When EPA expends money to clean up a toxic waste dump under CERCLA it has legal authority to recover its costs from:

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Under CERCLA,cleanup of toxic waste dump sites is financed by federal tax revenues.However,EPA is authorized to require that a site be cleaned up by those persons responsible for contaminating it,either as the owner or operator of the site,a transporter of wastes to the site,or the owner of wastes deposited at the site.Where EPA expends money to cleanup a site,it has the legal authority to recover its costs from those who were responsible for the problem.

When EPA Expends Money to Clean Up a Toxic Waste