Burgess Brothers Landfill
NPL SiteWoodford, VT
According to the EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System, Burgess Brothers Landfill in Woodford, VT is listed with NPL status NPL Site. Its Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 52.58. The public extract catalogs 70 contaminant records for this site. EPA marks construction of the cleanup remedy as complete. NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation, not a measured health-risk score.
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 Vermont environmental agency.
What is the cleanup status of this Superfund site?
Contaminants
| Contaminant | Media |
|---|---|
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE | Surface Water |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE) | Groundwater |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE) | Surface Water |
| 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE | Groundwater |
| 2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE) | Soil |
| 4-METHYL-2-PENTANONE (METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE) | Soil |
| 4-METHYL-2-PENTANONE (METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE) | Surface Water |
| ACENAPHTHYLENE | Soil |
| ALUMINUM | Sediment |
| ALUMINUM | Surface Water |
| ANTIMONY | Surface Water |
| ARSENIC | Groundwater |
| ARSENIC | Sediment |
| ARSENIC | Soil |
| ARSENIC | Surface Water |
| BENZENE | Groundwater |
| BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE | Soil |
| BENZO[A]ANTHRACENE | Soil |
| BENZO[A]PYRENE | Soil |
| BERYLLIUM | Sediment |
| BERYLLIUM | Soil |
| BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE | Groundwater |
| BROMODICHLOROMETHANE | Surface Water |
| CADMIUM | Sediment |
| CARBON DISULFIDE | Surface Water |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Groundwater |
| CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) | Groundwater |
| CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) | Sediment |
| CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) | Soil |
| CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) | Surface Water |
| CHLOROFORM | Groundwater |
| CHROMIUM | Sediment |
| CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| COBALT | Surface Water |
| COPPER | Sediment |
| COPPER | Surface Water |
| CYANIDE | Surface Water |
| DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) | Groundwater |
| INDENO(1,2,3-CD)PYRENE | Soil |
| IRON | Groundwater |
| IRON | Sediment |
| IRON | Soil |
| IRON | Surface Water |
| LEAD | Groundwater |
| LEAD | Sediment |
| LEAD | Soil |
| LEAD | Surface Water |
| MANGANESE | Groundwater |
| MANGANESE | Sediment |
| MANGANESE | Soil |
| MANGANESE | Surface Water |
| MERCURY | Sediment |
| MERCURY | Surface Water |
| NICKEL | Sediment |
| NICKEL | Surface Water |
| PHENANTHRENE | Soil |
| SELENIUM | Surface Water |
| SILVER | Surface Water |
| TETRACHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| TETRACHLOROETHENE | Surface Water |
| THALLIUM | Groundwater |
| THALLIUM | Surface Water |
| THALLIUM COMPOUNDS | Groundwater |
| TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Surface Water |
| ZINC | Sediment |
| ZINC | Surface Water |
Location
Other Superfund Sites in Vermont
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bennington Municipal Sanitary Landfill | NPL Site | 49.07 |
| BFI Sanitary Landfill (Rockingham) | NPL Site | 41.92 |
| Commerce Street Plume | NPL Site | 48.48 |
| Darling Hill Dump | Deleted NPL Site | 43.92 |
| Elizabeth Mine | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Ely Copper Mine | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Jard Company, Inc. | NPL Site | 58.31 |
| Old Springfield Landfill | NPL Site | 34.79 |
| Parker Sanitary Landfill | NPL Site | 52.29 |
| Pike Hill Copper Mine | NPL Site | 50.00 |
How does this site's HRS score compare in Vermont?
Of the 14 Vermont Superfund sites with a scored Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation, Burgess Brothers Landfill ranks #2 by score (52.58).
Either side of it: Jard Company, Inc. (58.31), Parker Sanitary Landfill (52.29), Elizabeth Mine (50.00)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Burgess Brothers Landfill Superfund site? ▼
What does NPL listing mean for Burgess Brothers Landfill? ▼
What is the HRS score for Burgess Brothers Landfill? ▼
What contaminants are at the Burgess Brothers Landfill site? ▼
What is the cleanup status of Burgess Brothers Landfill? ▼
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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.