List of Superfund sites in Massachusetts

This is a list of Superfund sites in Massachusetts 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 31 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Massachusetts.^[2] One additional site is currently proposed for entry on the list.^[2] Four 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

Military sites[]

CERCLIS ID	Name	County	Reason	Proposed	Listed	Construction completed	Partially deleted	Deleted
MA2570024487	Otis Air National Guard Base (USAF)	Barnstable	^[3]	07/14/1989	11/21/1989	–	10/26/2007	–
MAD980520670	Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex (USARMY)	Middlesex	Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pesticides, and inorganics above drinking water standards.^[4]^[5]	07/14/1989	02/21/1990	09/19/2000	–	01/29/2002
MA8570024424	Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base (USAF)	Middlesex	^[6]^[7]	05/10/1993	05/31/1994	09/28/2007	–	–
MA0213820939	Materials Technology Laboratory (USARMY)	Middlesex	^[8]^[9]	06/23/1993	05/31/1994	09/29/2005	11/22/1999	11/21/2006
MA1210020631	Natick Laboratory Army Research, Development, & Engineering Center (USARMY)	Middlesex	Soil, groundwater, and surface water are contaminated with various VOCs, naphthalene, Freon 113, and a variety of heavy metals such as barium, mercury, arsenic, copper, chromium, lead, and zinc.^[10]^[11]	05/10/1993	05/31/1994	–	–	–
MA6170023570	Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (USNAVY)	Middlesex	^[12]^[13]	06/23/1993	05/31/1994	–	–	–
MA2170022022	South Weymouth Naval Air Station (USNAVY)	Norfolk	^[14]^[15]	06/23/1993	05/31/1994	–	–	–
MA7210025154	Fort Devens (USARMY)	Worcester and Middlesex	^[16]^[17]	07/14/1989	11/21/1989	–	–	–

Commercial sites[]

CERCLIS ID	Name	Town/City	County	Reason	Proposed	Listed	Construction completed	Partially deleted	Deleted
MAD001031574		Danvers	Essex	[1]	09/18/2012	–	–	–	–
MAD001197755		Attleboro	Bristol	[2]	–	–	–	–	–
MAD002084093	GE-Pittsfield and Housatonic River	Pittsfield and Lenox	Berkshire	[3]	09/25/1997	–	–	–	–
MAD980524169		Lanesborough	Berkshire	[4]	10/15/1984	06/10/1986	09/20/1994	–	–
MAD001026319		Fairhaven	Bristol	[5]
MAD001060805		Mansfield	Bristol	[6]
MAD980731335		New Bedford, Fairhaven, Acushnet, and Dartmouth	Bristol	[7]
MAD980520621		Dartmouth	Bristol	[8]
MAD980503973	Shpack Landfill	Attleboro and Norton	Bristol	[9]	10/15/1984	06/10/1986	–	–	09/05/2017
MAD980731343		New Bedford	Bristol	[10]
MAD980732317		Groveland	Essex	[11]
MAD980523336		Haverhill	Essex	[12]
MAD980525240		Salem	Essex	[13]	10/15/1984	06/10/1986	09/23/1999	–	07/23/2001
MAD980731483		Palmer	Hampden	[14]
MAD003809266	Charles-George Reclamation Trust Landfill	Tyngsborough	Middlesex	[15]	10/23/1981
MAD076580950		Woburn	Middlesex	[16]
MAD051787323	Iron Horse Park	Billerica	Middlesex	[17]
MAD062166335		Concord	Middlesex	^[18]^[19]	07/27/2000	06/14/2001	–	–	–
MAD990685422		Ashland	Middlesex	[18]	10/23/1981	09/08/1983
MAD001403104		Wilmington	Middlesex	[19]
MAD000192393		Lowell	Middlesex	[20]
MAD980520696		Tewksbury	Middlesex	[21]
MAD001002252	W.R. Grace & Co., Inc. (Acton Plant)	Acton and Concord	Middlesex	[22]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	–	–	–
MAD980732168		Woburn	Middlesex	[23]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	–	–	–
MAD001041987		Holbrook	Norfolk	[24]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983
MAD982191363		Walpole	Norfolk	[25]
MAD980670566		Norwood	Norfolk	[26]
MAD079510780		Bridgewater	Plymouth	[27]
MAD980525232	Plymouth Harbor/Cannon Engineering Corp.	Plymouth	Plymouth	[28]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	05/29/1992	–	11/19/1993
MAD980732341	Hocomonco Pond	Westborough	Worcester	[29]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/22/1999	–	–

