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Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Superfund
Regional Activities
- Montrose / Del Amo Groundwater Cleanup Construction Project
- Cooley Landing Cleanup & Redevelopment
- San Gabriel Valley Superfund Sites: Signup for progress reports
- EPA and Air Force Collaborate on Greener Cleanups
- Addressing Uranium Contamination on the Navajo Nation
Palos Verdes Shelf:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Must Resume Cleanup (letter, PDF) (5pp, 278K)
Superfund is EPA's program to identify, investigate and clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites throughout the United States. It is also Region 9's program to prevent, prepare and respond to environmental emergencies.
Use this Web site to get information on sites addressed by Region 9's Superfund office, learn about Superfund and the cleanup process, and get involved in a cleanup effort in your community.
Features
Grand Opening of New Education Center
The City of East Palo Alto, together with the EPA, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and other partners, are celebrating the grand opening of the new Education Center on the nine-acre Cooley Landing nature park. Feature story »
Enforcement Results in Emergency Response Improvements in AZ and CA Communities
Projects will include the purchase of emergency response equipment for local fire and hazardous materials response teams and compliance training in the San Joaquin Valley. Feature story »
Programs & Resources
- Superfund Sites
Investigating and cleaning up Region 9 Superfund sites - Brownfields
Cleaning up and redeveloping potentially contaminated land - Community Involvement
Involving communities in site cleanup decisions and informing them of progress - Disasters & Emergencies
- Emergency Response
- Prevention & Preparedness
- Preventing Oil Spills - Federal Facilities Cleanup
Overseeing cleanup, reuse and redevelopment of federal agency sites
- Reuse & Redevelopment
Returning Superfund sites to safe and productive use - Site Assessment
Assessing and prioritizing sites for cleanup and listing on the National Priorities List - State & Tribal Partnerships
Partnering with state and tribal cleanup programs to address contaminated sites - About Superfund, Pacific Southwest
Describing Region 9 Superfund programs, activities, and organization