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Earnest Money (together with any accrued interest thereon) shall be refunded to Buyer and neither party shall thereafter have any rights against or obligations to the other hereunder, except as expressly provided otherwise herein. 20. VIC Pro�ram Obli�ations. The parties acknowledge that chlorinated volatile organic compounds have been discovered on the Property and that the Seller has enrolled in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ("MPCA") Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup ("VIC") program to assist in the remediation of the contamination. The Seller has submitted a Response Action Plan ("RAP") which has been approved by the MPCA. The remediation designated in the RAP has been completed, but there are still concentrations of tetrachloroethane ("PCE") and trichloroethane ("TCE") in the Property which exceed the Minnesota Department of Health's Health Risk Limits. Monitoring wells have been installed on the Property by the Seller and annual reports have been provided to the MPCA describing the TCE and PCE concentration levels. It is anticipated that the MPCA will require the continued maintenance of the monitoring wells and delivery of annual monitoring reports after Closing. Following the execution of this Agreement, the parties intend to meet with the MPCA to discuss the sale of the Property, the requirements of the MPCA pertaining to the environmental contamination, the procurement by the Buyer of a No Association Determination Letter based upon the Buyer's proposed use of the Property and the timing and requirements of the MPCA to issue a No Further Action letter and/or Certi�cate of Compliance with respect to the contamination. The parties agree to cooperate with one another in scheduling the Joint Meeting so that both parties and their respective consultants and representatives can attend the meeting together. The parties further agree to allocate the following costs associated with the remediation, monitoring and reporting of the environmental contamination between themselves as follows: A. The Seller shall pay for: (i) All MPCA charges attributable to the period before, and all MPCA charges for wark, services, communications and meetings initiated or requested by Seller after, the Joint Meeting. (ii) The MPCA charges for the Joint Meeting. (iii) The maintenance and operation of the monitoring wells and all environmental remediation, reporting and monitoring required by the MPCA prior to Closing. (iv) All fees and charges charged by consultants, contractors, engineers, representatives and attorneys retained by the Seller for services provided in connection with the Seller's participation in the VIC program and the environmental remediation, reporting and monitoring required by the MPCA. 10