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Superfund/CERCLA Program

Posted on June 4, 2015 by FMC Idaho

Superfund/CERCLA Program Superfund is the federal program designed to clean up contaminated sites. It was created by Congress in 1980 and is formally termed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). This law provides broad federal authority to … Continue reading →

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Definitioner

IRODA

Interim Record of Decision Amendment

UAO

Unilateral Administrative Order

IROD

Interim Record of Decision

Operable Unit. The subparts of a Superfund site based upon type and media (e.g. soil, groundwater) where contamination is found.

NPL

National Priorities List. A nation-wide list of Superfund sites with elevated priority for cleanup.

LTM

long-term monitoring

Evapotranspiration, a type of cap used to contain contamination that is designed to allow air and moisture to pass through it.

SRI

Supplemental Remedial Investigation

SFS

Supplemental Feasibility Study

RAs

Remediation Areas. Groups of a contaminated site that have similar character characteristics and can be remediated in similar ways.

elemental phosphorus

RI/FS

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study. The CERCLA process for investigation of contamination and selection of remedial actions required to ensure protection of human health and the environment at a contaminated facility.

ROD

Record of Decision. The decision document that EPA issues to identify the selected remedy for a CERCLA site.

EMF Site

The Eastern Michaud Flats Superfund Site, which consists of the J.R. Simplot Co. fertilizer plant and the former FMC Corporation elemental phosphorus facility.

IDEQ

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

COCs

Contaminants of Concern

SRI/SFS

Supplemental Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study

AOC

Administrative Order on Consent

CERCLA

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. The federal law that addresses cleanup of contaminated sites. Also called Superfund.

RCRA

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The federal law that addresses management, disposal, and treatment of solid and hazardous wastes.

EPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency