Environmental information and activities related to the Sparrows Point Steel Mill (Formerly known as Bethlehem Steel Corporation) can be found below. In 1997, The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a Consent Decree with Bethlehem Steel Corporation to address environmental contamination at the property. In September 2014, an Administrative Consent Order was executed between the prospective purchaser, Sparrows Point Terminal LLC, MDE and the EPA, which amended the 1997 Consent Decree. A portion of the peninsula known as the
Sparrows Point Shipyard property has also been enrolled in the Voluntary Cleanup Program.
Sparrows Point Voluntary Cleanup Program - Environmental Reports
The Sparrows Point Voluntary Cleanup Program - Environmental Reports webpage lists the most recent environmental investigations submitted for VCP review, including characterization and remedatons plans that have occurred or are planned at the Sparrows Point property. To view the Sparrows Point VCP webpage, please click
here.
Public Information
A joint MDE and EPA Virtual Public Informational Meeting on the status of site investigations at the Sparrows Point Facility was most recently held on Wednesday May 19, 2021 at 6pm. Please find the notice of the meeting
HERE. Slides from the virtual meeting are posted below:
Public Meeting Presentation on environmental cleanup progress and off-shore investigations.
- MDE/EPA Meeting Slides, September 10, 2020
- MDE/EPA Meeting Slides, October 3, 2019
- MDE/EPA Meeting Slides, April 25, 2018
- MDE Tin Mill Canal Maintenance Cleanup Update Meeting Slides, April 25, 2018
- MDE/EPA Meeting Slides, June 20, 2017
- Meeting Presentation, September 28, 2016
Joint MDE and EPA Public Informational Meeting on the Administrative Consent Order and Protective Purchaser Agreement:
Public Meeting June 24, 2010 MDE/EPA presentations and associated information:
Sparrows Point Press Releases
EPA released Statement of Basis for Parcels A2, A3, B3, B4-remnant area, and B-15.
EPA Statement of Basis Public Notice
Letter for Parcels A1 and Sub-Parcel B4-1
For additional information, contact:
Moshood G. Oduwole, Remedial Project Manager
US EPA Region III, Land Chemicals and Redevelopment Division
Tel: 215-814-3362
oduwole.moshood@epa.gov
Corrective Action Work Plans/Reports
Rod and Wire Mill (Parcel A3)
- Corrective Measures Study Work Plan, Rev. 1, dated January 14, 2021
Coke Point Area
- Corrective Measures Study Work Plan, Rev. 1, dated January 14, 2021
Site-Wide Groundwater
- Corrective Measures Study Work Plan, Rev. 0, dated January 15, 2021
PORI Lagoon Area (Parcel B22)
Maintenance Dredging
Tradepoint Atlantic Wetlands License No. 13-0966 (R2) Sediment Sample Results
Multimedia Consent Decree Annual Reports
The following presented information is listed in chronological order. Please review the individual documents for specific information:
- EPA Letter to Severstal requesting IRM work plan for coke oven area, dated February 19, 2009
- Coke oven area special study Interim Measures Workplan Phase I, dated April 2009
- EPA Letter to Severstal commenting on April 2009 Coke Oven Area IRM Work Plan, dated June 17, 2009
- Coke oven area special study Dual Phase Interim Measures: SVE, Air Sparging, and Groundwater Pumping Phase 1 (Pilot Testing), dated July 2009
- MDE Letter to Severstal, dated August 13, 2009
- EPA Letter to Severstal approving July 2009 Coke Oven Area IRM Work Plan, dated August 24,2009
- Severstal letter to MDE-Update on Recovery and Recycling of Iron Bearing and Concrete Materials Coke Point Landfill, dated September 11, 2009
- Work Plan Sediment, Surface Water, and Groundwater Sampling Plan to Assess Current Groundwater Discharge Impacts to the Offshore Environment, Dated October 2009
- Site Assessment for Proposed Coke Point Dredged Material Containment Facility at Sparrows Point-Maryland Port Authority, dated November 2009:
- MDE Letter to EPA, dated January 7, 2010: Sparrows Point Particulate Sampling Proposal
- MDE Letter to Severstal, dated January 8, 2010
- Severstal Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Pilot Test Results and Prototype Systems Plan, dated January 2010
- Severstal Letter to MDE, dated January 27, 2010 and Site Compliance Evaluation Report
- Greys landfill, 2009 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated January 15, 2010
- Severstal Interim Measures 2009 Annual Report: Former Sludge Bin Storage Area, Rod and Wine Mill, dated January 29, 2010
- EPA Letter to Severstal, dated February 3, 2010 with comments on the off site work plan, dated October 2009
- Severstal Letter to MDE: Notice of Dispute Resolution-response to MDE's January 8, 2010 letter
- EPA Letter to Severstal, dated March 2, 2010 approving Cove Oven Interim Measures Prototype Systems Plan
- Severstal Letter to MDE and EPA, dated March 4, 2010: Notice of Dispute Resolution response to EPA Letter, dated February 3, 2010
- Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Pilot Test Results and Prototype Systems Plan Response to EPA Comment and Approval Letter, dated March 2, 2010
- Work Plan to Assess Offsite Ecological Impacts From Current Releases From the Five Special Study Areas, dated April 2010
