Dover Air Force Base
NPL SiteDover, DE
According to the EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System, Dover Air Force Base in Dover, DE is listed with NPL status NPL Site. Its Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 35.89. The public extract catalogs 107 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 Delaware environmental agency.
What is the cleanup status of this Superfund site?
Contaminants
| Contaminant | Media |
|---|---|
| 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE | Soil |
| 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | Soil |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE | Soil |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE) | Groundwater |
| 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE | Groundwater |
| 2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE) | Soil |
| 2-HEXANONE | Groundwater |
| 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE | Groundwater |
| 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE | Soil |
| 4-CHLORO-3-METHYLPHENOL | Groundwater |
| 4-CHLORO-3-METHYLPHENOL | Soil |
| 4-METHYL-2-PENTANONE (METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE) | Soil |
| ACETONE | Soil |
| ALPHA-CHLORDANE | Soil |
| ALPHA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE | Groundwater |
| ALPHA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE | Soil |
| ANTIMONY | Groundwater |
| AROCLOR 1016 | Soil |
| AROCLOR 1248 | Soil |
| AROCLOR 1260 | Soil |
| ARSENIC | Groundwater |
| ARSENIC | Soil |
| BENZENE | Groundwater |
| BENZENE | Soil |
| BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE | Soil |
| BENZO(GHI)PERYLENE | Soil |
| BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENE | Soil |
| BENZO[A]ANTHRACENE | Soil |
| BENZO[A]PYRENE | Soil |
| BERYLLIUM | Groundwater |
| BERYLLIUM | Soil |
| BETA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE | Groundwater |
| BIS(2-CHLOROETHOXY) METHANE | Groundwater |
| BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE | Groundwater |
| BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE | Soil |
| CADMIUM | Groundwater |
| CADMIUM | Soil |
| CALCIUM | Groundwater |
| CALCIUM | Soil |
| CARBON TETRACHLORIDE | Groundwater |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Groundwater |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Soil |
| CHLOROETHANE | Soil |
| CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) | Groundwater |
| CHRYSENE | Soil |
| CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE | Soil |
| COBALT | Groundwater |
| COBALT | Soil |
| DELTA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE | Groundwater |
| DELTA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE | Soil |
| DIBENZOFURAN | Soil |
| DIBUTYL PHTHALATE | Soil |
| DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) | Soil |
| DIELDRIN | Groundwater |
| DIELDRIN | Soil |
| ENDOSULFAN I | Soil |
| ENDOSULFAN II | Groundwater |
| ENDOSULFAN II | Soil |
| ENDOSULFAN SULFATE | Groundwater |
| ENDOSULFAN SULFATE | Soil |
| ENDRIN | Soil |
| ENDRIN ALDEHYDE | Groundwater |
| ENDRIN KETONE | Groundwater |
| ENDRIN KETONE | Soil |
| ETHYLBENZENE | Groundwater |
| ETHYLBENZENE | Soil |
| FLUORANTHENE | Soil |
| GAMMA-CHLORDANE | Soil |
| GAMMA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE (LINDANE) | Groundwater |
| GAMMA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE (LINDANE) | Soil |
| HEPTACHLOR | Groundwater |
| HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE | Groundwater |
| HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE | Soil |
| INDENO(1,2,3-CD)PYRENE | Soil |
| LEAD | Soil |
| MAGNESIUM | Groundwater |
| MAGNESIUM | Soil |
| MANGANESE | Groundwater |
| MANGANESE | Soil |
| N,N-DIPROPYLNITROUS AMIDE | Groundwater |
| NAPHTHALENE | Soil |
| NICKEL | Groundwater |
| P,P'-DDD | Soil |
| P,P'-DDE | Soil |
| P,P'-DDT | Soil |
| PHENANTHRENE | Groundwater |
| PHENANTHRENE | Soil |
| POTASSIUM | Groundwater |
| PYRENE | Soil |
| SILICON | Soil |
| SILVER | Soil |
| SODIUM | Groundwater |
| TETRACHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| TETRACHLOROETHENE | Soil |
| THALLIUM | Soil |
| TOLUENE | Groundwater |
| TOLUENE | Soil |
| TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS (TPH) | Soil |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Soil |
| XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS) | Soil |
Location
Other Superfund Sites in Delaware
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Army Creek Landfill | NPL Site | 69.92 |
| Blades Groundwater | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Chem-Solv, Inc. | Deleted NPL Site | 37.93 |
| Coker's Sanitation Service Landfills | Deleted NPL Site | 52.15 |
| Delaware City PVC Plant | NPL Site | 30.55 |
| Delaware Sand & Gravel Landfill | NPL Site | 46.60 |
| Dover Gas Light Co. | NPL Site | 35.57 |
| E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. (Newport Pigment Plant Landfill) | NPL Site | 51.91 |
| East Basin Road Groundwater | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Georgetown North Groundwater | NPL Site | 50.00 |
How does this site's HRS score compare in Delaware?
Of the 26 Delaware Superfund sites with a scored Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation, Dover Air Force Base ranks #14 by score (35.89).
Either side of it: NCR Corp. (Millsboro Plant) (38.21), Chem-Solv, Inc. (37.93), Dover Gas Light Co. (35.57), Standard Chlorine of Delaware, Inc. (35.42)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Dover Air Force Base Superfund site? ▼
What does NPL listing mean for Dover Air Force Base? ▼
What is the HRS score for Dover Air Force Base? ▼
What contaminants are at the Dover Air Force Base site? ▼
What is the cleanup status of Dover Air Force Base? ▼
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.