Environmental Data Access:
Contaminated Sites

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) collects data on contaminated sites. Types of data available are listed below.

• Aboveground/Underground Storage Tanks — Leak Sites. Find information about petroleum product leaks reported to MPCA. In the search options, select the Site Type "Leak Site."
• RCRA Cleanup Sites. Find information about hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities subject to corrective action under the RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) program.
• Superfund Sites. Find information about abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites on the federal or state Superfund cleanup list.
• Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup (VIC) Sites. Find information about contaminated sites that individuals or business are voluntarily investigating and cleaning up.
• What's in My Neighborhood?. Use What's In My Neighborhood to find information about contaminated sites in Minnesota, including the site types listed below. To list sites of a given type, choose the "Text Search" option, then select the appropriate "Activity Type."
  • CERCLIS Sites (Superfund candidate sites)
  • Contaminated Soil Treatment Facilities
  • Leak Sites
  • Petroleum Brownfields
  • RCRA Cleanup Sites
  • State Assessment Sites
  • Superfund Projects
  • Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Sites