Find Out About a Contaminated Property | Mass.gov

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Cleanup of Sites & Spills

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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

There are over 44,000 hazardous waste sites in Massachusetts. These include simple spills during a fuel oil delivery and complex Superfund sites. You can use this service to search for waste disposal sites that are close to you. This app links to information about the chemicals spilled and the cleanup completed. You can search for a site at a specific address or find all the sites in your town.

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Guide:

The Waste Site Cleanup Program

Top tasks

Waste Site & Reportable Releases/Spills Look Up Search by eDEP Form/Submittals Create a Priority Resource Map for a location/site

Video: Using the Waste Site/Reportable Release Lookup tool Video: Using the eDEP Form/Submittal Viewer Video: Using Google to Find Out About Sites Statistics About Site Cleanups More Information: EEA Data Portal Search U.S. EPA's Site Database ("SEMS")

Contact Information

Phone

To Report a Spill or Environmental Emergency 1-888-304-1133

(1) Call your local Fire Department, then (2) Call MassDEP - 24/7

For general information about how the Waste Site Cleanup program works 617-292-5500

MassDEP Boston Headquarters - ask for the Waste Site Cleanup program

Online

For general program information, please email your questions to: BWSC.Information@state.ma.us

For specific questions about waste site cleanup regulations and requirements: BWSC.Regulations@state.ma.us

More Information

Download MassDEP's site database showing current cleanup status & more.

Find federal Superfund Sites in Massachusetts

Map of Sites with Activity & Use Limitations (AULs)

Understanding the Waste Site/Release Look Up Search Results (PDF 393.17 KB)

Reporting Incomplete or Misfiled Electronic Documents (PDF 131.44 KB)

MassDEP Regional Boundary Change: Effect on BWSC Release Tracking Numbers (PDF 334.37 KB)

Image credits: View of Boston Light at dawn from the Middlesex fells Reservation, Medford, MA (P.W. Locke)