This is a list of Superfund sites in North Dakota 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.[1] 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.[2] As of May 5, 2010, North Dakota is the only state with no Superfund sites on the National Priorities List.[2] No sites are currently proposed for entry on the list, but two have been cleaned up and removed from the NPL.[2]
Superfund sites
edit- Deleted from National Priorities List
CERCLIS ID | Name | County | Reason | Proposed[3] | Listed[4] | Construction completed[5] |
Partially deleted[6] |
Deleted[7] |
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NDD980716963 | Arsenic Trioxide Superfund site | Richland, Ransom, and Sargent | Arsenic in the drinking water from natural sources and historical pesticide use.[8] | 12/30/1982 |
09/08/1983 |
09/30/1992 |
– |
07/05/1996
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NDD980959548 | Minot Landfill | Ward | Groundwater, surface water, leachate, soil, sediment and solid waste contaminated by benzene and compounds; other volatile organic compounds (VOCs); metals including arsenic, copper and zinc; and phenols.[9] | 06/24/1988 |
03/31/1989 |
09/23/1996 |
– |
04/01/1997
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See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675, December 11, 1980.
- ^ a b c "National Priorities List". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ "Proposed NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Final NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Construction Completions at NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Partial deletions at NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Deleted NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Arsenic Trioxide Site". Retrieved December 5, 2009.
- ^ "Minot Landfill". Retrieved December 5, 2009.