The Superfund and Federal Facilities Restoration programs are helping state and local governments all over the Southeast region realize significant real estate and development opportunities by assisting in cleaning up Superfund sites for reuse through land revitalization effort. They help restore land and watersheds that have been contaminated, deforested and eroded by mining in the past.
The Superfund program was created by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, and amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. The acts established authority for the government to respond to the release/threat of release of hazardous wastes, including cleanup and enforcement actions. Long term cleanups at National Priority List sites last more than a year while short term /emergency cleanups are usually completed in less than a year.
The following information was used from: http://www.epa.gov/
This site lists all the Superfund sites in Florida: http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/npl/index.htm