Superfund Site:

UNION CHEMICAL CO., INC.
SOUTH HOPE, ME

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Lauren Draper
[email protected]
(617) 918-1107

Remedial Project Manager
Ben Kuhaneck
[email protected]
(617) 918-1296

Site Location

Street Address:
RTE 17
SOUTH HOPE, ME 04862

Announcements and Key Topics

www.epa.gov/superfund/union

Five Year Review Reports

On September 14, 2022, the EPA completed the fifth Five Year Review report for the site.


Site Deletion

The site was deleted from the National Priority List (NPL) on September 21, 2018, following a public comment period from July 20 through August 20, 2018. 

EPA and the State of Maine have determined that all appropriate Superfund-financed responses under the Comprehensive ...
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Background

The 12-acre Union Chemical Company, Inc. site is in Hope, Maine. The Union Chemical Company began operations on site in 1967 formulating paint and coating strippers. In 1969, the company ...
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