Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination Site

Superfund Program Implements the Recovery Act - Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination Evansville, Indiana

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

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

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

Superfund Program Implements the Recovery Act - Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination Evansville, Indiana

June 2009

Jacobsville toll-free information:
A dedicated toll-free phone line for the Jacobsville site has been set up. Residents with questions or concerns, or who desire further information can call EPA Region 5
at 888-838-1304 and leave a message. This line is operational 24-hours a day and will remain operational for the Jacobsville site until further notice.

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Site-related documents
Official files can be viewed at:

Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library - Central Branch, Public Comment Shelf, Second Floor, 200 S.E.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Evansville

EPA Region 5 Records Center, 77 W. Jackson Blvd.,
7th Floor, Chicago, Ill.

News Releases

Fact Sheets

EPA Expands Lead Cleanup Area (PDF) (8pp, 729K) June 2009
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

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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 site showing OU1 area and expanded OU2 area (PDF) (1 pg, 682K) June 2009. June 2009 map showing boundaries of original cleanup area (operable unit 1 (OU1)) and expanded cleanup area (OU2).
OU1 and OU2 with neighborhood boundaries (PDF) (1pg, 538K) June 2009. OU1 and OU2 of Jacobsville site with neighborhood association boundaries shown.
Community Involvement Plan (PDF) (19pp, 286K) August 2005