Definition of an Environmental Covenant
An environmental covenant is a voluntarily imposed servitude on land which limits the uses of and activities on the land in conjunction with a plan or the performance of work for an environmental response (corrective action).
Examples of environmental covenants include covenants that restrict the use of the property (i.e., restricted to commercial use only) or covenants that stipulate the installation and maintenance of engineering controls, such as an engineered cover to prevent human exposure to contaminants located on the property.