EPA to perform cleanup of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is performing remediation work at the Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund site in Waterbury, Connecticut.

The Scovill Industrial Landfill was added to the Superfund "National Priorities List" (NPL) in 2000.

In December 2021, the Biden administration announced that the 25-acre would receive prioritized funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expedite cleanup activities.

The Scovill Manufacturing Co. used the site from 1919 to the mid-1970s to dispose of ash, cinders, demolition debris and other wastes. Contaminants identified at the site and attributed to past site operations include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, metals and volatile organic compounds.

The EPA has selected and designed a comprehensive cleanup remedy for the site. Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will ensure that the needed—and previously unfunded—cleanup work will proceed. Future work at the site will include the 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.