Superfund Site
Torch Lake
Ste Rte 26 N Of Quincy Mills, Houghton County, MI 49934
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: N/A
Torch Lake is a superfund site located at Ste Rte 26 N Of Quincy Mills, Houghton County, MI 49934. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Torch Lake 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. Torch Lake is currently registered as an Active NPL superfund site by the EPA. Because it is on the NPL (National Priorities List), Torch Lake is considered one of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA.
