Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base

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San Diego County, CA

According to the EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in San Diego County, CA is listed with NPL status NPL Site. Its Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 33.79. The public extract catalogs 53 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 California environmental agency.

What is the cleanup status of this Superfund site?

NPL Status
NPL Site
Federal Facility
No
Construction Complete
No
HRS Score
33.79
Deleted from NPL
No

Contaminants

Contaminant Media
1,1-DICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE Groundwater
1,2-DICHLOROETHANE Groundwater
1,4-DIOXANE Groundwater
2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-p-DIOXIN (TCDD) TOXICITY EQUIVALENTS (TEq) Soil
ALUMINUM Soil
ANTIMONY Groundwater
ANTIMONY Soil
ANTIMONY Solid Waste
ARSENIC Groundwater
ARSENIC Soil
ARSENIC Solid Waste
BARIUM Soil
BARIUM Solid Waste
BENZENE Groundwater
BERYLLIUM Soil
BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE Soil
BORON Soil
BORON Solid Waste
CADMIUM Soil
CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) Groundwater
CHROMIUM Soil
CHROMIUM Solid Waste
CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
COBALT Soil
COPPER Soil
COPPER Solid Waste
IRON Soil
LEAD Soil
LEAD Solid Waste
MANGANESE Soil
MANGANESE Solid Waste
MERCURY Soil
MERCURY Solid Waste
MOLYBDENUM Soil
P,P'-DDD Soil
P,P'-DDE Soil
P,P'-DDT Soil
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS) Soil
SILVER Soil
TETRACHLOROETHENE Groundwater
TETRACHLOROETHENE Soil Gas
THALLIUM Groundwater
THALLIUM Soil
THALLIUM Solid Waste
TOLUENE Soil
TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
TRICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
TRICHLOROETHENE Soil Gas
VANADIUM Soil
VANADIUM Solid Waste
ZINC Soil
ZINC Solid Waste

Location

City
San Diego County
Coordinates
33.3067, -117.3408

Other Superfund Sites in California

Site Name Status HRS Score
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NPL Site 37.93
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Building 915) NPL Site 31.94
Aerojet General Corp. NPL Site 54.63
Afterthought Mine NPL Site 50.00
Alameda Naval Air Station NPL Site 50.00
Alark Hard Chrome NPL Site 50.50
AMCO Chemical NPL Site 50.00
Applied Materials NPL Site 31.94
Argonaut Mine NPL Site 58.31
Atlas Asbestos Mine NPL Site 45.55

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

Of the 116 California Superfund sites with a scored Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base ranks #81 by score (33.79).

Either side of it: Beckman Instruments (Porterville Plant) (34.21), Lorentz Barrel & Drum Co. (33.94), Koppers Co., Inc. (Oroville Plant) (33.73), Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (33.73)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base Superfund site?
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, in San Diego County, CA, sits toward the lower end of California's Hazard Ranking System scores (HRS 33.79, rank #81 of 116 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 Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base?
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 Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base?
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base's Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 33.79, placing it #81 of 116 California 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 Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base site?
The EPA public Superfund extract catalogs 53 contaminants at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, 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 Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base?
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base 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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