Puerto Rico's Corozal Well: Cleaned Up and Off EPA's Hit List
Published Date: 9/11/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The EPA plans to remove the Corozal Well site in Puerto Rico from the National Priorities List because all cleanup work is done. This means the site is safer now, but future actions can still happen if needed. The public can comment on this change before it’s finalized.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Corozal Well Proposed NPL Deletion
The EPA issued a Notice of Intent to delete the Corozal Well site in Puerto Rico from the National Priorities List (NPL) because the EPA and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, through the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER), determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. This proposed deletion means the site is being removed from the federal Superfund cleanup list, and the public may comment on the proposed action before it is finalized.
Deletion Does Not Bar Future Superfund Action
The EPA says that deleting Corozal Well from the NPL does not prevent the agency from taking future actions under the Superfund law if needed. That means the site could be acted on again in the future even after removal from the NPL.
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