References[]

^ P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Priorities List". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
^ "Otis Air Force Base". Retrieved 2014-10-21.
^ "Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "NPL Site Narrative for Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "NPL Site Narrative for Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "Materials Technology Laboratory (USARMY)". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "NPL Site Narrative for Materials Technology Laboratory (USARMY)". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "Natick Laboratory Army Research, D&E Center". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "NPL Site Narrative for Natick Laboratory Army Research, D&E Center". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "NPL Site Narrative for Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "South Weymouth Naval Air Station". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "NPL Site Narrative for South Weymouth Naval Air Station". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "Fort Devens". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ "NPL Site Narrative for Fort Devens". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
^ Nuclear Metals, Inc. website
^ "Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-02-06.

External links[]

[1] P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.

[NPL-2] "National Priorities List". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2011.

[3] "Otis Air Force Base". Retrieved 2014-10-21.

[4] "Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[5] "NPL Site Narrative for Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[6] "Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[7] "NPL Site Narrative for Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[8] "Materials Technology Laboratory (USARMY)". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[9] "NPL Site Narrative for Materials Technology Laboratory (USARMY)". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[10] "Natick Laboratory Army Research, D&E Center". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[11] "NPL Site Narrative for Natick Laboratory Army Research, D&E Center". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[12] "Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[13] "NPL Site Narrative for Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[14] "South Weymouth Naval Air Station". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[15] "NPL Site Narrative for South Weymouth Naval Air Station". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[16] "Fort Devens". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[17] "NPL Site Narrative for Fort Devens". Retrieved 2009-12-04.

[18] Nuclear Metals, Inc. website

[19] "Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-02-06.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

v t Superfund sites in the United States
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

v t Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boston (capital)
Topics	Index Administrative divisions Congressional districts Elections Geography Geology Government History Images Law Lighthouses Music People State symbols Transportation Villages Tourist attractions Windmills	Seal of Massachusetts
Society	Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics Sports
Regions	Cape Ann Central Massachusetts (Blackstone Valley, Montachusett-North County, South County) Greater Boston Greater Lowell Merrimack Valley MetroWest North Shore Southeastern Massachusetts (Cape Cod, South Coast, South Shore, The Islands) Western Massachusetts (The Berkshires, Housatonic Valley, Pioneer Valley, Quabbin-Swift River Valley)
Counties	Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Dukes Essex Franklin Hampden Hampshire Middlesex Nantucket Norfolk Plymouth Suffolk Worcester Note: Nine former counties were in the District of Maine
Cities	Agawam Amesbury Attleboro Barnstable Beverly Boston Braintree Bridgewater Brockton Cambridge Chelsea Chicopee East Longmeadow Easthampton Everett Fall River Fitchburg Framingham Franklin Gardner Gloucester Greenfield Haverhill Holyoke Lawrence Leominster Lowell Lynn Malden Marlborough Medford Melrose Methuen New Bedford Newburyport Newton North Adams Northampton Palmer Peabody Pittsfield Quincy Randolph Revere Salem Somerville Southbridge Springfield Taunton Waltham Watertown Westfield West Springfield Weymouth Winthrop Woburn Worcester Note: Municipalities not listed have a town meeting form of government (see all municipalities)
Massachusetts portal