List of Superfund sites in Maine in Encyclopedia

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]

CERCLIS ID	Name	County	Reason	Proposed	Listed	Constructioncompleted	Partiallydeleted	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	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101073	10/15/1984	07/22/1987	09/27/2002	–	–
MED980524078	McKin Co.	Cumberland	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101027	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	03/24/1992	–	–
MED980524128	Callahan Mine	Hancock	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101028	09/13/2001	09/05/2002	–	–	–
MED980731475	O'Connor Co.	Kennebec	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101031	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/26/2002	–	–
MED980504435	Winthrop Landfill	Kennebec	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101012	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	12/23/1997	–	–
MED042143883	Union Chemical Co., Inc.	Knox	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0100989	06/24/1988	10/04/1989	09/30/1997	–	–
MED980915474	Eastland Woolen Mill	Penobscot	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101043	04/23/1999	07/22/1999	09/28/2006	–	–
MED985466168	West Site/Hows Corners	Penobscot	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101800	02/13/1995	09/29/1995	–	–	–
MED981073711	Eastern Surplus	Washington	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101054	10/02/1995	06/17/1996	09/25/2001	–	–
ME7170022019	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	York	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101072	06/23/1993	05/31/1994	–	–	–
MED980504393	Saco Municipal Landfill	York	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101010	06/24/1988	02/21/1990	09/29/2000	–	–
MED980520241	Saco Tannery Waste Pits	York	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101014	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/30/1993	–	09/29/1999

List of Superfund sites in Maine

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