Agriculture Street Landfill

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NPL Site

New Orleans, LA

Agriculture Street Landfill is listed in the EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System with an NPL status of NPL Site and a Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score of 50.00. The site is located in New Orleans, LA. Superfund National Priorities List inclusion is the EPA's formal designation that a contaminated site qualifies for long-term federal cleanup authority under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

Specific contaminant records are not populated in the public EPA Superfund database for this site, which can indicate ongoing investigation or data held in a separate records system. Physical construction of the cleanup remedy has been completed, EPA designates this milestone as "Construction Complete."

NPL listing does not, by itself, establish a health risk to nearby residents, it triggers federal authority to investigate, score, and remediate. HRS scores of 28.50 or above qualify a site for the NPL; the ranking weighs contaminant toxicity, release pathways, waste quantity, and affected population. For current site conditions and community health guidance, contact the Louisiana environmental or health agency and the EPA Regional Superfund office listed on the official site profile.

What is the cleanup status of this Superfund site?

NPL Status
NPL Site
Federal Facility
No
Construction Complete
Yes
HRS Score
50.00
Deleted from NPL
No

Contaminants

Contaminant data is not available for this site. The EPA's contaminant records for Superfund sites are maintained in a separate database that may not include all sites.

Location

City
New Orleans
Coordinates
29.9887, -90.0402

Other Superfund Sites in Louisiana

Site Name Status HRS Score
American Creosote DeRidder NPL Site 50.00
American Creosote Works, Inc. (Winnfield Plant) NPL Site 50.70
Bayou Bonfouca NPL Site 29.78
Bayou Sorrel Deleted NPL Site 34.69
Capitol Lakes NPL Site 50.00
Central Wood Preserving Co. Deleted NPL Site 48.53
Cleve Reber Deleted NPL Site 48.80
Colonial Creosote NPL Site 50.00
Combustion, Inc. NPL Site 33.79
D.L. Mud, Inc. Deleted NPL Site 32.37

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Agriculture Street Landfill Superfund site?
Agriculture Street Landfill is an active National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site located in New Orleans, LA. It has a Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score of 50.00. Superfund sites are contaminated locations identified by the EPA for long-term cleanup.
Is Agriculture Street Landfill dangerous to live near?
The presence of a site on the EPA National Priorities List does not by itself indicate an immediate health risk to nearby residents. EPA evaluates sites through a comprehensive process including remedial investigation and risk assessment. Construction of the cleanup remedy has been completed at this site. For site-specific health questions, contact your state environmental or health agency.
What is the HRS score for Agriculture Street Landfill?
Agriculture Street Landfill has a Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score of 50.00. The HRS is the EPA's principal mechanism for evaluating Superfund sites, scores of 28.50 or greater qualify for the NPL. Higher scores indicate greater potential risk based on toxicity, waste quantity, release likelihood, and affected population.
What contaminants are at the Agriculture Street Landfill site?
Specific contaminant data is not available for Agriculture Street Landfill in the EPA's public Superfund database. This may mean site investigations are ongoing or the data is maintained in a separate records system.
What is the cleanup status of Agriculture Street Landfill?
Agriculture Street Landfill is currently NPL Site on the National Priorities List. Construction of the cleanup remedy has been completed. The EPA Superfund cleanup process includes phases from preliminary assessment through post-construction completion.

About Superfund

The National Priorities List (NPL) is the list of sites of national priority among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.

The Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is the principal mechanism the EPA uses to evaluate sites for placement on the NPL. Sites with an HRS score of 28.50 or greater are eligible for the NPL. Higher scores indicate greater potential risk.

The EPA's Superfund cleanup process typically follows these phases: preliminary assessment, site inspection, NPL listing, remedial investigation/feasibility study, remedy selection, remedial design/action, construction completion, post-construction completion, and NPL deletion. Some sites remain on the NPL for decades.

PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a site on the NPL does not by itself indicate an immediate health risk to nearby residents. For site-specific health questions, consult your local environmental or health agency.

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