Department of Environment & Conservation
Jim Fyke, Commissioner
Contact
Andy Binford, Director
4th Floor, L&C Annex
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243
615-532-0900
Contact Remediation
Ask.Tdec@Tn.Gov
Division Resources
• Remediation Home• Brownfields Redevelopment Toolbox
• Division Laws and Regulations
• Drycleaner Environmental Response Program
• Environmental Field Office Information
• Methamphetamine Contamination Cleanup
• Organizational Chart
• Promulgated Site List (pdf)
• Public Participation Opportunities
• Voluntary Cleanup, Oversight and Assistance Program (VOAP)
• Email to Report Groundwater Contamination
• Annual Hazardous Waste Remedial Action Fee Report (On-Line Form RF-FDS) (Printable PDF)
Click here for more information on 2009 Tennessee Brownfields Grant recipients.
Services to the Public:
Investigates contamination from past manufacturing, spills, or storage piles
Uses state contractors to address chemical hazards that pose a serious and immediate health hazard
Provides information for the proper cleanup of clandestine methamphetamine labs
Services to Business:
Provides oversight for voluntary investigation and cleanup
Maintains files of contaminated or formerly contaminated sites
Issues Brownfield Agreements in accordance with TCA 68-212-224
Operates the Tennessee Response Program providing liability relief under federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) for qualified sites
Operates the Drycleaner Environmental Cleanup Response Program (DCERP)
Services and Cooperative Programs with Government:
Represents Tennessee during federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) actions
Provides oversight of Department of Defense properties undergoing cleanup
Provides information to local governments on federal Brownfield grants
Helpful Links
• Association of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials• EPA Brownfields Funding Information
• EPA Green Remediation
• EPA's National Clean Diesel Campaign
• EPA's Clean Construction USA
• Federal National Priority List Sites in Tennessee
• Federal Superfund Site Information
• EPA Region 9 Superfund Preliminary Remediation Goals
• Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
• Federal Superfund Site Information
• TN NPL Sites
