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 September 2024)
Approved RECs (April 2024)
For Registered Environmental Consultants
REC Work Phase and Document Content Checklists
Certification and Completion Forms (August 2020)
REC Update Newsletter Archive (April 2019)
REC Program Document Submittal
Links:
- IHSB Guidance Documents
- Risk-Based Remediation Website
- Quick Cleanup of Sites with only Soil Contamination
Contacts:
Dianne Thomas, Program Manager
Dianne.Thomas@ncdenr.gov
919-707-8348
Robert Kelley
Robert.Kelley@ncdenr.gov
919-707-8338
Nick Kelly
Nicholas.Kelly@ncdenr.gov
919-707-8340