Post Construction Completion
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The goal of Post Construction Completion activities is to ensure that Superfund response actions provide for the long-term protection of human health and the environment. EPA's Post Construction Completion activities also involve optimizing remedies to increase effectiveness and/or reduce cost without sacrificing long-term protection of human health and the environment.
"Final Implemetation of the National Strategy to Manage Post Construction Completion Activities at Superfund Sites"
(February 2012) (PDF)
OSWER 9355.0-105A (9 pp, 485K)
"National Strategy to Manage Post Construction Completion Activities at Superfund Sites"
(October 2005) (PDF)
OSWER 9355.0-105 (15 pp, 270K)
"Post Construction Completion Considerations in Superfund State Contracts" (August 2008) (PDF)
OSWER 9242.2-19 (9 pp, 2.3MB)
Fact Sheets
"Superfund Post Construction Completion: An Overview" (June 2001) (PDF)
OSWER 9355.0-79FS, EPA 540-F-01-009. (15 pp, 117K)
"Superfund Post Construction Completion Activities" (June 2001) (PDF)
OSWER 9355.0-80FS, EPA 540-F-01-010. (1 pg, 22K)
Post Construction Completion Topics
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Construction Completions (CC) - Information on Superfund sites where physical construction of all cleanup actions are complete, all immediate threats have been addressed, and all long-term threats are under control.
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Long-Term Response Actions (LTRA) - Information on Superfund-financed cleanup activities intended to restore ground or surface water to a level that assures protection of human health and the environment (e.g., restoring a contaminated aquifer to drinking water quality).
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Operation and Maintenance (O&M) - Information on how the Superfund program conducts the activities required to maintain the effectiveness and integrity of a remedy.
Bayou Bonfouca Superfund site ground water pump and treatment station where construction has been completed.
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Institutional Controls (ICs) - Information related to various administrative and legal controls that help minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by ensuring appropriate land or resource use.
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Five-Year Reviews - Information on periodic reviews which are generally required by Superfund law or policy when a cleanup action does not allow for unrestricted use and unlimited exposure at the site.
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Remedy Optimization - Information on efforts to optimize remedy performance and cost effectiveness at Superfund-financed ground water pump and treat (P&T) remedies.
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National Priority List (NPL) Deletions - Information on how Superfund sites, or portions of sites, are deleted from the NPL once all response actions are complete and all cleanup goals have been achieved.
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Site Reuse - Information on how the Superfund program is working with communities and other partners to return hazardous waste sites to safe and productive use without adversely affecting the remedy.
Other Related Links
Close Out Procedures for National Priorities List Sites
Remedial Design/Remedial Action Handbook
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