Laws & Regulations

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

Case summary of cleanup order for Kalamazoo River

Case Summary: Cleanup Settlement Reduces Threat of Contaminated Groundwater in Massachusetts

Case summary for settlement agreement at Nuclear Metals Superfund site

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

Case summary for cleanup agreement at Cooper Drum Superfund site

EPA's Fuel Programs Mailing Addresses

All registration paperwork and paper reports should be sent to one of these addresses.

Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB): Reports to the President of the United States

Official copies of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board's reports to the President.

Memorandum: Final Guidance on the Issuance of Administrative Orders Under Section 311(c) and (e) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), July 1, 1997

Enclosed is the final guidance document on the issuance of administrative orders under 311(c) and (e) of the Clean Water Act.

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: Coordinating RCRA Corrective Action Permit Requirements and Orders

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

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 Previously attached to superseded 1998 revisions to RD/RA model.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: Ability to Pay and De Minimis Revisions to CERCLA Section 122(g) by 2002 Brownfield Amendments

Interim guidance and model notice letters addressing amendments made to CERCLA by the 2002 Brownfields Amendments.

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

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.

Guidance: Ensuring Implementation of Institutional Controls at Superfund Sites

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

Guidance: Model Language for Compliance with Public Participation Requirements under RCRA section 7003(d)

Memorandum and model federal register notices for filing notices regarding public participation under section 7003(d) of RCRA and Superfund covenants not to sue.

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: 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: 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.