Who Oversees Cercla

EPA oversees and monitors compliance with settlement agreements and orders issued under its various Superfund enforcement authorities to ensure that PRPs are meeting the terms of the agreements or orders.

Is CERCLA a state or federal act?

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act — otherwise known as CERCLA or Superfund — provides a Federal “Superfund” to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment …

Does the EPA enforce CERCLA?

EPA Enforcement EPA’s primary enforcement authorities are set forth in §§ 104 and 106 of CERCLA. CERCLA § 104 authorizes EPA to collect information from, and obtain access to, Federal facilities. Such authority includes the issuance of orders compelling access and information.