Superfund Site
Butler Mine Tunnel
Susquehanna River, Pittston Township, PA 18640
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: N/A
Butler Mine Tunnel is a superfund site located at Susquehanna River, Pittston Township, PA 18640. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Butler Mine Tunnel 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. Butler Mine Tunnel is currently registered as an Active NPL superfund site by the EPA. Because it is on the NPL (National Priorities List), Butler Mine Tunnel is considered one of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA.
