Superfund Site:

NYANZA CHEMICAL WASTE DUMP
ASHLAND, MA

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Zanetta Purnell
[email protected]
(617) 918-1306

Remedial Project Manager
Lisa Thuot
[email protected]
(617) 918-1129

Site Location

Street Address:
MEGUNKO RD
ASHLAND, MA 01721

Announcements and Key Topics

epa.gov/superfund/nyanza

Five Year Reviews

On May 21, 2024 the EPA completed the seventh Five Year Review report for the site.


Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Expedite Cleanups at Three Superfund Sites in Massachusetts

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 ...
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Background

The Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump site is a 35-acre area next to an active industrial complex in Ashland, Massachusetts. From 1917 to 1978, facilities produced textile dyes, intermediates and other ...
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