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                                                       Winter 2005
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Cooper v. Aviall Ruling       2
Region 2 Administrator Resigns

Beede Waste Oil           3
Tri-Cities Barrel CD

"Return to Use"            4

Delaware River Oil Spill       5

In the Courts             6
Lavaca Bay Settlements

Tidbits                 7
PRP Search Enhancement
Conference
Safe Needle Disposal

Calendar               8
Glossary
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settlements and technologies.

                             Leavitt  Nominated  for
                             Health  and  Human
                             Services  Post
                             President George W. Bush looks on as Administrator Leavitt speaks
                             during the nomination announcement.
                                   President George W. Bush
                                   has selected EPA Ad-
                                   ministrator  Michael
                             Leavitt for Secretary of the De-
                             partment of Health and Human
                             Services, a post previously held
                             by Tommy Thompson who re-
                             signed December 3. During the
                             December 13 announcement at
                             the White House, the President
                             thanked Leavitt for his service to
                             EPA and said that while leading
                             EPALeavitt "enforced high stan-
                             dards and a spirit of cooperation
                             and with good common sense."
                               Leavitt said that he felt "under-
                             standable regret" in leaving EPA
                             and described the agency as "filled
                             with dedicated people whom I have
                             come to have great affection for."
                             Leavitt has served as EPAAdmin-
                             istrator since November 2003.
                             During his tenure, EPA finalized
two significant Superfund settle-
ments, a consent decree for the Fox
River cleanup worth $60 million
and a $40 million settlement for
the groundwater cleanup at San
Gabriel Valley. Leavitt also an-
nounced a record $75 million in
Brownfields grants; unveiled the
Clean Air Rules of 2004; and
oversaw the development of the
Great Lakes Regional Collabora-
tion, a collective of agencies dedi-
cated to restoring the Great Lakes
through an executive order.
 Senate confirmation hearings are
scheduled for mid-January. Deputy
Administrator Stephen Johnson
will serve as Acting EPA Adminis-
trator pending Bush administra-
tion nomination and Senate confir-
mation of a replacement.

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Supreme  Court   Rules  No
Contribution   Rights   For  Voluntary
CERCLA   Cleanups
ByClarence Featherson, Office of Site Remediation Enforcement
     The Supreme Court ruled in
     Cooper Industries. Inc. v. Aviall
Services. Inc. (No. 02-1192) on Decem-
ber 13, 2004. By a 7-2 majority, the
Court held that a private party who
has not been sued under CERCLA Sec-
tions 106 or 107 is not permitted to
bring a contribution action under
CERCLA   Section  113(f)(l)
against other potentially respon-
sible parties (PRPs) for response
costs. Petitioner Cooper Indus-
tries, Inc., supportedby an amicus
brief filed by the United States,
asked the Supreme Court to re-
verse an en bane decision by the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit that CERCLA Section 113(f)(l)
allows a PRP to conduct a "voluntary"
cleanup and then seek contribution
from other PRPs.
  Congress amended CERCLA in
1986 to include Section 113(f)(l),
which provides an express cause of ac-
tion for contribution. Section 113(f)(l)
states that any person may seek con-
tribution from any other person who is
liable or potentially liable under
CERCLA Section 107 during or follow-
ing any civil action under Section 106
or Section 107 of CERCLA. The last
sentence of CERCLA Section 113(f)(l)
states that,  "[njothing in this subsec-
tion shall diminish the right of any per-
son to bring an action for contribution
in the absence of a civil action under
Section 9606 of this  title or Section
9607 of this title."
  Justice Thomas, writing the major-
ity opinion, found that the natural
meaning of Section 113(f)(l) is that
  persons may only seek contribution
  subject to specified conditions, i.e., "dur-
  ing or following" a civil action under
  Section 106 or Section 107. The Court
  held a different reading would render
  the "during or following" language su-
  perfluous and eliminate the need for
  contribution rights for settlements un-

The Court ruled 7-2 that private
parties who have not been sued
under CERCLA cannot bring
contribution actions against other
PRPs.

