Financing remediation of contaminated sites
Who foots the bill for the investigation, monitoring and remediation of contaminated sites? Can financial assistance be provided by the federal government?
What is the OCRCS Contamination Fund?
The Federal Government participates financially in the investigation, monitoring and remediation of polluted sites. It has set up the OCRCS Contamination Fund as a way of financing these costs.
Levying the OCRCS charge
The OCRCS Contamination Fund is funded by charges on the deposit of waste in landfills. These funds are ring-fenced for this purpose and are paid to the cantons.
OCRCS Subsidies
The Environmental Protection Act lists in Article 32ebis the measures for which the OCRCS Fund should be used. Article 32eter lists the respective contribution rates.
Bearing the costs
Who foots the bill for the investigation, monitoring and remediation of contaminated sites? Can financial assistance be provided by the federal government?