Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
Rocky Flats Site
This site is one of the "Superfund" hazardous
waste sites in Colorado. A site qualifies for the National Priorities List
(NPL or Superfund list) when the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determines there is a release or threatened
release of hazardous substances that may endanger public health, welfare or the
environment. In Colorado, the lead agency for Superfund remediation may be either the EPA
or the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (the
state health department).
The Rocky Flats Site formerly manufactured components for nuclear weapons
for the nation's defense until 1992. It was added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) National Priorities List in 1989 and cleanup of chemical and
radiological contamination was completed near the end of 2005.
Currently, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) manages the Central Operable
Unit where the former manufacturing buildings were located.
Jurisdiction over nearly 4,000 acres of the former Buffer Zone has been
turned over to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be managed as the
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge.
The Department currently serves as the lead regulatory agency under the
Legacy
Management Agreement signed in 2007.
Department Activities
Health Studies
Records Review
For more information, contact:
| Telephone |
Address |
Contact: Carl Spreng
Main: 303-692-3358
Toll-free: 888-569-1831 ext 3358
Fax:
303-759-5355
Email:
cdphe.hmrfnrd@state.co.us |
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
HMWMD-B2
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Attn: Carl Spreng |
Related Websites
Colorado Superfund Sites
US Department of Energy Rocky Flats
Web Site
EPA
Rocky Flats Web Site
Rocky Flats Stewardship Council
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board
New Mexico Environment Department Waste Isolation Pilot
Plant (WIPP) Information Page
U.S. Department of Energy WIPP
Site
Energy Communities Alliance
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