Reason For Federal Involvement

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Sites Found:2,628

The tables below summarize the Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory by the reason that the Federal Government has an involvement in the site. The involvement types are grouped by type of property (Federal Land, Canada Lands, and Non-federal Land).

Click on an Involvement Type or a Property Type to query those sites.

Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 56 118 1,155 1,331
Federal Real Property561181,1551,331

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 7 43 208 258
Federal activities55112122
Contractual obligation23496132
Explicit federal policy decision0404

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 14 149 876 1,039
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act311822
Other Canada Lands10146840996
National Park of Canada121821
The following are the definitions for the three site status types for contaminated sites:
Suspected
Further assessment work is required to confirm whether the site is considered a "contaminated site."
Active
Active sites are confirmed contaminated sites where remedial action is or may be required.
Closed
No further action is required.