Author: U S Environmental Protection Agency Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781500641856 Category : Languages : en Pages : 46
Book Description
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepared the Superfund Remedy Report (SRR) 14th Edition to provide information and analyses on remedies selected to address contamination at Superfund sites. The EPA is particularly interested in documenting and disseminating information on innovative treatment technologies that advance its mission of protecting human health and the environment at contaminated sites. This report is the latest in a series, prepared since 1991, on Superfund remedy selection. The SRR 14th Edition focuses on the analysis of Superfund remedial actions from fiscal years (FY) 2009 to 2011. The report includes remedies selected in 459 decision documents signed in this three-year period. These documents include 361 Records of Decision (RODs) and ROD amendments, and 98 Explanations of Significant Differences (ESDs). Only ESDs that included changes to remedy components were included in this analysis. The SRR compiles data on overall remedy selection and on remedies for source materials (such as soil and sediments), groundwater and air related to vapor intrusion. The report also analyzes characteristics of sites under investigation that do not yet have a decision document. In the most recent period (FY 2009 to 2011), about 40 percent of all decision documents addressed only sources, 20 percent addressed only contaminated groundwater, and 25 percent addressed both. The remainder included other remedies, such as mitigation of vapor intrusion or specified no action/no further action. Treatment, on-site containment, and off- site disposal of contaminated source media and groundwater were selected at nearly the same rate as in the previous timeframe evaluated (FY 2005 to 2008). Overall, remedies included a mix of approaches, primarily treatment; on-site containment; off-site disposal; monitored natural attenuation (MNA) or recovery (MNR); and institutional controls (ICs). Decision documents selecting only ICs were found to be for sites that had previous remedial or removal actions.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment Publisher: ISBN: Category : Environmental law Languages : en Pages : 904
Author: James F. Donaghy Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 9780788179051 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 117
Book Description
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 19870 (CERCLA) authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to identify severely contaminated hazardous waste sites and place them on the National Priorities List for cleanup under the Superfund program. This report (1) determines the progress the Superfund program has made in selecting remedies at both federal and nonfederal sites; (2) verifies the accuracy of the information in the Superfund database on sites' cleanup progress; and (3) determines the number of cleanup projects that cannot be started in FY1998 because of a lack of funding. Charts and tables.
Author: James F. Donaghy Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 9780788147913 Category : Languages : en Pages : 60
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Superfund cleanup timing has been a long-standing concern of the Congress & EPA. In the Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Congress set time goals for EPA & federal agencies to evaluate individual nonfederal & federal sites for placement on the National Priorities List (NPL) & begin various cleanup actions. In 1992, EPA introduced several initiatives designed to expedite Superfund cleanups. This report examines trends in the time taken to evaluate & process hazardous waste sites for possible placement on the NPL & to clean up these sites following their listing. Tables & graphs.
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G Publisher: BiblioGov ISBN: 9781289123024 Category : Languages : en Pages : 28
Book Description
Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Superfund Program, focusing on: (1) the status in the Superfund cleanup process of the sites on EPA's list of the nation's most hazardous sites, called the National Priorities List (NPL); and (2) for the 609 NPL sites GAO included in its review where cleanups have not been completed, what work has been accomplished, what work remains, and when the remaining work will be completed. GAO noted that: (1) as of June 30, 1999, a majority of the 1,231 NPL sites had progressed to the later steps in the Superfund cleanup process; (2) at some 595 sites, the cleanup had been completed, all remedies were in place to achieve cleanup, or there was no further need for the site to be included on the NPL; (3) at another 424 sites, at least one of the remedies had been selected, was under way, or had been completed, according to EPA site managers; (4) at an additional 179 sites, no remedies had yet been selected; (5) however, managers reported that short-term cleanup actions had addressed some of the contamination at a majority of these sites; (6) at sites where cleanups were not complete, a significant amount of work had already been accomplished, and the remainder of the work was scheduled to be completed in the near future; (7) two-thirds of the remedies selected for the 609 sites in GAO's survey were under way or completed, the managers reported; (8) these remedies had already addressed large portions of the contaminated soil, solid material, and liquid wastes found at the sites; and (9) EPA expected to complete work for a majority of the planned or ongoing remedies for the 609 sites by 2002.
Author: Peter Lawrence Gray Publisher: ISBN: 9781634252614 Category : Hazardous waste sites Languages : en Pages : 457
Book Description
A current guidebook to the cases and issues that are central to litigating under CERCLA, this book analyzes key issues primarily from the perspective of the PRPs (potentially responsible parties) who are involved with Superfund claims and litigation. An experienced attorney who specializes in this area of law, author Peter L. Gray also describes current and evolving regulations, guidance and judicial interpretations to assist the CERCLA practitioner, and includes practice tips offering deeper insights into key litigation issues. Topics covered include: government response authority under Section 104; remedy selection standards and procedures; abatement authority; liability issues, including causation, defenses, and types of recoverable costs; settlement; judicial review; insurance and bankruptcy; and more."
Author: U S Environmental Protection Agency
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment
Author: Peter T. Katsumata
Author: James F. Donaghy
Author: Kerry Beaumont Weller
Author: James F. Donaghy
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
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Author: Peter Lawrence Gray
Author: Clean Sites (Organization)