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ii, 45 p. : digital, PDF file |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
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Mode of access via the GAO web site. |
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Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 17, 2009). |
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"March 2009." |
| Summary |
Prior to the 1980s and the passage of environmental legislation--particularly the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) governing environmental cleanup--Department of Defense (DOD) activities contaminated millions of acres of soil and water on and near DOD sites. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which enforces CERCLA, places the most contaminated sites on its National Priorities List (NPL) and requires that they be cleaned up in accordance with CERCLA. EPA has placed 140 DOD sites on the NPL. Disputes have recently arisen between EPA and DOD on agreements to clean up some of these sites. In addition, most sites were placed on the NPL before 1991; since fiscal year 2000, EPA has added five DOD sites. In this context, we agreed to determine (1) the extent of EPA's oversight during assessment and cleanup at DOD sites and (2) why EPA has proposed fewer DOD sites for the NPL since the early 1990s. GAO interviewed officials at EPA and DOD and reviewed site file documentation at four EPA regions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
"GAO-09-278." |
| Subject |
United States. Environmental Protection Agency -- Rules and practice.
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United States. Department of Defense.
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Hazardous waste sites -- United States.
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Hazardous waste site remediation -- United States.
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Military bases -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Explosives, Military -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Bombing and gunnery ranges -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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| Added Title |
Greater Environmental Protection Agency enforcement and reporting are needed to enhance cleanup at Department of Defense sites |
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Greater EPA enforcement and reporting are needed to enhance cleanup at DOD sites |
| Running Title |
Defense superfund sites |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-09-278 |
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