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Superfund in Florida

The Superfund program was created by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). The acts established authority for the government to respond to the release/threat of release of hazardous wastes, including cleanup and enforcement actions. Long term cleanups at National Priority List (NPL) sites last more than a year while short term /emergency cleanups are usually completed in less than a year. Our Federal Facilities Program monitors and provides assistance to federal facilities in Region 4 to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and policies under CERCLA. The Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, under the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides the policy, guidance and direction for our knowledge managment programs.
The Superfund and Federal Facilities Restoration programs are helping state and local governments all over the Southeast region realize significant real estate and development opportunities by assisting in cleaning up Superfund sites for reuse through our land revitalization effort. We are collaborating with our state and local partners to help restore land and watersheds that have been contaminated, deforested and eroded by mining in the past.
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Jax Ash Cleanup, Jacksonville, FloridaEPA Region 4 successfully negotiated a complex Consent Decree with the City of Jacksonville for the cleanup of the Jacksonville Ash/Brown’s Dump Superfund Sites in 2007. This settlement entails approximately $100 million in Remedial Design/Remedial Action, one of the largest settlements in the history of Region 4, and will address more than 1.6 million cubic yards of contaminated soil located in four neighborhoods in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. The remedy will provide for the removal or isolation of contaminated soil and address concerns about both public health and property values for thousands of residents in low-income environmental justice neighborhoods.Point of Contact: Joe AlfanoCast Attorney: Caroline PhilsonEnforcement Project Manager: Janice ThomasCivil Investigator: Annette Fields Previously Featured Items

Altered Foods

Apples, Rice Barley, Soybeans, Beans ,Squash, Chestnuts, Stawberries, Corn, Sugar cane, Cucumbers, Sunflower, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Melons, Tobacco, Peppers, Walnuts, Papayas, Watermelons, Potatoes, and Wheat .

Endangered Species

The Eastern Indigo snake

Endangered Species

The Manatee

Mini-Project#2

Here is the Carbon Cycle Diagram for the Mini-Project #2

Mini-Project#1

Out of the 3 environmental organization, I wish to join the Wild Spots Foundation. Their mission is to work toward preserving endangered and threatened species through science, education, technology and visiual arts. Is uniquely dedicated to saving valuable habitas around the world through a variety of programs that promote, defend and protect biodiversity. After analyze their mission statement, I realized that this non-profit foundation is what this world needs to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life.