Shpack Landfill

Deleted NPL Site

Compiled by PlainEnviro · August 25, 2026

Attleboro, Norton, MA

According to the EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System, Shpack Landfill in Attleboro, Norton, MA is listed with NPL status Deleted NPL Site. Its Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 29.45. The public extract catalogs 230 contaminant records for this site. EPA marks construction of the cleanup remedy as complete. The site has been deleted from the NPL in the EPA record. 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 Massachusetts environmental agency.

What is the cleanup status of this Superfund site?

NPL Status

Deleted NPL Site

Federal Facility

Construction Complete

Yes

HRS Score

29.45

Deleted from NPL

Yes

Contaminants

Contaminant	Media
1,1-DICHLOROETHENE	Sediment
1,2,3-TRICHLOROBENZENE	Surface Water
1,2,4,5-TETRACHLOROBENZENE	Surface Water
1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE)	Sediment
1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE)	Soil
1,2-DIHYDROACENAPHTHYLENE	Surface Water
2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE)	Sediment
2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE	Sediment
2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE	Soil
2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE	Surface Water
2-METHYLPHENOL (O-CRESOL)	Surface Water
2-NITROANILINE	Sediment
2-NITROANILINE	Surface Water
2-NITROPHENOL	Sediment
2-NITROPHENOL	Surface Water
3-NITROANILINE	Sediment
3-NITROANILINE	Surface Water
4-METHYLPHENOL (P-CRESOL)	Sediment
4-METHYLPHENOL (P-CRESOL)	Soil
4-METHYLPHENOL (P-CRESOL)	Surface Water
9H-CARBAZOLE	Sediment
9H-CARBAZOLE	Soil
9H-CARBAZOLE	Surface Water
9H-FLUORENE	Surface Water
ACENAPHTHYLENE	Sediment
ACENAPHTHYLENE	Soil
ACENAPHTHYLENE	Surface Water
ACETONE	Sediment
ALDRIN	Sediment
ALDRIN	Soil
ALDRIN	Surface Water
ALPHA-CHLORDANE	Sediment
ALPHA-CHLORDANE	Soil
ALPHA-CHLORDANE	Surface Water
ALPHA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE	Sediment
ALPHA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE	Soil
ALPHA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE	Surface Water
ALUMINUM	Sediment
ALUMINUM	Soil
ALUMINUM	Surface Water
ANTHRACENE	Sediment
ANTHRACENE	Soil
ANTHRACENE	Surface Water
ANTIMONY	Sediment
ANTIMONY	Soil
ANTIMONY	Surface Water
AROCLOR 1248	Sediment
AROCLOR 1248	Soil
AROCLOR 1248	Surface Water
AROCLOR 1254	Sediment
AROCLOR 1254	Soil
AROCLOR 1254	Surface Water
AROCLOR 1260	Sediment
AROCLOR 1260	Soil
AROCLOR 1260	Surface Water
ARSENIC	Groundwater
ARSENIC	Sediment
ARSENIC	Soil
BARIUM	Groundwater
BARIUM	Sediment
BARIUM	Soil
BARIUM	Surface Water
BENZENE	Groundwater
BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE	Groundwater
BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE	Sediment
BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE	Soil
BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE	Surface Water
BENZO(GHI)PERYLENE	Sediment
BENZO(GHI)PERYLENE	Soil
BENZO(GHI)PERYLENE	Surface Water
BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENE	Sediment
BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENE	Soil
BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENE	Surface Water
BENZO[A]ANTHRACENE	Sediment
BENZO[A]ANTHRACENE	Soil
BENZO[A]ANTHRACENE	Surface Water
BENZO[A]PYRENE	Sediment
BENZO[A]PYRENE	Soil
BENZO[A]PYRENE	Surface Water
BERYLLIUM	Groundwater
BERYLLIUM	Sediment
BERYLLIUM	Surface Water
BETA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE	Sediment
BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE	Sediment
CADMIUM	Groundwater
CADMIUM	Sediment
CADMIUM	Surface Water
CARBON DISULFIDE	Sediment
CARBON DISULFIDE	Soil
CARBON DISULFIDE	Surface Water
CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE)	Groundwater
CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE)	Sediment
CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE)	Surface Water
CHROMIUM	Groundwater
CHROMIUM	Sediment
CHROMIUM	Soil
CHROMIUM	Surface Water
CHRYSENE	Sediment
CHRYSENE	Soil
CHRYSENE	Surface Water
CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE	Groundwater
CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE	Sediment
CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE	Soil
COBALT	Sediment
COBALT	Surface Water
COPPER	Sediment
COPPER	Surface Water
CYANIDE	Sediment
CYANIDE	Surface Water
DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE	Sediment
DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE	Soil
DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE	Surface Water
DIBENZO(A,H)ANTHRACENE	Sediment
DIBENZO(A,H)ANTHRACENE	Soil
DIBENZO(A,H)ANTHRACENE	Surface Water
DIBENZOFURAN	Soil
DIBENZOFURAN	Surface Water
DIBUTYL PHTHALATE	Sediment
DIBUTYL PHTHALATE	Soil
DIBUTYL PHTHALATE	Surface Water
DIELDRIN	Sediment
DIELDRIN	Soil
DIELDRIN	Surface Water
DIETHYL PHTHALATE	Surface Water
DIOXINS (CHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXINS)	Soil
ENDOSULFAN (I OR II)	Surface Water
ENDOSULFAN I	Soil
ENDOSULFAN I	Surface Water
ENDOSULFAN II	Sediment
ENDOSULFAN SULFATE	Sediment
ENDOSULFAN SULFATE	Soil
ENDOSULFAN SULFATE	Surface Water
ENDRIN	Sediment
ENDRIN	Soil
ENDRIN	Surface Water
ENDRIN ALDEHYDE	Sediment
ENDRIN ALDEHYDE	Soil
ENDRIN ALDEHYDE	Surface Water
ENDRIN KETONE	Sediment
ENDRIN KETONE	Soil
ENDRIN KETONE	Surface Water
FLUORANTHENE	Sediment
FLUORANTHENE	Soil
FLUORANTHENE	Surface Water
GAMMA-CHLORDANE	Sediment
GAMMA-CHLORDANE	Soil
GAMMA-CHLORDANE	Surface Water
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE	Sediment
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE	Soil
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE	Surface Water
INDENO(1,2,3-CD)PYRENE	Sediment
INDENO(1,2,3-CD)PYRENE	Soil
INDENO(1,2,3-CD)PYRENE	Surface Water
IRON	Sediment
IRON	Soil
IRON	Surface Water
LEAD	Sediment
LEAD	Soil
LEAD	Surface Water
MAGNESIUM	Sediment
MANGANESE	Groundwater
MANGANESE	Sediment
MANGANESE	Surface Water
MERCURY	Sediment
MERCURY	Soil
MERCURY	Surface Water
METHOXYCHLOR	Sediment
METHOXYCHLOR	Soil
METHOXYCHLOR	Surface Water
METHYL ACETATE	Sediment
METHYL ACETATE	Soil
METHYL ACETATE	Surface Water
NAPHTHALENE	Sediment
NAPHTHALENE	Soil
NAPHTHALENE	Surface Water
NICKEL	Groundwater
NICKEL	Sediment
NICKEL	Soil
NICKEL	Surface Water
P,P'-DDD	Sediment
P,P'-DDD	Soil
P,P'-DDD	Surface Water
P,P'-DDE	Sediment
P,P'-DDE	Soil
P,P'-DDE	Surface Water
P,P'-DDT	Sediment
P,P'-DDT	Soil
P,P'-DDT	Surface Water
PHENANTHRENE	Sediment
PHENANTHRENE	Soil
PHENANTHRENE	Surface Water
PHENOL	Sediment
PHENOL	Surface Water
PYRENE	Sediment
PYRENE	Soil
PYRENE	Surface Water
RADIUM-226	Soil
SELENIUM	Sediment
SELENIUM	Soil
SELENIUM	Surface Water
SILVER	Sediment
SILVER	Surface Water
SODIUM	Sediment
THALLIUM	Sediment
THALLIUM	Soil
TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE	Sediment
TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE	Soil
TRICHLOROETHENE	Groundwater
TRICHLOROETHENE	Sediment
TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE	Sediment
TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE	Soil
TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE	Surface Water
URANIUM	Sediment
URANIUM	Soil
URANIUM	Surface Water
URANIUM-234	Groundwater
URANIUM-234	Soil
URANIUM-235	Groundwater
URANIUM-235	Soil
URANIUM-238	Groundwater
URANIUM-238	Soil
VANADIUM	Sediment
VANADIUM	Surface Water
VANADIUM, METAL AND/OR ALLOY	Sediment
VANADIUM, METAL AND/OR ALLOY	Soil
VANADIUM, METAL AND/OR ALLOY	Surface Water
ZINC	Groundwater
ZINC	Sediment
ZINC	Soil
ZINC	Surface Water

