Definition of Potentially Responsible Party (PRP)

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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Potentially Responsible Party (PRP)



Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) -- Any individual or company--including owners, operators, transporters or generators--potentially responsible for, or contributing to a spill or other contamination at a Superfund site. Whenever possible, through administrative and legal actions, EPA requires PRPs to clean up hazardous sites they have contaminated.




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