A permanent TPH cleanup approach is still in development. The MTCA PAC made a recommendation to the Legislature which identified ways to improve cleanup of large areas of contamination, commonly known as brownfields. This should help areas such as the Duwamish industrial area expedite cleanups and redevelopment. Free technical assistance The PAC reaffirmed the importance of independent cleanups under MTCA, where you can complete your cleanup without Ecology oversight. For those of you who need some assistance, however, Ecology has committed to providing at least three hours of free technical assistance for independent cleanups.
Ecology can review site-specific work products and provide written determinations.
These determinations will be non-binding, but will provide useful feedback. If you need more than three hours of assistance, Ecology will recover its costs for the extra hours. There were over 25 general recommendations made by the MTCA PAC, some with numerous elements. We encourage you to follow the rule-making process through the external advisory group meetings, review draft rule language and participate by commenting on draft rules. Implementing the PAC's changes means big changes in MTCA, and there are ample opportunities to understand and affect how those changes take place.