Connecticut’s Shift to Release-Based Cleanup: What Property Owners Should Know

H2M Deputy Director of Environmental Services for New England Louis Muratore, LEP, CHMM, recently published an article in New England Real Estate Journal outlining changes to Connecticut’s statewide environmental regulations.

The article, titled “Connecticut’s Shift to Release-Based Cleanup: What Property Owners Should Know,” details some of the new provisions of the State’s Release-Based Cleanup Regulations (RBCRs), which replaced the current Connecticut Property Transfer Program (CPTP) on March 1, 2026. Where the CPTP required that environmental investigation and remediation protocols for certain properties be initiated at the time of sale, the new RBCRs mandate that investigation and remediation instead occur at the time the spill occurs and/or is discovered.

Louis’s article also highlights how these new rules affect property owners and Connecticut’s private sector community as a whole. By simplifying the process for environmentally-responsible redevelopment and sparking renewed interest in properties that were previously difficult to develop, RBCRs have the potential to encourage even greater investment in the State of Connecticut.

To learn more about RBCRs and how they might affect you as a property owner, read the full article on the New England Real Estate Journal website.