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Public meeting scheduled to update community on status of Scovill Industrial
Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Conn.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1 – 5 Post Office Square, Suite
100, Boston MA 02109
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and
Ten Tribal Nations
For Immediate Release
Public meeting scheduled to update community on status of Scovill Industrial
Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Conn.
WATERBURY, CONN. (March 12, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency will host an informational public meeting at the Roberto Clemente
International Dual Language School on Tuesday, March 19th from 6-8 p.m. to
discuss upcoming site work at the Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site
made possible by funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Translation services are available upon request.
The community is invited to attend in person:
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School
116 Beecher Ave
Waterbury, CT
Background
The Scovill Industrial Landfill Site was added to the Superfund “National
Priorities List” (NPL) in 2000. The site is a 25-acre property located in
Waterbury, Conn.
In December 2021, the Biden Administration announced that this site would
receive prioritized funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to
expedite cleanup activities.
The Scovill Manufacturing Company used the site from 1919 to the mid-1970s for
disposal of ash, cinders, demolition debris and other wastes. Contaminants
identified at the site and attributed to past site operations include:
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
metals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
EPA has selected and designed a comprehensive cleanup remedy for the site.
Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is now ensuring that the needed
– and previously unfunded – cleanup work will proceed. Future work at the
site will include construction of a soil cap on the northern portion of the
site (the Calabrese parcel); excavation and consolidation of soil under the
new cap; and wetlands restoration.
In 1980, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act, known as Superfund, was passed. The law gave EPA the authority and funds
to hold polluters accountable for cleaning up the most contaminated sites
across the country. When no viable responsible party is found or cannot afford
the cleanup, funds appropriated by Congress are used. A tax on chemical and
petroleum industries provided funds to the Superfund Trust fund for Superfund
cleanups up until 1995. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law reinstates the
chemical excise taxes and invests an additional $3.5 billion in environmental
remediation at Superfund sites, making it one of the largest investments in
American history to address the legacy pollution that harms the public health
of communities and neighborhoods.
For general site information please visit http://www.epa.gov/superfund/scovill
Community members wishing to request translation services at the meeting
should contact:
Ashlin Brooks, U.S. EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
617-913-9140
or call toll-free 1-888-372-7341
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