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EPA Hosts Public Hearing for Proposed Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at Baird & McGuire Superfund Site
EPA Hosts Public Hearing for Proposed Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at Baird & McGuire Superfund Site
May 19, 2026
Contact Information
Jo Kittrell ([email protected])
(857) 262-3789
BOSTON (May 19, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public hearing for an interim cleanup plan to address groundwater contamination at the Baird & McGuire Superfund Site located at 775 South Street in Holbrook, Massachusetts. EPA is accepting public comments on the Proposed Plan through June 12, 2026.
EPA will hold a public hearing to receive oral comments:
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET
Holbrook Middle-High School Auditorium
245 South Franklin Street, Holbrook, MA 02343
Copies of the detailed Proposed Plan and an Administrative Record of documents supporting the Proposed Plan, as well as historical information about EPA's efforts at the Baird & McGuire Superfund Site, may be viewed on EPA's Baird & McGuire Superfund site website.
Internet access for inspecting Site documents is also available at the Holbrook Public Library, 2 Plymouth Street, Holbrook, MA 02343 (781-767-3644) or at the EPA Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, First Floor, Boston, MA 02109-3912 (617-918-1440).
Comments must be submitted no later than June 12, 2026, and can be submitted orally during the public hearing on June 9, 2026, or via Regulations.govExit EPA's website (Docket ID No. Docket #: EPA-R01-SFUND-2026-0430Exit EPA's website).
Background
The Baird & McGuire Superfund Site is located at 775 South Street in Holbrook, Massachusetts. Baird & McGuire Company, Inc. operated a chemical mixing and batching operation at the Site for approximately 71 years. Manufactured products included herbicides, pesticides, disinfectants, soaps, floor waxes, and solvents.
Operations from the facility resulted in contaminant releases to soil and groundwater. Site-related contamination includes various volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs), pesticides, and arsenic.
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