DOD, MILITARY SERVICES CRITICAL OF COLORADO'S INDOOR AIR GUIDE

The Defense Department (DOD) and military services say Colorado's draft indoor air guidance to address vapor intrusion from volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contains overly stringent screening and cleanup levels and gives regulators too much leeway in determining case-specific cleanup requirements. It also gives the regulated community little direction on appropriately addressing vapor intrusion problems. Further, DOD argues Colorado should promulgate the guidance as a rule since it sets binding action and remediation standards, among other things. "The Department believes that...