EPA Seeks Public Input for Proposed Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at Baird & McGuire Superfund Site

EPA Seeks Public Input for Proposed Plan to Address Groundwater Contamination at Baird & McGuire Superfund Site

April 22, 2026

BOSTON (April 22, 2026) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input 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 from May 6, 2026, through June 12, 2026.

EPA will host a public informational meeting to provide additional information about the Proposed Plan and hold a public hearing to receive verbal comments.

Upcoming meetings:

• Informational Meeting: Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at Holbrook Middle-High School Auditorium, 245 South Franklin Street, Holbrook, MA 02343
• Public Hearing: Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at 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 website at: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/baird.

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 https://www.regulations.govExit EPA's website (Docket ID No. Docket #: EPA-R01-SFUND-2026-0430).

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.

More information about the site can be found at https://www.epa.gov/superfund/baird.