Natural Resources Damage (NRD) (NRD)

Natural Resources Damages (NRD) are defined as injury to, destruction of, or loss of natural resources, including land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking water supplies, that are managed by the government. The measure of damages under CERCLA and OPA is the cost of restoring injured resources to their baseline condition, and the reasonable costs of a damage assessment.