Superfund sites near me
Enter a US street address to see the nearest sites on EPA's Superfund National Priorities List, their status (final, proposed or deleted) and how far each one is, plus how many other Superfund sites and EPA-regulated facilities are nearby. The answer comes from federal EPA records when you search.
What the numbers mean
Final NPL sites are on EPA's National Priorities List; proposed sites have been proposed for it; deleted sites were removed from it (each site has its own history). Other Superfund sites are in EPA's Superfund records without being on the list: removal actions, sites where no further remedial action is planned, and sites that are part of a larger NPL site.
ASTM E1527-21, the standard for Phase I environmental site assessments, searches NPL sites to 1 mile from a property and delisted NPL and other Superfund sites to half a mile. This free lookup shows NPL sites to 3 miles so you can see the nearest ones even when none is close. For the lists a Phase I reviews within those distances, see the Environmental Records Report.
Looking for a whole state? Superfund sites by state lists every NPL site in each of the 50 states and DC, with a map and county counts.
Questions
What is a Superfund site?
A contaminated site handled under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, informally called Superfund. CERCLA lets EPA clean up contaminated sites and makes the parties responsible either clean them up or repay EPA.
What is the National Priorities List?
EPA describes the NPL as the list of sites of national priority among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances in the United States and its territories. It guides EPA in deciding which sites warrant further investigation. Sites can be proposed to the list, listed (final) and later deleted.
How far does this lookup search?
It lists the NPL sites within 3 miles of the address, counts those within 1 mile (the ASTM E1527-21 search distance for NPL sites), counts other Superfund sites within 1 mile, and counts EPA-regulated facilities within half a mile. Distances are measured from the address point to each site's mapped location.
Does a Superfund site nearby mean my property is contaminated?
No. A nearby listing says where EPA has found or is investigating contamination, not whether it reaches a given property. Groundwater direction, the site's cleanup stage and the type of contamination matter. An environmental professional can assess a specific property.
What does the full report add?
The Environmental Records Report lists every site on the federal lists within the ASTM search distances: Superfund NPL and other Superfund sites (measured to their mapped boundaries), RCRA hazardous waste facilities with corrective action, treatment and storage facilities and generators, leaking and registered underground storage tanks and EPA brownfields, with violation flags, a site map, flood zone, wetlands and radon zone.
A screening lookup from federal records, not a Phase I environmental site assessment and not legal or environmental advice.