Voluntary Cleanup Program

In 1997, the Utah Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) was created to promote the voluntary cleanup of contaminated sites. The VCP is intended to encourage redevelopment of Brownfields and other impacted sites by providing a streamlined cleanup program.

Success Stories

• From Idle to Active: Brownfields Programs Spark Redevelopment in Utah – EPA June 2023
• Utah Brownfields–State Response Program Pictures
• Association of County Governments 
• Brownfields Newsletter
• Utah Planners Association 
• VCP/Brownfields

General Information

• Frequently Asked Questions 
• VCP Pre-Application Meeting Fact Sheet
• VCP Process
• VCP Summary Fact Sheet
• What is the Voluntary Cleanup Program 

Technical Criteria

• Site Characterization Workplan Guidance
• Site Characterization Report Guidance
• Remedial Action Plan Guidance
• EPA QA Crosswalk
• Low Flow Groundwater Sampling
• Tips for Building Demolition
• Sources of PFAS

Statute

• Voluntary Cleanup Program Statute

Application

• Voluntary Cleanup Program Application 

Screening Levels

• Division of Water Quality Ground Water Protection Standards
• EPA Regional Screening Levels
• Maximum Contaminant Levels
• VISL Calculator

Uniform Environmental Covenants

• Uniform Environmental Covenants Act

Completions

• Sites with a Certificate of Completion
• Sites with an Environmental Covenant

Sites

• Response Action Sites 
• Voluntary Cleanup Sites 

Questions or to Schedule a Pre-application Meeting

For further information on VCP, Brownfields or Enforceable Written Assurances, to setup a pre-application meeting, or to submit an application, please contact the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation VCP/Brownfields Program Coordinator at (801) 536-4100.

Other Program Information

• Brownfields Program
• Enforceable Written Assurances