Voluntary Remediation Program

What are the Benefits?

• VRP participants that complete the program successfully will receive site closure documentation from the NMED including a Certificate of Completion or Conditional Certificate of Completion.
• While in the VRP participants receive an enforcement shield from the NMED.  This allows participants and the State to work in a cooperative partnership to successfully remediate the site
• Prospective purchasers, new property owners, or operators who did not contribute to the contamination at the site can receive a Covenant Not to Sue from the NMED upon successful completion of a voluntary remediation project.
• Lending institutions are protected from liability associated with sites participating in the VRP.

• How do I enter my property in the VRP?
• Some Brownfields Success Stories
• Voluntary Remediation Regulations
• Phase I Environmental Assessment Buyer's Guidance
• Public Record of VRP Sites