Environment
What is Maine's spill sites by year?
Oil and hazardous-material spill locations investigated by Maine DEP, by year.
Maine's spill sites by year was 51 in 2024, down from 98 a year earlier.
| Period | Spill sites by year |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2023 | 98 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 70 |
| 2017 | 100 |
| 2016 | 84 |
| 2015 | 110 |
| 2014 | 146 |
| 2013 | 170 |
| 2012 | 173 |
| 2011 | 209 |
| 2010 | 258 |
| 2009 | 348 |
| 2008 | 502 |
| 2007 | 560 |
| 2006 | 497 |
| 2005 | 526 |
| 2004 | 545 |
| 2003 | 487 |
| 2002 | 502 |
| 2001 | 494 |
Latest: . Source: Maine DEP spill response data. Figures update as the source refreshes.
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