Waste Cleanup Program Guidance

Guidance Documents Currently Under Revision

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There are no documents under revision at this time.

General Guidance

Listed below are various guidance documents to help you better understand different aspects of the Waste Cleanup Program.

• Guidance for Use of Geomembranes and Geotextiles as Engineering Controls at 62-780, F.A.C. Sites to Satisfy 62-780.680(2) or (3), F.A.C. No Further Action
  • Comments Received
• Guidance for Preparation of Soil Management Plans
  • Comments Received
• Guidance for Soil Reuse Involving Soil Mixing/Blending Activities
  • Comments Received
• Whitepaper: Stockpile Sampling for Soil Reuse at a Site
• Guidance for Establishing Temporary Point of Compliance Beyond the Source Property (June 2017)
• Guidance for Requests for Additional Site Assessment (RASAs) and Remedial Action Plan Addenda (RAPAs) (October 26, 2011)
• Rounding Analytical Data for Site Rehabilitation Completion (November 17, 2011)
• Groundwater Background Guidance (July 2013)
• Soil Background Guidance (March 2019)
• Approved Statistical Methods (July 2018)
• Guidance for Evaluation of Low Yield or Poor Quality Criteria (Draft October 2008)
• Guidance for Determining Leachability by Analysis of SPLP Results (Draft June 2009)
• Arsenic in Soil using XRF P2 Guidance (June 2013)
• Innovative Technology Acceptance Program

Natural Attenuation Monitoring Guidance

• Considerations for the Collection and Evaluation of Natural Attenuation Parameters at Sites Contaminated with Chlorinated Solvents (April 1999)
• Technical Protocol for Evaluating Natural Attenuation Parameters at Sites with Petroleum Contaminated Groundwater (January 2018)

Historical Guidance

Below is a list of historical waste cleanup program guidance documents that have been partly or completely replaced by Chapter 62-777 "Contaminant Cleanup Target Levels" and other rules listed above under Waste Management Rules. These documents are provided for historical reference only and generally do not apply to current cleanups. Please refer to 62-780.150(4) F.A.C. for information on applicability of superseded CTLs.

• Ground Water Guidance Concentrations (Guidance, June 1994)
• Florida Ground Water Guidance Concentrations (Guidance, February 1989)
• Ground Water Minimum Criteria; Guidance Concentrations (Memo, October 2, 1986)
• Applicability of Soil Cleanup Goals for Florida (Memo, January 19, 1996)
• Soil Cleanup Goals for Florida (Memo, September 29, 1995)
• Development of Soil Cleanup Target Levels for Chapter 62-770 (June 18, 1997)
• Development of Soil Cleanup Target Levels for Chapter 62-777 (May 26, 1999)
• Development of Soil Cleanup Target Levels for Chapter 62-785 (April 30, 1998)