American Chemical Service Site
Site Information
- Griffith, IN (Lake County)
- EPA ID# IND016360265
- NPL Site Narrative
- NPL Factsheet
- CERCLIS listing
- Alias(es): American Chemical Service, Inc.
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Janet Pope (pope.janet@epa.gov)
312-353-0628 or 800-621-8431, ext.30628
Remedial Project Manager
Kevin Adler (adler.kevin@epa.gov )
312-886-7078 or 800-621-8431, ext. 67078
Repositories
(where to view written records)
Griffith Public Library
940 North Broad Street
Griffith, IN 46319
Griffith Town Hall
111 North Broad Street
Griffith, IN 46319
Background
American Chemical Service, Inc., recycled chemicals in Griffith, Indiana, from 1958 to 1975, when it voluntarily stopped using two disposal areas on-site and covered them.
The U.S. EPA has determined that the groundwater in the upper aquifer beneath the property is contaminated with high levels of VOCs such as benzene, toluene, chloromethane, xylene, and vinyl chloride. (more...)
Site Updates | Fact Sheets || Technical Documents
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Site Updates
Fact Sheets
- Construction Complete at American Chemical Service, October 2004
- Vapor Extraction System Expanded Into Northern Area (PDF 2pp, 40K), October 2003
Technical Documents
- Remedial Action Report, September 2005
- 1: General background and information (PDF) (16pp, 6.9MB)
- 2: Performance Standards (PDF) (2pp, 247K)
- 3: Quality Assurance/ Control Procedures (PDF) (19pp, 6.4MB)
- 4: Final remedial Action Construction (PDF) (14pp, 2.0MB)
- 5 - 7: Health and Safety Concerns (PDF) (6pp, 128K)
- 8 - 11: Summary, Observations, Contacts, References (PDF) (11pp, 184K)
- Figures: Figures accompanying the report (PDF) (11pp, 8.9MB)
- Field Updates (see entire list)