  der CERCLA Section 113(f)(3)(B).
    The Court stated that the last sen-
  tence of CERCLA Section 113(f)(l) did
  not change the precondition for a civil
  action. Rather, the Court held the sole
  function of the savings clause is to ac-
knowledge that any other rights to
contribution that may exist are not
"diminished." The Court also explic-
itly affirmed that CERCLA created
a separate right of contribution un-
der Section 113(f)(3)(B) for a PRP who
has resolved its liability to the
United States or a State in a judicial
  or administrative settlement. The
  majority opinion did not address
  the question of whether a unilat-
  eral administrative order (UAO)
  under CERCLA Section 106 is a
  "civil action" that would trigger
  contribution rights. However, the
United States' amicus brief filed in
this case states that the position of
the United States is that a UAO does
not grant contribution rights.  The
Court left open the possibility that
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     Head  of  Region   2
     Resigns

      EPARegion 2 Administrator Jane Kenny resigned effective November
     26, 2004. Kathleen Callahan, who has worked with EPAsince 1971 and
     served as Deputy Regional Administrator under Kenny, is serving as
     Acting Regional Administrator.  Prior to her selection as deputy last
     year, Callahan helped direct EPAs response to the World Trade Center
     tracks, and she was appointed Assistant Regional Administrator for
     New York City Response and Recovery Programs in May 2002. As
     Acting Administrator, Callahan will be oversee a $750 million annual
     budget and manage 1,000 Regional employees.
      Callahan's   biography   is    available    online   at:
     http://www.epa.gov/region2/rabio.htm.
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Small  Contributors   Resolve   Beede
Waste   Oil   Liability
      EPA and the New Hampshire
      Department of Environmen-
tal Services (NH DES) announced a
settlement with 276 parties to the
Beede Waste Oil Superfund site  in
Plaistow, New Hampshire on Decem-
ber 6, 2004. This is the fourth settle-
ment with de minimis parties (i.e.,
parties  that contributed minimal
amounts of hazardous waste at the
site compared to other parties) and
will provide $10.7 million for the
cleanup. EPAhas collected about $17
million in four settlements with 1,199
parties, and the monies raised are be-
ing held in a site-specific Superfund
special  account for application  to
costs associated with cleaning up the
Beede site. To date, EPAand NH DES
have spent $22 million
on site  investigation
and cleanup.
  This settlement rep-
resents another EPA
success with targeting
small contributors first and working
to make Superfund a simpler, more
helpful process.  Using this "bottom
up" enforcement strategy, EPA en-
sures that parties will provide funds
for the cleanup.  Also, by offering
small contributors early settlements,
EPAsaves litigation costs and focuses
resources on pursuing major parties
to site contamination. Small con-
           The on-site oil recovery system, which has been in operation since February
           2000, has removed over 85,000 gallons from the site.
 Targeting small
 contributors first
 ensures EPA will have
funds for the cleanup.
tributors benefit from early settlements
because they are able to quickly resolve
           their liability and avoid
           lengthy and costly litiga-
           tion.
             From the 1920s to
           1994, the 40-acre site
           was used for a variety of
oil-related activities, including waste
oil processing and resale.  In  1995,
groundwater sampling identified vola-
tile organic compounds in on-site moni-
toring wells and two private residential
wells. Additional testing found un-
healthful levels of several contami-
nants, includingPCBs, in groundwater
and soils, and the site was added to the
National Priorities List in 1996. In 1996
and 1997, EPAand NH DES removed
approximately 100 above-ground stor-
age tanks and 800 drums. The Janu-
ary 2004 Record of Decision calls for
soil removal and disposal, a soil va-
por extraction system, long-term
monitoring, and institutional con-
trols. The remedy allows for future
redevelopment of the site for residen-
tial or recreational use.
 Additional information about
Beede Waste Oil Superfund site and
the settlements is available online
at: http://www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/
sites/beede/index.htm.
 For additional information, contact
Cynthia Lewis,  EPA Region  1,
lewis. cindy@epa. gov.

