Superfund Site
Nelson Tunnel Commodore Waste Rock
National Forest Road 503.4, Creede, CO 81130
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: N/A
Nelson Tunnel Commodore Waste Rock is a superfund site located at National Forest Road 503.4, Creede, CO 81130. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Nelson Tunnel Commodore Waste Rock because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Nelson Tunnel Commodore Waste Rock is currently registered as an Active NPL superfund site by the EPA. Because it is on the NPL (National Priorities List), Nelson Tunnel Commodore Waste Rock is considered one of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA.
