Northern Indiana Public Service Company Bailly Generating Station

RCRA Site Information

Chesterton, IN (Porter County)
EPA ID# IND000718114
Bailly Generating Station

Contact Information

Community Involvement Coordinator
Rafael P. Gonzalez (gonzalez.rafaelp@epa.gov)
312-886-0269 or 800-621-8431, ext. 0269

Site Manager
(kaysen.michelle@epa.gov)
312-886-0991 or 800-621-8431, ext. 0991

Repositories

(where to view written records)

Portage Public Library
2665 Irving St., Portage, IN 46368,
(219) 763-1508

Public Comment Opportunity and Public Meeting

EPA is proposing to dig up and remove soil contaminated with fly ash on portions of the property. EPA is interested in your comments on the proposed cleanup plan.

The public comment period for this site has ended.

Fly Ash-Tainted Soil Removal Proposed in Cleanup Plan (PDF) (2pp, 534K) July 2011

Background

Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) Bailly Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant located on the shore of Lake Michigan in northwest Indiana. The facility occupies approximately 300 acres and is adjacent to a portion of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. NIPSCO produces and supplies electricity to the northern third of Indiana and has been in operation since 1962. EPA is currently proposing remedies for the operational, or industrial, parts of the facility while we continue to investigate the sensitive Indiana Dunes that are adjacent to the facility.

Site Updates | Fact Sheets || Technical Documents || Public Meetings

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Site Updates

Fact Sheets

Fly Ash-Tainted Soil Removal Proposed in Cleanup Plan (PDF) (2pp, 534K) July 2011
Dune and Swale Fact Sheet (PDF) (2pp, 410K) April 2011
Environmental Investigation at Power Plant (PDF) (3pp, 256K) February 2010

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Technical Documents

Index to Administrative Record (PDF) (2pp, 68K) July 2011
Statement of Basis for Proposed Remedy for Soil and Groundwater Contamination (PDF) (29pp, 360K) July 2011
EPA Area B Ecological Habitat Memo (PDF) (2pp, 180K) February 2011
Summary of the Final Determination of Critical Habitat for the Great Lakes Breeding Population of the Piping Plover (PDF) (4pp, 68K) April 2011
Great Lakes Piping Plover Critical Habitat Questions and Answer (PDF) (8pp, 816K) April 2011
Figure 1 SWMU 10 Soil Evacuation (PDF) (1pg, 110K) Map 2011
Figure 2 SWMU 20 Soil Evacuation (PDF) (1pg, 54K) Map 2011
Figure 3 SWMU 21 Soil Evacuation (PDF) (1pg, 55K) Map 2011
Figure 6 SWMU 16 Soil Evacuation (PDF) (1pg, 48K) Map 2011
Figure 4 AOC 1 Soil Evacuation (PDF) (1pg, 56K) Map 2011
Figure 5 AOC 4 and 5 Soil Evacuation (PDF) (1pg, 61K) Map 2011
Figure 1: Site Overview and Features (PDF) (1pg, 284K) Aerial Photo:March 2003
Figure 2: Areas A and B SWMUs and AOCs (PDF) (1pg, 318K) Aerial Photo:March 2003
Figure 3: Geologic Cross Section through Area A (PDF)(1pg, 796K) February 2011
Figure 4: Lake Michigan Beach Groundwater Sampling Locations (PDF) (1pg, 225K) Aerial Photo:August 2008
Figure 5: Areas A and B Sampling Locations (PDF) (1pg, 380K) Aerial Photo:March 2003
Table 1: Comparison of Proposed Remedies (PDF) (1pg, 42K) February 2010

Public Meetings

Public Meeting (PDF) (16pg, 4.63MB) July 2011
Public Meeting (PDF) (1pg, 195K) Thursday July 28, 6-8 p.m. at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center, 1215 N. State Road 49 Porter. IN