R18-7-203. Remediation Standards

A. A person subject to this Article shall remediate soil so that any concentration of contaminants remaining in the soil after remediation is less than or equal to one of the following: 1. The background remediation standards prescribed in R18-7-204. 2. The pre-determined remediation standards prescribed in R18-7-205. 3. The site-specific remediation standards prescribed in R18-7-206. B. A person who conducts a soil remediation based on the standards in R18-7-205, R18-7-206, R18-7-207 shall remediate soil so that any concentration of contaminants remaining in the soil after remediation does not: 1. Cause or threaten to cause a violation of Water Quality Standards prescribed in 18 A.A.C. 11. If the remediation level for a contaminant in the soil is not protective of aquifer water quality and surface water quality, the person shall remediate soil to an alternative soil remediation level that is protective of aquifer water quality and surface water quality. 2. Exhibit a hazardous waste characteristic of ignitability, corrosivity, or reactivity as defined in R18-8-261(A). If the remediation level for a contaminant in the soil results in leaving soils that exhibit a hazardous waste characteristic other than toxicity, the person shall remediate soil to an alternative soil remediation level such that the soil does not exhibit a hazardous waste characteristic other than toxicity. 3. Cause or threaten to cause an adverse impact to ecological receptors. If the Department determines that the remediation level for a contaminant in soil may impact ecological receptors based on the existence of ecological receptors and complete exposure pathways, the person shall conduct an ecological risk assessment. If the ecological risk assessment indicates that any concentration of contaminants remaining in the soil after remediation causes or threatens to cause an adverse impact to ecological receptors, the person shall remediate soil to an alternative soil remediation level, derived from the ecological risk assessment, that is protective of ecological receptors. C. Soil vapor concentration may be used to estimate the total contaminant concentration in soil if the Department determines that the soil vapor concentration methodology will not be invalidated by the soil, hydrogeology, or other characteristics of the site.