IDEM began publishing risk-based tables in 1996. This page provides links to the various tables, usually in both Adobe Acrobat and Excel versions.
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2024 Lead and PFAS Interim Announcement
IDEM’s interim announcement for lead and PFAS on August 19, 2024
2024 Published Level Table
IDEM’s 2024 Risk-Based Closure Guide (R2) Published Level Tables are effective beginning March 1, 2024.
- 2024 Published Level Table 1: 2024 Table 1 [PDF], 2024 Table 1 [XLS]
- 2024 Published Level Table 2: 2024 Table 2 [PDF], 2024 Table 2 [XLS]
- 2024 Short Table [PDF], 2024 Short Table [XLS]
- 2024 R2 Announcement [PDF]
2024 Soil Lead Level Announcement
IDEM’s announcement regarding EPA soil lead level update released in January 2024.
- 2024 Soil lead level Announcement: 2024 Soil Lead Level [PDF]
2023 PFAS Interim Announcement
IDEM’s interim announcement for additional PFAS compounds on July 14, 2023.
- 2023 PFAS Interim Announcement: 2023 PFAS Letter [PDF]
2023 Published Level Table
IDEM’s 2023 Risk-Based Closure Guide (R2) Published Level Tables are effective beginning March 1, 2023.
- 2023 Published Level Table 1: 2023 Table 1 [PDF], 2023 Table 1 [XLS]
- 2023 Published Level Table 2: 2023 Table 2 [PDF], 2023 Table 2 [XLS]
- 2023 Short Table [PDF], 2023 Short Table [XLS]
- 2023 R2 Announcement [PDF]
2022 Published Level Table for Risk-Based Closure Guide (R2)
IDEM issues the 2022 Published Level Table in conjunction with Risk-Based Closure Guide (R2) (available on the IDEM Effective Nonrule Policies page) on July 8, 2022. There is no transition period.
- 2022 Published Level Table 1: 2022 Table 1 [PDF] 2022 Table 1 [XLS]
- 2022 Published Level Table 2: 2022 Table 2 [PDF] 2022 Table 2 [XLS]
- 2022 Short Table [PDF] 2022 Short Table [XLS]
- 2022 R2 Announcement [PDF]
2022 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2022 Remediation Closure Guide (RCG) Screening Level Table is effective beginning March 1, 2022. The explanatory text is unchanged from 2016.
- 2022 Screening Level Table A-6 2022 Table A-6 [PDF] 2022 Table A-6 [XLSX]
- 2022 Screening Level 2022 Table A-7 2022 Table A-7 [PDF] 2022 Table A-7 [XLSX]
- 2022 Screening Level Table Announcement [PDF]
2021 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2021 Remediation Closure Guide (RCG) Screening Level Table was effective beginning March 1, 2021. The explanatory text is unchanged from 2016.
- 2021 Screening Level Table A-6 2021 Table A-6 [PDF] 2021 Table A-6 [XLSX]
- 2021 Screening Level Table A-7 2021 Table A-7 [PDF] 2021 Table A-7 [XLSX]
- 2021 Screening Level Table Announcement [PDF]
2020 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2020 Screening Level Table was effective beginning March 2, 2020. The explanatory text is unchanged from 2016.
- 2020 Screening Level Table A-6 2020 Table A-6 [PDF] 2020 Table A-6 [XLSX]
- 2020 Screening Level Table A-7 2020 Table A-7 [PDF] 2020 Table A-7 [XLSX]
- 2020 Screening Level Table Announcement [ZIP]
2019 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2019 Screening Level Table was effective beginning March 4, 2019. The explanatory text is unchanged from 2016.
- 2019 Screening Level Table A-6 2019 Table A-6 [PDF] 2019 Table A-6 [XLSX]
- 2019 Screening Level Table A-7 2019 Table A-7 [PDF] 2019 Table A-7 [XLSX]
- 2019 Screening Level Table Announcement [ZIP]
2018 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2018 Screening Level Table was effective beginning March 7, 2018. The explanatory text is unchanged from 2016.
