Superfund Programs

Yaworski Lagoon Superfund Site in 1980     Yaworski Lagoon Superfund Site in 2016

Lists of Superfund Sites

Connecticut State Superfund Program

Connecticut Federal Superfund Sites contains brief descriptions of each site being cleaned up under Superfund, photos, and links to additional information.

The EPA National Priorities List (NPL) is a list of the worst hazardous waste sites that have been identified by EPA.  Any site on the NPL is eligible for cleanup using Superfund Trust money.  

The EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System (SEMS) (formerly CERCLIS) is the national database and management system EPA uses to track activities at hazardous waste sites that may be considered for cleanup under Superfund.

Superfund Resources

Removal from SEMS Potential Superfund List

Green Remediation

EPA Superfund Community Involvement

EPA Environmental Info for Connecticut

EPA Superfund Page

EPA Superfund Redevelopment Initiative

Superfund Process - Overview with links to information on each of the major steps

Superfund was enacted under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA).

Content Last Updated December 28, 2021