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Agreement  Signed  for  Tri-Cities  Barrel
       On November 26, 2004, the
       EPA Region 2 Regional Ad-
ministrator signed a consent decree
(CD) with Alcan Aluminum Corpora-
tion for the  Tri-Cities  Barrel
Superfund site in Broome County,
New York. Under the CD, Alcan has
           agreed to reimburse EPA up to $1.4
           million for its past and future response
           costs and to pay a $360 thousand pen-
           alty for violating a CERCLA cleanup
           order.
            Alcan was among a large number of
           potentially responsible parties (PRPs)
                                at the site. EPA initially entered into
                                early de minimis settlements with 28
                                PRPs.  Then, in an August 2001 con-
                                sent decree, 43 additional parties
                                agreed to implement the remedial de-

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"Return   to  Use"  Initiative   to
Spur   Reuse

        On November 10, 2004, EPA
        launched a new initiative—
 "Return to  Use"—that encourages
 reuse   and  redevelopment  of
 Superfund sites. Through "Return to
 Use" (RTU), EPA will review imple-
 mented site remedies for unnecessary
 barriers to  reuse and determine if
 small modifications will enable com-
 munities to reuse properties while
 protecting human health and the en-
 vironment.  EPAwants to remove the
 stigma typically  associated with
 former contaminated sites and spur
 commercial, ecological and  recre-
 ational use of fenced, abandoned, and
 underutilized properties.
  RTU focuses on the approximately
 500 National Priorities List sites
 where  remedies were implemented
 before  the 1999 launch  of the
 Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
 (SRI). Prior to SRI, remedy selection
 was focused primarily on removing
 immediate threats to human health
 and the environment and less on how
 the site would be used after cleanup.
With the introduction of SRI, EPA
encouraged considering future site
use when  determining a remedy
and ensuring that the remedy would


 "Return  to Use" will
 encourage the reuse and
 redevelopment of Superfund
 sites.
be consistent with anticipated or
potential use. When reviewing sites
where remedies were initiated be-
fore 1999, EPA will consider modi-
fying restrictive fences or deedlimi-
tations that go beyond what is re-
quired for  the site to remain pro-
tective, issuing Ready for Reuse
(RfR) determinations, and elimi-
nating misleading signs.
  EPA has  selected 11  demonstra-
tion projects for the initiative. One
of the sites,  HOD Landfill in
Antioch, Illinois, is a former land-
fill where overly restrictive barri-
ers and concerns about the site be-
ing a Superfund site were prevent-
  ing reuse. EPAand stakeholders re-
  viewed and updated the risk assess-
  ment, and EPA issued an Explana-
  tion of Significant Differences remov-
  ing unnecessary parts of the remedy.
  EPA then issued an RfR determina-
  tion assuring residents that the site
  can be used for recreation, and the
  former landfill is being turned into
  athletic fields for a high school adja-
  cent to the site. The RfR determina-
  tion for HOD Landfill was highlighted
  in CleanupNews II-February 2004,
  which is available online at:  http://
  www.epa.gov/Compliance/resources/
  newsletters/cleanup/cleanup 15s.pdf.
    Additional information about the
  initiative, including a fact sheet and
  demonstration project descriptions,
  is available online at:   http://
  www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/
  recycle/rtu/index.htm.
    For additional information, contact
  Melissa Friedland, National Program
  Manager for Superfund Redevelop-
  ment,   (703)   603-8864   or
  friedland. melissa@ena. sov.
 Vacant Field to  be Converted  to
 Neighborhood  Park
   The Arlington Blending and Pack-
  aging site in Tennessee is one of 11
  "Return to  Use" demonstration
  projects. For seven years, the Arling-
  ton site was used for formulating and
  packaging pesticides, and spills led
  to soil and groundwater contamina-
  tion. In 1996,41,000 tons of contami-
  nated soil were removed from the
  property. Over the past 10 years, veg-
  etation has returned to the site.
   Residents and community leaders
  had shied away from reusing the
  property because it had been a
  Superfund site. Through a "Ready
  for Reuse" determination  and  com-
fort letter, EPA assured the com-
munity that the property was safe
to use for recreational purposes,
and the city will be converting the
land into a 2.3-acre neighborhood
park.  EPA has determined that
the land can be used for this pur-
pose without interfering with on-
going groundwater monitoring.
  For additional information
about the Arlington Blending and
Packaging demonstration project,
contact     Derek    Matory,
Remedial  Project  Manager,
matorv. derek@epa. sov.
In a few months, the unused Arlingtc
property will boast a playground,
walking and biking trails, and a
basketball court.
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Agencies  Respond  to  Oil  Spill  on
Delaware  River
       On November 27, 2004, a ves-
       sel tanker heading for a Citgo
facility in Paulsboro, New Jersey
spilled approximately 30,000 gallons
of crude oil into the Delaware River.
The cause of the spill is still under in-
vestigation. The spill occurred as tug-
boats were assist-
ing the Athos I, a
750-foot   vessel
with a Cyprus flag,
to the Citgo facili-
ties pier.  Athos I listed 8 degrees to
the left, and the engine cut off.  The
spill spread from just north of the Ben-
jamin Franklin Bridge south to the
Commodore Barry  Bridge.  A safety
zone was established around the spill
from the Tacony Palmyra Bridge to the
Commodore Barry Bridge, and this
section of the river was closed to all
pleasure and commercial craft for ap-
proximately 24 hours after the spill
occurred.
  Many federal, state, and local agen-
cies and contractor personnel came to-
gether to assist in cleanup of the spill
Responders have collected
nearly 65,000 gallons of oil
and oily liquid.
and protect wildlife including: EPA, the
Pennsylvania Department of Environ-
mental Protection, New Jersey Depart-
ment of Environmental Protection, New
Jersey State Police, the Coast Guard
Marine Safety Office-Group, Delaware
Department of Natural Resources, U.S.
               Fish and Wildlife,
               National Oceanic
               and Atmospheric
               Administration,
               Tri-State Bird Res-
cue, and representatives from Citgo
and the ship's owner. Thousands of feet
of protective boom was laid out to help
prevent the spread of crude oil to other
areas of the river and wildlife habitat.
  As of early January, responders have
collected nearly 7,000 tons of oily sol-
ids, 65,000 gallons of oil and oily liq-
uid, and 2,000 gallons of submerged
oil. Also, 228 captured birds have been
released. The cleanup effort will con-
tinue over the next several months.
  Updates on the cleanup effort and
the ongoing investigation into the cause
of the spill are available online at:
                                               http ://www .incidentinfo .com/external/
                                               index.cfm?cid=864.
                                                 For additional information, contact
                                               the Joint Information Center, (267)
                                               765-3441.
Supreme Court, continued from page 2

