I’ve heard that Mount Hoy is on the EPA’s Superfund list. What does that mean?
The term “Superfund List” is a shortened reference to the National Priorities List and the Superfund Program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developed the National Priorities List to evaluate and rank sites for potential cleanup. The government uses monies from the Superfund Program, which is supported by a federal tax on certain chemicals, to clean up a site on the National Priorities List when it cannot locate the individuals or companies responsible for the contamination to pay for the cleanup. In the early to mid 1980s, the District detected contaminants leaking into the groundwater just south of Mount Hoy and reported the findings to the EPA. In 1986, the EPA evaluated these contaminants and scored the site for inclusion on the National Priorities List. In 1989, the District agreed to conduct the necessary studies to determine the risks associated with the site; and in 1990, the EPA placed the site on the list.
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