That brings the total of final sites on the list to 1,246. EPA is also proposing to add six other sites to the list.
National Priorities List sites are the most serious sites across the country that have been identified for possible long-term cleanup by EPA's Superfund program. With the proposal of the six new sites, there are 61 proposed sites awaiting final agency action: 56 in the general Superfund section and 5 in the federal facilities section. Altogether, there are 1,307 final and proposed sites.
With all Superfund sites, EPA tries to identify and locate the parties potentially responsible for the contamination. Approximately 70 percent of Superfund cleanups have been performed by the parties responsible for site contamination, EPA says.
The following sites have been added to the National Priorities List:
ASARCO Taylor Springs, Taylor Springs, Ill.
Ringwood Mines/Landfill, Ringwood, NJ.
Matteo & Sons, Inc., Thorofare, NJ.
Maunabo Area Ground Water Contamination, Maunabo, Puerto Rico
Pesticide Warehouse I, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
The following sites have been proposed to the National Priorities List:
Elm St. Ground Water Contamination, Terre Haute, Ind.
South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination, Minneapolis, Minn.
Sonford Products, Flowood, Miss.
Bandera Road Ground Water Plume, Leon Valley, Texas
East 67th St. Ground Water Plume, Odessa, Texas
Lockheed West Seattle, Seattle, Wash.
For information on these final and proposed sites visit the Superfund section of the EPA Web site.
