Cleanup Enforcement

The Superfund Enforcement program gets Superfund sites cleaned up by finding the companies or people responsible for contamination at a site, and negotiating with them to do the clean up themselves, or to pay for the clean up done by another party (i.e., EPA, state, or other responsible parties).

Topics

Enforcement Authorities Enforcement Authorities		Negotiating Settlements Negotiating Settlements | Types of Settlements |Superfund Alternative Approach | More. . .
Liability Liability | Triggering Liability | Unique Parties | More. . .		Unilateral Orders Unilateral Orders
Finding PRPs Finding PRPs | PRP Search Manual | More. . .		Compliance/Penalties Compliance/Penalties
Notice Letters Notice Letters		Recovering Cleanup Costs Recovering Cleanup Cost | Special Accounts | More...

If a responsible party does not agree to do the cleanup, EPA can issue an order to do certain work, or work with the Department of Justice to pursue the party through the federal court system.

If a party is out of compliance with an order or settlement, the Superfund enforcement program takes action to bring them into compliance. Such action may include:

• referring the case to the Department of Justice for enforcement,
• assessing penalties, and/or
• taking over the work.

Visit EPA's Superfund program Web site for information on how EPA cleans up Superfund sites and administers the Superfund program.

Visit EPA's Superfund 25th Anniversary Web site for information on projects to commemorate the anniversary.