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
  Deleted from National Priorities List
CERCLIS IDNameCountyReasonProposedListedConstruction
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ME9570024522Loring Air Force BaseAroostookGroundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as trichloroethylene (TCE), and fuel-related compounds, including benzene and toluene. Soils contain significant amounts of fuel, oil, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PCBs, and various VOCs. Surface water and sediment contaminated with VOCs, PCBs, PAHs, and heavy metals.[3][4]Jul 14, 1989Feb 21, 1990Mar 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]Dec 30, 1982Sep 8, 1983Jun 3, 1997
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Sep 30, 2002
ME8170022018Brunswick Naval Air StationCumberlandWastes and chemicals from pesticides, ordnance, firefighting foam, and uncapped landfill.[7]Oct 15, 1984Jul 22, 1987Sep 27, 2002
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MED980524078McKin Co.CumberlandDec 30, 1982Sep 8, 1983Mar 24, 1992
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MED980524128Callahan MineHancockMining tailings.[8]Sep 13, 2001Sep 5, 2002
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MED980731475O'Connor Co.KennebecSalvage and electrical transformer recycling business.Dec 30, 1982Sep 8, 1983Sep 26, 2002
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Jul 22, 2014
MED980504435Winthrop LandfillKennebecDec 30, 1982Sep 8, 1983Dec 23, 1997
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MED042143883Union Chemical Co., Inc.KnoxJun 24, 1988Oct 4, 1989Sep 30, 1997
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MED980915474Eastland Woolen MillPenobscotApr 23, 1999Jul 22, 1999Sep 28, 2006Oct 1, 2012
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MED985466168West Site/Hows CornersPenobscotFeb 13, 1995Sep 29, 1995
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MED981073711Eastern SurplusWashingtonOct 2, 1995Jun 17, 1996Sep 25, 2001
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ME7170022019Portsmouth Naval ShipyardYorkJun 23, 1993May 31, 1994
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MED980504393Saco Municipal LandfillYorkJun 24, 1988Feb 21, 1990Sep 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.[9]Dec 30, 1982Sep 8, 1983Sep 30, 1993
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Sep 29, 1999

See also

References
  1. P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.
  2. "National Priorities List". United States Enivironmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  3. "Loring Air Force Base". Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. "NPL Site Narrative for Loring Air Force Base" (PDF). Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  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.
  7. "Brunswick Naval Air Station Site Profile". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  8. "Callahan Mining Corp Site Profile". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  9. "Saco Tannery Waste Pits Site Profile". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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