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Find Out About a Contaminated Property

Find locations and details about oil and hazardous material sites in Massachusetts.

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 

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Top tasks

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

What you need to know

Video: Using the Waste Site/Reportable Release Lookup tool  Video: Using the eDEP Form/Submittal Viewer  Video: Using Google to Find Out About Sites  Sites in the Spotlight  Statistics About Site Cleanups  More Information: EEA Data Portal  Search U.S. EPA's Site Database ("SEMS")  Site Cleanup for Homeowners 
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 (English, PDF 393.17 KB)
Reporting Incomplete or Misfiled Electronic Documents (English, PDF 131.44 KB)
MassDEP Regional Boundary Change: Effect on BWSC Release Tracking Numbers (English, PDF 334.37 KB)

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

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