- 2018 Screening Level Table A-6 2018 Table A-6 [PDF] 2018 Table A-6 [XLSX]
- 2018 Screening Level Table A-7 2018 Table A-7 [PDF] 2018 Table A-7 [XLSX]
- 2018 Screening Level Table Announcement [PDF]
2017 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2017 Screening Level Table was effective beginning March 6, 2017. The explanatory text is unchanged from 2016.
- 2017 Screening Level Table A-6 2017 Table A-6 [PDF] 2017 Table A-6 [XLS]
- 2017 Screening Level Table A-7 2017 Table A-7 [PDF] 2017 Table A-7 [XLS]
- 2017 Screening Level Table Announcement [PDF]
2016 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2016 Screening Level Table was effective beginning March 7, 2016.
- 2016 Screening Level Table 2016 Table [PDF] 2016 Table [XLS]
- 2016 Screening Level Table with Explanatory Text [ZIP]
- 2016 Screening Level Table Announcement [PDF]
2015 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2015 Screening Level Table was effective beginning March 2, 2015.
- 2015 Screening Level Table 2015 Table [PDF] 2015 Table [XLS]
- 2015 Screening Level Table with Explanatory Text [ZIP]
- 2015 Screening Level Table Announcement [ZIP]
2014 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2014 Screening Level Table was effective beginning March 5, 2014.
- 2014 Screening Level Table 2014 Table [PDF] 2014 Table [XLS]
- 2014 Screening Level Table with Explanatory Text [ZIP]
- 2014 Screening Level Table Announcement [ZIP]
2013 Screening Level Table
IDEM’s 2013 Screening Level Table was effective beginning March 1, 2013.
- 2013 Screening Level Table 2013 Table [PDF] 2013 Table [XLS]
- 2013 Screening Level Table with Explanatory Text [ZIP]
- 2013 Screening Level Table A-6: Questions and Answers [ZIP]
- 2013 Screening Level Tables Announcement [ZIP]
2012 Screening Level Table
IDEM issued the 2012 Screening Level Table in conjunction with the Remediation Closure Guide on March 22, 2012. See Section 1.4 of the Remediation Program Guide for additional information on transition policies.
2009 Default Closure Level Table
IDEM issued the 2009 Default Closure Level Table on May 1, 2009. See Announcement of revisions to the 2006 Risk Integrated System of Closure (RISC) Default Closure Tables for additional information.
- 2009 Default Closure Level Table 2009 Table [PDF] 2009 Table [XLS]
- 2009 Default Closure Level Table with Explanatory Text [ZIP]
2006 Default Closure Level Table
IDEM issued the 2006 Default Closure Level Table on January 31, 2006. IDEM subsequently revised closure levels for certain polyaromatic hydrocarbons on August 1, 2006. The links below do not reflect the August 1, 2006 changes. See Announcement of Certain Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) closure level changes for additional information.
- 2006 Default Closure Level Table 2006 Table [PDF] 2006 Table [XLS]
- 2006 Default Closure Level Table with Explanatory Text [ZIP]
2004 Default Closure Level Table
IDEM issued the 2004 Default Closure Level Table on January 1, 2004. This table replaced an improperly constructed July 29, 2003 table that IDEM subsequently withdrew.
- 2004 Default Closure Level Table 2004 Table [PDF] 2004 Table [XLS]
- 2004 Default Closure Level Table with Explanatory Text [ZIP]
2001 Default Closure Level Table
IDEM issued the 2001 Default Closure Level Table on February 15, 2001, in conjunction with the Risk Integrated System of Closure (RISC) Technical Resource Guidance Document. IDEM corrected errata in these tables on July 24, 2001, and the linked tables below include those corrections.
- 2001 Default Closure Level Table 2001 Table [PDF] 2001 Table [XLS]
- 2001 Default Closure Level Table with Explanatory Text [ZIP]
1996 Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) Tier II Table
IDEM’s VRP published Tier II Cleanup Goals as part of the July 1996 Voluntary Remediation Program Resource Guide.