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2005 and 2008 Corrective Action Baselines - Final Results
2005 Corrective Action Baseline
In July 1999, EPA and the authorized States finalized the first RCRA Cleanup Baseline. A static list of 1,714 facilities, these facilities were identified in the early 1990s as appropriate sites for early cleanup when EPA and the States were prioritizing their corrective action workloads.
Because the facilities on the first RCRA Cleanup Baseline served as the basis for the Corrective Action Program’s 2005 GPRA goals, the group is also known as the 2005 Corrective Action Baseline. Progress toward the GPRA goals was measured by two interim cleanup milestones known as Environmental Indicators (EIs). The Human Exposures EI (CA725) measured whether or not all human exposure pathways were currently under control, or blocked. The Groundwater EI (CA750) measured whether or not the migration of contaminated groundwater had been stopped.
The 2005 GPRA goals were to have human exposures controlled at 95% of these facilities and the migration of contaminated groundwater controlled at 70% of these facilities. By the deadline of September 30, 2005, EPA had surpassed both goals, reaching 96% and 78%, respectively.
Most of these 1,714 facilities are also included in both the 2008 Corrective Action Baseline and the 2020 Corrective Action Universe. Facilities transferred to the CERCLA Superfund Program are the major exception, with Superfund continuing to track the EIs at these sites. The links below contain information on the 2005 Baseline’s 1,714 facilities as of September 30, 2005, and thus serve as an historical record of the program’s achievements through 2005. For current facility information, see the 2020 Universe.
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- RCRA Cleanup Baseline sorted by state (PDF) (59 pp, 131K)
- RCRA Cleanup Baseline sorted by facility name (PDF) (54 pp, 388K)
- Summary of Environmental Indicator results: 1997 – 2005 (PDF) (1 pg, 22K)
- December 2005 press announcement: EPA and the authorized states have exceeded their 2005 Corrective Action goals
- December 2005 Update: EPA spotlights companies that pledged
to meet Corrective Action EIs for 2005 (PDF) (1 pg, 29K)
2008 Corrective Action Baseline
The second RCRA Cleanup Baseline represented an expanded list of 1,968 facilities at which EPA and the authorized States focused their attention from 2006 to 2008. Because the facilities on this list served as the basis for the Corrective Action Program's 2008 GPRA Goals, the group is also known as the 2008 Corrective Action Baseline. The Agency continued to emphasize the protection of both human health and groundwater resources during these years, but it also expanded its focus to include final remedy events.
The 2008 GPRA goals were to have human exposures controlled at 95% of these facilities, the migration of contaminated groundwater controlled at 81% of these facilities, final remedy decisions made at 36% of these facilities, and final remedies constructed at 27% of these facilities. The RCRA Corrective Action Program surpassed all four goals, reaching 96%, 83%, 43%, and 34% respectively.
The documents below contain information on the 2008 Baseline's 1,968 facilities as of September 30, 2008, and thus serve as an historical record of the program's achievements through 2008. For current facility information, please see the 2020 Universe.
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- 2008 RCRA Cleanup Baseline sorted by state (PDF) (103 pp, 232K)
- 2008 RCRA Cleanup Baseline sorted by facility name (PDF) (97 pp, 227K)
- Summary of Environmental Indicator and Final Remedy results: 2006-2008 (PDF) (1 pg, 32K)
- 2008 Corrective Action Baseline (PDF) (35 pp, 53K) - Table includes EPA Region, state, facility name, and EPA ID number for all 1,968 highest-priority sites.
