Denver’s goals are to ensure that environmentally contaminated sites within and around Denver are cleaned up to protect the health of Denver residents and their environment, and ensure that the cleanup activities comply with Denver regulations.
Program staff provide proactive oversight of the cleanup of environmentally contaminated sites in and adjacent to Denver. We work with a variety of city departments, state and federal regulatory agencies, community groups, residents, and businesses to ensure that cleanups protect public health and the environment and to ensure that regulatory requirements are met. We investigate complaints, help to identify contaminated sites, coordinate between city agencies, provide technical review of site plans and reports, interpret regulatory requirements, and attend meetings to represent the city’s and residents’ interests. We help to make sure that local cleanup issues are addressed by our state and federal partners in environmental protection, and by industry involved in environmental cleanup. We provide another point of contact for Denver residents and area employees to obtain information, understand issues, and answer questions regarding environmental cleanup.
The environmental cleanup sites include:
- hazardous waste corrective actions covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA);
- leaking underground or above-ground storage tanks;
- hazardous material spills;
- Superfund actions addressed through the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) sites;
- solid waste cleanups and old landfills;
- voluntary cleanup (VCUP) sites; and
- Brownfields sites.
Environmental Record Searches:
As a service to the community, our staff provide assistance to those conducting environmental records searches. Click on the Frequently Asked Questions below to obtain more information about this service.