Remedial Design/Remedial Action
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Cleanup Process
Remedial Design (RD) is the phase in Superfund site cleanup where the technical specifications for cleanup remedies and technologies are designed. Remedial Action (RA) follows the remedial design phase and involves the actual construction or implementation phase of Superfund site cleanup. The RD/RA is based on the specifications described in the record of decision (ROD).
- Policy for Issuing Superfund IAGs for Assigning Superfund Remedial Design or Remedial Action Work to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Other Federal Agencies (April 3, 2008) OSWER 9200.1-83 (25 pp, 6.7M)
- Remedial Design/Remedial Action Handbook (June 1995) OSWER 9355.0-04B, EPA 540/R-95/059
- Guidance for Scoping the Remedial Design (March 1995) OSWER 9355.0-43, EPA/540/R-95/025
- Main Document (66 pp, 970KB)
- Appendices (132 pp, 2.3M)
- Classic Two-Party Superfund State Contract (SSC) Model Clauses (August 1990) (24 pp, 1.5M)
- Contractor Signing of Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifests for Materials Leaving a Superfund Site (February 6, 1989) OSWER memorandum (4 pp, 198KB)
- Emergency Responders Agreements for Fund-Lead Remedial Actions (March 1994) OSWER 9285.6-04FS, EPA 540-F-93-04 (4 pp, 300KB)
- EPA Oversight of Remedial Designs and Remedial Actions Performed by Potentially Responsible Parties (February 1990) OSWER 9355.5-01/FS (8 pp, 677KB)
- EPA Oversight of Remedial Designs and Remedial Actions Performed by Potentially Responsible Parties - Interim Final (April 1990) OSWER 9355.5-01 (55 pp, 2.8M)
- EPA/USACE Payment Process: Direct Cite/Revised Reimbursement Methods (May 1990) OSWER 9355.5-14 FS (4 pp, 383KB)
- Expediting Remedial Construction (October 1989) OSWER 9355.5-02/FS (6 pp, 558KB)
- Guidance on Expediting Remedial Design and Remedial Action (August 1990) OSWER 9355.5-02, EPA/540/G-90/006
- Chapters 1-4 (32 pp, 1.9M)
- Chapters 5-7 (28 pp, 1.9M)
- Health and Safety Roles and Responsibilities at Remedial Sites (July 1991) OSWER 9285.1-02 (6 pp, 658KB)
- Model RD/RA Consent Decree (June 2001) (57 pp, 423KB)
- Model Unilateral Administrative Order for Remedial Design and Remedial Action Under Section 106 of CERCLA (March 30, 1990) OSWER 9833.0-2(b) (45 pp, 1.6M)
- Updated text on QA/QA (August 2001) (3 pp, 30KB)
- Permits and Permit "Equivalency" Processes for CERCLA On-site Response Actions (February 19, 1992) OSWER 9355.7-03 (8 pp, 586KB)
- Procedure for Use of USACE Preplaced Contracts to Expedite Superfund Cleanup Tasks (April 1994) OSWER 9355.5-05, EPA-540-F-94-015 (4 pp, 331KB)
- Scoping the Remedial Design (March 1995) OSWER 9355.5-21FS, EPA 540/F-95/008 (4 pp, 62KB)
- Real Estate Acquisition Procedures for USACE Projects (February 1990) OSWER 9355.5-01 FS (6 pp, 90KB)
- Value Engineering
- Fact Sheet (November 2005) (PDF) OSWER 9355.5-24FS (2 pp, 68KB)
- Directive (April 2006) (PDF) (4 pp, 272KB)
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