment. An applicant may also seek a no action determination
where the property is not a threat to public health or environment, or
they may remediate the property on their own and seek a no action
determination. Cleanup sites must still comply with all applicable
federal state and local regulations. This program is designed for sites
that do not fall under the regulatory jurisdiction of other cleanup
programs such as Superfund.
How can you learn more about Voluntary Cleanup sites in your area?
Voluntary Cleanup sites in Denver from 2002-2005 are
listed on the CDPHE web site. Members of the public may request to
view the cleanup application and plans at the CDPHE. The process
currently has no format requirements for public participation.
CDPHE will work closely with Denver Environmental Health (DEH) as new
applications are submitted DEH will notify registered neighborhood
organizations adjacent to the property and any other interested parties
of any new Voluntary Cleanup applications in Denver. CDPHE may request
that the applicant hold a public meeting to explain its cleanup plan on
a case by case basis. CDPHE and DEH also will attend neighborhood
community meetings upon request.
By mid-2005, a link from the voluntary cleanup website (see web address
below) will offer an address search feature that maps environmental
clean-up sites located within specified distances of an -address.
How can I get more information about VCUP?
You may get a complete listing of Voluntary Cleanup applications as well
as more information on the program by visiting the Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment’s web site at:
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/rpvoluntarycleanup.asp
You may also contact the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment at 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO
80246
Jeff Deckler 303-692-3387, Dan Scheppers 303-692-3398
or Mark Walker 303-692-3449
Or the Denver Department of
Environmental Health at: 201 W Colfax Ave. Dept 1009, Denver, CO 80202
Janet Burgesser 720-865-5457
Join us for the launch of a Voluntary Cleanup Advisory Board, monitoring cleanup of TUE and other contamination at the former Gates Rubber Plant (south of 1-25 & Broadway). We hope this pilot project will become a model for citizen participation at Voluntary Cleanup (VCUP) toxic sites elsewhere in Colorado.
Voluntary Cleanup Advisory Board (VCAB)
Here is the group description:
This is a low-volume, moderated, announcements-only group for distributing information relating to the Voluntary Cleanup Advisory Board pilot project, formed for community input into the cleanup of the old Gates Rubber Plant at I-25 and Broadway in Denver.
Join from here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vcab-announce/
For more information about TCE contamination and cleanup at Gates/Cherokee Sites