Laws & Regulations

Case Summary: Settlement Reached at Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman (MEW) Study Area to Address TCE Contamination

Case summary of the first amended consent decree with Intel Corporation and Raytheon Company to address trichloroethylene (TC) contamination in residential and commercial buildings in Mountain View, California

Case Summary: $24.9 Million Cleanup Settlement Reached for the North Alcoa Superfund Alternative Site in Illinois

Case summary of the consent decree for cleanup work at the North Alcoa Site

Case Summary: EPA Awarded $4.5 Million Judgment for Cleanup Work Conducted at Mine Sites in Idaho

Case summary about settlement agreement for cleanup work at mine sites in Idaho

Case Summary: Cleanup Order for Lockheed West Seattle/Shipyard 2 will help Puget Sound

Case summary of order for cleanup work in Washington State

Case Summary: EPA Reaches Settlement for Soil Clean up at South-Bay Superfund Site in California

Case summary on cleanup agreement for Del Amo Superfund Site

Case Summary: Settlement Reached at Salt Creek Park Firing Range Site

Case summary of cleanup settlement agreement at Salt Creek Park Firing Range Superfund Site

Guidance: EPA Participation in Bankruptcy Cases

Guidance on EPA Participation in Bankruptcy Cases identifies the factors to be considered by EPA in determining whether to participate in a bankruptcy case.

Guidance: Preparing Waste-in Lists and Volumetric Rankings for Release to PRPs ("Waste-in" Guidance)

Guidance on the compilation and release of waste-in lists and volumetric rankings for information release requirements of CERCLA section 122 (e) to PRPs

Model Provisions: RCRA 3008(h) AOC - financial assurance provisions

Model language provisions on financial assurance for the RCRA section 3008(h) administrative order on consent

Guidance: Superfund Settlements and RCRA Corrective Action Compliance Monitoring

Transmittal memorandum and eleven sample documents to assist the Regions when faced with non-compliance with Superfund settlement agreements or RCRA documents requiring corrective action.

Guidance: Preparing Nonbinding Preliminary Allocations of Responsibility (NBAR)

Federal Register notice on guidance for developing NBARs and seeking public comment.

Guidance: Evaluating Ability to Pay a Civil Penalty in Administrative Enforcement Actions

Memorandum to regions on process for evaluating ability to pay claims and tools available to assist in the evaluation for administrative enforcement matters

CWA/CERCLA Site Specific Sample Memorandum of Understanding

Transmittal memorandum titled Sample CWA/CERCLA Memorandum of Understanding for Regions, States, Tribes and Other Federal Agencies

Use of "Look-First" Approach in Superfund Settlement Agreements Involving Third Parties

Memorandum on the potential use of "look-first" provisions in settlement agreements with third parties under CERCLA

Case Summary: Terminal 117 Area of the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site

Webpage describing the settlement agreement between EPA the Port of Seattle regarding liability at the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site in Region 10.

Case Summary: Washington State DOT Found Liable under CERCLA at the Commencement Bay Superfund Site Waterways

Webpage describing the settlement agreement regarding liability at the Commencement Bay Superfund site waterways in Region 10.

Case Summary: EPA issues Order for Aerojet General Corporation Superfund Site

Webpage describing the settlement agreement regarding liability at the Aerojet Superfund Site in Region 9.

Audit of the EPA's Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Compliance

New Mexico SIP: Bernalillo County Part 1: General Provisions, Approved by EPA May 7, 2015 (80 FR 26189) SIP effective June 8, 2015 (NMd56)

New Mexico SIP: Bernalillo County Part 1

New Mexico SIP: Bernalillo County Part 20: Fugitive Dust Control, Approved by EPA April 1, 2009 (74 FR 14731) SIP effective June 1, 2009 (NMd21).

New Mexico SIP: Bernalillo County Part 20