1. a. Prior to the initiation of the remedial investigation phase of the remediation of a contaminated site, any person who is responsible for conducting a remediation of the contaminated site, including the Department of Environmental Protection when it conducts a remediation of a contaminated site using public monies, shall provide written notification describing the activities that are to take place at the contaminated site to the clerk of the municipality and to the county health department and the local health agency wherein the site is located. The written notice shall include notice of the location of the contaminated site, including address and the lot and block number of the contaminated site. The written notice shall also inform the municipality, county health department, and local health agency that they may receive a copy of the remedial action workplan, any other workplan, report, or validated data required by the department, and any updates thereto, and a copy of the site health and safety plan, from the responsible party, upon request. For any remediation of a contaminated site that will take longer than two years to complete, the person responsible for conducting the remediation shall provide the notification required by this section every two years until remediation is complete.

b. Notice required pursuant to this section shall not be required when the remediation of a contaminated site is caused by a leaking residential underground storage tank used to store heating oil for on-site consumption in a one to four family residential building or an emergency response action.

L.2006, c.65, s.1; amended 2007, c.276, s.1; 2019, c.263, s.11.