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potentially responsible party (PRP)

A potentially responsible party (PRP) is any individual or organization—including owners, operators, transporters or generators—potentially responsible for, or contributing to, a spill or other contamination at a Superfund site.

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potentially responsible party (PRP)

A potentially responsible party (PRP) is any individual or organization—including owners, operators, transporters or generators—potentially responsible for, or contributing to, a spill or other contamination at a Superfund site.

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Whenever possible, through administrative and legal actions, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires PRPs to clean up hazardous sites they have contaminated.