Superfund sites in New York are designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). CERCLA, a federal law passed in 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 October, 2013, there were 87 Superfund sites on the NPL in New York. Two new sites have been proposed for addition to the list, and 26 sites have been deleted from the list following cleanup.
Superfund sites
- Â Â Proposed for addition to National Priorities List
- Â Â Deleted from National Priorities List
See also
- List of Superfund sites in the United States
- List of environmental issues
- List of waste types
- TOXMAP
References
External links
- EPA list of proposed Superfund sites in New York
- EPA list of current Superfund sites in New York
- EPA list of Superfund site construction completions in New York
- EPA list of partially deleted Superfund sites in New York
- EPA list of deleted Superfund sites in New York
