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Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination Site
Site Information
- Evansville, IN (Vanderburgh County)
- EPA ID# INN000508142
- NPL Site Narrative
- CERCLIS listing
- Alias(es): Evansville Soil Contaminations Site, Jacobsville Plating
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Dave Novak (novak.dave@epa.gov)
312-886-7478 or 800-621-8431, ext. 67478
Remedial Project Manager
Mary Tierney (tierney.mary@epa.gov)
312-886-4785 or 800-621-8431, ext. 64785
Nefertiti Simmons( simmons.nefertiti@epa.gov)
312-886-6148 or 800-621-8431, ext. 66148
Repositories
(where to view written records)
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Central Branch-Public Comment Shelf
200 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Evansville, Indiana 47713
Links
EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund glossary
Superfund Frequent Questions:
Superfund Information Systems Frequent Questions
Background
The Jacobsville neighborhood is in Evansville, Indiana. The site in this neighborhood is about 250 acres or 45 city blocks. It houses both residential and commercial properties but was formerly used by several lead manufacturing companies. These operations date back to the 1880s. Lead has contaminated a wide area of soil. The site was added to the National Priority List (NPL) 07/22/2004. Soil sampling took place in November 2004, April 2005, and October 2005.
Site Updates: News Releases | Fact Sheets || Technical Documents || Public Meetings
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Site Updates
News Releases
- Corrected News Release: Recovery Act funding to accelerate cleanup, boost economy, create jobs and protect human health at Evansville hazardous waste site Apr. 16, 2009
- EPA selects cleanup plan for Evansville, Ind., Superfund site Feb. 26, 2008
- Media Advisory: EPA, IDEM to brief on Evansville, Ind., Superfund site, Feb. 26, 10 am Feb. 25, 2008
Fact Sheets
- EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Lead Site (PDF) (8pp, 686K) January 2007
- Community interviews conducted on lead site, fact sheet September 2005 or download the (PDF, 6pp, 336K)
- Sampling at Evansville soil contamination site expands to new areas, news release 4/5/2005
Technical Documents
- Record of Decision (PDF) (96pp, 4.7MB) February 2008
- Short Term Cleanup 2007-2008 (PDF) (1pg, 34" x 22", 312K) February 2008 map showing Phase 1 cleaned and examined parcels
- Aerial view of Jacobsville NPL site (PDF) (1pg, 6.2MB) February 2008 map showing boundaries of phase 1 ROD, short term cleanup, and phase 2 ROD situated in the larger context of Evansville and the surrounding area
- Closeup aerial view of Jacobsville NPL site (PDF) (1pg, 6.3MB) February 2008 map showing boundaries of phase 1 ROD, short term cleanup, and phase 2 ROD
- Community Involvement Plan (PDF) (19pp, 286K) August 2005
Public Meetings
- EPA held a public meeting on January 23, 2007 about the proposed cleanup plan. Two public meetings were held February 8, 2007. The comment period ran from January 12 to February 13, 2007.
- An availability session was held April 12, 2005 to answer questions about the project.