How did Beede Waste Oil become a Superfund Site?
Due to the facility’s inception in 1929, some of the waste handling practices pre-date environmental regulation. More recently, in the 1980’s, the Beede Waste Oil Company notified the State of New Hampshire that it was a waste oil recycler, as required by that state. As such, this facility was not subject to regulatory oversight by EPA during its operation (Beede was referred to EPA’s federal Superfund program by the Governor of New Hampshire in 1995). Under New Hampshire law, the company had to control the type of waste it accepted at the facility to maintain its status as a recycler. It was subsequently determined that oils and other solids and liquids containing hazardous wastes, which fell outside the classification of waste oil regulated under the recycling provisions of New Hampshire law, were brought to the facility. The State of New Hampshire reacted by issuing several notices of violations to the Beede operations which, only after subsequent court actions, lead to closure of t
