BEAR CREEK SEDIMENTS
SPARROWS POINT, MD
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Lisa Trakis
[email protected]
(215) 814-5433
Remedial Project Manager
Mitch Cron
[email protected]
(215) 814-3286
Site Location
Street Address:Northwest off-shore sediments at Sparrows Point,
originating at Tin Mill Canal outfall
SPARROWS POINT, MD 21219
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Announcements and Key Topics
On September 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed the Action Memorandum to select a removal action to address the hazardous substances (including, PCBs and metals) commingled with oil and grease found in the contaminated sediment of the Bear Creek Superfund Site.
After much consideration and review of the public comments on the Engineering ...
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Background
Bear Creek is a tidal surface water body adjacent to the 3,100-acre Sparrows Point peninsula, which was the site of steelmaking and ship building industries. The Bethlehem Steel Corporation (BSC) ...
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