# 2026-19637: ExxonMobil Ditches Slow Barrier for Liquid Superfund Cleanup Fix

2026-19637, Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department published 2026-09-25; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19637
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19637
- Title: Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department
- Citation: 91 FR 60983
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

ExxonMobil Ditches Slow Barrier for Liquid Superfund Cleanup Fix

## Summary

Exxon Mobil is switching up how they clean up groundwater pollution at a Superfund site in West Virginia. Instead of a slow, maintenance-heavy barrier, they'll use a faster, more effective liquid treatment. This change, approved by EPA in 2026, updates the original 2019 cleanup plan and invites the public to comment before it’s finalized.

## Effects PRIA read

- Groundwater cleanup changed to liquid treatment: benefit, medium. Exxon Mobil will use Liquid Alkaline Injection instead of a permeable reactive barrier to clean groundwater at the Sharon Steel/Fairmont Coke Works Superfund Site. The Record of Decision (ROD) for the Site (original ROD dated December 19, 2017) was amended by EPA in 2026, and the Department of Just…

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## Sources
- [2026-19637 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19637/notice-of-lodging-of-proposed-modification-to-consent-decree-under-the-comprehensive-environmental)
- [2026-19637 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19637.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19637 (as of 2026-10-02).