The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection will host an open house Wednesday, Dec. 12, to answer questions and provide more information about the Leeds Metal Superfund Site.
The open house will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Leeds Town Office, 8 Community Drive. The agencies will also be presenting at the Board of Selectmen’s meeting at 7 p.m.
Beginning in the mid-1800s, scrap metal recovery processes were conducted on the property by various entities. Junk automobiles were disposed of and shredded on-site, and gasoline and other fluids from junked cars were dumped. For information, see http://www.epa.gov/region1/ superfund/sites/leeds
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