What is Superfund…and who pays for cleanup?
The federal Superfund law was created to clean up hazardous waste sites selected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It worked like this – if the federal government spends Superfund monies investigating or cleaning up a site, it looks to the parties responsible for the contamination to reimburse the government’s cleanup costs or to fund the cleanup themselves. In short, Superfund policy is to “let the polluter pay”. In the case of the North Indian Bend Wash (NIBW) Superfund site, this refers to the three companies deemed potentially responsible for the contamination – Motorola, Siemens and SmithKline Beecham. How do I know if my property is within the NIBW Superfund site? The NIBW Superfund site is designated by the EPA as the area over the plume of contamination as indicated in the most recent map provided by the EPA. Copies of the map are available by calling the City of Scottsdale Environmental Planning and Design Office Hotline (480) 312-7899 Are homeowners liable for cle