- EPA Letter, dated May 3, 2010 to Severstal regarding corrective measures studies (CMS)
- EPA Letter, dated May 26, 2010 to Severstal regarding Coke Point Interim Measures Work Plan Disapproval
- Severstal Letter, dated June 18, 2010 to the US EPA and MDE: Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Work Plan; A Response to May 26, 2010 EPA letter
- EPA Letter, dated June 30, 2010 regarding response to off-site sediment sampling dispute
- EPA Letter, Dated July 6, 2010 response to the Archdiocese of Baltimore Letter (attached)
- Petition for Resolution of Dispute, filed by Severstal Sparrows Point, LLC for Off-site Sampling Issue, dated July 30, 2010
- EPA Letter, Dated August 25, 2010 Response to Offsite Ecological Risk Assessment Work Plan
- Severstal Draft Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment for On-Site Areas (BERA) Report, dated August 2010
- United States Response of Severstal Sparrows Point, LLC for Resolution of Dispute for Off-site Sampling, dated October 15, 2010
Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Progress Reports
- Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Progress Report, dated October 29, 2010
- Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Progress Report, dated November 30, 2010
- Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Progress Report, dated December 31, 2010
- Interim Measures Letter and Progress Report, dated January 31, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated February 28, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated March 31, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated May 27, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated June 30, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated July 29, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated August 31, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated September 30, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated October 30, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated November 30, 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, December 2011
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated January 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated February 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated March 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated April 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated May 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated June 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated July 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated August 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated September 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated October 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated November 2012 and Figures
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated December 2012
- Interim Measures Progress Report, dated January 2013
- Interim Measures 1st Quarter 2013 Progress Report
- Interim Measures Progress Report-Second Quarter 2013
- Interim Measures Progress Report-Third Quarter 2013
- Interim Measures Progress Report-Fourth Quarter 2013
- Interim Measures Progress Report- First Quarter 2014
- Interim Measures Implementation Progress Report February 2014
- Interim Measures Progress Report-Third Quarter 2014
- Interim Measures Progress Report-Fourth Quarter 2014
- Interim Measures Progress Report-1st Quarter 2015
- Interim Measures Progress Report-2nd Quarter 2015
- Interim Measures Progress Report-3rd Quarter 2015
- Interim Measures Progress Report-4th Quarter 2015
- Interim Measures Progress Report-1st Quarter 2016
- Interim Measures Progress Report-2nd Quarter 2016
- Interim Measures Progress Report-3rd Quarter-2016
- Interim Measures Six Month Progress Report-4th Quarter 2016 - 1st Quarter 2017
- Interim Measures Annual Progress Report-2017
- Interim Measures Annual Progress Report-2018
- Interim Measures Annual Progress Report-2019
- Interim Measures Annual Progress Report-2020
- Interim Measures Annual Progress Report-2021
- Interim Measures Annual Progress Report-2022, Rev. 1
- Interim Measures Annual Progress Report-2023
Coke Oven Area IM Supplemental Investigation Reports
Coke Point Area Combined Delineation
Work Plan, Parcels B10 and B18, dated December 29, 2021
- Coke Point North East Delineation Letter and Comment Response, Rev. 1, dated December 9, 2021
Coke Point Area Groundwater CMS WP Addendum, dated September 20, 2021 - Coke Oven Area Monitoring Network Update Letter, rev. 1, dated March 9, 2021
- Coke Oven Area IM Supplemental Report Cover Letter and Supplemental Investigation Report rev.1, dated Apr. 15, 2020
- Coke Oven Area IM SI Comment Response Letter, dated Apr. 7, 2020
- Coke Oven Area IM Response Letter, dated November 26, 2019
- Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Supplemental Investigation Report, dated August 2, 2019
- EPA COA Interim Measures Supplemental Investigation Work Plan rev. 1 Response Letter, dated March 20, 2019
- Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Supplemental Investigation Work Plan rev. 1, dated March 7, 2019
