Superfund: An Analysis of Its Past Performance in Order to Make Future Improvements

Date of Award

8-17-2009

Document Type

Undergraduate Capstone Project

Degree Name

Master of Env Policy Mgmt

Organizational Unit

University College, Environmental Policy and Management

Disciplines

Environmental Policy & Mgmt

First Advisor

John Hill

Keywords

CERCLA, Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, Institutional controls, Lowry, NPL, Remedial program, RPM, Shattuck, Superfund

Abstract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program has been in place for over 28 years. Throughout this period, there has been debate over the successfulness of this program and whether it is working like it was originally intended by Congress and the American public. This capstone project compared what analysis has been done at the national level, reviewed two cleanup projects completed by the EPA Region VIII Office to analyze what issues occurred at the project site level, and concluded what lessons can be learned from the information reviewed. Four recommendations are presented which can aid the Agency in avoiding costly mistakes and help with learning from past issues that occurred at other sites.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

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