Newtown Creek

⚠ Superfund · Listed on NPL

OU1

Location

CityBrooklyn, Queens
CountyNot Defined County
StateNew York
Coordinates40.71519, -73.93076

Contaminants of concern

Contaminated media

Cleanup timeline

  1. Initial Assessment Completed — Not Yet Achieved
  2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 09/23/2009
  3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 09/29/2010
  4. Remedial Investigation Started — 02/05/2010
  5. Remedy Selected — 04/12/2021
  6. Remedial Action Started — Not Yet Achieved
  7. Construction Completed — Not Yet Achieved
  8. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved
  9. Most Recent Five-Year Review — Not Yet Achieved
  10. Achieved Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Reuse — Not Yet Achieved

EPA references

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

Understanding this Superfund site

Newtown Creek is a federal Superfund site in New York. 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: Listed on NPL. This site is on EPA's National Priorities List, which identifies the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country. Listing triggers federal cleanup authority and funding under CERCLA (the Superfund law).

EPA has identified 6 contaminants of concern at this site, including c19-c36 aliphatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated dioxins and furans, copper. Contamination has been detected in sediment.

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.