Superfund: A More Vigorous and Better Managed Enforcement Program is Needed.

Abstract

Cleaning up the nation's most dangerous hazardous waste sites will require the help of the parties responsible for the contamination. Federal funding alone, though substantial, is insufficient to tackle this serious and costly pollution problem. To obtain these responsible party cleanups in a timely and efficient manner, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) needs to have a vigorous and effective enforcement program. Concerned that this has not been the case, the Chairman, Subcommittee on Superfund, Ocean and Water Protection, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, asked GAO to review EPA's enforcement program. jg

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA291957

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Environmental Protection
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Governments
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hazardous Waste Sites
  • Indirect Costs
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Money
  • Monitoring
  • Public Health
  • United States
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.