Consent Decree: A legal document, approved by a judge, that formalizes an agreement reached between EPA and potentially responsible parties (PRPs) through which PRPs will conduct all or part of a cleanup action at a Superfund site; ...
Consent decree A legal document, approved and issued by a judge, formalizing an agreement between DTSC and the parties potentially responsible for site contamination.
consent decree of injunction An injunction to which the defendant has agreed and which is filed in court. conservation Supervision, management, and maintenance of natural resources.
Refers to potentially responsible parties' obligations to pay for additional response activities beyond those specified in the Record of Decision or Consent Decree.
See also: Environment, Cleanup, Site, Combustion, Organism
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