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- EEA ePlace Portal
- eDEP Online Environmental Filing
- This page, Find Out About a Contaminated Property, is offered by
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Find locations and details about oil and hazardous material sites in Massachusetts.
There are over 44,000 hazardous waste sites in Massachusetts. These include simple spills during a fuel oil delivery and complex Superfund sites. You can use this service to search for waste disposal sites that are close to you. This app links to information about the chemicals spilled and the cleanup completed. You can search for a site at a specific address or find all the sites in your town.
First time? Start here.
Guide:
Waste Site Cleanup at MassDEP
What would you like to do?
Top tasks
Waste Site & Reportable Releases/Spills Look Up Search by eDEP Form/Submittals Create a Priority Resource Map for a location/site
What you need to know
Video: Using the eDEP Form/Submittal Viewer Video: Using Google to Find Out About Sites Sites in the Spotlight Statistics About Site Cleanups More Information: EEA Data Portal Search U.S. EPA's Site Database ("SEMS") Site Cleanup for Homeowners Waste Site Cleanup Audits
How to Update and Correct GIS Data in the MassDEP Site Database Find federal Superfund Sites in Massachusetts Map of Sites with Activity & Use Limitations (AULs) Open PDF file, 463.91 KB, Understanding the Waste Site/Release Look Up Search Results (English, PDF 463.91 KB) Open PDF file, 131.44 KB, Reporting Incomplete or Misfiled Electronic Documents (English, PDF 131.44 KB) Open PDF file, 334.37 KB, MassDEP Regional Boundary Change: Effect on BWSC Release Tracking Numbers (English, PDF 334.37 KB)
Contact Information
Phone
To Report a Spill or Environmental Emergency Call MassDEP Waste Site Cleanup Contact Information, To Report a Spill or Environmental Emergency at 1-888-304-1133
(1) Call your local Fire Department, then (2) Call MassDEP - 24/7
For general information about how the Waste Site Cleanup program works Call MassDEP Waste Site Cleanup Contact Information, For general information about how the Waste Site Cleanup program works at 617-292-5500
MassDEP Boston Headquarters - ask for the Waste Site Cleanup program
Online
For general program information, please email your questions to: Email MassDEP Waste Site Cleanup Contact Information at BWSC.Information@mass.gov
For specific questions about waste site cleanup regulations and requirements: Email MassDEP Waste Site Cleanup Contact Information at BWSC.Regulations@mass.gov
Related Services
- Environmental Emergency Response Program
- Brownfields Cleanup
- Massachusetts Natural Resource Damages Program
- Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals PRR
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