These are some key and recent fact sheets and key public outreach materials.  Visit the USS Lead Outreach Collection for a searchable list of outreach documents and useful documents. 

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News Releases

News Releases

Fact Sheets

• EPA Fact Sheet - EPA Proposes Removing East Chicago Residential Properties From National List Of Superfund Sites (4 pp, 829 K, About PDF) Jul. 2020
• EPA Fact Sheet (Spanish Version) - La EPA Propone Eliminar Propiedades Residenciales En East Chicago De Lista Nacional De Sitios Superfund (4 pp, 388.5 K, About PDF) Jul. 2020
• EPA Newsletter: Welcome to Another Edition of the USS Lead Newsletter (Issue 04) (4pp, 448K, About PDF)
• EPA Newsletter: Welcome to Another Edition of the USS Lead Newsletter (Issue 03) (8 pp, 3.5 MB, About PDF)
• EPA Newsletter: Welcome to the First USS Lead Neighborhood Newsletter (Issue 01) (8pp, 9.41MB, About PDF)
• EPA Newsletter: Welcome to Another Edition of the USS Lead Neighborhood Newsletter (Issue 02)(8pp, 3.88MB, About PDF)
• EPA Fact Sheet - Frequently Asked Questions On Proposed Cleanup Plan For Residential Area, Zone 1 (8 pp, 739 K) Feb. 2019
• Fact Sheet (Spanish): Preguntas Frecuentes Sobe El Plan De Limpieza Propuesto Para La Zona Residencial, Zona 1(8pp, 5.19MB)
• Fact Sheet: Comment Period and Public Meeting on a Proposed Amendment to the Cleanup Plan for the Residential Area (Zone 1) (8 pp, 1.74 MB)  Nov. 2018
• Fact Sheet: Comparing RCRA and CERCLA (PDF) (4 pp, 199K) May 2018
• Fact Sheet: USS Lead Dust Sampling - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (2 pp, 122 K) July 2017
• EPA set to resume cleanup at USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago, Ind. March 20, 2017

Presentations and Public Meetings

• Public Presentation - Zone 1 Amended Remedy Proposed Plan (18 pp, 6.41MB)  Nov. 2018 & Feb. 2019
• Transcript: Feb. 13, 2019 Zone 1 Proposed Amendment Plan Public Meeting (144 pp, 851 K) Feb. 2019
• Transcript: Nov. 29, 2018 Proposed Amendment Plan Public Meeting (145 pp, 1.69 MB) Nov. 2018
• Public Meeting Transcript - Estimated Increased Cleanup Costs - Explanation of Significant Differences Meeting (59 pp, 12.84 MB) Feb. 2018
• Table - Backfill Quality Requirements For USS Lead Operable Unit 1 (6 pp, 326 K)

Community Involvement 

• USS Lead Superfund Site Community Involvement Activities
• 2018 Community Involvement Plan (PDF) (105 pp, 5.72 MB)
• (Spanish): Plan de Participación Comunitaria de 2018 (PDF) (110 pp, 5.87MB) 

Public Comments

• Public Comments On Proposed Amendment To The Cleanup Plan For Zone 1 (134 pp, 37.8 MB) March 2019