Does the Department pursue natural resource damages against homeowners?
Top No, the Department does not pursue homeowners, at their place of residence, for restoration of natural resources injured by hazardous discharges. The Department may, however, pursue other persons responsible for the hazardous substances that were discharged at a residential site, including, without limitation, suppliers of the hazardous substances, such as fuel oil and heating oil, that are discharged at a residence, and persons that transported the hazardous substance to that residence.
Related Questions
- When do the Federal Natural Resource Trustees become involved in coordinating the necessary assessment and restoration of natural resource damages?
- How does the Department manage the oversight of the various phases of natural resource injury characterization and restoration?
- Where does the money (damages) go that the State collects for natural resource injuries?
