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The Superfund program was created by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). The acts established authority for the government to respond to the release/threat of release of hazardous wastes, including cleanup and enforcement actions. Long term cleanups at National Priority List (NPL) sites last more than a year while short term /emergency cleanups are usually completed in less than a year. Our Federal Facilities Program monitors and provides assistance to federal facilities in Region 4 to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and policies under CERCLA. The Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, under the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides the policy, guidance and direction for our knowledge managment programs.
The Superfund and Federal Facilities Restoration programs are helping state and local governments all over the Southeast region realize significant real estate and development opportunities by assisting in cleaning up Superfund sites for reuse through our land revitalization effort. We are collaborating with our state and local partners to help restore land and watersheds that have been contaminated, deforested and eroded by mining in the past.
Hot Topic Cleanup Site Information
(Adobe PDF Reader Required)- Ward Transformer Superfund Site, Raleigh, North Carolina
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed a Record of Decision (ROD) selecting the clean up plan for Operable Unit 1 (OU1) of the Ward Transformer Superfund Site. OU1 addresses PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) contamination from areas downstream from the Ward Transformer facility. These areas include: the tributary to Little Brier Creek (Reaches B and C) Brier Creek (Reach D), Brier Creek Reservoir; Lower Brier Creek; Lake Crabtree; and Lower Crabtree Creek. A separate action is currently removing the main source of PCB contamination at the Ward Transformer facility.
Click here for a complete copy of the Ward Transformer Site Record of Decision [PDF, 250pp., 19.64M] for OU1.
EPA Project Manager: Luis E. Flores
EPA Attorney: Matthew Hicks
Enforcement Project Manager: Janice Thomas
- Jax Ash Cleanup, Jacksonville, Florida
EPA Region 4 successfully negotiated a complex Consent Decree with the City of Jacksonville for the cleanup of the Jacksonville Ash/Brown’s Dump Superfund Sites in 2007. This settlement entails approximately $100 million in Remedial Design/Remedial Action, one of the largest settlements in the history of Region 4, and will address more than 1.6 million cubic yards of contaminated soil located in four neighborhoods in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. The remedy will provide for the removal or isolation of contaminated soil and address concerns about both public health and property values for thousands of residents in low-income environmental justice neighborhoods.
Point of Contact: Joe Alfano
Cast Attorney: Caroline Philson
Enforcement Project Manager: Janice Thomas
Civil Investigator: Annette Fields - Previously Featured Items
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