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] Two 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 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 StationCumberland 10/15/1984 07/22/1987 09/27/2002
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MED980524078McKin Co.Cumberland 12/30/1982 09/08/1983 03/24/1992
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MED980524128Callahan MineHancock 09/13/2001 09/05/2002
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MED980731475O'Connor Co.Kennebec 12/30/1982 09/08/1983 09/26/2002
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MED980504435Winthrop LandfillKennebec 12/30/1982 09/08/1983 12/23/1997
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MED042143883Union Chemical Co., Inc.Knox 06/24/1988 10/04/1989 09/30/1997
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MED980915474Eastland Woolen MillPenobscot 04/23/1999 07/22/1999 09/28/2006
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MED985466168West Site/Hows CornersPenobscot 02/13/1995 09/29/1995
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MED981073711Eastern SurplusWashington 10/02/1995 06/17/1996 09/25/2001
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ME7170022019Portsmouth Naval ShipyardYork 06/23/1993 05/31/1994
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MED980504393Saco Municipal LandfillYork 06/24/1988 02/21/1990 09/29/2000
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MED980520241Saco Tannery Waste PitsYork 12/30/1982 09/08/1983 09/30/1993
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09/29/1999

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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 2009-12-06.
  4. ↑ "NPL Site Narrative for Loring Air Force Base". Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  5. ↑ "Pinette's Salvage Yard". Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  6. ↑ "NPL Site Narrative for Pinette's Salvage Yard". Retrieved December 6, 2009.
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