Location

City

Attleboro, Norton

State

Massachusetts

Coordinates

41.9433, -71.2350

Other Superfund Sites in Massachusetts

Site Name	City	Status	HRS Score
Atlas Tack Corp.	Fairhaven	NPL Site	42.60
Baird & McGuire	Holbrook	NPL Site	66.35
BJAT LLC	Franklin	NPL Site	41.91
Blackburn and Union Privileges	Walpole	NPL Site	50.00
Cannon Engineering Corp. (CEC)	Bridgewater	Deleted NPL Site	39.89
Charles-George Reclamation Trust Landfill	Tyngsborough	NPL Site	47.20
Creese & Cook Tannery (Former)	Danvers	NPL Site	60.57
Fort Devens	Fort Devens	NPL Site	42.24
Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex	Sudbury	Deleted NPL Site	35.57
GE - Housatonic River	Pittsfield	Proposed NPL Site	70.71

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

Of the 41 Massachusetts Superfund sites with a scored Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation, Shpack Landfill ranks #39 by score (29.45).

Either side of it: Sullivan's Ledge (32.77), Haverhill Municipal Landfill (30.29), Norwood PCBs (29.43), New Bedford Site (0.00)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Shpack Landfill Superfund site? ▼

Shpack Landfill, in Attleboro, Norton, MA, sits toward the lower end of Massachusetts's Hazard Ranking System scores (HRS 29.45, rank #39 of 41 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 Shpack Landfill? ▼

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. EPA records mark construction of the cleanup remedy as complete at 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 Shpack Landfill? ▼

Shpack Landfill's Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 29.45, placing it #39 of 41 Massachusetts 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 Shpack Landfill site? ▼

The EPA public Superfund extract catalogs 230 contaminants at Shpack Landfill, 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 Shpack Landfill? ▼

Shpack Landfill is currently Deleted NPL Site on the National Priorities List. Construction of the cleanup remedy has been completed. The site has been deleted from the NPL, indicating EPA has determined all response actions are complete. 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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Data sourced from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro