What does the looming May 7, 2014 Site Remediation Reform Act Deadline mean for you?

By Lisa M. Bromberg and Thomas Spiesman

The Site Remediation Reform Act ("SRRA"), enacted in May 2009, includes a significant requirement to complete the remedial investigation of certain sites before May 7, 2014. The requirement applies to: all discharges/contaminated areas of concern at the site where the contamination was identified on or before May 7, 1999, and all discharges/contaminated areas of concern at the site where the contamination should have been identified due to an obligation to complete a preliminary assessment and/or site investigation on or before May 7, 1999.