Voluntary Cleanup Program

Whatcom Environmental has extensive experience working with the Washington Department of Ecology's Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP). The VCP provides guidance to site owners who wish to clean up sites but are not mandated to do so by the Department of Ecology.

The VCP program can help site owners, operators, and consultants benefit from easier property sales and expedited environmental cleanups and bank loans.

If a site is properly cleaned up, Ecology will issue a No Further Action (NFA) letter for the site. Ecology issues NFA letters if the Agency determines a release no longer poses a threat to human health or the environment.

We have worked with our clients to receive over twenty NFA letters for residential, commercial, and industrial properties. We have also performed interim actions under the VCP at large sites.