To facilitate the remedial process and enable the community to participate more fully in decisions that affect their health, the DEC will require opportunities for community involvement and will encourage consultation with the public early in the process.
A Community Participation Plan which provides details on the community participation activities that will occur at several milestones during a State Superfund Program project must be available to the public before the start of the detailed investigation of the site. See DER-23 / Community Participation Handbook for Remedial Programs (PDF) (479 KB). The handbook provides details of the requirements of the community participation program for the State Superfund Program. Section 2 of DER-23 addresses the minimum requirements for public notice and comment at the various stages of a State Superfund Program project.
- Download the fillable State Superfund Program Community Participation Plan Template (MS Word) (207 KB);
- Sample State Superfund Program Community Participation Plan Template (PDF) (193 KB) - non-fillable; use file above.
