Federal regulators are launching an environmental review of the former Keddy Mill in Windham to determine who should will be responsible for its cleanup of hazardous waste.
The Portland Press Herald reported that the shuttered mill was added to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites because it has an estimated 55,000 tons of material contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, which have been linked to cancer. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also announced the addition of six other Superfund sites across the country.
The Superfund designation means federal regulators will begin investigating who was responsible for the mill’s contamination. Once a determination is made, regulators will make the responsible parties pay for the cleanup, which could cost up to $10 million and might not happen for another 10 years, according to town officials.
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