Fundamentals | Unit 3 Flashcards
Brownfields Legislation
Encourages development of abandoned properties by shielding innocent developers from liability for toxic wastes that existed at a site prior to purchase
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLA)
Administered and enforced by EPA.
Established a Superfund
- to clean up uncontrolled hazardous wastes sites
- identify potential responsible parties (PRPs)
- establish liability
CERLA Liability | Strict Liability
Landowner has no defense to the responsibility for cleanup
CERLA Liability | Joint and Several Liability
Each of several landowners is responsible for entire cleanup
CERLA Liability | Retroactive Liability
The present owner and previous owners are response
Two Types of Environmental Audits
Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
What is the Seller Property Disclosure Statement?
A statement sellers of 1-4 family dwelling units that indicates the type of sewage system on the property
Which sellers are required by PA state law to disclosure environmental hazards?
Sellers of 1-4 family dwelling units
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
- Created the innocent land owner immunity clause
- Increase Superfund
- Required EPA to assess the risk to human environmental health at every site on the Superfund list
- Created the innocent land owner immunity clause
- Increase Superfund
- Required EPA to assess the risk to human environmental health at every site on the Superfund list
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
At what level of Radon does the EPA suggest action be taken?
4 pCi/L
What is required before any federally funded development is approved?
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
