Baytown Township Ground Water Plume

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Baytown Township, MN

According to the EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System, Baytown Township Ground Water Plume in Baytown Township, MN is listed with NPL status NPL Site. Its Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 35.62. The public extract catalogs 2 contaminant records for this site. NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation, not a measured health-risk score.

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Superfund National Priorities List inclusion (status and HRS score shown above) 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 (CERCLA). A federal-facility classification means the site is owned or operated by a federal agency, which routes cleanup responsibility differently than a privately owned site.

"Construction Complete" (status shown above) is an EPA milestone marking that the physical remedy work is finished, not that the site has exited EPA oversight; long-term monitoring can continue afterward. Deletion from the NPL is a separate, later step the EPA takes only once it determines every planned response action is finished.

NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation in the EPA record, not a quantitative health-risk score. HRS scores of 28.50 or above qualify a site for the NPL under the EPA screening model (toxicity, pathways, waste quantity, and affected population factors). For current site conditions and official community notices, see the EPA Regional Superfund profile and the Minnesota environmental agency.

What is the cleanup status of this Superfund site?

NPL Status
NPL Site
Federal Facility
No
Construction Complete
No
HRS Score
35.62
Deleted from NPL
No

Contaminants

Contaminant Media
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE Groundwater
TRICHLOROETHENE Groundwater

Location

City
Baytown Township
Coordinates
45.0000, -92.8333

Other Superfund Sites in Minnesota

Site Name Status HRS Score
Adrian Municipal Well Field Deleted NPL Site 33.62
Agate Lake Scrapyard Deleted NPL Site 29.68
Arrowhead Refinery Co. Deleted NPL Site 43.75
Boise Cascade/Onan Corp./Medtronics, Inc. Deleted NPL Site 50.06
Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter Plant) NPL Site 46.77
Dakhue Sanitary Landfill Deleted NPL Site 42.24
East Bethel Demolition Landfill Deleted NPL Site 28.75
FMC Corp. (Fridley Plant) NPL Site 65.50
Freeway Sanitary Landfill NPL Site 45.91
Fridley Commons Park Well Field Deleted NPL Site 50.00

How does this site's HRS score compare in Minnesota?

Of the 49 Minnesota Superfund sites with a scored Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation, Baytown Township Ground Water Plume ranks #34 by score (35.62).

Either side of it: LaGrand Sanitary Landfill (37.51), General Mills/Henkel Corp. (36.28), Kummer Sanitary Landfill (35.57), South Andover Site (35.41)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Baytown Township Ground Water Plume Superfund site?
Baytown Township Ground Water Plume, in Baytown Township, MN, sits toward the lower end of Minnesota's Hazard Ranking System scores (HRS 35.62, rank #34 of 49 scored sites) among the state's Superfund sites. A lower HRS rank within the state does not mean no cleanup obligation -- Superfund sites are contaminated locations identified by the EPA for long-term cleanup under CERCLA regardless of relative score.
What does NPL listing mean for Baytown Township Ground Water Plume?
According to the EPA, National Priorities List (NPL) listing designates a site for long-term federal Superfund cleanup authority. It is a programmatic status in the Superfund Enterprise Management System, not a quantitative health-risk score for nearby residents. Construction-complete status is not marked in the EPA record for this site. Site-specific conditions and community guidance are published by EPA Regional Superfund offices and the relevant state environmental agency.
What is the HRS score for Baytown Township Ground Water Plume?
Baytown Township Ground Water Plume's Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 35.62, placing it #34 of 49 Minnesota Superfund sites with a scored HRS evaluation -- among the lower-scored sites in the state. Sites with a score of 28.50 or greater qualify for the NPL; the model weighs contaminant toxicity, waste quantity, release likelihood, and affected population, and is not a community health diagnosis.
What contaminants are at the Baytown Township Ground Water Plume site?
The EPA public Superfund extract catalogs 2 contaminants at Baytown Township Ground Water Plume, documented through the remedial investigation process. Counts reflect listed records in that extract, not a complete inventory of every substance ever present.
What is the cleanup status of Baytown Township Ground Water Plume?
Baytown Township Ground Water Plume is currently NPL Site on the National Priorities List. The EPA Superfund cleanup process includes phases from preliminary assessment through post-construction completion.

NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation in the EPA record, not a quantitative health-risk score. See Superfund Sites Explained for how the National Priorities List, Hazard Ranking System, and cleanup phases work.

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