Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program

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About the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Section

St. Louis Business Center Before
Renassaince Grand Hotel St Louis
The St. Louis Business Center was renovated into the Renassaince Grand Hotel St Louis after entering the project into the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program.

The Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Section addresses and handles brownfields cleanup and redevelopment for the department. First established by the state legislature in 1994, Missouri's Brownfields/ Voluntary Cleanup Program, also known as BVCP, is administered by the Hazardous Waste Program's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Section to provide state oversight for voluntary cleanups of properties contaminated with hazardous substances. Many of the sites entering the BVCP are not heavily contaminated, and are contaminated by sources not addressed by any of Department of Natural Resources' regulatory programs such as Emergency Response, Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or Petroleum Storage Tanks.

Nevertheless, the property owners, business operators, or prospective buyers want the property cleaned up to standards acceptable to the state, and to receive some type of certification of the cleanup from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. This certification can greatly reduce the environmental liability associated with such properties. The Hazardous Waste Program's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Section also administers the Dry Cleaning Environmenal Response Trust Fund, also known as the DERT Fund.

Have a Site?  Have Questions?
Do you have a piece of property you think might be contaminated with  hazardous substances?  Do you want to clean it up so it's safe but aren't sure where to start?  Are you concerned about disclosing the contamination to MoDNR or are you wondering what your legal obligations are?  Are you considering buying a piece of property that may be contaminated?  Have you done soil testing but aren't sure how to interpret the results?

If you have these kinds of questions, the BVCP might be able to help.  The BVCP is a non-enforcement program designed to help property owners and provide "closure" when the property is clean to approved specifications, thereby facilitating property transactions.

The staff of the BVCP are available to answer questions about how the program works.   Although not everything can be answered over the phone without reviewing site assessment reports, the information you need to decide how to proceed is available from department staff. 
Call 573-526-8913.

More Information and Downloadable Documents

For more information about the department's voluntary cleanup and Brownfields redevelopment activities, contact the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Section at 573-526-8913.

BVCP Publications

Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program Application and Consent to Access Form FILL-IN PDF 159 KB

Requirements for Asbestos and Lead Paint Abatement Fact Sheet PDF 23 KB

Financial Tools for Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Sites Fact Sheet PDF 12 KB

Federal Tax Incentive Application and Affidavit package PDF 20 KB

BVCP Environmental Covenant PDF 88 KB Updated icon.

BVCP Institutional Control Contract PDF 46 KB Updated icon.
EPA and BVCP's Memorandum of Agreement PDF 2KB

Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 260 Environmental Control (VCP)-RSMo 260.565, 260.567, 260.569, 260.571, 260.573 *

Missouri State Regulations: Hazardous Substance Environmental Remediation (VCP) - 10 CSR 25-15.010 PDF*

Brownfield Assessment Application PDF 34KB

Brownfield Site-Specific Assessment, Fact Sheet PDF

Additional BVCP documents and Hazardous Waste Program publications are available on the department's Web publications page.

The Land Use Control Web Ring links together Web pages and data from federal, state, and local governments as well as researchers, non-profits and others addressing land use control issues

Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program Brochure PDF

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*Official copies of the Code of State Regulations are available from the Missouri Secretary of State's Office. Call 573-751-4015 for assistance.