Superfund Site:

BEAR CREEK SEDIMENTS
SPARROWS POINT, MD

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Nancy Cruz
(215) 814-5518

Remedial Project Manager
Mitch Cron
(215) 814-3286

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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

 

The Engineering Evealuation/Cost Analysis public comment period closed on April 9, 2024.  EPA thanks the community for providing comments.  All comments are under review and EPA anticipates providing an updated EE/CA and an Action Memo later this year.  Please reach out to the Site Team if you have questions.

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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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