National Priority List Sites in Indiana
U.S. EPA's Superfund program works on many kinds of projects. This list consists only of contaminated sites that U.S. EPA added to its National Priority List, or NPL. NPL sites are generally considered some of the most concerning toxic waste sites. Work continues on many NPL projects, but there are some, appearing toward the bottom of this page, that U.S. EPA has deleted from the National Priority List because U.S. EPA has determined that the risks from the chemical release(s) have been adequately addressed. The name of each site is a link that should take you directly to a U.S. EPA page that summarizes project details and leads to many other documents.
Where: Griffith, Lake County
Contaminants: Benzene · Chloroethane · Creosote · Toluene · Vinyl Chloride · Xylenes
Where: South Bend, Saint Joseph County
Contaminant: Arsenic
Broadway Street Corridor Groundwater Contamination
Where: Anderson, Madison County
Contaminants: Vinyl Chloride · Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
Where: Westville, LaPorte County
Contaminants: Benzene · cis-1,2-Dichloroethene · 1,4-Dioxane · Trichloroethene (TCE)
Cliff Drive Groundwater Contamination
Where: Logansport, Cass County
Contaminant: Tetrachloroethene (PCE)
Where: Elkhart, Elkhart County
Contaminants: Carbon Tetrachloride · Trichloroethene (TCE)
Where: Kokomo, Howard County
Contaminants: Metals · Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) · PCBs · Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
Douglas Road/Uniroyal Landfill
Where: Mishawaka, St Joseph County
Contaminants: Trichloroethene (TCE) · Vinyl Chloride
Elm Street Ground Water Contamination
Where: Terre Haute, Vigo County
Contaminants: Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
Where: Rural Boone County
Contaminants: Barium · Lead · Nickel · PCBs · Phenols · Phthalates · Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
Where: Hammond, Lake County
Contaminants: Heavy Metals · Lead
Where: Kingsbury, LaPorte County
Contaminants: Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
Where: Fort Wayne, Allen County
Contaminants: Heavy Metals · Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) · PCBs · Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
Franklin Street Ground Water Contamination
Where: Spencer, Owen County
Contaminant: Tetrachloroethene
Where: Osceola, St Joseph County
Contaminant: Trichloroethene
Garden City Ground Water Plume
Where: Garden City, Bartholomew County
Contaminant: Trichloroethene
Where: Gary, Lake County
Contaminants: Metals · Pesticides · Semivolatile organic chemicals (SVOCs)
Where: Elkhart, Elkhart County
Contaminants: Antimony · Arsenic · Benzene · Chromium · 1,1-Dichloroethane · cis-1,2-Dichloroethene · 1,2-Dichloropropane · Manganese · Trichloroethene (TCE)
Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination
Where: Evansville, Vanderburgh County
Contaminants: Lead · Arsenic
Keystone Corridor Ground Water Contamination
Where: Indianapolis, Marion County
Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene (PCE) · Trichloroethene (TCE) · Vinyl Chloride
Kokomo Contaminated Ground Water Plume
Where: Kokomo, Howard County
Contaminants: Arsenic · Vinyl Chloride
Where: Claypool, Kosciusko County
Contaminants: Antimony · 1,2-Dichloroethene · Lead · Trichloroethene (TCE) · Vinyl Chloride
Where: Gary, Lake County
Contaminants: Arsenic · Beryllium · Cadmium · Chloroform · DDT · Methylene Chloride · Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) · PCBs
Lane Street Ground Water Contamination
Where: Elkhart, Elkhart County
Contaminants: 1,1-Dichloroethane · 1,1-Dichloroethene · cis-1,2-Dichloroethene · trans-1,2-Dichloroethene · Tetrachloroethene (PCE) · 1,1,1-Trichloroethane · Trichloroethene (TCE)
Lusher Street Ground Water Contamination
Where: Elkhart, Elkhart County
Contaminants: 1,1-Dichloroethene · 1,1,1-Trichloroethane · Trichloroethene (TCE)
Where: Elkhart, Elkhart County
Contaminant: Trichloroethene (TCE)
Where: Marion, Grant County
Summary: Former gravel pit converted to a landfill. The landfill contains more than a million cubic yards of waste, some of it hazardous.
Contaminants: Arsenic · Manganese
Where: Gary, Lake County
Contaminants: Benzene · Cadmium · Chlordane · Chromium · Cyanide · 1,4-Dioxane · Isophorone · Lead · Methylene Chloride · Nickel · Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) · PCBs · Phenol · Tetrachloroethene (PCE) · Toluene · Trichloroethene (TCE) · Vinyl Chloride · Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
Where: Gary, Lake County
Contaminants: Arsenic · Barium · Benzene · Chromium · Copper · Cyanide · 1,4-Dioxane · Ethylbenzene · Isophorone · Lead · Methylene chloride · Nickel · Tetrachloroethene (PCE) · Toluene · Trichloroethene (TCE)
Where: Gary, Lake County
Contaminants: Benzene · Nickel · Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) · Silver · Toluene · Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) · Xylenes
Where: Goshen, Elkhart County
Contaminants: cis-1,2-Dichloroethene · Vinyl Chloride
Where: Elkhart, Elkhart County
Contaminants: Dichloroethene · Tetrachloroethene (PCE) · Trichloroethene (TCE)
Where: Rural Boone County
Contaminants: Benzene · Metals · Pesticides · Trichloroethene (TCE) · Volatile chemical compounds (VOCs)
Pike and Mulberry Streets PCE Plume
Where: Martinsville, Morgan County
Contaminant: Tetrachloroethene (PCE)
Where: Vincennes, Knox County
Contaminant: Lead
Where: Indianapolis, Marion County
Contaminants: Ammonia · Benzene · Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) · Pyridine · Semivolatile organic chemicals (SVOCs) · Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
Where: Seymour, Jackson County
Contaminants: Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
Where: Lafayette, Tippecanoe County
Contaminants: Arsenic · Manganese
U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery
Where: East Chicago, Lake County
Contaminant: Lead
Where: Columbia City, Whitley County
Contaminants: Benzene · Toluene · Trichloroethene (TCE) · Vinyl Chloride