# 2026-00255: Airport Authority Partners with EPA on Raleigh Superfund Transformer Cleanup

2026-00255, Ward Transformer Superfund Site, Raleigh, North Carolina; Proposed Settlement, is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-01-09, effective The Agency will consider public comments on the proposed settlement until February 9, 2026. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the proposed settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00255
- Title: Ward Transformer Superfund Site, Raleigh, North Carolina; Proposed Settlement
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 997
- Published: 2026-01-09
- Effective: The Agency will consider public comments on the proposed settlement until February 9, 2026. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the proposed settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
- Comments close: 2026-02-09
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Airport Authority Partners with EPA on Raleigh Superfund Transformer Cleanup

## Summary

The EPA is teaming up with the Raleigh Durham Airport Authority to clean up the Ward Transformer Superfund Site in Raleigh, North Carolina. This deal means the Airport Authority will help pay for and carry out important cleanup work under EPA watch. Public comments on this plan are open until February 9, 2026, so everyone has a chance to weigh in before things move forward.

## Abstract

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to enter into an Administrative Settlement Agreement with the Raleigh Durham Airport Authority concerning the Ward Transformer Superfund Site located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The proposed settlement agreement addresses certain work to be performed at the Site under EPA oversight and reimbursement of costs associated with such oversight, by the Raleigh Durham Airport Authority, as a Bona Fine Prospective Purchaser and Local Government entity.

## Effects PRIA read

- Airport Authority to Fund Cleanup: cost, medium. The EPA proposes an Administrative Settlement Agreement with the Raleigh Durham Airport Authority for the Ward Transformer Superfund Site in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Airport Authority will perform certain cleanup work under EPA oversight and will reimburse costs associated with that oversight.…

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## Sources
- [2026-00255 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/09/2026-00255/ward-transformer-superfund-site-raleigh-north-carolina-proposed-settlement)
- [2026-00255 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-09/pdf/2026-00255.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00255 (as of 2026-06-08).