List of Superfund sites in Alaska


This is a list of Superfund sites in Alaska designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.
These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List. The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of May 7th, 2020 there were six Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Alaska. No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. Three sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.

Superfund sites

CERCLIS IDNameBorough or Census AreaReasonProposedListedConstruction
completed		Partially
deleted		Deleted
AK4170024323Adak Naval Air StationAleutians WestGroundwater, sediments, surface water, and soil in several locations on the island are contaminated with petroleum-related constituents, polychlorinated biphenyls, metals, chlorinated solvents, ordnance, explosives, and unexploded ordnance. Groundwater contaminated with petroleum and organic chemicals.10/14/199205/31/1994---
AK8570028649Elmendorf Air Force BaseAnchorageSoil and shallow groundwater beneath the various landfills, fuel storage facilities, training areas, and maintenance hangars located on base have been contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and other fuel contaminants, volatile organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, asphalt and associated chemicals, and heavy metals including lead.07/14/198908/30/1990---
AK6214522157Fort Richardson AnchorageSediment and surface water contaminated with white phosphorus. Soil at the Roosevelt Road Transmitter Site is contaminated with volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, and polychlorinated biphenyls. Soil and groundwater at the Poleline Road Disposal Area is contaminated with VOCs.06/23/199305/31/199409/28/2006--
AKD980978787Standard Steel & Metals Salvage Yard AnchorageSoil contaminated with lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, solvents, dioxins, and furan.07/14/198908/30/199009/16/1999-09/30/2002
AKD004904215Alaska Battery EnterprisesFairbanks North StarSoil contaminated with lead that had been released from the battery yard.06/24/198803/31/198903/02/1993-07/26/1996
AKD980988158Arctic SurplusFairbanks North StarOn-site groundwater contaminated with trichloroethylene. On-site soil contaminated with industrial solvents, polychlorinated biphenyls, and lead.10/26/198908/30/199004/18/2005-09/25/2006
AK1570028646Eielson Air Force BaseFairbanks North StarGroundwater contains lead and volatile organic compounds such as benzene, xylene, and toluene. Several areas of subsurface petroleum-contaminated soil and floating petroleum product are the sources of continuing groundwater contamination.07/14/198911/21/198909/30/1998--
AK6210022426Fort WainwrightFairbanks North StarGroundwater and soil contaminated with solvents, petroleum products, pesticides, fuel additives, lead and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Sediments contain PAHs and low level pesticides.07/14/198908/30/199009/27/2002--
AK0001897602Salt Chuck MineOuter KetchikanWater and sediments in Kasaan Bay and Lake Ellen Creek contaminated with heavy metals from mine tailings.09/23/200903/04/2010Estimated May-July 2022--

Note: There are also two NPL equivalent sites in the state of Alaska, which are not included in the table above.