Superfund National Accomplishments Summary Fiscal Year 2008
"Protecting human health and the environment remains Superfund’s top priority

* Controlled all identified unacceptable human exposures at a net total of 24 sites, exceeding the annual target of 10 and bringing the program’s cumulative total to 1,306 sites under control.
* Controlled the migration of contaminated ground water through engineered remedies or natural processes at a net total of 20 sites, exceeding the target of 15 for the year and bringing the program’s cumulative total to 997 sites under control.

Superfund prepares land for return to productive use

* EPA ensured 85 sites have all long-term protections in place necessary for anticipated reuse, bringing the cumulative total of sites ready for anticipated reuse to 343.

EPA’s Superfund Program obligated nearly $599 million to perform construction and post-construction activities and to conduct and oversee emergency response actions

* Obligated nearly $462 million in appropriated funds, state cost-share contributions, and potentially responsible party settlement resources for construction and post-construction projects.
* Obligated nearly $137 million to conduct more than 372 emergency response and removal actions to address immediate and substantial threats to communities.

EPA funded new construction

* Obligated more than $55 million in appropriated funds, state cost-share contributions, and potentially responsible party settlement resources for 16 new construction projects ranked by the National Risk-Based Priority Panel at 15 National Priorities List (NPL) sites.."