REC Decision Tree
LaNeicia Meyer | November 6, 2019
Are hazardous substances or petroleum
products present or likely present in, on, or
at the Property?
Not a REC, HREC,
or CREC
NO
YES
NO
Have the hazardous
substances or petroleum
products been released?
Does the release (or likely release)
present a threat to human health or
the environment or would it be
subject of enforcement actions?
YES
NO
De minimis
YES
UNKNOWN*
UNKNOWN*
Is there a material threat of a
future release to the
environment?
Text
Significant
Data Gap
NO
UNKNOWN*
Has the release (or likely
release) been addressed?
YES
Has the release been addressed to
satisfaction of applicable regulatory
authorities and granted unrestricted use,
without subjecting the Property to any use
restrictions or activity and use limitations?
YES
Not a REC
HREC (not a
REC)
YES
NO
YES
REC
* = Incomplete/insufficient
data to determine
= FINDINGS
Has there been a change in the
regulatory criteria previously used or a
pathway (i.e. groundwater, soil, vapor)
that was not previously evaluated as
part of the former closure of the
release?
NO
YES
KEY
Terminator
NO
CREC (also a
REC)
NO
Is there any new information which would indicate that the Property no
longer satisfies the conditions of any use restrictions, activity and use
limitations. This would include a change in regulatory criteria, change in use
of the Property, or a pathway not previously evaluated (i.e. groundwater, soil,
vapor)?