Site Assessment and Mitigation Program
*SAM Announcements*
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Voluntary Assistance Program (VAP) changes
effective October 15, 2021:
- The initial deposit for the VAP will increase to 20 hours of review time (currently $3,060).
- DEHQ will no longer offer expedited review of new VAP cases. Specific reports will be expedited upon written request.
- As of July 1, 2020, San Diego County is no longer certified as a Local Oversight Program (LOP). All open LOP cases were transferred to the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board for oversight.
- Scanned files for closed SAM cases and Monitoring Well Program records are now available online.
The primary goal of the Site Assessment and Mitigation Program (SAM) is to protect public health, water resources, and the environment from releases of contaminants by providing oversight of assessments and cleanups in accordance with the California Health and Safety Code and the California Code of Regulations (CCR).
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Key Programs
- Voluntary Assistance Program (VAP)
- Brownfields
- Monitoring Well Program (MWP)
- Transaction Screening Program (TSP)
- Methamphetamine Clean-Up Program
- Public Records Program (PRP)
Program Services
- SAM Manual
- Forms and Applications
- Monitoring Well Permit Application
- SAM Vapor Risk 2000
- EPA Expedited Site Assessment Tools, "Site Conceptual Model"
- Guidelines for Accessing the Electronic Submittals on GeoTracker
- Environmental Assessment Case Search Instructions (PDF)
SAM Enforcement Policy
Community Outreach
- SAM Duty Desk
- SAM Forum
- MTBE
- Environmental Assessment Case Search Instructions (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Customer Service Survey
- Fees
- GeoTracker
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Supervisor - Colleen Hines
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