Highlights of the Superfund Program of Today and Tomorrow
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response
Community Involve-
ment and Outreach
Center
Periodic Report
April 1996
9200.2-251
PB96-963226
EPA/540/K-96/002
A Superfund Site In
My "Backyard"!
First Steps
Important
Phone Numbers
Helpful
Documents
What Can I Do?
Do you know how to get information on the cleanup of a
hazardous waste site in your community? The
Superfund program provides extensive opportunities for
community involvement in the cleanup process. Groups are
being established to give communities an organized voice in
decisions about site cleanup. Grants to assist communities are
more accessible. Pilot programs are established to involve
communities earlier in the site cleanup process. You may live
near one of the more than 1,300 sites on the National Priorities
List (NPL), EPA's roster of the nation's most serious, uncon-
trolled, or abandoned hazardous waste sites eligible for cleanup
under the Superfund program.
Ploying an Active Role
As a concerned citizen, you know that the
first step toward effective community involve-
ment begins with getting quality information.
EPA and Superfund have a collection of
resources to provide communities information
on a variety of topics. You can take advantage
of these resources and become a part of the
effort to clean up the environment.
Reaching Valuable Resources
This issue of Superfund Today is a fold-out poster
dedicated to helping you reach and use these valuable
resources. When you have questions, you need to know where to get answers. What is
the Superfund program? How does the cleanup process work? Where can you find out
about what is going on at a site? How can you get involved to help choose how a site is
cleaned up? What health concerns should you be aware of? What are the health effects
of the chemicals found at the site? How can you get involved with deciding about the
future of the cleaned site? This guide can help you gather the answers you need to be a
part of getting the cleanup job done. Q
Educational
Materials
Electronic
fjjesburces
Technical
Assistance
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site Repositories/Administrative
Records
Public buildings that house all site-related information
on NPL sites. You can also find information on
chemicals used in your community at your local fire
department. Your Regional CIC can direct you to a
repository near you; see map below for the CICs'
phone numbers and addresses.
HELPFUL DOCUMENTS
Catalog of Superfund Program
Information Products
List of all published Superfund documents.
NTIS Order #: PB 95-173290.
Common Cleanup Methods at
Superfund Sites
Explanation of cleanup technologies used at Superfund
sites.
NTIS Order #:PR1018.
National Priorities List State Books
Site fact sheets highlighting historical and
cleanup information on the sites in your
state.
NTIS Order*: PB 95-962901 (set
of 50 state books).
HELP! EPA Resources for
Small Governments
Who in EPA can assist small govern-
ments?
GPO Order*: 055-000-00393-9; GPO Phone: (202)
512-1800, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern.
Access EPA
Complete guide to EPA's hotlines, databases, informa-
tion services, and more. NTIS Order #: PB 95-255782.
Terms of Environment-Glossary,
Abbreviations, and Acronyms
Glossary of acronyms and technical terms.
Office of Communications, Education, and Publ
Affairs, Phone: (202) 260-2069, 8:00 am - 5:001
Mon - Fri, Eastern.
Science Advisory Board (SAB) Repots
Scientific and engineering reports on risk assess
and risk management topics. Document numbed
Science Advisory Board, Phone: (202) 260-841''
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern.
EPA Journal
Current news on environmental issues;
GPO Order #: 755-001-0000-7;
Phone: (202) 512-1800, 8:00
pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern.
Environmental Enforcement:
A Citizen's Guide ^4 ^
The environmental enforcement prc g||^tejdffi
explained. NTIS Order*: PB 90-2*
Superfund at Work
Bulletins highlighting site history, activities, a
accomplishments at Superfund sites. NTIS O:
varies.
Technology Innovation^ffice Rejports
Variety of publications cjwiffilg innbVaiive-t *
bibUography^oM^abJergipdrC 8:00 am - 5:00 pi
Mon - Fri, "*"*"""ss^~
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FIRST STEPS
Regional Community Involvement
Coordinators (CICs)
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Your Regional point oJLContapt for special and si|e-
specific informationf See mjip be|ow for the phone
number and address of your RegicSS CIC.
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I Public Information Center^—,
I Refers calls an€letters, disiibutes general-interest
'*^'^items,15Ld operates A visitors' center for the public.
