Site Assessment and Remediation
BECQ-DEQ’s Site Assessment and Remediation ("SAR") branch protects the CNMI public health and the environment by ensuring the assessment and cleanup of sites contaminated by the release of hazardous substances are conducted effectively and diligently in accordance with CNMI and Federal laws and regulations. The SAR branch is responsible for managing and implementing the following programs:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
- PERFORMANCE OF ASTM PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTS FOR BROWNFIELDS SITES ON SAIPAN AND ROTA: A Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for JANUARY 26, 2021 at 10:00 A.M., Local Time in the 2nd floor BECQ Conference Room (Room 205). All attendees are required to use a face mask and exercise social distancing for the duration of the meeting. Proposals must be sealed and submitted to the Acting Director of Procurement Services located at the former Emergency Management Office, Building No. 1301, Ascension Drive, Capitol Hill - Saipan no later than 9:00 a.m., local time, February 28, 2021.
PROGRAMS
- 128(a) Brownfields: Section 128(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), as amended, authorizes a noncompetitive $50 million grant program to establish and enhance state and tribal response programs. CERCLA section 128(a) response program grants are funded with categorical State and Tribal Assistance Grant ("STAG") appropriations. Section 128(a) cooperative agreements are awarded and administered by the EPA regional offices. Generally, these response programs address the assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfields sites and other sites with actual or perceived contamination. (https://www.epa.gov)
- 104(k) Brownfields (Hazardous Substances & Petroleum): Assessment grants provide funding for a grant recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfields sites. An eligible entity may apply for up to $200,000 to assess a site contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and up to $200,000 to address a site contaminated by petroleum.
- Site Assessment Request Form: Do you have a site you think might be which is complicated by the presence, potential presence or perceived presence of a hazardous substance? If so, you can fill out the "Site Assessment Request Form and Consent for Access to Property Form" and submit it to our BECQ Office. Note that this is for Site Assessment purposes, and depending on eligibility of the site (you must not be the responsible party for the contamination), assessments can be performed if site is eligible and approved by EPA. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at 664-8534/8506 or by email (information is provided in the form).
- Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Program: The U.S. Army is DOD’s lead agent for the FUDS Program. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers executes the FUDS Program on behalf of the U.S. Army and DOD. The U.S. Army and DOD are dedicated to protecting human health and the environment by investigating and, if required, cleaning up potential contamination or munitions that may remain on these properties from past DOD activities. (USACE)
Site Assessment & Remediation (SAR) Team
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Robert B. Deleon Guerrero, Manager |
Joshua C. Santos, Environmental Specialist |
Part of SAR's responsibilities is to facilitate the coordination and provide oversight for site assessments and cleanup activities which includes reviewing and approving of remedial response action site plans (i.e. Sampling and Analysis Plan ("SAP"), Quality Assurance Project Plan ("QAPP"), etc.). For inquiries, you can contact our office at (670) 664-8500.
STAFF (Storage Tanks, Site Assessment & Remediation Program)
In 2019, the Storage Tanks program/staff merged with the Site Assessment & Remediation program, and is now known as the "Storage Tanks, Site Assessment & Remediation" (ST/AR) Branch.
For any information regarding Brownfields, FUDS (Formerly Used Defense Sites), please contact us at 664-8534 or 664-8506.
For information regarding the Storage Tanks program, visit the "Storage Tanks" page.
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Storage Tanks, Site Assessment & Remediation (ST/AR) |
Last Updated 1/12/2021