List of Superfund sites in Maryland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of Superfund sites in Maryland 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

United States Environmental Protection Agency

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(EPA) to create a list of polluted

Pollution

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locations requiring a long-term response to clean-up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund

Superfund

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sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List

National Priorities List

The National Priorities List is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous waste sites and placing them on...

(NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of March 10, 2011, there were 19 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

. Two additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. Four sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.

Superfund sites

CERCLIS ID	Name	County	Reason	Proposed	Listed	Constructioncompleted	Partially deleted	Deleted
MDD980691588	Limestone Road	Allegany Allegany County, Maryland Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the US state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 75,087. Its county seat is Cumberland...	Inorganic chemicals and heavy metals including zinc and lead were detected in on-site soils. Surface water is contaminated with chromium, cadmium, and zinc. Site and residential wells have been found to contain manganese and nickel.	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/28/2000	–	–
MD4690307844	Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard	Anne Arundel Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...	Soil is contaminated in certain areas with semi-volatile organic compounds, metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides and dioxin.	09/13/2001	09/05/2002	–	–	–
MD9210020567	Fort George G. Meade Fort George G. Meade Fort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation that includes the Defense Information School, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, and the Defense Courier Service...	Anne Arundel Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...	Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), other volatile organic compounds, atrazine and certain pesticides.	04/01/1997	07/28/1998	–	11/12/1999	–
MDD064882889	Mid-Atlantic Wood Preservers, Inc.	Anne Arundel Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300243	10/15/1984	06/10/1986	09/23/1993	–	07/18/2000
MDD980705099	Middletown Road Dump	Anne Arundel Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300313	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	03/17/1986	–	04/18/1988
MDD980918387	68th Street Dump	Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300338	01/19/1999	–	–	–	–
MDD980555478	Chemical Metals Industries, Inc.	Baltimore City Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300289	10/23/1981	–	12/30/1982	–	12/30/1982
MDD980923783	Kane & Lombard Street Drums	Baltimore City Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300344	10/15/1984	06/10/1986	–	–	–
MDD981038334	Sauer Dump	Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300348	03/10/2011	–	–	–	–
MDD985366756	Dwyer Property Ground Water Plume	Cecil Cecil County, Maryland Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0303618	10/21/2010	03/10/2011	–	–	–
MDD982364341	Ordnance Products, Inc.	Cecil Cecil County, Maryland Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0303253	05/10/1993	09/25/1997	–	–	–
MDD980705164	Sand, Gravel & Stone	Cecil Cecil County, Maryland Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300316	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	–	–	–
MDD000218008	Spectron, Inc.	Cecil Cecil County, Maryland Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300192	10/14/1992	05/31/1994	–	–	–
MDD980504344	Woodlawn County Landfill	Cecil Cecil County, Maryland Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300265	01/22/1987	07/22/1987	06/25/2001	–	–
MD7170024684	Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center	Charles Charles County, Maryland Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300430	02/13/1995	09/29/1995	–	–	–
MDD985397249	Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water Fort Detrick Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland, USA. Historically, Fort Detrick was the center for the United States' biological weapons program ....	Frederick Frederick County, Maryland Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0304606	09/03/2008	04/09/2009	–	–	–
MD2210020036	Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area) Edgewood Chemical Activity The Edgewood Chemical Activity was a U.S. Army site located in Edgewood, Maryland that stored chemical weapons. Since 1941, the U.S. Army stored approximately five percent of the nation's original chemical agent in steel ton containers, at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground...	Harford Harford County, Maryland Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300421	04/10/1985	02/21/1990	–	–	–
MD3210021355	Aberdeen Proving Ground (Michaelsville Landfill) Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground is a United States Army facility located near Aberdeen, Maryland, . Part of the facility is a census-designated place , which had a population of 3,116 at the 2000 census.- History :...	Harford Harford County, Maryland Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300423	04/10/1985	10/04/1989	06/11/2001	–	–
MDD980504195	Bush Valley Landfill	Harford Harford County, Maryland Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300258	06/24/1988	03/31/1989	08/02/2001	–	–
MD0570024000	Andrews Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base Joint Base Andrews is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington ....	Prince George's Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300420	07/28/1998	05/10/1999	–	–	–
MD0120508940	Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center The Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, or BARC, is a unit of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. It is located at in Beltsville, Maryland, and is named for Henry A. Wallace, former United States vice president and secretary of... (USDA United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food... )	Prince George's Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300415	05/10/1993	05/31/1994	–	–	–
MD9570024803	Brandywine Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office	Prince George's Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0304462	07/28/1998	05/10/1999	–	–	–
MD7170024536	Patuxent River Naval Air Station	St. Mary's	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300429	01/18/1994	05/31/1994	–	–	–
MDD980704852	Southern Maryland Wood Treating	St. Mary's	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0300305	10/15/1984	06/10/1986	04/23/2001	–	04/05/2005
MDD003061447	Central Chemical (Hagerstown)	Washington Washington County, Maryland Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...	http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0303260	06/17/1996	09/25/1997	–	–	–

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