Environmental

In South Dakota, the CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) holds which parties potentially liable for contamination cleanup?

AOnly the current property owner
BCurrent owners, prior owners who caused contamination, transporters, and generators of hazardous waste (potentially liable parties)✓ Correct
COnly the party that originally caused the contamination
DOnly parties who knowingly dumped hazardous waste

Explanation

CERCLA (Superfund) imposes strict, joint, and several liability on potentially responsible parties (PRPs), which can include current property owners regardless of fault, prior owners/operators who caused contamination, transporters of hazardous waste, and generators. This broad liability makes due diligence critical.

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