Natural Resource Damage Assessment
The
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program
is designed to restore natural resources that have been impacted by
releases of hazardous substances or oil spills. Several laws
provide the foundation for NRDAR, giving natural resource Trustees
the legal authority to have those responsible for harm to natural
resources pay to restore those resources. [1] Natural resource Trustees include Federal and State
agencies and Indian Tribes that have the responsibility and authority
to protect natural resources.
Restoring
Natural Resources
To fulfill the mission of restoring natural resources
that have been injured by oil spills or hazardous substance releases,
the natural resource Trustees conduct a damage assessment to determine
the extent of injury to natural resources caused by the hazardous
substance release or oil spill. This information is used to determine
the amount of restoration that is needed. Damage claims are for the
cost of restoration, loss of use of the land or natural resources
by the general public, and money spent to assess damages. Once the
claim is resolved, the Trustees take action to restore the injured
resources. Finally, the Trustees monitor the completed restoration
projects to ensure success.
See descriptions for NRDA sites below the map - hover or click the map symbols for webpages and files related to these sites.
Ongoing Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Cases 
Buffalo River Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Hudson River Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Newtown Creek Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Onondaga Lake Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Richardson Hill Road Natural Resource Damage Assessment
St. Lawrence Environmental Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Settlements
Negotiated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (as part of the Department of the Interior): 
Applied
Environmental Services, Nassau County (pdf)
Batavia
Landfill, Genesee County (pdf)
Brewster
Wellfield, Putnam County (pdf), and Fact Sheet (pdf)
Conrail
Diesel Fuel Spill, Tompkins County (pdf)
Cortese
Landfill, Sullivan County (pdf)
Hi View
Terrace, Erie County (pdf) (Fact sheet coming soon)
Liberty Industrial Finishing, Nassau County
Love
Canal, 102nd Street & Forest Glen, Niagara County (pdf). Superfund sites Addressed by Restoration Plan: Figure
1.jpg, Restoration Projects Under Preferred Alternative: Figure
2.jpg
Mattiace Petrochemical Company Superfund Site, Glen Cove, Nassau County - Final Restoration Plan (1.42 MB pdf)
Wide
Beach Development, Erie County, Consent Decree (1.24 MB pdf) |
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Links:
NOAA
Damage Assessment and Restoration Program
[1] Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); the Clean
Water Act; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
FWS Contaminants Home Page • FWS Contaminants Northeast Region
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