Aviall had a CERCLA Section 107 ac-
tion and remanded the  case for fur-
ther proceedings on that issue consis-
tent with its opinion.
  In a dissenting opinion,  Justice
Ginsberg and Justice Stevens argued
that the issue of whether Aviall had a
right to file an action  pursuant to
CERCLA Section 107 should have
been decided in this case by the Su-
preme Court and not remanded to a
lower court. The court did not address
whether a PRP has a cause of action
against other PRPs under section 107,
stating that the issue  was  not ad-
dressed by the courts below or fully
briefed by the parties.
  The implications of the Court's de-
cision for EPA's site remediation en-
forcement and brownfields' programs
and state voluntary cleanup programs
will be monitored and assessed by EPA
and states.
  Case background was provided in
CleanupNews Spring 2004, available
online at:  http://www.epa.gov/Com-
pliance/resources/newsletters/
cleanup/cleanuplS.pdf. The Supreme
Court decision is available online at:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opin-
ions/04pdf/02-1192.pdf.
  For additional information, contact
Clarence E. Featherson,  OSRE, (202)
564-4234.
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Two   Lavaca   Bay  Settlements
Announced

       On December 10, 2004, the
       U.S. Department of Justice,
EPA, National Oceanic and Atmo-
spheric Administration, Department
of Interior,  and State of Texas an-
nounced two settlement agreements
with Alcoa Inc. and Alcoa World Alu-
mina related to Lavaca Bay and the
Point Comfort/Lavaca Bay Superfund
Site.
  Sediments in Lavaca
Bay were contaminated
with mercury from past
operations at Alcoa Inc.'s
Point Comfort facility.  Alcoa owned
the plant from 1948 until 1994 when
it was purchased by Alcoa World Alu-
mina.  Alcoa operated a chlorine-al-
kali processing unit and discharged
wastewater  containing mercury into
Lavaca Bay.
  Under the two settlement agree-
ments lodged with the  U.S. District
Court, Alcoa will undertake a variety
of restoration actions. Alcoa has al-
ready  spent approximately $40 mil-
lion for early response actions and will
spend approximately $11.4 million to
complete the remaining cleanup ac-
tions. Alcoa will also pay governmen-
tal agencies  for incurred costs. Under
the cleanup consent decree, Alcoa will
dredge contaminated sediments,  op-
erate a groundwater recovery system
at the former chlorine-alkali plant,
cap portions of the plant, and monitor
sediments and fish.
            Under the natural resource damages
           consent decree settlement, Alcoa will
           construct a 70-acre salt  marsh on
           Powderhorn Lake's north shore and an
           11-acre oyster reef in southeast
           Lavaca Bay; purchase and transfer
           approximately 730 acres of land to the
           U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for ad-
           dition to the Aransas National Wild-
                              life Refuge. To
Alcoa Will help restore the   increase  and
bay by Constructing a Salt    enhance recre-
marsh and oyster reef.        ational fishing
                              in Lavaca Bay,
           Alcoa will replace the existing auxil-
           iary boat ramp and construct a new
           timber dock; modify an existing jetty;
           and construct a new  timber dock.
           Alcoa will provide funding to local en-
           tities for maintaining and insuring
           these structures against loss for the
           next 15 years.
            Comments from the  30-day public
           comment period will be considered
           before the settlement is considered fi-
           nal.
            For additional information, contact
           Gary Baumgarten, EPA Region 6, (214)
           665-6749.

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           sign and remedial action (RD/RA), but
           Alcan refused to participate. In Sep-
           tember  2001, EPA issued a Unilat-
           eral Administrative Order  (UAO) to
           Alcan and to one other PRP directing
           them to participate in the RD/RA.
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Alcan alone failed to comply with
