Superfund implementation. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Oversight of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, April 14, 1987, April 29, June 25, and July 23, 1987

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OSTI ID:5425982

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, subcommittee chairman, points out at the first hearing at Newark, NJ that EPA spent $1.6 billion but cleaned up only 5 national-priority sites in the first 5-year period of superfund. At the time of the hearing, EPA reports that some additional sites have been cleaned up - a total of 13 out of a total 951 national-priority sites; EPA estimates that as many as 2000 additional sites could be added to the priority list Sen. Lautenberg notes budget problems in that the Reagan Administration failed to obligate all the money appropriated for 1987 and contemplates spending too little in 1988. The three Washington, DC hearings emphasized the following: (1) April 29 - clean-up contracts, cost recovery, and State cooperative agreements; (2) June 25 - clean-up standards; and (3) July 23 - manpower and program delay issues. For the 5 separate hearings, statements from 26 witnesses are included in this record.

• OSTI ID: 5425982
• Resource Relation: Related Information: S. Hrg. 100-261
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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