List of Superfund sites in Nebraska - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of Superfund sites in Nebraska 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

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(EPA) to create a list of polluted

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locations requiring a long-term response to clean-up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund

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sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List

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(NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of March 26, 2010, there were 13 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Nebraska

Nebraska

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. No sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. One site has been cleaned up and removed from the list.

Superfund sites

CERCLIS ID	Name	County	Reason	Proposed	Listed	Constructioncompleted	Deleted
NED981713837	10th Street Site	Platte Platte County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,662 people, 12,076 households, and 8,465 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 12,916 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...	Groundwater and soil contamination by VOCs from dry cleaning.	10/26/1989	08/30/1990	06/22/2007
NED981713829	Bruno Co-op Association/Associated Properties	Butler Butler County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 8,767 people, 3,426 households, and 2,350 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile . There were 3,901 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...	Groundwater contamination by VOCs used for grain fumigation.	10/14/1992	06/17/1996	09/13/2005
NED981499312	Cleburn Street Well	Hall Hall County, Nebraska -History:Hall County was formed in 1858. It was named after Augustus Hall, an early judge of this territory.- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 53,534 people, 20,356 households, and 14,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile...	Groundwater contaminated by PCE Tetrachloroethylene Tetrachloroethylene, also known under its systematic name tetrachloroethene and many other names, is a chlorocarbon with the formula Cl2C=CCl2. It is a colourless liquid widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics, hence it is sometimes called "dry-cleaning fluid." It has a sweet odor detectable by... from solvent industry and dry cleaning.	07/29/1991	10/14/1992	09/14/2004
NE2213820234	Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant	Hall Hall County, Nebraska -History:Hall County was formed in 1858. It was named after Augustus Hall, an early judge of this territory.- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 53,534 people, 20,356 households, and 14,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile...	Groundwater contamination by explosives, soil contamination by explosives and heavy metals.	10/15/1984	07/22/1987
NEN000704351	Garvey Elevator	Adams Adams County, Nebraska Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of July 1, 2006, the population estimate was 33,185. Its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams...	Groundwater and soil contamination by VOCs used for grain fumigation.	04/27/2005	09/14/2005
NED980862668	Hastings Ground Water Contamination	Adams Adams County, Nebraska Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of July 1, 2006, the population estimate was 33,185. Its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams... and Clay Clay County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,039 people, 2,756 households, and 1,981 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 3,066 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile...	Groundwater and soil contamination by VOCs, PAHs, explosives, other organics Organic compound An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the... , and heavy metals, from several sources.	10/15/1984	06/10/1986
NED068645696	Lindsay Manufacturing Co.	Platte Platte County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,662 people, 12,076 households, and 8,465 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 12,916 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...	Groundwater and soil contamination by heavy metals and VOCs from industrial plant.	10/15/1984	10/04/1989	08/03/1995
NE6211890011	Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant	Saunders Saunders County, Nebraska -History:Saunders County was established by an 1856 act of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature; its boundaries were redefined in 1858. The county was originally named after John C...	Groundwater contamination by VOCs and explosives; some soil contamination and possible unexploded ordnance Unexploded ordnance Unexploded ordnance are explosive weapons that did not explode when they were employed and still pose a risk of detonation, potentially many decades after they were used or discarded.While "UXO" is widely and informally used, munitions and explosives of... .	10/26/1989	08/30/1990
NED986369247	Ogallala Ground Water Contamination	Keith Keith County, Nebraska -History:Keith County was formed in 1873. It was named after Morrill C. Keith, the grandfather of Governor Keith Neville.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 8,875 people, 3,707 households, and 2,535 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile...	Groundwater contamination by VOCs from electronics industry and dry cleaning.	10/14/1992	12/16/1994	09/27/2006
NESFN0703481	Omaha Lead Site	Douglas Douglas County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 463,585 people, 182,194 households, and 115,146 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,401 people per square mile . There were 192,672 housing units at an average density of 582 per square mile...	Soil contamination by lead Lead Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed... from former refining plant.	02/24/2002	04/30/2003
NEN000704456	Parkview Well	Hall Hall County, Nebraska -History:Hall County was formed in 1858. It was named after Augustus Hall, an early judge of this territory.- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 53,534 people, 20,356 households, and 14,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile...	Groundwater contamination by VOCs.	09/23/2004	04/19/2006
NED084626100	Sherwood Medical Company	Madison Madison County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 35,226 people, 13,436 households, and 8,894 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile . There were 14,432 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...	Soil and groundwater contamination by VOCs.	07/29/1991	10/14/1992	09/24/1999
NEN000704738	West Highway 6 & Highway 281	Adams Adams County, Nebraska Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of July 1, 2006, the population estimate was 33,185. Its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams...	Soil and groundwater contamination by VOCs from former Dana Corp. Dana Corp. The Dana Holding Corporation is a supplier of axles, driveshafts, off-highway transmissions, sealing and thermal-management products, and service parts.... plant.	09/14/2005	04/19/2006
NED980862718	Waverly Ground Water Contamination	Lancaster Lancaster County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 250,291 people, 99,187 households, and 60,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 298 people per square mile . There were 104,217 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile...	Groundwater and soil contamination by VOCs from grain fumigation, and nitrate Nitrate The nitrate ion is a polyatomic ion with the molecular formula NO and a molecular mass of 62.0049 g/mol. It is the conjugate base of nitric acid, consisting of one central nitrogen atom surrounded by three identically-bonded oxygen atoms in a trigonal planar arrangement. The nitrate ion carries a... s, sulfate Sulfate In inorganic chemistry, a sulfate is a salt of sulfuric acid.-Chemical properties:... s and heavy metals.	10/15/1984	06/10/1986	03/29/1994	11/20/2006

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