Superfund Cleanup Subject Listing
Good Samaritan
EPA’s Good Samaritan Initiative is an Agency-wide effort to facilitate the cleanup of certain watersheds affected by orphan mine sites by encouraging the efforts of certain non-liable parties (“Good Samaritans”) who are willing to voluntarily clean up some of these sites.
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Clean Water Act § 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Requirements for - (12/12/12) Memorandum describes two clarifications, one under CERCLA and one under the CWA to provide clarification regarding permit obligations for Good Samaritans. https://www.epa.gov/npdes/2012-good-samaritan-memorandum (PDF 1.71 K) |
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Questions and Answers: Clean Water Act § 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Requirements for “Good Samaritans” at Orphan Mine Sites: December 12, 2012 - (12/12/12) Questions and Answers for the Clean Water Act § 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Requirements for “Good Samaritans” at Orphan Mine Sites issued December 2012 https://www.epa.gov/npdes/2012-good-samaritan-memorandum (PDF 24K) |
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Interim Guiding Principles for Good Samaritan Projects at Orphan Mine Sites and Transmittal of CERCLA Administrative Tools for Good Samaritans - (6/6/07) Memorandum intended to assist the Regions in the implementation of the Good Samaritan Initiative and focuses on administrative tools developed under CERCLA. https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/interim-guidance-cercla-administrative-tools-good-samaritans-orphan-mine-sites (PDF 160 K) |
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Model Good Samaritan Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Actions at Orphan Mine Sites - (6/6/07) Model language for good samaritan settlement agreement and order on consent for removal actions at orphan mine sites. https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/interim-guidance-cercla-administrative-tools-good-samaritans-orphan-mine-sites (PDF 88 K) |
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Model Good Samaritan Comfort/Status Letter - (6/6/07) Model language for good samaritan initiative comfort/status letter is available from the Cleanup Enforcement Model Language and Sample Documents Database. https://cfpub.epa.gov/compliance/models/view.cfm?model_ID=736 (PDF 16 K) |
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Good Samaritan Administrative Tools - Fact Sheet - (6/6/07) Fact Sheet on the interim administrative tools for the Good Samaritan Initiative. https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/fact-sheet-good-samaritan-administrative-tools |