On July 19, 1996, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into an agreement called the Rocky Flats Cleanup Agreement (RFCA) for the cleanup and closure of Rocky Flats. RFCA creates a framework for decisions to be made rapidly, assigns funding to the highest Site priorities, and places all Site activities in an integrated sitewide baseline.

On March 21, 2000 the RFCA document was updated. Click on the links below to view a copy of the 2000 RFCA document.

• RFCA: Table of Contents
• RFCA: Introduction, Objectives, & Parts 1 - 34
• RFCA: Attachments 1 - 14
• RFCA: Appendices 1 - 10 (Appendix 3 is a separate document)
• RFCA: Appendix 3 (TOC, Intro, Thru Section F)
• RFCA: Appendix 3 (Sections G Thru R)

Proposed modifications to certain RFCA Attachments were released for public review and comment by the RFCA Parties, DOE, EPA, and CDPHE, on November 12, 2002. After consideration of public comments received and incorporation of changes deemed necessary for approval, CDPHE and the EPA approved modifications to RFCA Attachments 5 and 10, and a new Attachment 14 on June 5, 2003. These Attachments are dated May 28, 2003.

The final approved modifications are described in the following documents:

• RFCA Modification - Letter to the Community
• RFCA Modification - Package Table of Contents
• RFCA Modification - Memorandum Describing Final Approved Modifications to RFCA
• RFCA Modification - Enclosure: Annotated RFCA Attachment 5, Table 1, Surface Water Action Levels and Standards
• RFCA Modification - Response to Comments
• RFCA Modification - Attachment 5, Action Levels and Standards Framework for Surface Water, Ground Water, and Soils
• RFCA Modification - Figure 1: Conceptual RFETS Land Uses
• RFCA Modification - Figure 2: Sketch of Stream Segments
• RFCA Modification - Figure 3: Subsurface Soil Risk Screen
• RFCA Modification - Attachment 10: RCRA/CHWA Closure for Interim Status Units
• RFCA Modification - Attachment 14: Original Process Waste Lines (OPWL) Subsurface Soil Approach

A Response to Comments has been prepared to document the RFCA Parties' consideration of the comments received regading the final modifications. Please refer to the Response to Comments for specific comments and responses.

While RFCA contains the usual legal elements common to environmental compliance agreements, there are major elements that set it apart from other such agreements throughout the DOE complex, such as a closure vision statement; goals and objectives to achieve the vision; a description of the regulatory process and legal framework; action levels and cleanup standards framework for surface water, groundwater and soils; building disposition process and standard; environmental restoration ranking; and no action/no further action/no further remedial action decision criteria.

In October 2003, the 2003 Rocky Flats Cleanup Agreement Annual Review was published. This report is a summary of the 2003 RFCA Annual review process and conclusions. The following environmental laws and associated regulations, written policy and guidance were reviewed:

• Compehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act/Colorado Hazardous Waste Act
• Toxic Substances Control Act
• Clean Water Act, Colorado Water Quality Control Act, Safe Drinking Water Act
• National Environmental Policy Act
• Endangered Species Act
• Radiation Related Document Review
• Defense Authorization Acts and Appropriation Acts

In addition to the above environmental laws and the radionuclide soil action levels, the Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRGs), RFCA Attachment 5, Table 1, and RFCA Appendix 3, Implemenation Guidance Document were reviewed. Summaries of these reviews are described in the document.