Superfund: Operations and Maintenance Activities Will Require Billions of Dollars
RCED-95-259
Published: Sep 29, 1995. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 1995.
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GAO reviewed operations and maintenance (O&M) activities at former or current National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites where remediation construction has been completed, focusing on the: (1) extent to which O&M activities are necessary at Superfund sites; (2) costs to the federal government, states, and responsible parties to perform these activities now and in the future; and (3) Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) actions to help ensure that O&M activities continue to protect human health and the environment.
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Environmental monitoringFacility maintenancestate relationsFuture budget projectionsHazardous substancesHealth hazardsIndustrial facilitiesMaintenance costsPollution controlWaste managementHazardous waste sites