The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is a federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and to impose liability for cleanup on responsible parties.
Federal law, known as Superfund, enacted in 1980 and reauthorized by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) in 1986. The law imposes strict joint and several liability for cleaning up environmentally contaminated land.
Riparian rights refer to the entitlements vested in landowners whose property abuts bodies of water, such as rivers and lakes.
Wetlands, such as swamps, marshes, and bogs, are areas normally saturated with water. Development in these areas is often restricted due to their environmental importance.
