What are the steps in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) process?
Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation • To determine whether environmental contamination from past Federal activities on a site poses little or no threat to human health and the environment or if it does pose a threat, whether the threat requires further investigation. Remedial Investigation • To determine the nature and extent of contamination resulting from past federal activity • To evaluate impacts, fate and transport of contaminants through groundwater • To assess human health and/or ecological risks resulting from contaminants in the environment Feasibility Study • To identify and evaluate potential remedial response alternatives and cleanup technologies • To screen alternatives based on effectiveness, implementability and cost • To perform a detailed analysis and evaluation of each screened alternative Proposed Plan • To document the lead agency’s preferred response alternative • To seek and consider comments from the Federal and State agencies • To seek and consider comment
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