January 13, 2011, EPA Revised Coke Point IRM approval Letter and Dispute Resolution
EPA Letter Authorizing Coke Oven Area IRM Quarterly Reporting - Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Cell 3 "Cove" Area Air Sparge/Soil Vapor Extraction System Design Report, dated March 1, 2011
- Coke Oven Area Interim Measures Cell 4 In-Situ Anaerobic Bio-Treatment System Design Report, dated March 31, 2011
Rod and Wire Mill
- Rod and Wire Mill Interim Meaure 2023 Progress Report, dated March 4, 2024
- Rod and Wire Mill Interim Measure 2022 Progress Report, dated August 29, 2023 and Comment Response Letter, dated September 7, 2023
- Rod and Wire Mill Interim Measure 2021 Progress Report, dated April 8, 2022
- Rod and Wire Mill Interim Measure 2020 Progress Report, dated April 22, 2021
- Rod and Wire Mill Interim Measure 2019 Progress Report, dated Feb. 14, 2020
- Rod and Wire Mill Interim Measures December 2018 Progress Report, dated Feb. 15, 2019
- August Interim Measures Progress Report, Rod and Wire Mill, dated Nov. 2, 2018
- January Interim Measures Progress Report, Rod and Wire Mill, dated Nov. 2, 2018
- Interim Measures First Half 2017 Progress Report, dated January 26, 2018
- Interim Measure 2015 Annual Report, Rod and Wire Mill, dated Jan. 2016
- Interim Measures 2013 Annual Report Former Sludge Bin Storage Area, Rod and Wire Mill, dated Jan. 2014
- Interim Measures 2012 Annual Report Former Sludge Bin Storage Area, Rod and Wire Mill, dated Jan. 31, 2013
- Interim Measures 2011 Annual Report, Rod and Wire Mill, dated Jan. 2012
- Interim Measures 2010 Letter and Annual Report Former Sludge Bin Storage Area, Rod and Wire Mill, dated Jan. 2011
Rod and Wire Mill IM Supplemental Investigation Reports
- RWM Monitoring Network Update Letter, rev. 1, dated March 9, 2021
- RWM 2019 IMPR Comment Response Letter, dated November 2020
- RWM Supplemental RI Comment Response Letter, dated November 4, 2020
- RWM IM Supplemental Investigation Report, rev. 1, dated April 8, 2020
- RWM IM Supplemental Investigation Work Plan rev. 1, dated March 7, 2019
- RWM IM Supplemental Investigation WP Comment Response Letter, dated March 7, 2019
- Interim Measures Construction Report-In-Situ Groundwater Treatment, dated January 25, 2018
- Former Rod and Wire Mill Area Interim Measure Work Plan and In-Situ Groundwater Treatment, dated August 22, 2016
- Pre-Design Investigation (PDI) Characterization Report, dated June 10, 2016
Landfills
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill 2nd Half 2013 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated February 2014
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report, Fall 2016, dated April 2018
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report, Spring 2017, dated April 2018
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report, Fall 2017, dated April 2018
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report, Spring 2018, dated April 2018
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report, Fall 2018, dated February 2019
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report, Spring 2019, dated August 2019
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report, Fall 2019, dated Apr. 2020
- Grey's Landfill Northeast Corner Revised Grading Plan - Supplemental Information, dated July 17, 2020
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Spring 2020 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated Sept. 9, 2020
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Fall 2020 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated May 3, 2021
- Coke Point and Greys Landfill Spring 2021 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated August 8, 2021
- Coke Point Landfill Fall 2021 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated March 1, 2022
- Greys Landfill Fall 2021 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated March 1, 2022
- Coke Point Landfill Spring 2022 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated September 14, 2022
- Greys Landfill Spring 2022 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated September 14, 2022
- Coke Point Landfill Fall 2022 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated March 22, 2023
- Greys Landfill Fall 2022 Groundwater Monitoring Report, Rev. 1, dated August 17, 2023 and Comment Response Letter, dated September 28, 2023
- Coke Point Landfill Spring 2023 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated August 17, 2023
- Greys Landfill Spring 2023 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated August 17, 2023
- Coke Point Landfill Fall 2023 Groundwater Monitoring Report, Rev. 1, dated February 6, 2024 and Comment Response Letter, dated February 6, 2024
- Greys Landfill Fall 2023 Groundwater Monitoring Report, dated February 1, 2024
Court Documents
Documents Submitted to the Court on 12/28/11 as Developed in the Dispute Resolution Process:
- Notice of Filing of Stipulation and Order
Maryland Port Authority
Contact Information
If you have questions or require assistance related to the above material, please contact Ms. Barbara Brown at 410-537-3493 or email to
Barbara.Brown1@maryland.gov