Laws & Regulations

Guidance: Ensuring Implementation of Institutional Controls at Superfund Sites

Five year plan for implementation of institutional controls at Superfund sites.

Guidance: Superfund Settlements with De Minimis Waste Contributors

Memorandum providing interim guidance for determining which PRPs qualify for treatment as de minimis waste contributors under the 1986 amendments to Superfund.

Case Summary: $22 Million Cleanup Settlement for Cooper Drum Superfund Site in California

Case summary for cleanup agreement at Cooper Drum Superfund site

Case Summary: Settlement Reached at Newtown Creek Superfund Site

Webpage describing the settlement agreement regarding liability at the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in Region 2.

Model Provisions: QA/QC language for the Model Statement of Work for RI/FS

Revised Language (QA/QC) for the Model Statement of Work for RI/FS.

Guidance: Coordinating RCRA Corrective Action Permit Requirements and Orders

Guidance on coordinating RCRA corrective action at facilities subject to both permit and order requirements

Guidance: RCRA Corrective Action Decision Documents

Guidance establishes standard formats for Statement of Basis and Response to comments with respect to corrective action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Guidance: Written Demand for Superfund Cost Recovery

Outlines regional responsibility for documenting costs, issuing written demands for those costs, and pursuing parties that do not reimburse EPA. OSWER No. 9832.18

Guidance: Lender and Fiduciary Liability Amendments to Superfund and RCRA

This memorandum highlights the 1996 lender and fiduciary amendments to CERCLA contained in the Omnibus Appropriations for fiscal year 1997.

Guidance: Releasing Information to PRPs at CERCLA Sites

Policy document on releasing information to PRPs at Superfund sites

Guidance: Responding to Comments after the ROD is Signed

Guidance on the Agency's responsibility to respond to comments after a ROD is signed and issued.

Guidance: De Minimis Waste Contributor Settlement Methodologies

Designed to provide practical assistance in the evaluation and development of de minimis waste contributer settlement proposals and agreements. OSWER No. 9834.7-1B

Case Summary: EPA Orders $25+ million Cleanup Along the Kalamazoo River

Case summary of cleanup order for Kalamazoo River

Case Summary: $13.6 Million Order for Additional Cleanup Work at South Municipal Water Supply Well Superfund Site

Case summary of the administrative order issued to New Hampshire Ball Bearing for cleanup activity at the South Municipal Water Supply Well site.

Memorandum: Agreement on Process Concerning Payments by Federal PRPs to the Superfund

Letter from DOJ to EPA confirming agreement on federal PRP payments to the Superfund. Previously attached to superseded 1998 revisions to RD/RA model.

Guidance: Ensuring PRP Compliance with Superfund Obligations

Memorandum sets out steps to ensure compliance by Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) with EPAs active orders and settlement agreements for CERCLA studies, response work, and cost recovery.

Guidance: Collection Actions for Delinquent Superfund Accounts

Memorandum on referral and collections procedures and additional areas, including: judgments, bankruptcies, interest, and stipulated penalties

Guidance: Interim Municipal Settlement Policy

Interim guidance and fact sheets regarding settlements involving municipalities or municipal waste under Section 122 CERCLA as amended by SARA. Interim policy sets forth the criteria by which EPA generally determines whether to exercise enforcement discretion to pursue MSW generators and transporters as PRPs.

Model: CERCLA Section 104(e) Information Request Enforcement Actions Consent Decree

Model document for developing section 104(e) information request enforcement action consent decree.

Guidance: Discretionary Information Releases under Superfund

Revised guidance on the release of discretionary information to PRPs