Laws & Regulations
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Proposed National Priorities List (NPL) Sites - by Proposed Date
Learn about Superfund sites proposed to the National Priorities List (NPL), organized by proposed date.
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Proposed National Priorities List (NPL) Sites - by Site Name
Learn about Superfund sites proposed to the National Priorities List (NPL), organized by site name.
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Superfund Remedy and Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) Decision Documentation
Access links to guidance on documenting remedial and non-time-critical removal action decisions, as well as document examples that clearly document selected remedies and corresponding decisions that are consistent with CERCLA, the NCP, and EPA guidance.
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Superfund Remedy Overview, Key Principles and Guidance
Read about the key principles and guidelines for Superfund remedy decisions.
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Superfund: National Priorities List (NPL) Deletion Search
Search for deleted and partially deleted NPL Superfund sites by site name, state, or date.
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Superfund: NPL Deletion Guidance and Policy
Learn about the NPL Deletion Guidance and Policy, which explains the deletion of sites from the National Priorities List.
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Superfund: FYR Memoranda and Fact Sheets
Access memoranda and fact sheets about the Superfund Program's Five Year Review process.
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Superfund: Five Year Reviews
Learn about Five-Year Reviews (FYRs) at Superfund sites, a policy requirement when hazardous substances remain on site above levels that permit unlimited use and unrestricted exposure.
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Superfund: Institutional Controls
Learn about Institutional Controls, non-engineering tools and instruments that help minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination at Superfund sites.
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Superfund: National Priorities List Deletion
Learn about the EPA procedures for deletion from the National Priorities List.
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Superfund: Post Construction Completion
Learn about the Post Construction Completion phase of Superfund site cleanup and why these activities are important for ensuring the long-term protection of human health and the environment.
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Natural Resource Damages: Related Publications
View a list of documents related to Natural Resource Damages. Use the document search tool to access these documents.
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Natural Resource Damages: Frequently Asked Questions
Read FAQs on Natural Resource Damages (NRD) and EPA's role in assessing and recovering damages.
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Natural Resource Damages: Assessments
Learn about Ecological Risk Assessments (ERAs) and Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDAs) for Trustees and EPA staff. EPA recommends an ERA as part of assessing the impacts of site-related contamination.
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Natural Resource Damages: Trustees
CERCLA and OPA authorize the United States, States, and Indian Tribes to act on behalf of the public as Natural Resource Trustees for natural resources under their respective trusteeship. OPA also authorizes foreign governments to act as Trustees.
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Natural Resource Damages: A Primer
Learn about Natural Resource Damages (NRD) concepts and terms, and several topics as they relate to NRD.
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Natural Resource Damages
Learn about Natural Resource Damages (NRD) and the roles and responsibilities of EPA and the Natural Resource Trustees.
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Superfund Waste Management
Learn about Superfund Waste Management, which involves a variety of statutory, policy, administrative, and technical factors that are applicable at contaminated sites.
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Quality Document Examples (Record of Decision of the Year Contest)
Access quality document examples from the Superfund Record of Decision of the Year Awards (FY 1999 to 2004).
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Non-Time-Critical Removal Actions
Removal responses are used to address contamination that poses an immediate threat to human health and the environment. View a partial list of EPA's guidance for removals, with a focus on Non-Time-Critical Removal Actions (NTCRA).