Public Notice: EPA Begins Review of Continental Steel Corp. Superfund Site

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, is conducting a review of the Continental Steel Corp. Superfund Site. The 183-acre site is located along W. Markland Avenue, in Kokomo, Indiana. The Superfund law requires a review at least every five years at sites where the cleanup is complete and waste is managed onsite to make sure the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment.

From 1914 to 1986, the Continental Steel Corp. facility produced nails, wire and wire fencing from scrap steel on site. Manufacturing operations included the use, handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials, including volatile organic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, and several metals, including lead. These materials contaminated soil, sediments, surface water and groundwater. Sampling also detected lead contamination in some nearby residential soils. Cleanup finished in 2011 and included removal of 86,000 tons of slag, capping the former slag processing area with two feet of clean soil, and using a soil vapor extraction system. Groundwater treatment and monitoring is ongoing. This is the sixth five-year review for the site.

More information is available at the Kokomo Public Library, 220 N. Union St. Kokomo, IN, and online at EPA webpage and at Superfund webpage. The Five-Year Review is an opportunity for you to tell EPA about site conditions and any concerns you have.