EPA Completes Five-Year Reviews at Seven Superfund Sites Across New England
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in Boston on November 12 that it has fulfilled its statutory obligation and completed required comprehensive site cleanup reviews, known as five-year reviews, for seven Superfund sites on the National Priorities List across New England during fiscal year 2026. As required by law, EPA conducts reviews at Superfund sites every five years after cleanup remedies have been implemented, to evaluate the performance of cleanup efforts and determine whether any further action is required to protect human health or the environment.
EPA New England Regional Administrator Mark Sanborn said five-year reviews are an essential part of EPA's Superfund Program, ensuring that cleanups are working as intended, taxpayer dollars are delivering results, and communities are protected from environmental risks.
EPA said the review of each site concluded that the remedies continue to effectively protect human health and the environment, with additional recommendations for follow-up actions if required. The sites reviewed in 2026 are Callahan Mine in Brooksville, Maine; Eastern Surplus in Meddybemps, Maine; Coakley Landfill in Greenland and North Hampton, New Hampshire; Savage Municipal Water Supply in Milford, New Hampshire; Durham Meadows in Durham, Connecticut; and the federal facility sites Fort Devens Sudbury Training Annex in Massachusetts and the U.S. Army Materials Technology Laboratory in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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