Superfund's Future

by Probst, Katherine N.; Konisky, David M.; Batz, Michael B.; Hersh, Robert; Walker, Katherine D.

• ISBN13: 9781891853395
• ISBN10: 1891853392
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Reauthorization of the Superfund law continues to be a major source of controversy among political leaders and environmental activists. Some seek a major overhaul of the statute, arguing that considerable cleanup still needs to be done. Others oppose major changes, asserting that cleanup is almost complete. One of the most contentious issues in the debate is whether the taxes that once stocked the Superfund Trust Fund need to be reinstated. The answer depends in large part on how much money EPA will need to implement the Superfund program. To inform this discussion, the U.S. Congress asked Resources for the Future (RFF) to estimate the program's future costs. The results of this research are included in Superfund's Future, a book that will become an essential reference for all participants in the debate about one of the nation's most controversial environmental programs.

Author Biography

Katherine N. Probst is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future. David M. Konisky is a research associate at Resources for the Future.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii
Acknowledgements	xiii
About the Authors	xvii
Executive Summary	xix
Introduction	1	(14)
The Removal Program	15	(16)
The Remedial Program and the Current National Priorities List	31	(24)
Post-Construction Activities	55	(20)
The Size and Composition of the Future National Priorities List	75	(32)
Superfund Support Activities and Programs	107	(14)
The Future Cost of Superfund: FY 2000 through FY 2009	121	(42)
Appendix A EPA Regional Offices	163	(2)
Appendix B FY 2000 Status of 52 Sites Proposed to the NPL as of the End of FY 1999	165	(4)
Appendix C Data Sources	169	(6)
Appendix D RFF Data Collection	175	(10)
Appendix E Interviews Regarding Future NPL Sites	185	(12)
Appendix F Building Blocks of the RFF Future Cost Model	197	(24)
Appendix G The RFF Future Cost Model	221	(34)
Appendix H Supplementary Tables of Results	255	(14)
Abbreviations and Acronyms	269	(2)
Glossary of Terms	271	(4)
Notes	275	(10)
Index	285