Preassessment Screen Clause Samples
Preassessment Screen. Readily available data is reviewed to determine whether a release justifies an NRDA. Five questions must be answered affirmatively to proceed with an NRDA: Has a discharge of oil or a release of a hazardous substance occurred? Have natural resources for which the federal or state agency or tribe may assert trustee- ship under CERCLA been, or are they likely to be, adversely affected by the discharge or release? Is the quantity and concentration of the discharged oil or released hazardous substance sufficient to potentially cause injury to those natural resources? Is data sufficient to pursue an assessment readily available or likely to be obtained at reasonable cost? Will response actions, if any, not sufficiently remedy the injury to natural resources with- out further action?
