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         Potential for Future Use
East Chicago Industrial Property
      5300 Kennedy Avenue, East Chicago, Indiana 46312
 Site Name: U.S. Smelter & Lead Refinery Superfund Site
 Size:  79 acres
 Supported Site Uses: Industrial (TBD)
 Existing Site Infrastructure: All major utilities are available in
 local area.
 Readiness for Use:  Ready now: About 40 acres should be ready
 for reuse. This area was either cleaned up under the RCRA order or
 required no action.
 Ready in the future: The 14-acre Corrective Action Management Unit
 (CAMU) needs a RCRA post-closure permit. Upon completion of the
 permit, the CAMU may be available for some limited reuse.
 Not likely for reuse: About 25 acres of the site consist of wetlands.
                                                East Chicago, Indiana
                                                Site is located in an industrialized
                                                section of southern East
                                                Chicago, Indiana adjacent to
                                                U.S. Interstate 80/90.
   SETTING:
   •  The site and surrounding properties are zoned
     for industrial land uses. Adjacent active land
     uses include  a large chemical factory and a
     tank farm.
   •  The site is bordered by the Industrial Harbor
     Belt Railroad to the  north, U.S.  Interstate
     80/90 to the south, Kennedy Avenue to the
     east, and  the Indiana Harbor  Canal to the
     west.
   •  Surrounding  population:  0.5  mile, 2,571
     people; 2.5 miles, 70,346 people; 4 miles,
     108,935 people.
EPA Region 5 Reuse Fact Sheets
                           REMEDIAL STATUS:
                           • The site was proposed to the National Priorities  List in February
                             1992.
                           • The site currently has a Consent Order with the RCRA program.
                             A CAMU was constructed on about 14 acres, and will require
                             long-term operations and maintenance. Wetlands exist on a
                             portion of the site and maybe of interest to the natural resource
                             trustees. Future Superfund investigations will be coordinated
                             with the RCRA authorities.

                          FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
                                      EPA Region 5:
                                      Michael Berkoff
                                      Remedial Project Manager
                                      77 West Jackson Blvd.
                                      Chicago, Illinois 60604-3507
                                      Phone: (312) 353-8983
                                      Email: berko ff.michael(g).ep a.gov
                                      Site Summary: www.epa.gov/
                                      region5superfund/npl/indiana/IND047030226.
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                                                            August 200,

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