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New Superfund sites

The EPA announced it would be adding 12 new Superfund sites to its list of the nation's most hazardous sites.

They are, according to UPI:

Plating Inc. in Great Bend, Kan.

 Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek in Gibbsboro, N.J.

 Chem-Fab in Doylestown, Pa.

 Hidden Lane Landfill in Sterling, Va.

San German Ground Water Contamination in San German, Puerto Rico.

Donna Reservoir and Canal System in Donna, Texas

 Midessa Ground Water Plume in Odessa, Texas

San Jacinto River Waste Pits in Harris County, Texas


Washington County Lead District in Old Mines, Mo.

 Washington County Lead District in Potosi, Mo.

 Washington County Lead District in Richwoods, Mo..

According to UPI, 1,581 sites have placed on the National Priorities List to date. Just 324 sites have been taken off the list, leaving 1,257 sites on the Superfund list. In all, there are 1,317 final and proposed sites on the NPL.

Locally, we have no shortage of Superfund sites: Anne Arundel county is home to at least two: the U.S. Coast Guard base in Curtis Bay and Fort Meade, soon to be home to several thousand people, courtesy of the Base re-Alignment and Closure Act.

 

UPDATE: here's a list of all the sites in the state. Thanks to a reder for sending it in...

Comments

Thank you, Rona. The average person doesn't know what a Superfund site is. Everyone should do a little research, read about the Aberdeen Proving Grounds contaminates, Coast Guard Yard, Pax Rivier and how they contaminate our waters, along with private industry who only pay the fines and don't stop polluting and lastly the developers. Maybe if everyone was a little educated, waterfront property owners wouldn't get the rap for building a deck or sidewalk. Do you think planting a tree beside W.R. Grace would help?

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