the UAO, and EPAsought recovery
against Alcan of outstanding past
and future costs plus a penalty for
non-compliance with the  UAO.
With the Alcan  CD, all financially
viable PRPs are  contributing to the
site cleanup.
  From 1955 to 1992, Alcan and
other companies sent drums for re-
conditioning, and the resulting
wastewater was discharged into
unlined lagoons and on-site soils
and groundwater became contami-
nated with volatile organic com-
pounds, semi-VOCs, pesticides,
metals and PCBs. Tri-Cities Bar-
rel was proposed to the NPL on
May 5, 1987 and listed on October
4, 1989.  In a PRP-lead removal
action in 1996,  all drums, tanks,
and on-site containers were re-
moved; all structures were decon-
taminated, demolished, and dis-
posed; and operational equipment
was  decontaminated and  re-
moved. A March 2000 Record of
Decision outlined a remedy, then
estimated at $20.4 million, to ad-
dress soils, sediments and ground-
water.  Under the CD, PRPs have
completed the cleanup of the soils
and sediments and are now evalu-
ating the groundwater remedy.
Approximately 350  drums and
93,000 tons of soil and sediment
have been excavated and disposed
offsite at appropriate disposal fa-
cilities.  Some materials were in-
cinerated prior  to disposal.
  The CD with  Alcan was lodged
with the United  States District
Court on December 14, 2004, and
the 30-day public comment period
began December 29, 2004.
  For additional information, con-
tact Michael Mintzer, EPA Region
2, (212) 637-3168.
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PRP  Search   Enhancement  National
Conference  Held   in  Denver
By Nancy Deck, Office of Site Remediation Enforcement
      Tie Fourth National Confer
      jnce on PRP Search Enhance-
ment was held in Denver, Colorado,
on August 10 through 13, 2004. The
conference was planned and presented
by EPA's PRP Search Enhancement
Team. Conference participants ranged
from subject matter experts to those
new to the PRP search process. In ad-
dition to formal programs, the confer-
ence provided PRP search personnel
an opportunity to meet and share ex-
periences with their counterparts from
other agencies and areas of the coun-
try.  Participants included represen-
tatives of all ten EPA regions, the
states of Arizona, California, Hawaii,
Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, and Tennessee, the
Navajo Nation, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, and the  U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice.
  Conference sessions addressed nu-
merous issues encountered by PRP
search personnel. For example, in the
Environmental Liability Insurance
session two EPA subject matter ex-
perts and representatives of the In-
surance Archaeology Group and the
law firm Anderson, Kill & Olick dis-
cussed insurance law issues that are
commonly encountered at CERCLA
and RCRA cleanup sites, EPAs role
in seeking insurance coverage for such
cleanups, and the sometimes difficult
process of identifying insurance poli-
cies that may provide coverage at older
sites.  Other session topics included
Bankruptcy and Ability to Pay, PRP
Search "Best Practices," Superfund
and Corporate Liability, Sites with
Numerous Generators, Conducting
Title  Searches, Real Property Law,
Windfall Liens & Bona Fide Prospec-
tive Purchasers, Interviewing Tech-
niques, FOIA Procedures & PRP
Searches, and Alternative Dispute
Resolution & PRP Searches. In addi-
tion, an important interactive session
provided an opportunity for represen-
tatives of EPA, states, tribes, and other
federal agencies to discuss ways to en-
hance their partnerships in the PRP
search process.
  By all accounts the conference was a
success, in large part due to the par-
ticipation of a  broad spectrum of the
PRP search community and the well-
rounded expertise of the presenters.
During FY05, the PRP Search Enhance-
ment Team will follow up on ideas dis-
cussed at the conference for facilitat-
ing enhanced communication andtrain-
ing for PRP search personnel.
  For additional information about the
conference or the PRP Search Enhance-
ment Team, contact Team Leader Nancy
Deck, OSRE, (202) 564-6039.
EPA  Recommends   Safer  Disposal
Methods  for  Used  Syringes
By Diane Bartosh, Office of Solid Waste

