Salt Chuck Mine

⚠ Superfund · Listed on NPL

In 2011, EPA started a remedial investigation (RI) to look more closely at the upland and adjacent marine areas to evaluate potential risk to people’s health and the environment.

Location

CityThorne Bay
CountyNot Defined County
StateAlaska
Coordinates55.62644, -132.55885

Cleanup timeline

  1. Initial Assessment Completed — 02/07/2002
  2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 09/23/2009
  3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 03/04/2010
  4. Remedial Investigation Started — 04/15/2011
  5. Final Remedy Selected — Estimated Jun - Aug 2027
  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

Other Superfund sites in Not Defined County

Understanding this Superfund site

Salt Chuck Mine is a federal Superfund site in Alaska. 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).

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.