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TWELVE SITES ADDED AND SEVEN SITES PROPOSED TO NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST
Release Date: 07/28/2000
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2000
TWELVE SITES ADDED AND SEVEN SITES PROPOSED TO NATIONAL PRIORITIES LISTEPA is proposing to add seven sites and adding 12 sites to the National Priorities List (NPL). The primary purpose of the NPL is to guide EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation. Currently there are a total of 57 proposed and 1,238 final sites on the NPL including sites in this July update. The seven proposed sites include: Alark Hard Chrome, Riverside, Calif.; Tri-County Public Airport, Delavan, Kan.; Nuclear Metals Inc., Concord, Mass.; Sutton Brook Disposal Area, Tewksbury, Mass.; Riverfront, New Haven, Mo.; Diamond Head Oil Refinery Div., Kearny, N.J.; and Portland Harbor, Portland, Ore. The sites being added to the NPL include: Scovill Industrial Landfill, Waterbury, Conn.; Southern Solvents Inc., Tampa, Fla.; Mallard Bay Landing Bulk Plant, Grand Cheniere, La.; Newton County Wells, Newton County, Mo.; Davis Timber Co., Hattiesburg, Miss.; Imperial Refining Co., Ardmore, Okla.; Palmer Barge Line, Port Arthur, Texas; Star Lake Canal, Port Neches, Texas; International Smelting and Refining, Tooele, Utah; St. Juliens Creek Annex (U.S. Navy), Chesapeake, Va.; Hamilton/Labree Roads Ground Water Contamination, Chehalis, Wash.; and Big John Salvage - Hoult Road, Fairmont, W.Va. The Federal Register Notice is expected to be published July 27. Further information about these sites and the Superfund program can be obtained at: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/index.htm#desnqry.
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