Superfund Site
New Idria Mercury Mine
Township: 17s, Range: 12e, Idria, CA 95043
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: N/A
New Idria Mercury Mine is a superfund site located at Township: 17s, Range: 12e, Idria, CA 95043. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as New Idria Mercury Mine 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. New Idria Mercury Mine is currently registered as an Active NPL superfund site by the EPA. Because it is on the NPL (National Priorities List), New Idria Mercury Mine is considered one of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA.
