Once new standards are finalized, states with counties not in compliance are required to submit remediation plans.
The servicers prepare remediation plans based on the consultants' recommendations.
The federal banking regulators had to approve each servicer's remediation plan.
Nevertheless the owners have promised to develop a remediation plan and then reopen.
She said a remediation plan had begun to address the problems.
During this time, numerous public meetings were held to keep the community up to date with Hub Oil's remediation plans.
Disagreement over the remediation plan has stalled the acquisition.
Part of the remediation plan is to reclaim the harbour's wetlands.
But there was some support for a delay, particularly among trustees opposed to the remediation plan.
The state's Department of Environmental Protection, which has agreed to the remediation plan, will oversee the cleanup.