Superfund Enforcement
National Information
Under the direction of EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
(OECA), Region 4 Superfund staff pursues enforcement and cost recovery activities
on sites where response or remedial actions are planned or taken. EPA's cleanup
enforcement program protects human health and the environment by getting
those responsible for a hazardous waste site to either clean up or reimburse
EPA for its cleanup. Compliance with the nation's environmental law is
the ultimate objective, but enforcement is a vital part of encouraging governments,
businesses and other companies to meet their environmental
obligations. EPA's most often used and most powerful cleanup enforcement
mechanism is the Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). Superfund is a cleanup authority only
and does not otherwise regulate a facility's operations.
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