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EPA Will Review 24 Hazardous Site Cleanups during 2015

01/05/2015
Contact Information: 
Emily Bender (bender.emily@epa.gov)
617-918-1037

EPA will review site clean ups and remedies at 20 Superfund Sites and oversee reviews at 4 Federal Facilities across New England this year by doing scheduled Five-Year Reviews at each site.

EPA conducts evaluations every five years on previously-completed clean up and remediation work performed at Superfund sites and Federal Facilities listed on the "National Priorities List" (aka Superfund sites) to determine whether the implemented remedies at the sites continue to be protective of human health and the environment. Further, five year review evaluations identify any deficiencies to the previous work and, if called for, recommend action(s) necessary to address them.

The Superfund Sites where EPA will begin Five Year Reviews in FY' 2015 (October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015) are below. Please note, the Web link provided after each site provides detailed information on the site status and past assessment and cleanup activity. The web link also provides contact information for the EPA Project Manager and Community Involvement Coordinator at each site. Community members and local officials are invited to contact EPA with any comments or current concerns about a Superfund Site or about the conclusions of the previous Five Year Review.

The Superfund Sites at which EPA is performing Five Year Reviews over the following several months include the following sites.

Connecticut

Durham Meadows, Durham
www.epa.gov/superfund/durham

Old Southington Landfill, Southington
www.epa.gov/superfund/oldsouthington

Raymark Industries, Stratford
www.epa.gov/superfund/raymark

Solvents Recovery Services of New England, Southington
www.epa.gov/superfund/srs

Maine

Brunswick Naval Air Station (Federal Facility), Brunswick
www.epa.gov/superfund/brunswick

Callahan Mining Corp., Brooksville
www.epa.gov/superfund/callahan

Eastland Woolen Mill, Corinna
www.epa.gov/superfund/eastland

Loring Air Force Base (Federal Facility), Limestone
www.epa.gov/superfund/loring

Pinette's Salvage Yard, Washburn
www.epa.gov/superfund/pinette

Saco Municipal Landfill, Saco
www.epa.gov/superfund/sacolandfill

Massachusetts

Atlas Tack Corp., Fairhaven
www.epa.gov/superfund/atlas

Cannon Engineering Corp., Bridgewater
www.epa.gov/superfund/cannon

Charles-George Reclamation Trust Landfill, Tyngsborough
www.epa.gov/superfund/charlesgeorge

Fort Devens (Federal Facility), Ayer, Harvard, Lancaster & Shirley
www.epa.gov/superfund/devens

Groveland Wells No. 1 & 2 Site, Groveland
www.epa.gov/superfund/groveland

Materials Technology Laboratory (US ARMY, Federal Facility), Watertown
www.epa.gov/superfund/amtl

New Bedford Harbor, New Bedford
www.epa.gov/new-bedford-harbor

PSC Resources, Palmer
www.epa.gov/superfund/psc

New Hampshire

Somersworth Sanitary Landfill, Somersworth
www.epa.gov/superfund/somersworth

South Municipal Water Supply Well (Five Year Review Addendum), Peterborough
www.epa.gov/superfund/southmuni

Troy Mills Landfill, Troy
www.epa.gov/superfund/troymills

Rhode Island

Stamina Mills Inc., North Smithfield
www.epa.gov/superfund/stamina

West Kingston Town Dump/URI Disposal Area, South Kingstown
www.epa.gov/superfund/wkingston

Vermont

Burgess Brothers Landfill, Woodford and Bennington
www.epa.gov/superfund/burgess