North Carolina Dry-Cleaning Program
The North Carolina Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act (DSCA) Program is made up of two units: Compliance and Remediation. You can navigate to either of these unit's web pages from the "Quick Links" below.
Quick Links
Interactive MapYour DSCA Staff
Program FAQs
Remediation Unit
Compliance Unit
DENR Small Business Assistance Program for Dry-cleaners
North Carolina Association of Launderers and Cleaners
States Coalition for the Remediation of Drycleaners
Other NCDENR Agencies
NCGov.com
Privacy Policy / Disclaimer
DENR and the Cleaner
There are an estimated 1500 active and abandoned dry-cleaning sites in North Carolina. At many of these sites, the groundwater is contaminated with the solvents used in the cleaning process. In 1997, the North Carolina Legislature enacted a statute to address this contamination. The Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act is designed to provide a fund, administered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, to assess and clean contaminated dry-cleaning sites using state-lead contractors. The source for the cleanup fund is a tax on dry-cleaning and dry-cleaning solvents (both perchloroethylene and petroleum-based solvents).
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Remediation Unit Issues first DSCA "No Further Action" letter
Dry-Cleaning Cleanup Fund application deadline January 1, 2012
