Region 8
Superfund
Click below to view the Superfund sites in each Region 8 state
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and
27 Tribal Nations
National Information
In Region 8, there are two programs that implement Superfund responses, the emergency response program and the remedial program.
The emergency response program responds to emergencies, such as fires, train derailments, and floods, involving the release of hazardous substances. The emergency response program also undertakes removal actions, short-term cleanups of hazardous substances that pose an immediate health threat. See EPA's national Emergency Response website for information on how to report a spill of hazardous substances.
The remedial program oversees long-term cleanup of the most complex contaminated sites—generally sites listed on the National Priorities List (NPL). In Region 8, 66 sites are final on the NPL and seven are proposed for listing. Construction has been completed at 36 of the final NPL sites. Information on each Superfund site in Region 8 can be accessed from the map at right.
EPA report highlights progress in Region 8's Superfund Program
This annual report highlights activities of Region 8’s Superfund program in 2011. For more than three decades, the program has served the people and communities of the Rocky Mountains and Plains region and has played a vital role in protecting human health and the environment. In 2011, our Superfund program responded to nationally significant emergencies including the Yellowstone Oil Spill in Montana and the flooding of the Souris River in North Dakota. We continued the long-term cleanup of some of the most complex, challenging sites in the nation, such as the Libby Asbestos Site in Montana. We also enabled new opportunities for vulnerable communities through EPA’s Community Engagement Initiative and related efforts.
Click here to view the report (PDF) (32 pp, 6.1MB, about PDF)