Laws & Regulations
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Order: Dico and Titan Tire
Order on Bench Trial award for noncompliance at a Dico Inc. facility in Iowa
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Guidance: RD/RA Process for Expediting Negotiations and PRP Cleanup Starts
Memorandum to regions on timeline for negotiating remedial design/remedial action consent decrees with responsible parties to expedite cleanup activity at contaminated sites
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Guidance: Superfund Liability Protections for Local Government Acquisitions
Guidance document discusses BUILD Act amendments to CERCLA regarding liability protections for state and local government acquisitions and the agency's enforcement discretion policies.
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Guidance: Superfund Oversight Policies
Transmittal memo for two guidance documents addressing Superfund oversight: site specific conditions and prepayment
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Interim Guidance: Enforcement Discretion Regarding Contiguous Property Owners
Guidance regarding liability limitations for landowners qualifying as contiguous property owners
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Guidance: Comfort/Status Letters for RCRA Brownfields Properties
Memo and sample letters regarding comfort/status letters for RCRA brownfield properties
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Guidance: Windfall Lien Administrative Procedures (107(r) Lien) and Model Letter Providing Notice of Intent to File
Transmittal memo and attachments addressing section 107(r) of Superfund along with frequently asked questions about the guidance document.
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Superfund 104(e) Information Request Questions by Category
List of questions associated with 104(e) information request letters sorted by category and subcategory.
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Case Summary: EPA Issues $9 Million Order for Removal Work at the Columbia Nitrogen Superfund Site in South Carolina
Case summary of the removal order for the Columbia Nitrogen Superfund Site
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Fact Sheet: Effect of Superfund on Involuntary Acquisitions of Contaminated Property by Government Entities
Fact sheet on Superfund's potential effect on local goverments that involuntarily acquire contaminated property.
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Fact Sheet: Understanding the Superfund Alternative Approach
Fact sheet describes the Superfund alternative approach for cleaning up a contaminated site.
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Case Summary: Insurance Settlement and a Favorable Court Decision Positively Impact Cleanup at the Centredale Manor Superfund Site in 2015
Case summary of settlement and court decision concerning cleanup at Centredale Manor Superfund Site
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Case Summary: Settlement Agreement Resolves RCRA Violations and Requires Response Actions under Superfund
Case summary highlights settlement with U.S. Magnesium to resolve RCRA violations and require cleanup work under Superfund.
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Interim Guidance: Opportunities for Independent Technical Assistance in Superfund Settlements
Transmittal memo and six attachments provide guidance on Technical Assistance Plan (TAP) in Superfund settlements
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Case Summary: Union Pacific Railroad and Gould Electronics Inc. Consent Decree for Omaha Lead Superfund Site
Summary of consent decrees signed with Union Pacific Railroad and Gould Electronics for the cleanup of contamination at the Omaha Lead Superfund Site in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Affirming EPA Enforcement First Policy for RI/FS at Superfund Sites
Memorandum clarifies Agency policy on committing to the use of Funds for remedial investigation/feasibility studies at Superfund sites
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Use of Advanced Monitoring Technologies and Approaches to Support Long-Term Stewardship
Memorandum provides information on the use of institutional and engineering controls at sites and facilities addressed under federal and state cleanup authorities.
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Settlement: Agreement for Recovery of Past Costs for LWD Superfund Site
Settlement agreement associated with case summary of the cleanup at the LWD Superfund site
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Case Summary: EPA Funded Sites and Communities in the Chemtura Bankruptcy Settlements
Site overview regarding settlement agreement in Chemtura corporation bankruptcy.
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Fact Sheet: Frequent questions regarding CERCLA section 107(r) windfall liens
Fact sheet on the guidance regarding administrative procedures for filing 107(r) windfall liens under Superfund