Burrillville, RI
Western Sand & Gravel is listed in the EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System with an NPL status of NPL Site and a Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score of 51.35. The site is located in Burrillville, RI. Superfund National Priorities List inclusion 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.
EPA Superfund records catalog 139 contaminants associated with this site, documented through the remedial investigation process. Physical construction of the cleanup remedy has been completed, EPA designates this milestone as "Construction Complete."
NPL listing does not, by itself, establish a health risk to nearby residents, it triggers federal authority to investigate, score, and remediate. HRS scores of 28.50 or above qualify a site for the NPL; the ranking weighs contaminant toxicity, release pathways, waste quantity, and affected population. For current site conditions and community health guidance, contact the Rhode Island environmental or health agency and the EPA Regional Superfund office listed on the official site profile.
What is the cleanup status of this Superfund site?
Contaminants
| Contaminant | Media |
|---|---|
| (E)-1,3-DICHLORO-1-PROPENE | Groundwater |
| 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE | Leachate |
| 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE | Liquid Waste |
| 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE | Sediment |
| 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE | Soil |
| 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE | Surface Water |
| 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | Leachate |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | Liquid Waste |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | Sediment |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | Soil |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | Surface Water |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE | Liquid Waste |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE | Surface Water |
| 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE | Groundwater |
| 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE | Groundwater |
| 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE | Soil |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | Liquid Waste |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | Surface Water |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE) | Groundwater |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE) | Surface Water |
| 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE | Soil |
| 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE | Groundwater |
| 2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE) | Groundwater |
| 2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE) | Surface Water |
| 2-CHLOROPHENOL | Liquid Waste |
| 2-METHYL-4,6-DINITROPHENOL (4,6-DINITRO-O-CRESOL) | Liquid Waste |
| 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE | Groundwater |
| 3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-2-EN-1-ONE | Groundwater |
| 3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-2-EN-1-ONE | Surface Water |
| 3-METHYLPHENOL (MIXED MONOCHLORINATED ISOMERS) | Liquid Waste |
| 3-METHYLPHENOL (MIXED MONOCHLORINATED ISOMERS) | Sediment |
| 4-METHYL-2-PENTANONE (METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE) | Groundwater |
| 4-METHYLPHENOL (P-CRESOL) | Groundwater |
| ACETONE | Groundwater |
| ACETONE | Sediment |
| ACETONE | Surface Water |
| ACROLEIN | Groundwater |
| ALUMINUM | Groundwater |
| ANTHRACENE | Liquid Waste |
| ANTHRACENE | Sediment |
| ANTHRACENE | Soil |
| ARSENIC | Groundwater |
| ARSENIC | Sediment |
| BARIUM | Groundwater |
| BARIUM | Sediment |
| BARIUM | Surface Water |
| BENZENE | Groundwater |
| BENZENE | Leachate |
| BENZENE | Liquid Waste |
| BENZENE | Sediment |
| BENZENE | Soil |
| BENZENE | Surface Water |
| BENZOIC ACID | Groundwater |
| BENZOIC ACID | Sediment |
| BERYLLIUM | Groundwater |
| BERYLLIUM | Sediment |
| BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE | Groundwater |
| BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE | Soil |
| BROMOMETHANE | Groundwater |
| BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE | Leachate |
| BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE | Liquid Waste |
| BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE | Sediment |
| CADMIUM | Groundwater |
| CADMIUM | Sediment |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Groundwater |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Leachate |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Soil |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Surface Water |
| CHLOROETHANE | Groundwater |
| CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) | Groundwater |
| CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) | Surface Water |
| CHLOROFORM | Groundwater |
| CHLOROMETHANE | Groundwater |
| CHROMIUM | Groundwater |
| CHROMIUM | Sediment |
| CHRYSENE | Liquid Waste |
| CHRYSENE | Sediment |
| COBALT | Groundwater |
| COPPER | Groundwater |
| COPPER | Sediment |
| DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE | Groundwater |
| DIBUTYL PHTHALATE | Groundwater |
| DIBUTYL PHTHALATE | Soil |
| DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) | Groundwater |
| DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) | Leachate |
| DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) | Liquid Waste |
| DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) | Sediment |
| DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) | Soil |
| DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) | Surface Water |
| ETHYLBENZENE | Groundwater |
| ETHYLBENZENE | Leachate |
| ETHYLBENZENE | Liquid Waste |
| ETHYLBENZENE | Sediment |
| ETHYLBENZENE | Soil |
| ETHYLBENZENE | Surface Water |
| FLUORANTHENE | Liquid Waste |
| FLUORANTHENE | Sediment |
| LEAD | Groundwater |
| N,N-DIPHENYLNITROUS AMIDE | Groundwater |
| N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE | Groundwater |
| NAPHTHALENE | Groundwater |
| NAPHTHALENE | Liquid Waste |
| NAPHTHALENE | Sediment |
| NAPHTHALENE | Soil |
| NICKEL | Groundwater |
| PENTACHLOROPHENOL | Soil |
| PHENOL | Liquid Waste |
| PYRENE | Liquid Waste |
| PYRENE | Sediment |
| SILVER | Groundwater |
| TETRACHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| TETRACHLOROETHENE | Sediment |
| TETRACHLOROETHENE | Surface Water |
| TOLUENE | Groundwater |
| TOLUENE | Leachate |
| TOLUENE | Liquid Waste |
| TOLUENE | Sediment |
| TOLUENE | Soil |
| TOLUENE | Surface Water |
| TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE | Soil |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Groundwater |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Leachate |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Liquid Waste |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Sediment |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Soil |
| TRICHLOROETHENE | Surface Water |
| TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE | Groundwater |
| TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE | Liquid Waste |
| XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS) | Groundwater |
| XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS) | Soil |
| XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS) | Surface Water |
| ZINC | Groundwater |
Location
Other Superfund Sites in Rhode Island
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | NPL Site | 46.71 |
| Centredale Manor Restoration Project | NPL Site | 70.71 |
| Davis (GSR) Landfill | Deleted NPL Site | 38.89 |
| Davis Liquid Waste | NPL Site | 47.25 |
| Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center | NPL Site | 34.52 |
| Landfill & Resource Recovery, Inc. (L&RR) | NPL Site | 49.58 |
| Newport Naval Education/Training Center | NPL Site | 32.25 |
| Peterson/Puritan, Inc. | NPL Site | 40.10 |
| Picillo Farm | NPL Site | - |
| Rose Hill Regional Landfill | NPL Site | 38.11 |
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About Superfund
The National Priorities List (NPL) is the list of sites of national priority among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.
The Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is the principal mechanism the EPA uses to evaluate sites for placement on the NPL. Sites with an HRS score of 28.50 or greater are eligible for the NPL. Higher scores indicate greater potential risk.
The EPA's Superfund cleanup process typically follows these phases: preliminary assessment, site inspection, NPL listing, remedial investigation/feasibility study, remedy selection, remedial design/action, construction completion, post-construction completion, and NPL deletion. Some sites remain on the NPL for decades.
PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a site on the NPL does not by itself indicate an immediate health risk to nearby residents. For site-specific health questions, consult your local environmental or health agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.