Superfund Program

The Superfund Program identifies, investigates and determines appropriate cleanup plans for abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites where a release or potential release of a hazardous substance poses a risk to human health or the environment.

Superfund does not deal with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites or petroleum storage tank releases.

To access Risk-based Site Evaluation (RBSE) guidance documents that have already been developed, visit the Risk-based Site Evaluation Process Guidance Documents page.

Primary users of the Superfund Program are industries that generated or transported, and then disposed of or arranged for disposal of hazardous substances. Owners/operators of facilities where a release of hazardous materials occurred also are brought into the program. These parties are usually referred to as "responsible parties," or "RPs" for short.

Services are also provided to residents surrounding Superfund sites and to community groups, attorneys and consultants/contractors working for responsible parties, local governments and development agencies, lenders and property developers, and other state and federal agencies.

General Superfund Fact Sheets

• Minnesota's Superfund Program
• MPCA Administrative/Enforcement Process under Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act (MERLA)
• Granular Activated Carbon Filters
• What is Vapor Intrusion?

Superfund Report

• Minnesota Superfund Annual Reports:
  • FY2008
  • FY2007
  • FY2006
  • FY2005
  • FY2004
  • FY2003
  • FY2002
  • FY2001
• A Report on the Use of the Minnesota Environmental Response, Compensation, and Compliance Account (FY2000)

Superfund Site Information

• Superfund Site Summaries
• Search Superfund Site Information. The MPCA has prepared the following database which allows you to search for a specific Superfund site. The database gives some basic information about the site. The basic information includes the site name, status, ID #, address, facility type, size (acres), and types of reports conducted. Additionally, other information that can be found includes the county and MPCA region that the site is located in. Also, the site information indicates whether or not the site is on the state or federal Superfund list (PLP and NPL, respectively). You can learn more information about the site by contacting the site contact listed. The site contact information provides an e-mail and phone number for MPCA staff involved with the site.
• Superfund Data - MS Access Database

Harmful Substance Compensation Program

• Harmful Substance Compensation Account (HSCA) Program - This fact sheet explains how individuals can get financial aid for property damage or personal injury caused by harmful chemical substances.
• Harmful Substance Compensation Program - Application for Compensation for Personal Injury
• Harmful Substance Compensation Program - Application for Compensation for Property Damage

More Information

For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at 651-757-2509.

Related Information Available on this Web site:

• Dump Assessment Study
• Brownfields
• RCRA Corrective Action
• Tookit for Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Activities at Remediation Sites - if you are considering more efficient cleanup remedies, reduced threat of future releases, or site development, then this toolkit may be interest to you.