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Enforcement

Guidance: Superfund Entry and Continued Access

Memorandum sets forth EPA's policy on entry and continued access to facilities by EPA officers, employees, and representatives for the purposes of response and civil enforce­ment activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund). OSWER Directive 9829.2. Issued 6/5/1987.

A clarification memorandum to this policy was issued 3/3/2010.

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