USS Lead Superfund Site
The USS Lead Superfund 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 conducting a five-year review of the USS Lead Superfund site. The Superfund law requires regular checkups of sites that have been cleaned up – with land-use restrictions due to contamination remaining on-site– to make sure the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment.
EPA’s cleanup included removal of contaminated soil from residential and commercial properties within Zones 1, 2 and 3 of Operable Unit 1 (Residential Area).
The five-year review is an opportunity for you to tell EPA about site conditions and any concerns you have. To provide your feedback, please contact an EPA representative.