      EPA recently issued new pub
      lications that  encourage
people to dispose of used needles
through community drop-off programs,
household hazardous waste facilities,
sharps mailback programs,  or at-
home needle destruction devices. Pro-
tect Yourself, Protect Others: Safe Op-
tions for Needle Disposal  (EPA530-F-
04-004) and Protecting Your Commu-
nity from Sharps: Options for Safe Dis-
posal of Sharps (EPA530-K-04-001)
were developed in collaboration with
the Coalition for Safe Community
Needle Disposal.  The first document
aims to re-educate self-injectors about
better management of used needles,
and the second is designed for use by
states to help keep used syringes out
of all trash collections. The Coalition
for Safe Community Needle Disposal
is a collaboration of businesses, com-
munity groups, nonprofit associations,
and state, local, and federal govern-
ment entities committed to promot-
ing public awareness of the hazards
posed by improperly disposed sharps.
 The purpose of the documents is to
encourage people to think about used
needles from a health standpoint
rather than as a waste management
or disposal issue.  Approximately 8 to
9 million people  use syringes for a
wide range of medicinal purposes,
which creates about 3 billion used
needles a year. The Agency is distrib-
uting the new publications not only to
promote safer disposal alternatives,
but also to encourage people to reduce
the amount of this waste. The new
publications are free  and available
online at: www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/
medical/sharps.htm. They can be  or-
dered online at: http://www.epa.gov/
ncepihom/ordering.htm; by email:
ncepimal@one .net: or by calling 800/
490-9198.  Self-injectors should  re-
quest EPA530-F-04-004; state and lo-
cal governments should request
EPA530-K-04-001.

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February 27 - March 3
WM'05, the 31st Waste
Management  Symposium
Tucson, AZ
http://www,wmsym,org/

May  18 - 20
Solid/Hazardous Waste
Conference and
Exhibition
Gatlinburg, TN
http://www,state,tn, us/environment/
swm/conference/

July  12 - 15
2005 Community Involvement
Conference and Training
Buffalo,  NY
http ;//www, epancic, org/2005/
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OECA


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Comprehensive Environmental Response,
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Environmental Protection Agency

New Hampshire Department of
Environmental Services

Office of Enforcement Compliance and
Assurance

Office of Site Remediation Enforcement

Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
PCBs


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RTU


SRI


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USCG


VOCs
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Return to Use Initiative


Superfund Redevelopment Initiative


Unilateral administrative order


United States Coast Guard


Volatile organic compounds
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