List of Superfund sites in Washington (state)

Outline of map of Washington with colored dots representing the location of Superfund sites in the state
A map of superfund sites in Washington.

This is a list of Superfund sites in Washington State 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 1, 2010, there were 48 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Washington.[2] Seventeen others have been cleaned up and removed from the list; no sites are currently proposed for addition.[2]

  1. ^ P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.
  2. ^ a b c "National Priorities List". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved May 1, 2010.