USS Lead Superfund Site
The USS Lead Superfund site is located in East Chicago, Indiana. The site includes part of the former USS Lead facility along with nearby commercial, municipal and residential areas. The primary contaminants of concern are lead and arsenic. The USS Lead site was listed on the National Priorities List of the worst contaminated sites in the country in 2009. The Superfund site is broken into two Operable Units. The first, OU1, has been divided into three zones. These zones include a public housing complex and residential properties. OU2 includes soil at the former USS Lead facility, as well as groundwater beneath both that facility and the residential neighborhoods.
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EPA is in the process of updating the Community Involvement Plan for the USS Lead and DuPont sites. The purpose of the CIP is to outline EPA’s plan for addressing concerns and keeping residents, businesses and officials involved in and informed of cleanup activities. Representatives will be in East Chicago to conduct one-on-one interviews with area residents June 11-15, 2018 to listen and note your suggestions. The interviews will help us better understand your concerns about the sites and information needs. Interviews are about 45 to 60 minutes long and will take place at the Old Carrie Gosch School, 455 E. 148th St., East Chicago. Both day and evening times will be available. To schedule an interview please contact Gina Campuzano. Gina is a contractor working for EPA. She can be reached at 312-201-7448 or (gina.campuzano@tetratech.com).
Read the Explanation of Significant Differences (PDF) (167 pp, 2.94 MB, About PDF) that documents the significant increase in cost between the estimated cost of the remedy selected in the 2012 Record of Decision for Zones 2 and 3 of Operable Unit 1 of the site and the current estimated cost of the remedy for those two Zones. Previously, the estimated cost for Zones 2 and 3 was $22.8 million; currently, the estimate is $84.9 million.