Land Protection Branch
The Land Protection Branch manages the treatment, processing, storage, disposal, and cleanup of solid and hazardous wastes through programs for landfills, industry, and contaminated sites. The branch oversees recovered materials, underground storage tanks, scrap tire cleanups, lead-based paint and asbestos, and surface mining.
Government and businesses that generate or store hazardous waste are regulated through the Hazardous Waste Management Programs of the Land Protection Branch. These programs also investigate spills and releases involving hazardous waste and determine the impacts to soil and water. The Hazardous Waste Programs administer the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund, also called the State Superfund, which is used to pay for the cleanup of some contaminated sites.
