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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. 

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  • Community Involvement
  • Public Comments

News Releases

News Releases from 2021 and 2022

Fact Sheets

  • EPA Fact Sheet - EPA To Begin Cleanup of Former West Calumet Housing Complex (PDF) (4 pp, 568.53 KB)
  • Hoja Informativa: La Limpieza de la Zona 1 Comienza Este Verano (PDF) (4 pp, 820.46 KB)
  • U.S. EPA Fact Sheet:EPA Seeks Comments on Agreements on Zone 1 (PDF) (2 pp, 193.78 KB)
  • La EPA Propone Acuerdos Administrativos, Zona 1 (PDF) (2 pp, 159.99 KB)
  • EPA Newsletter: Welcome To This Edition Of The USS Lead Newsletter (Issue 05)(PDF) (8 pp, 1.28 MB) May 2021
  • EPA Newsletter - (Spanish Version) Bienvenidos a Esta Edicion del Boletin Sobra  (7 pp, 886K) May 2021
  • EPA Fact Sheet - First Five-Year Review Underway (2 pp, 376.78 KB)(2 pp, 376 K, About PDF) Feb. 2021
  • EPA Fact Sheet - (Spanish Version) Primera Revisión de Cada Cinco Años En Marcha  (2 pp, 325 K)  Feb. 2021
  • EPA Fact Sheet - EPA Proposes Removing East Chicago Residential Properties From National List Of Superfund Sites (4 pp, 829 K, About PDF) Jul. 2020
  • EPA Fact Sheet (Spanish Version) - La EPA Propone Eliminar Propiedades Residenciales En East Chicago De Lista Nacional De Sitios Superfund (4 pp, 388.5 K, About PDF) Jul. 2020
  • EPA Newsletter: Welcome to Another Edition of the USS Lead Newsletter (Issue 04) (4pp, 448K, About PDF)
  • EPA Newsletter: Welcome to Another Edition of the USS Lead Newsletter (Issue 03) (8 pp, 3.5 MB, About PDF)
  • EPA Newsletter: Welcome to the First USS Lead Neighborhood Newsletter (Issue 01) (8pp, 9.41MB, About PDF)
  • EPA Newsletter: Welcome to Another Edition of the USS Lead Neighborhood Newsletter (Issue 02)(8pp, 3.88MB, About PDF)
  • EPA Fact Sheet - Frequently Asked Questions On Proposed Cleanup Plan For Residential Area, Zone 1 (8 pp, 739 K) Feb. 2019
  • Fact Sheet (Spanish): Preguntas Frecuentes Sobe El Plan De Limpieza Propuesto Para La Zona Residencial, Zona 1(8pp, 5.19MB)
  • Fact Sheet: Comment Period and Public Meeting on a Proposed Amendment to the Cleanup Plan for the Residential Area (Zone 1) (8 pp, 1.74 MB)  Nov. 2018
  • Fact Sheet: Comparing RCRA and CERCLA (PDF) (4 pp, 199K) May 2018
  • Fact Sheet: USS Lead Dust Sampling - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (2 pp, 122 K) July 2017
  • EPA set to resume cleanup at USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago, Ind. March 20, 2017

Presentations and Public Meetings

  • Public Presentation - Zone 1 Remedial Design/Remedial Action (22 pp, 2.8 MB) May 2023
    • Transcript – May 10, 2023 Zone 1 Remedial Design/Remedial Action Public Meeting (PDF) (68 pp, 205.84 KB)
  • Public Presentation - Zone 1 Public Meeting and Hearing (PDF)(32 pp, 4.02 MB)  May 2022
    • Transcript: May. 21, 2022 Zone 1 Public Meeting and Hearing (PDF) (104 pp, 320.95 KB) May 2022
  • Public Presentation - Zone 1 Amended Remedy Proposed Plan (18 pp, 6.41MB)  Nov. 2018 & Feb. 2019
    • Transcript: Feb. 13, 2019 Zone 1 Proposed Amendment Plan Public Meeting (144 pp, 851 K) Feb. 2019
    • Transcript: Nov. 29, 2018 Proposed Amendment Plan Public Meeting (145 pp, 1.69 MB) Nov. 2018
  • Public Meeting Transcript - Estimated Increased Cleanup Costs - Explanation of Significant Differences Meeting (59 pp, 12.84 MB) Feb. 2018

Community Involvement 

  • USS Lead Superfund Site Community Involvement Activities
  • 2018 Community Involvement Plan (PDF) (105 pp, 5.72 MB)

Public Comments

  • Public Comments On Proposed Amendment To The Cleanup Plan For Zone 1 (134 pp, 37.8 MB) March 2019

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Last updated on June 7, 2024
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