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What is a site assessment and what is the difference between a site assessment and a site investigation?
The first step of the site assessment process is known as a preliminary assessment (PA). This assessment gathers historical and other readily available information on site conditions and surroundings to evaluate whether the site poses a potential threat to human health and the environment and/or whether further investigation is needed…
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Why hasn’t the Norwood Landfill Site been identified as a Superfund Site? Two nearby landfills, Folcroft and Clearview, which were established and in use at the same time as Norwood Landfill and Dump have both been designated as Superfund sites.
EPA is still conducting its investigation of the Norwood Landfill Site to determine if it should be placed on the National Priorities List (NPL), or Superfund List. Thus far, the data collected has not demonstrated that the site warrants placement on the NPL. Both the Folcroft and Clearview Landfills went…
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Why did EPA wait so long to begin its investigation of the Norwood Landfill and Old Norwood Dump?
In the months leading up to the preliminary assessment, EPA gathered information on the property to determine whether a site investigation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) was warranted. EPA determined to proceed with an investigation and EPA began procuring contractor services to conduct the preliminary…
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Does an ethanol producer who sells undenatured ethanol to a U.S. importer who denatures it at the port need to register with EPA under RFS?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The RFS regulations specify that foreign producers of ethanol for use in transportation fuel, heating oil or jet fuel for import to the US who do not add denaturant to their product, must register under RFS. See 80.1450(b)…
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What is the key question EPA tries to answer through a site investigation?
Findings of the site investigation determine what hazardous substances may be present, whether they may be released to the environment, and any potential threat to human health. Information about the site that is collected in the preliminary assessment and site investigation phase helps EPA to evaluate the risks posed by…
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The FTP download is not working; what do I do?
Option 1: The FTP site is active, but some browsers are no longer supporting the ftp:// protocol. You can access the same data by replacing “ ftp://newftp.epa.gov / ” with “ https://gaftp.epa.gov/ ” and keep the rest of the URL the same. The filenames you see will be shorter, but…
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The point source maps are not working on the NEI data tab. What do I do?
The point source maps use a web service provided by Envirofacts. Please report your problem to the Envirofacts “Contact Us” page here .
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What are the requirements for a foreign producer who wishes to generate RINs for the renewable fuel they produce?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Foreign producers who plan to generate RINs must register and conduct a third-party engineering review pursuant to section 80.1450. Additionally, such foreign producers must meet the requirements in section 80.1466 prior to generating any RINs for their fuel…
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How do I download the data from the “Data Summaries” tab on the NEI data pages?
On these pages after you run a query, there should be icons that at the top of the data table generated by your query. These icons look like this: COPY CSV EXCEL PDF PRINT If these icons do not appear, it is because Adobe Flash is being blocked by your…
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