Baytown Township Ground Water Plume

⚠ Superfund · Cleanup underway

Baytown Township Ground Water Plume is in EPA's Superfund system for Baytown Township, MN. The live record includes the official EPA identifiers, cleanup profile links, and whatever structured cleanup detail EPA currently exposes. EPA lists contamination in Groundwater. Most Recent Five-Year Review was reached on 03/18/2022.

Location

CityBaytown Township
CountyWashington County
StateMinnesota
Coordinates45.00000, -92.83333

Contaminants of concern

Contaminated media

Cleanup timeline

  1. Initial Assessment Completed — 10/02/1988
  2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 10/14/1992
  3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 12/16/1994
  4. Remedial Investigation Started — 09/30/1991
  5. Remedy Selected — 05/25/2000
  6. Remedial Action Started — 03/16/2001
  7. Construction Completed — Not Yet Achieved
  8. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved
  9. Most Recent Five-Year Review — 03/18/2022
  10. Achieved Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Reuse — Not Yet Achieved

EPA references

Other Superfund sites in Washington County

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

Understanding this Superfund site

Baytown Township Ground Water Plume is a federal Superfund site in Minnesota. The Superfund program, created by Congress in 1980, addresses sites where hazardous substances have been released or threaten release into the environment. EPA scores potential sites using the Hazard Ranking System; those that score high enough are placed on the National Priorities List.

Current status: Cleanup underway. Active cleanup is underway, meaning EPA has approved a remediation plan and work is in progress. Cleanup timelines vary widely — some sites take decades depending on contamination depth, groundwater involvement, and funding availability.

Contaminants of concern include carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethene. Contamination has been detected in groundwater.

If you live near this site and have health concerns, your state health department can provide site-specific guidance. EPA maintains a community involvement program for most NPL sites, and site documents — including the Record of Decision, five-year reviews, and public health assessments — are typically available through EPA's Superfund site profile.