Organized By
The National Governors Association
Federal Facilities Task Force
In Association With
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Federal Facilities

June 4, 2001 -- EPA Memorandum
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Summary: A Tool To Implement The Superfund Land Use Directive

This directive presents information for developing future land use assumptions when making remedy selection decisions for Superfund sites under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

The Superfund Land Use Directive provides basic information on developing and using future land use assumptions to support Superfund remedial actions. The Superfund Land Use Directive promotes early discussions with stakeholders regarding potential future land use options for sites and promotes the use of that information to develop realistic assumptions regarding future land use. The following topics are addressed in the Directive:
  • Why realistic assumptions of future land use are important to the Superfund response process;

  • Types of information that can be considered

  • How to use assumptions of future land use in the development, selection and implementation of response actions;

  • Public involvement considerations;

  • The role of institutional controls when response actions result in restricted future uses; and

  • The applicability of future land use considerations to Federal Facility sites undergoing response actions, as well as RCRA Corrective Action sites.