Superfund Site
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Seavey Island, Kittery, ME 03904
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: N/A
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a superfund site located at Seavey Island, Kittery, ME 03904. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 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. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is currently registered as an Active NPL superfund site by the EPA. Because it is on the NPL (National Priorities List), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is considered one of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA.
