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Continental Steel
Site Information
- Kokomo, IN (Howard County)
- EPA ID# IND001213503
- NPL Site Narrative
- NPL Factsheet
- CERCLIS listing
- Alias(es): N/A
- Map (Enviromapper)
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Mike Joyce (joyce.mike@epa.gov)
312-353-5546 or 800-621-8431, ext. 35546
Remedial Project Manager
Nabil Fayoumi (fayoumi.nabil@epa.gov)
312-886-6840 or 800-621-8431, ext. 66840
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Indiana Department of Environmental Management Project Manager
Pat Likins
(plikins@idem.IN.gov )
317-234-0357 or 800-451-6027
Repositories
(where to view written records)
Kokomo/Howard County Public Library
Genealogy Section
220 North Union Street
Kokomo , IN
Links
EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund glossary
Superfund Frequent Questions
Background
From 1914 through 1986, the Continental Steel Corp. facility produced nails, wire and wire fence from scrap steel on a 183-acre facility in Kokomo. Manufacturing operations in the steel plant and on other portions of the property included the use, handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials. Steel-making operations had included reheating, casting rolling, drawing, pickling, galvanizing, tinning and tempering.
After the company filed for bankruptcy in 1986, EPA and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management investigated the plant and property and found soil, sediments, surface water and ground water contaminated with volatile organic compounds PCBs and several metals, including lead. Lead contamination was also detected in some nearby residential soils.
The site is located in a mixed residential, commercial, and industrial area and is mainly zoned for general use. The closest residents are located within 100 feet east of the property fence line, along South Leeds Street.
This large sprawling cleanup site has six operable units:
- the ground water contamination (OU1);
- the Lagoon Area (OU2);
- Wildcat and Kokomo Creeks (OU3);
- the Markland Avenue Quarry (OU4);
- the Main Plant (OU5);
- and the Slag Processing Area (OU6).
Site Updates | News Releases | Fact Sheets || Technical Documents
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Site Updates
Superfund Program Implements the Recovery Act - Continental Steel, Kokomo, Indiana
News Releases
- Slag waste removal under way at Recovery Act - funded Kokomo Superfund site - November 10, 2009
- Media Advisory: Briefing on Kokomo, Indiana's, Continental Steel Superfund site, Nov. 10, 1 p.m. - November 9, 2009
- Recovery Act funding to accelerate cleanup, boost economy, create jobs and protect human health at Kokomo hazardous waste site - April 15, 2009
- Continental Steel site update: Wildcat Creek dredging to begin, redevelopment highlighted - October 30, 2006
Fact Sheets
- Redevelopment Fact Sheet for Continental Steel Corp. (PDF) (2pp, 46K) July 2000
Technical Documents
- Second Five Year Review(PDF) (173pp, 30.5MB) September 2007
- First Five Year Review (PDF) (116pp, 4.5MB) July 2002
- ESD (Explanation of Significant Differences) for OU 1 (PDF) (37pp, 1.9MB) September 2005
- Record of Decision (PDF) (186pp, 319K) September 1998
- Interim Record of Decision for OU 5 (PDF) (63pp, 113KB) August 1996