Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) | Practical Law

Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) | Practical Law

Potentially Responsible Party (PRP)

Potentially Responsible Party (PRP)

Practical Law Glossary Item 4-502-4664 (Approx. 2 pages)

Glossary

Potentially Responsible Party (PRP)

An individual or company (including generators, transporters, operators and owners) that may be responsible for causing or contributing to contamination at a Superfund site. Whenever possible, PRPs must clean the hazardous sites they contaminate.