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Hazardous Waste Cleanup
EPA Region 4
SuperfundHazardous waste site clean up information, including National Priority List (NPL) sites in the southeast.
EPA Headquarters
Superfund ProgramA wealth of information about EPA's hazardous waste clean up programs.
General
What
is Superfund?
An overview of the Superfund program, EPA's hazardous waste
clean up program.
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) last more than a year while short term, emergency cleanups are completed in less than a year. |