E.P.A. Adds 3 Indiana Sites to Superfund Cleanup List

For Immediate Release No. 13-OPA064

E.P.A. Adds 3 Indiana Sites to Superfund Cleanup List

(December 17, 2013) Chicago -- The E.P.A. has added 3 contaminated sites in Indiana to the Superfund National Priorities List: Beck's Lake, a former automotive and hazardous waste dump in South Bend; the Garden City Ground Water Plume in Garden City; and the Keystone Corridor Ground Water Contamination location in Indianapolis. Superfund is the federal plan used to investigate and remediate uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.

"Cleaning up these highly-contaminated sites will enhance public health and the environment for the people who live in South Bend, Garden City and Indianapolis," said Region five Administrator Susan Hedman. "EPA's Superfund cleanup plan will make a visible impact in these communities and spur economic redevelopment."

Since 1983, E.P.A. has listed 1,694 sites on the National Priorities List. To date, cleanups have been completed at 1,147, or 68 percent of these Superfund sites.

More information about EPA's latest additions to the National Priorities List is accessible at: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/current.htm. A complete list of E.P.A. Region five Superfund sites can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/region5/cleanup/index.htm.

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