Tag: Hazard Ranking System

Subsurface Component Added to Superfund Ranking System

By William C. Schillaci Dec 19, 2016 Regulatory Developments

Updated: Dec 19, 2016

In a final rule, the EPA has added a subsurface intrusion component to the hazard ranking system (HRS) the Agency uses when considering whether to add sites to the Superfund’s National Priorities List (NPL). Until this action, the HRS, which was promulgated in 1990, did not consider the threat posed by subsurface intrusion when evaluating […]

Superfund Site Redevelopment—Common Concerns

By Clare Condon Dec 3, 2014 EHS Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Superfund Site Redevelopment—Common Concerns Despite the negative connotations associated with Superfund sites, many are salvageable and reusable, not only for purposes like landfills or parking lots but also for recreational, commercial, and industrial uses. By 2014, EPA’s SRI had assisted with more than 800 sites now in continued, active, or planned reuse over its 15-year […]