Sand Gravel And Stone

Location

Contaminants of concern

• 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE
• 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE
• 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE
• 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE
• 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE
• 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE
• 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE)
• 1,3-DICHLOROBENZENE
• 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE
• 1,4-DIOXANE

Contaminated media

• Soil
• Surface Water
• Groundwater
• Sediment
• Solid Waste

Cleanup timeline

1. Initial Assessment Completed — 03/01/1982
2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 12/30/1982
3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 09/08/1983
4. Remedial Investigation Started — 09/27/1983
5. Remedy Selected — 09/30/1985
6. Final Remedy Selected — 10/25/2002
7. Remedial Action Started — 10/23/1988
8. Final Remedial Action Started — 07/17/2019
9. Construction Completed — 09/23/2021
10. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved

EPA references

• EPA facility record →
• EPA Superfund profile →

Other Superfund sites in Cecil County

• Spectron Inc — Elkton
• Dwyer Property Ground Water Plume — Elkton
• Ordnance Products Inc — North East
• Woodlawn County Landfill — Colora

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

• Colonial Metals Inc — Elkton · 2.4 mi · 10 lb releases
• Terumo Medical Corporation — Elkton · 2.9 mi · 57.2k lb releases
• Elkton Wwtp — Elkton · 3.5 mi · $96.3k penalties
• Tforce Freight - Elkton — Elkton · 4.9 mi · $860.4k penalties
• W.l. Gore & Associates- Lovett 1 — Elkton · 5.5 mi · 7 lb releases
• W L Gore & Associates Inc — Elkton · 5.8 mi · 1.0k lb releases
• United Cocoa Processor, Inc. — Newark · 7.0 mi · $16.5k penalties
• Harbor View Wwtp — Chesapeake City · 7.1 mi · $351 penalties
• Quikrete Company — Perryville · 7.2 mi · 1 lb releases
• Elkton — Newark · 7.3 mi · $25.0k penalties

Understanding this Superfund site

Sand Gravel And Stone is a federal Superfund site in Maryland. 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: Ready for anticipated reuse. EPA considers this site ready for anticipated reuse, meaning cleanup has progressed enough for certain land uses. This does not necessarily mean all contamination has been removed — institutional controls like deed restrictions may limit how the land can be used.

EPA has identified 10 contaminants of concern at this site, including 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethene. Contamination has been detected in soil, surface water, groundwater, sediment, solid waste.

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.