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This dataset contains Superfund/National Priority List (NPL) waste cleanup sites in the State of Florida. Superfund sites are hazardous waste cleanup sites that have been designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). Superfund is the environmental program established to address these abandoned hazardous waste sites. The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the Superfund Program in cooperation with the individual States and tribal governments. Responsible parties may clean up the Superfund site under an agreement with EPA; or EPA may clean up the site under a cost-share agreement using federal and state funds. State funding for cost-share agreements on Superfund sites comes from the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund. Complete information on the federal Superfund Program and individual Florida Superfund sites is available on the EPA Superfund Website. |