WVDEP Voluntary Remediation Program Questionnaire * 1. Please select the best choice below to describe your role in the Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP): Licensed Remediation Specialist (LRS) VRP Applicant Consultant Attorney Industry Representative Other Stakeholder (please specify) OK * 2. How many years have you worked with the VRP? 0-5 years 6-10 years 11 years+ OK * 3. Would you recommend the WVDEP VRP to a potential applicant? Yes No OK * 4. Have you found the VRP to be: Consistent implementing rules, regulations, and guidelines. Sometimes inconsistent implementing rules, regulations, and guidelines. Generally inconsistent implementing rules, regulations, and guidelines. OK * 5. Have you worked on VRP projects in other state Voluntary Remediation Programs? Yes No OK * 6. If yes, have you found other state voluntary programs to be generally easier to obtain closure (i.e. No Further Action, Certificate of Completion, Covenant Not to Sue)? Yes No Not Applicable OK * 7. If yes, which state voluntary program(s) would you recommend to the WVDEP to review for potential improvements? Check all that apply. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington D.C. Wisconsin Wyoming OK * 8. Please list the best elements of WVDEP's voluntary program. OK * 9. What improvements would you make to the VRP? OK * 10. Below is a list of possible shortcomings in the VRP. Please select all that you have experienced: Reviews not performed by WVDEP staff in accordance with the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Rule. Additional site assessment requirements unnecessary; not justified by site-related circumstances. Comments/revisions to report submittals not justified by site-related circumstances or scientific evidence. Risk assessment requirements too stringent; not justified by data, receptors, or site conditions. Lack of flexibility in language used in Voluntary Remediation Agreement and/or Land Use Covenant. Refusal to allow existing reports/data to be used in the VRP. Lack of LRS control of the project. Unexpected or excessive WVDEP costs. Other (please specify) OK DONE