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 ID	Name	County	Reason	Proposed	Listed	Construction completed	Partially deleted	Deleted
ME9570024522	Loring Air Force Base	Aroostook	Groundwater 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]	07/14/1989	02/21/1990	03/23/2001	–	–
MED980732291	Pinette's Salvage Yard	Aroostook	900 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]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	06/30/1997	–	09/30/2002
ME8170022018	Brunswick Naval Air Station	Cumberland		10/15/1984	07/22/1987	09/27/2002	–	–
MED980524078	McKin Co.	Cumberland		12/30/1982	09/08/1983	03/24/1992	–	–
MED980524128	Callahan Mine	Hancock		09/13/2001	09/05/2002	–	–	–
MED980731475	O'Connor Co.	Kennebec		12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/26/2002	–	–
MED980504435	Winthrop Landfill	Kennebec		12/30/1982	09/08/1983	12/23/1997	–	–
MED042143883	Union Chemical Co., Inc.	Knox		06/24/1988	10/04/1989	09/30/1997	–	–
MED980915474	Eastland Woolen Mill	Penobscot		04/23/1999	07/22/1999	09/28/2006	–	–
MED985466168	West Site/Hows Corners	Penobscot		02/13/1995	09/29/1995	–	–	–
MED981073711	Eastern Surplus	Washington		10/02/1995	06/17/1996	09/25/2001	–	–
ME7170022019	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	York		06/23/1993	05/31/1994	–	–	–
MED980504393	Saco Municipal Landfill	York		06/24/1988	02/21/1990	09/29/2000	–	–
MED980520241	Saco Tannery Waste Pits	York		12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/30/1993	–	09/29/1999

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 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.