Superfund: Information on Operations and Maintenance Activities and Costs
(Testimony, 05/23/95, GAO/T-RCED-95-201).

Even after cleanups at Superfund sites are completed, additional efforts
may be necessary to ensure that the cleanup remedy works and protects
human health and the environment.  For example, if contaminated soil is
contained with a waterproof cover, the cover must be maintained
indefinitely to prevent erosion.  Similarly, treatment systems for
contaminated groundwater may have to be operated for decades before
reaching and maintaining acceptable levels of water quality.  This
testimony focuses on (1) the extent to which operations and maintenance
activities are necessary at National Priorities List sites; (2)
projected costs to the federal government, states, and responsible
parties to carry out these activities; and (3) EPA's efforts to ensure
that sites requiring operating and maintenance activities adequately
protect human health and the environment.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-95-201
     TITLE:  Superfund: Information on Operations and Maintenance 
             Activities and Costs
      DATE:  05/23/95
   SUBJECT:  Waste disposal
             Environmental monitoring
             Hazardous substances
             Pollution control
             Environmental policies
             Soil conservation
             Federal/state relations
             Waste management
             Site selection
             Cost analysis
IDENTIFIER:  Superfund Program
             EPA National Priorities List
             Mowbray Engineering Site (AL)
             Superfund Comprehensive Accomplishments Plan
             
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