There are many stages of cleanup, including site study, remedy selection, remedy design, remedy construction, and post-construction. Activities undertaken early in the cleanup process focus on understanding problems at the site while those taken later in the cleanup process focus on physically addressing those problems identified.

Many NPL sites are large and complicated. These sites are often broken up into smaller areas to make cleanup easier and more manageable. These areas are called “Operable Units” or OUs (see glossary).

The chart below shows the different types of activities that are underway or complete at each of the cleanup areas (operable units) at the site. Some activities apply to the entire site; EPA assigns these activities to the site-wide operable unit (designated as OU 0).

The goals of the Superfund community involvement (CI) program are to: 1) keep communities affected by sites informed throughout the cleanup process, 2) provide opportunities for communities to comment and offer their input about site cleanup plans, and 3) facilitate the resolution of community issues tied to a site. EPA accomplishes these goals by providing communities different tools and resources to support their site involvement. These resources include independent technical assistance so community members can understand the technical aspects of a site, a public forum for community members to present and discuss their needs and concerns related to the Superfund decision making process, and a job training program to encourage employment of local workers. These are just some of the CI program's resources; to learn more, go to http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/.

To find out more about community involvement activities at this Superfund site and how you can become involved in site cleanup/reuse decisions, view a list of contacts for this site >>.

EPA places a high priority on land revitalization as an integral part of its Superfund response program mission, so EPA tries to select cleanup options that encourage and support future use of a site. Sites made ready for use are deemed "Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use" (see glossary), which means, in part, that all cleanup goals have been achieved for both current and reasonably anticipated future land use.

This site currently does not meet the criteria for Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use, however parts of the site may be suitable for reuse.

Post-Construction (see glossary) is the stage following completion of the remedy construction. It includes, among other things, activities such as operating the remedy to address the contamination (e.g., ground water pump and treat); implementing, monitoring, and enforcing institutional controls; and a review of the implemented remedies at least every five years to ensure they continue to protect human health and the environment.

At some sites, one of the activities performed during post-construction completion is a five-year review (see glossary), which occurs at least every five years to ensure that the site remains protective of human health and the environment.

Institutional controls (see glossary) such as administrative or legal restrictions may also be components of remedies at a site that remain in place post-construction completion.

Sites or portions of sites may be deleted (see glossary) from the National Priorities List when all cleanup goals have been achieved.