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 ID	Name	County	Reason	Proposed	Listed	Construction completed	Partially deleted	Deleted
ME9570024522	Loring Air Force Base	Aroostook	Groundwater 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, 1989	Feb 21, 1990	Mar 23, 2001	–	–
MED980732291	Pinette's Salvage Yard	Aroostook	900 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, 1982	Sep 8, 1983	Jun 3, 1997	–	Sep 30, 2002
ME8170022018	Brunswick Naval Air Station	Cumberland	Wastes and chemicals from pesticides, ordnance, firefighting foam, and uncapped landfill. [7]	Oct 15, 1984	Jul 22, 1987	Sep 27, 2002	–	–
MED980524078	McKin Co.	Cumberland	soil and water contamination from 1965 liquid waste storage and incinerator [8]	Dec 30, 1982	Sep 8, 1983	Mar 24, 1992	–	–
MED980524128	Callahan Mine	Hancock	soil and water contamination from mining tailings. [9]	Sep 13, 2001	Sep 5, 2002	–	–	–
MED980731475	O'Connor Co.	Kennebec	soil and water contamination from salvage and electrical transformer recycling business.	Dec 30, 1982	Sep 8, 1983	Sep 26, 2002	–	Jul 22, 2014
MED980504435	Winthrop Landfill	Kennebec	soil and water contamination from landfill since the 1930s, more than 3 million gallons of chemical wastes, mostly complex organic compounds including resins, plasticizers, solvents and other chemicals [10]	Dec 30, 1982	Sep 8, 1983	Dec 23, 1997	–	–
MED042143883	Union Chemical Co., Inc.	Knox	soil and water contamination from 1967 paint and coating strippers manufacture, 1969 handling and recovering petrochemical-based solvents, 1979 incinerator to burn contaminated sludge [11]	Jun 24, 1988	Oct 4, 1989	Sep 30, 1997	–	–
MED980915474	Eastland Woolen Mill	Penobscot	soil and water contamination from manufacturer and finisher (dyeing) of wool and fabric with biphenyl and chlorinated benzene compounds. Liquid wastes discharged to ground beneath mill buildings until 1977. [12]	Apr 23, 1999	Jul 22, 1999	Sep 28, 2006	Oct 1, 2012	–
MED985466168	West Site/Hows Corners	Penobscot	soil and groundwater contamination with perchloroethylene (PCE) and other contaminants from Portland/Bangor Waste Oil Company (1965 to 1980)	Feb 13, 1995	Sep 29, 1995	–	–	–
MED981073711	Eastern Surplus	Washington	soil and groundwater incl. Dennys River contaminated with hazardous chemicals like calcium carbide, polychlorinated biphenyls and volatile organic compounds from retailer of army surplus and salvage items (from 1946 to the early 1980s) [13]	Oct 2, 1995	Jun 17, 1996	Sep 25, 2001	–	–
ME7170022019	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	York	Contamination in groundwater, soils, and sediments with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs), metals and benzene from shipbuilding and submarine repair work since 1917, landfill operations, spills and leaks from industrial operations and piping, storage of batteries and other materials, filling of land, and outfalls to the river. [14]	Jun 23, 1993	May 31, 1994	–	–	–
MED980504393	Saco Municipal Landfill	York	Soil and groundwater contamination from tannery sludge containing chromium and other heavy metals, and volatile organic compounds on Saco Municipal Landfill since 1960 [15]	Jun 24, 1988	Feb 21, 1990	Sep 29, 2000	–	–
MED980520241	Saco Tannery Waste Pits	York	Disposal area for process wastes such as chromium sludges, acid wastes, methylene chloride and caustic substances. [16]	Dec 30, 1982	Sep 8, 1983	Sep 30, 1993	–	Sep 29, 1999

See also

• List of Superfund sites in the United States
• List of environmental issues
• List of waste types
• TOXMAP

External links

• EPA list of proposed Superfund sites in Maine
• EPA list of current Superfund sites in Maine
• EPA list of Superfund site construction completions in Maine
• EPA list of partially deleted Superfund sites in Maine
• EPA list of deleted Superfund sites in Maine

References

1. P.L. 96-510, (42 U.S.C.   §§ 9601 – 9675), December 11, 1980.
2. "National Priorities List". United States Environmental 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. "MCKIN CO. Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
9. "Callahan Mining Corp Site Profile". United States Environmental Protection Agency . Retrieved January 12, 2020.
10. US EPA OSRTI (nd). "WINTHROP LANDFILL Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
11. US EPA OSRTI (nd). "UNION CHEMICAL CO., INC. Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
12. US EPA OSRTI (nd). "EASTLAND WOOLEN MILL Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
13. EPA (nd). "EASTERN SURPLUS Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
14. US EPA OSRTI (nd). "PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
15. US EPA OSRTI (nd). "SACO MUNICIPAL LANDFILL Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
16. "Saco Tannery Waste Pits Site Profile". United States Environmental Protection Agency . Retrieved January 12, 2020.