EPA Adds Three Sites to the Superfund National Priorities List to Deliver Lasting Protections
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the agency is adding three sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is the list of sites of national priority that guide EPA in tackling the nation’s most serious hazardous waste sites.
“Cleaning up our nation’s Superfund sites provides tremendous health and economic benefits to local communities,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. “We listened to these communities and using their input EPA determined the need to add these longtime contaminated sites to the National Priorities List. This action ensures we are working to provide clean air, land, and water for all Americans while Powering the Great American Comeback.”
EPA is adding the following sites to the National Priorities List:
| Site Name | City/County | State | Site Type | Approx. Years of Operation | Primary Contaminants |
| Historic Potteries | Trenton | NJ | Former pottery manufacturing | Mid-1800s to mid-1900s | Lead |
| Carlisle Village Cleaners | Albuquerque | NM | Former dry cleaner | 1953 to 1975 | PCE and TCE |
| J.H. Baxter | Eugene | OR | Former wood treater | 1943 to 2022 | Dioxins, arsenic, dieldrin, DDE, benzo(a)pyrene, chromium, cadmium, nickel, zinc, lead |
These actions support EPA’s Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative, which guides EPA efforts to provide clean air, land, and water for all Americans by working to ensure that hazardous sites are cleaned up while also fostering economic growth across the country.
Background
The NPL serves as EPA’s basis for prioritizing Superfund cleanup funding and enforcement actions. Only releases of hazardous substances at sites included on the list are eligible to receive federal funding for long-term, permanent cleanup.
Before EPA adds a site to the National Priorities List, a site must meet EPA’s risk thresholds and be proposed on the Federal Register, prompting a 60-day public comment period. EPA will add the site to the National Priorities List if it continues to meet the listing requirements after the public comment period closes and the agency has responded to any comments.
Additionally, EPA strives to identify “Potentially Responsible Parties” who may also share the costs of cleaning up the contamination at NPL sites and conserve taxpayer dollars.
For information about Superfund and the National Priorities List, please visit: Superfund | US EPA
For Federal Register notices and supporting documents for the National Priorities List sites, please visit: Superfund: National Priorities List (NPL) | US EPA