News Releases from Region 05

EPA completes this year’s cleanup work at American Lead Site, Indianapolis, Ind.

For Immediate Release: No. 16-OPA049

CHICAGO (December 14, 2016) --U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Superfund cleanup work will be suspended for the winter months at the American Lead Site in the historic Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood of Indianapolis. Cleanup operations are expected to resume in April 2017, weather permitting.

Since cleanup began on Sept. 15, EPA has made significant progress removing lead-contaminated soil in the neighborhood and from a nearby daycare center and playground. This year, the agency:  

• sampled 134 properties,

• identified 45 properties eligible for cleanup,

• removed lead-contaminated soil from 28 properties, and

• removed nearly 9,000 tons of lead-contaminated soil from the neighborhood.

For more information: /in/american-lead-site

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