No disaster plan can predict or prevent every possible disaster. When preventive measures fail, steps may need to be taken to clean up the environment after a spill.
While this situation represents a hardship to a company experiencing a disaster, the business of cleaning up after an environmental disaster can be a lucrative opportunity for small business owners.
The topics below provide information about regulations dealing with environmental cleanup.
General Information
Gives information on how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces compliance with environmental regulations concerning the cleanup of toxic and hazardous waste sites.
Explains how EPA and states partner in environmental cleanup programs.
Provides answers to frequently asked questions about the use of alternative dispute resolution in enforcement and compliance actions.
Brownfields
Gives information about the EPA's Brownfields Program, including the Brownfields Law, U.S. EPA Brownfields Grants, technical tools and resources, as well as information on brownfields projects across the county.
Lists answers to frequently asked questions about brownfields and the revitalization of industrial land.
Provides information about the use of innovative site investigation and cleanup technologies and strategies at brownfields and other land revitalization sites.
Supplies information about brownfields policy and guidance.
Explains about the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act.
Contaminated Properties
Gives an overview of major cleanup projects in the U.S.
List frequently asked questions about the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Links to Superfund cleanup guidance documents and policies.
Provides answers to frequently asked questions about the Superfund enforcement program and provides links to the Superfund statute.
Oil Spill Cleanup
Provides regional contacts for the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) program.
Lists frequently asked questions about the Oil Pollution Act and oil spill cleanup.
Provides information about the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
Links to documentation about preventive measures against oil spills.
Links to the text of the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure rule, and gives information and guidance about the rule.
Supplies contact information for reporting oil spills.
Addresses frequently asked questions related to oil spill reporting requirements.
Provides information about contingency planning for oil spills.
Discusses the use of natural attenuation, in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations, as a remedial option for petroleum products.