For a PIC in your Region, contact your Regional CIC
(see map below for the phone number and address).
For the PIC in Washington, D.C. call: (202) 260-20807
7751; 8:00 am - 5dO pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern. J
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Superfund Document _
Houses publiclinatOTals/concerning the Superfun
program, includiflgSupeffund laws and regulations
and a list of the most serious abandoned hazardous
waste sites. Call: (703) 603-9232, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm,
Mon - Fri, Eastern; document viewing by appointment
only.
National Technical Information Service
(NTIS)
Central source for purchasing Superfund and other
government documents.
Phone: (703) 487-4650, Rush Service: (800) 553-
NTIS, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern.
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Superfund Automated Phone System
An interactive phone/fax system providing informa-
tion oft obtaining hazardous waste data from several
.Superfund databases. For free faked or mailed
formation, caU*(800),775-5037 or"(202) 260-8321 at
anytime. ~~" -
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Envirofacts
Internet access to integrated data from four major
EPA program systems containing information on
water-discharge permits, hazardous waste site
assessment and cleanup, toxic chemicals and
compounds, and hazardous waste management.
Access World Wide Web address http://www.epa.doc
under Databases and Systems.
Landview H
An easy-to-use, electronic atlas, published on ten
CD-ROMs. Landview II plots demographic,
environmental, and political data at any map scale.
For ordering information, contact the Bureau of the
Census Customer Service at (301) 457-4100,
8:§0 am-4:30~pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern.
FedWorld
Gateway to more than 100 federally operated computer
bulletin boards cpntaining detailed programs, databases,
and information. Contact (703)487-4608i'for more
.information, 9:00 am: 5:00 pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern.
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Clean-U^lpformation Bulletin Board
System (C""""""'"""' """"' "'""""'
CLU-IN to a tecn^^gical information exchange
targeting hazardoui
(301) 589-8368
5:00 pm, Mon - Fri,
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Look inside
for a poster
with more
details!
Harvesting Superfund Resources
So you want to get involved...but how do you know where to
start, and how do you branch out from there? Community involve-
ment resources are available in a variety of forms for different needs and
interest levels. This issue of Superfund Today contains a poster highlighting
resources in six categories: first steps, important phone numbers, helpful docu-
ments, educational materials, electronic resources, and technical assistance. The
next two pages explain each of these resource categories; the poster inside gives
the details.
First Steps...the best place to start
You need to know where to begin to get information or get involved. The
resources in this category are excellent starting points to begin learning about
Superfund or to find site-related information. Contact an EPA Regional Commu-
nity Involvement Coordinator (CIC). Visit a site repository. Order documents from
the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Look inside to find out how.
Important Phone Numbers...information a call away
The poster inside lists hotlines and other central phone numbers that provide you
with general information quickly and easily. Environmental laws are complex and
extensive, but the professionals staffing these services can answer your questions
about regulations, policies, and technical information.
Helpful Documents...get it in writing
Documents, handbooks, journals, newsletters-Superfund and other environment-
related publications provide helpful information on a variety of topics, from the
most current news on the environment in the EPA Journal to an environmental
glossary, Terms of Environment-Glossary, Abbreviations, and Acronyms. Read on
for more details inside!
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Educational Materials...back to
school with Superfund
Are you a member of a community group involved
with a hazardous waste site? A teacher? If you are inter-
ested in learning or teaching others about the Superfund
cleanup process, check out the poster for educational tools
available to you.
Electronic Resources...an exit on the
information highway
Electronic information and speed go hand in hand. If you have
access to a computer at work, school, or home, you can quickly
and easily tap into informative databases, bulletin boards, and
library systems. See the poster for details.
Technical Assistance...learn the technical
ropes
Need help understanding the technical side of hazardous waste
cleanup? Hire technical advisors, attend approved training, and
obtain supplies and equipment using a $50,000 Technical Assis-
tance Grant (TAG). Or use the Technical Outreach Services for
Communities (TOSC) program, a network of universities nation-
wide providing technical information and guidance. The poster
inside describes how qualified community groups affected by
hazardous waste sites can receive the technical assistance they
need through TAGs and the TOSC program.
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3UCATIONAL MATERIALS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
iis is Superfund - A Citizen's Guide ^
EPA's Superfund Program
deo and?brochure, in English and Spanish, /
plain the Superfund progranf and cleanup process.
