brunswick naval air station

RTE 24 AND 123

The Brunswick Naval Air Station occupies 3,094 acres in the Town of Brunswick. It is located south of the Androscoggin River, between Brunswick and Bath, Maine, south of Route 1, and between Routes 24 and 123. Among the site areas, three were used primarily for landfilling the station's household, office, and other wastes. The landfills were used from 1945 to 1979. Other areas were reported to have releases occur or have been used for disposal of various acids, caustics, solvents and building materials including asbestos, and used for fire training purposes. Approximately 3,000 people live on the base within a mile of the site areas. An elementary school, a college, and a hospital are located within 1 mile of the western base boundary. Area surface water is used for recreation, irrigation, and commercial fishing.