The drive toward a faster, fairer, more efficient Superfund
The Superfund program has achieved substantial progress in
cleaning up hazardous waste sites, protecting human health and the
environment, and returning property to productive uses. EPA developed
and implemented three rounds of Superfund Reforms to improve the way the
program operates, increase its impacts, and broaden the knowledge and
understanding of the program. The reforms, consisting of various
initiatives and pilots, were focused on changes which would make the
program faster, fairer and more efficient. EPA's Superfund Reforms
impact nearly every aspect of the Superfund program, addressing the
areas of enforcement, cleanup, risk assessment, public involvement,
environmental justice, economic redevelopment, innovative technology,
and State and Tribal empowerment. The Agency has already incorporated
the first round of reforms into the Superfund program. Today, EPA
continues to implement the Round 2 and Round 3 reforms, working to
complete pilots or other experiments and integrating more and more of
the initiatives into its way of doing business.
For a summary of Superfund Reforms accomplishments, please see the Superfund
Reforms Overview Summary (PDF, 1 page, 68KB) .
More specific information on the impacts of individual reforms is also
available.
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More specific information on the impacts of individual reforms is also
available.