Remediation section 402 4714210 the comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act cercla became federal law in 1980. Dana stalcup, acting director compensation, and liability act. Osrti continued its implementation of the mine sites optimization initiative to determine if there are ways to address mining sites more efficiently and effectively. Agency epa guidance entitled operation and maintenance in the superfund program oswer 9200. The superfund program identifies, investigates and determines appropriate cleanup plans for abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites where a release or potential release of a hazardous substance poses a risk to human health or the environment. Superfund paid for the cleanup of sites contaminated with. The manual describes the prp search planning process, and discusses the baseline tasks and followup tasks recommended for assuring effective prp searches. Please submit outreach, education, and translation materials that your program has created to the peph resource center at if you need account access to the peph resource center, or have questions about the resource center, please contact sara amolegbe sara. The spim provides the link between the government performance and results act gpra, epas strategic plan, and the. Human health evaluation manual, supplemental guidance. The association has also produced a teachers guide to facilitate the use of. In fiscal year fy 2014, the office of superfund remediation and technology innovation.
The superfund program past and present funding implications. The superfund program implementation manual spim provides guidance to the office of superfund remediation and technology innovation, the office of site remediation enforcement, the federal facilities restoration and reuse office, federal facilities enforcement office and office of emergency response removals. Contaminated ground water migration has not been an issue at all superfund npl and saa sites. Superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara of 1986 for more information on. This new version clearly defined the four types of other cleanup activity oca deferrals and what types of organizations were eligible for each. The federal superfund program, administered by the u. Toward identifying the next generation of superfund and. Sems became fully operational in 2014, and it serves as the superfund programs official. Executive order 12580, superfund implementation, january 23, 1987, as. Program implementation guidance for osrti, osre, ffrro, ffeo and oem headquarters and regional offices.
When the superfund program was initially implemented, progress in cleaning up sites. On september 30, 2014, epa updated a section of its superfund program implementation manual with more detailed guidance on the superfund alternative approach. The environmental protection agencys epa superfund program was. Superfund program implementation manual fy 09 managers. Updated superfund alternative approach response and agreement guidance september 2012. Contaminated ground water migration at cleanup sites the epa superfund and resource conservation and recovery act rcra programs conduct a number of activities. To protect public health and the environment, the superfund program focuses on making a visible and lasting difference in communities, ensuring that people can live. Purpose the superfund research program srp is a network of university grants that are designed to seek solutions to the complex health and environmental issues associated with the nations hazardous waste sites. Superfund program minnesota pollution control agency. Pal a, he y, jekel m, reinhard m and gin k 2014 emerging contaminants of public health significance as water quality indicator compounds in the urban water. Basic overview of superfund online, a computerbased training course, provides an overview of the purpose, legal framework, and implementation of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act cercla.
Overview and selected issues the superfund program had its 25 th anniversary in 2005. The superfund research program srp has provided practical, scientific solutions to protect health, the. Srp data collection tool superfund research program. See epas pdf page to learn more the superfund program implementation manual spim provides guidance to the office of superfund remediation and technology innovation, the office of site remediation enforcement, the federal facilities restoration and reuse office, federal facilities enforcement office and. Natural resource damage assessment and restoration limited delegations 3. Despite its name, the program has suffered from underfunding, and superfund npl cleanups have decreased to a mere 8 in 2014, out of over 1,200.
Feb 6 2014 solid waste and emergency response oswer directive 9200. Superfund public health evaluation manual, or sphem october 1986,which should be used until the interim final human health evaluation manual is available. On september 30, 2014, epa updated its superfund program implementation manual in response to gaos recommendation. Is the superfund data that is publicly reported complete. Upon completion, students will receive a certificate. The new manual incorporates lessons learned from application of the earlier manual and addresses a number of issues raised since publication of the sphem iii. State superfund sites inactive hazardous waste disposal site program. The superfund program implementation manual spevi provides overarching program management priorities, procedures, and practices for the superfund remedial, removal, enforcement, and federal facilities programs, providing the link between the government performance and results act gpra, epas strategic plan, and superfund program internal processes. Executive order 16 amendment to executive order 12580 concerning exercise of authority under cercla section 106. Fy 2016 superfund program implementation manual spim. Basic overview of superfund online training exchange. Natural resource damage assessment and restoration nrdar doi manual part 207 dm.
Analysis of superfund site assessment program cooperative agreements with states. Superfund policy, guidance and laws superfund us epa. This belief remains true today and has continued to guide community involvement work. Chronological list of superfund enforcement policy and. Please see the attached change log for a description of the changes. Matt drange and susanne rust, the center for investigative reporting. Superfund program implementation manual fiscal year 2015. Superfund program implementation manual fiscal year 2018. The overall criticisms of the program are its inefficiency, inaccuracy, and monetary cost. Policies established and refined over the yearsespecially those resulting from the proposed national oil and hazardous substances pollution contingency plan ncp have been updated and clarified. Pursuant to a congressional request, gao discussed the status and management of the superfund program and the outlook for the programs future, focusing on. May 2014 1101 17th st nw suite 707 washington, dc 20036. Ijerph free fulltext the environmental protection agencys.
Environmental health perspectives is an open access journal published by the national institute of environmental health sciences. The united states federal superfund law is officially known as the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980 cercla. Superfund program implementation manual spim, fiscal year fy 20082009. The inaccuracy claim comes largely from the fact that risk assessments are subjective, and therefore biased. Superfund program implementation manual superfund us epa. Document the fy0809 spim was published in march 2007, and this is the first change. Osrti supported in fys 14 and 15 optimization studies at 12 mining sites and. Environmental protection agency epa is designed to investigate and clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances. During the early days of the superfund programs implementation, comprehensive. Cercla established what has commonly become known as superfund to deal with known or suspected contamination at inactive commercialindustrialmilitary facilities or. The superfund program implementation manual spim provides overarching program management priorities, procedures, and practices for the superfund remedial, removal, enforcement, and federal facilities programs, providing the link between the government performance and results act gpra, epas strategic plan, and superfund program internal processes. Contaminated ground water migration at cleanup sites.
Analysis of superfund site assessment program cooperative. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. Epas superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nations most contaminated land and responding to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters. Prp search manual 2017 edition 92917 prp search manual provides guidance on how to search for potentially responsible parties prps that may be liable for cleanup at a superfund site. Risk assessment guidance for superfund volume i human.
Srp works to learn more about ways to protect the public from exposure to hazardous substances, such as industrial. The superfund program implementation manual spim provides guidance to the office of superfund remediation and technology innovation. Overview of superfunds laws, policies and regulatory information, including complying with and enforcing superfund related policy. For example, it explains that the superfund alternative approach is epas preferred clean up approach for sites not listed on the national priorities list.
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