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Voluntary Cleanup Program sites are properties that have submitted applications for consideration in the Voluntary Cleanup Program. These sites may not have completed the VCP process.
Site is currently listed on the EPA’s National Priorities List, a federal list of the nation’s most severely contaminated hazardous waste sites that are generally addressed under the lead of the EPA. A map of NPL sites in Maryland can be found at https://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/md.htm
A Brownfields Assessment has been or is currently being conducted by MDE. MDE has not developed a Brownfields list because of the stigma that may be attached to the sites included on such a list. However, some local jurisdictions and municipalities have compiled information on underutilized properties.
Sites listed on EPA’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System that are being or have been assessed by a Preliminary Assessment, Site Investigation, Expanded Site Investigation or Focused Site Investigation.
Sites that were once used by the military and may have suffered environmental contamination as a result of the military’s activities. FUDS are no longer under the jurisdiction, custody or control of the Secretary of the Department of Defense.
Site is listed on MDE’s State Master List which identifies potential hazardous waste sites in Maryland. The SML includes sites currently identified by the EPA’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System. MDE is required to maintain a list of potential hazardous waste sites in the State.
Includes sites that are currently under investigation by the Controlled Hazardous Substances Enforcement Division or have been previously investigated but are not listed on the State Master List. This category will be merged into the State Master List in the near future.
Includes sites that were transferred to oversight by the Controlled Hazardous Substances Enforcement Division in 2004 from a defunct Groundwater Investigation Division. This category will be merged into the State Master List in the near future.
Sites under the jurisdiction, custody or control of the Secretary of the Department of Defense that are being assessed evaluated or remediated in compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.