List of Superfund sites in Vermont
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This is a list of Superfund sites in Vermont 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. 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. As of November 29, 2010, there were 11 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Vermont
. No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. Two sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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(EPA) to create a list of polluted
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light...
locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund
Superfund
Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 , a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances...
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 November 29, 2010, there were 11 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. Two sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.
Superfund sites
| CERCLIS ID | Name | County | Reason | Proposed | Listed | Constructioncompleted | Partially deleted | Deleted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTD981064223 | Bennington Municipal Sanitary Landfill | Bennington | http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101493 | 06/24/1988 | 03/31/1989 | 06/30/1999 | ||
| VTD003965415 | Burgess Brothers Landfill | Bennington | http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101450 | 06/24/1988 | 03/31/1989 | 03/31/2000 | ||
| VTD069910354 | Pownal Tannery | Bennington | http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101463 | 09/29/1998 | 01/19/1999 | 09/30/2004 | ||
| VTD000509174 | Tansitor Electronics, Inc. | Caledonia Caledonia County, Vermont Caledonia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 31,227. Its shire town is St. Johnsbury.The county was given the Latin name for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there.... |
06/24/1988 | 10/04/1989 | 10/01/1996 | 09/29/1999 | ||
| VTD980520118 | Darling Hill Dump | Caledonia Caledonia County, Vermont Caledonia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 31,227. Its shire town is St. Johnsbury.The county was given the Latin name for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there.... |
06/24/1988 | 10/04/1989 | 06/30/1992 | 09/29/1999 | ||
| VTD981062441 | Parker Sanitary Landfill | Caledonia Caledonia County, Vermont Caledonia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 31,227. Its shire town is St. Johnsbury.The county was given the Latin name for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there.... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101491 | 06/24/1988 | 02/21/1990 | 09/30/2005 | ||
| VTD098352545 | Commerce Street Plume | Chittenden Chittenden County, Vermont Chittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 156,545. Its shire town is Burlington. Chittenden is the most populous county in the state, with more than twice as many residents as Vermont's second-most populous county, Rutland.Chittenden County... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101470 | 09/23/2004 | 04/27/2005 | |||
| VTD980523062 | Pine Street Canal | Chittenden Chittenden County, Vermont Chittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 156,545. Its shire town is Burlington. Chittenden is the most populous county in the state, with more than twice as many residents as Vermont's second-most populous county, Rutland.Chittenden County... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101479 | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 09/16/2004 | ||
| VTD988366621 | Elizabeth Mine Elizabeth Mine The Elizabeth Mine was a copper mine located in Orange County, Vermont, some miles south of the town of Strafford.The ore deposite was discovered in 1793, but mining did not start until 1809. Open pit mining and from 1886 underground mining was conducted. The mine produced up to 8,500,000 lbs... |
Orange | 12/01/2000 | 06/14/2001 | ||||
| VTD988366571 | Ely Copper Mine | Orange | http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0102065 | 06/14/2001 | 09/13/2001 | |||
| VTD988366720 | Pike Hill Copper Mine | Orange | http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0102121 | 03/08/2004 | 07/22/2004 | |||
| VTD980520092 | BFI Sanitary Landfill (Rockingham Rockingham, Vermont Rockingham is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, along the Connecticut River. The population was 5,309 at the 2000 census. Rockingham includes the incorporated villages of Bellows Falls and Saxtons River, as well as a large rural area west of Interstate 91.Rockingham has no formal... ) |
Windham Windham County, Vermont Windham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 44,513. Its shire town is Newfane.-Geography:According to the U.S... |
06/24/1988 | 10/04/1989 | 09/26/1996 | |||
| VTD000860239 | Old Springfield Landfill | Windsor | http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0101437 | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 09/22/1994 | ||
See also
- List of Superfund sites in the United States
- List of environmental issues
- List of waste types
- TOXMAPTOXMAPTOXMAP is a geographic information system from the United States National Library of Medicine that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory and Superfund programs...