Key Fact Sheets and Outreach Materials
These are some key and recent fact sheets and key public outreach materials. Visit the USS Lead Outreach Collection for a searchable list of outreach documents and useful documents.
News Releases
News Releases from 2021 and 2022
Fact Sheets
- EPA Fact Sheet - EPA To Begin Cleanup of Former West Calumet Housing Complex (pdf) (568.53 K)
- Hoja Informativa: La Limpieza de la Zona 1 Comienza Este Verano (pdf) (820.46 K)
- U.S. EPA Fact Sheet:EPA Seeks Comments on Agreements on Zone 1 (pdf) (193.78 K)
- La EPA Propone Acuerdos Administrativos, Zona 1 (pdf) (159.99 K)
- EPA Newsletter: Welcome To This Edition Of The USS Lead Newsletter (Issue 05)(pdf) (1.28 MB) May 2021
- EPA Newsletter - (Spanish Version) Bienvenidos a Esta Edicion del Boletin Sobra (pdf) (886 K) May 2021
- EPA Fact Sheet - First Five-Year Review Underway (pdf) (376 K) Feb. 2021
- EPA Fact Sheet - (Spanish Version) Primera Revisión de Cada Cinco Años En Marcha (pdf) (325 K) Feb. 2021
- EPA Fact Sheet - EPA Proposes Removing East Chicago Residential Properties From National List Of Superfund Sites (pdf) (829 K) Jul. 2020
- EPA Fact Sheet (Spanish Version) - La EPA Propone Eliminar Propiedades Residenciales En East Chicago De Lista Nacional De Sitios Superfund (pdf) (388.5 K) Jul. 2020
- EPA Newsletter: Welcome to Another Edition of the USS Lead Newsletter (Issue 04) (pdf) (448 K)
- EPA Newsletter: Welcome to Another Edition of the USS Lead Newsletter (Issue 03) (pdf) (3.5 MB)
- EPA Newsletter: Welcome to the First USS Lead Neighborhood Newsletter (Issue 01) (pdf) (9.41MB)
- EPA Newsletter: Welcome to Another Edition of the USS Lead Neighborhood Newsletter (Issue 02) (pdf) (3.88 MB)
- EPA Fact Sheet - Frequently Asked Questions On Proposed Cleanup Plan For Residential Area, Zone 1 (pdf) (739 K) Feb. 2019
- Fact Sheet (Spanish): Preguntas Frecuentes Sobe El Plan De Limpieza Propuesto Para La Zona Residencial, Zona 1 (pdf) (5.19 MB)
- Fact Sheet: Comment Period and Public Meeting on a Proposed Amendment to the Cleanup Plan for the Residential Area (Zone 1) (pdf) (1.74 MB) Nov. 2018
- Fact Sheet: Comparing RCRA and CERCLA (pdf) (199 K) May 2018
- Fact Sheet: USS Lead Dust Sampling - Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) (122 K) July 2017
- EPA set to resume cleanup at USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago, Ind. March 20, 2017
- EPA FACT SHEET - EPA CONTINUES OVERSIGHT OF CLEANUP IN ZONE ONE (pdf) (622.31 K)
Presentations and Public Meetings
- Public Presentation - Zone 1 Remedial Design/Remedial Action (pdf) (2.8 MB) May 2023
- Public Presentation - Zone 1 Public Meeting and Hearing (pdf) (4.02 MB) May 2022
- Transcript: May. 21, 2022 Zone 1 Public Meeting and Hearing (pdf) (320.95 K) May 2022
- Public Presentation - Zone 1 Amended Remedy Proposed Plan (pdf) (6.41 MB) Nov. 2018 & Feb. 2019
- Transcript: Feb. 13, 2019 Zone 1 Proposed Amendment Plan Public Meeting (pdf) (851 K) Feb. 2019
- Transcript: Nov. 29, 2018 Proposed Amendment Plan Public Meeting (pdf) (1.69 MB) Nov. 2018
- Public Meeting Transcript - Estimated Increased Cleanup Costs - Explanation of Significant Differences Meeting (pdf) (12.84 MB) Feb. 2018
Community Involvement
- USS Lead Superfund Site Community Involvement Activities
- 2018 Community Involvement Plan (pdf) (5.72 MB)
Public Comments
- Public Comments On Proposed Amendment To The Cleanup Plan For Zone 1 (pdf) (37.8 MB) March 2019