List of Superfund sites in Maine

This is a list of Superfund sites in Maine designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.[1] These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).

The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation.[2] As of November 29, 2010, there were 12 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Maine.[2] No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list.[2] Three sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.[2]

Superfund sites

  Proposed for addition to National Priorities List
  Deleted from National Priorities List
CERCLIS IDNameCountyReasonProposedListedConstruction
completed		Partially
deleted		Deleted
ME9570024522Loring Air Force BaseAroostookGroundwater on the base is contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as trichloroethylene (TCE), and fuel-related compounds, including benzene and toluene. Soils in the Flightline and Nose Dock Areas contain significant amounts of fuel, oil, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PCBs, and various VOCs. Surface water and sediment in the Flightline Drainage Ditch are contaminated with VOCs, PCBs, PAHs, and heavy metals.[3][4]07/14/198902/21/199003/23/2001
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MED980732291Pinette's Salvage YardAroostook900 to 1,000 gallons of dielectrical fluids from Loring containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) spilled directly onto the ground. The oil migrated through the soil and contaminated groundwater and surface water.[5][6]12/30/198209/08/198306/30/1997
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09/30/2002
ME8170022018Brunswick Naval Air StationCumberland10/15/198407/22/198709/27/2002
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MED980524078McKin Co.Cumberland12/30/198209/08/198303/24/1992
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MED980524128Callahan MineHancockTransformer oil contained in holding ponds.09/13/200109/05/2002
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MED980731475O'Connor Co.KennebecSalvage and electrical transformer recycling business.12/30/198209/08/198309/26/2002
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07/22/2014
MED980504435Winthrop LandfillKennebec12/30/198209/08/198312/23/1997
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MED042143883Union Chemical Co., Inc.Knox06/24/198810/04/198909/30/1997
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MED980915474Eastland Woolen MillPenobscot04/23/199907/22/199909/28/200610/01/2012
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MED985466168West Site/Hows CornersPenobscot02/13/199509/29/1995
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MED981073711Eastern SurplusWashington10/02/199506/17/199609/25/2001
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ME7170022019Portsmouth Naval ShipyardYork06/23/199305/31/1994
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MED980504393Saco Municipal LandfillYork06/24/198802/21/199009/29/2000
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MED980520241Saco Tannery Waste PitsYorkDisposal area for process wastes such as chromium sludges, acid wastes, methylene chloride and caustic substances.12/30/198209/08/198309/30/1993
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09/29/1999

See also

References

  1. ↑ P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Priorities List". United States Enivironmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Loring Air Force Base". Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ↑ "NPL Site Narrative for Loring Air Force Base" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. ↑ "Pinette's Salvage Yard". Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "NPL Site Narrative for Pinette's Salvage Yard". Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
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