[IS Order #: PB 94-963218; Contact the
perfund Document Center; Phone: (703) 603-
32; 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern.
az-Ed
collection of educational activities geared for the
i-12th grade levels. NTIS Order #: PR1026;
mtact the Superfund Document Center; Phone:
03) 603-9232; 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Mon - Fri,
istern.
troduction to Superfund: A Public
wareness Workshop
jarn how the program works by cleaning up a
pothetical Superfund site^Cqntacft?your Regional^
[C listed on map belowJbr Bpre information.;
Team o^gl Mother
ok /
T^
rfund site and learn
the Superfund
703) 603-9232;
- Fri, Eastern.
3ix>r your
(|| EPA
3cipient-Center
06 am - 4:00
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Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs)
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$50,000 grants are available to qualified citizens'
groups affected by hazardous wastes. These groups
should be committed tb^sharing information with others
ia -their communities. TAGs can be usedTforJiiring a
technical advisor*/grant administrator, attending
approved training, and obtaining relevant supplies and
equipment.
* A technical advisor is an advocate who can explain
technical information and documents, and help articu-
late your community's concerns. This advisor can also
participate in site visits, meetings, and hearings, and
interpret the results.
Contact your Regional CIC for more
information and request the
Superfund TAG Handbook, a
four-booklet series.
Technical
Outreach
Services for
Communities
(TOSC)
This program
expands techni-
cal assistance to
communities
without TAGs who are'alfected by hazardous sub-
.. The ^goal'of the TOSC program is to inform,
stances..
educate
ii~ n n in /nr»
^_ educaterand-*empower communities by providing
^Nfechnical information and guidance. TOSC uses five
Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRCs), a
network of 23 universities nationwide. Each HSRC
supports two Regions by conducting research and
training on hazardous substance issues. Contact your
Regional CIC listed on the map below for more TOSC
information.
Communitv Involvement
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qtionql Response Center Hotline
xeiyes reports of oil and hazardous chemical,
ological, aftd radiological releases. Hotline
umbers: £800) 424-8802 (except B.C.),
02) 267-2675 (D.C.); 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
ssqurce Conservation and Recovery
ct/lLJnderground Storage Tank (RCRA/
>T)j Superfund and Emergency Plan-
ngjand Community Right-to-Know
PCRA) Hotline
iswers your questions about RCRA, UST,
!RC LA, and SARA Title HI regulations, and
>vic es useful documents.
>tlir e Numbers: (703) 412-9810 or (800) 424-9346
(800) 535-0202; TDD (800) 553-7672;
10 a
ierj
n - 6:00 pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern; Closed on
1 holidays.
ivifonmental Justice Hotline
•veffl as a central repository for environmental justice
istance and information. Hotline Number:
0) 962-6215; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm, Mon - Fri, Eastern.
yirpnmental Information Service
jnfer
ivides information on environmental issues
US EPA. Call: (800) 227-8917 (CO,
WY residents) or (303) 312-
4:30 pm, Mon - Fri, Central.
Region 1 CT, ME, MA, NH, Rl, VT
John F. Kennedy Federal BIdg., Rm. RPS-74, Boston, MA 02203
(617)565-3425
Region 2 NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007 (212) 637-3675
Region 3 DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV
841 Chestnut St., Philadelphia PA 19107 (215) 597-9905
Region 4 AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Waste Management Division, 345 Courtland St., NE,
Atlanta, GA 30365 AL FL, GA, MS (800)435-9234; KY, NC, SC,
TN (800) 435-9233; For emergency responses (800) 564-7577
Region 5 IL, IN, Ml, MN, OH, Wl
Metcalfe Federal BIdg. 19th Floor, 77 West Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 886-6685 or (800) 621-8431
Region 6 AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Tower & Fountain Place, 1445 Ross Ave. 12th Floor,
Dallas, TX 75270 (214) 665-6617
Region 7 IA, KS, MO, NE
726 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101 (913) 551-7003 or
(800) 223-0425
Region 8 CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
999 18th St., Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 312-6600
Region 9 AZ, CA, HI, NV, U.S. Territories
75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 744-2175
Region 10 AK, ID, OR, WA
1200 6th Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 553-1272
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