7357 W NINTH AVE
The Ninth Avenue Dump is a former chemical and industrial waste disposal site located in Gary, Indiana. The 17-acre parcel is located in an area with a mixture of land uses including industrial, commercial, and residential. Immediately surrounding the Site are mostly vacant, privately-owned properties. Waste disposal at the site occurred from the early to mid-1970s. The site operator accepted dry industrial, construction, and demolition wastes. The site also received liquid industrial wastes, including oil, paint solvents, sludges, resins, acids, and other chemical wastes. In 1975, the existence of drums on the surface was documented and evidence was found that liquid wastes were dumped at the site. Some filling, believed to have been associated with cleanup activities, occurred between 1975 and 1980. Around that time, the operator removed drums, tank cars, and some contaminated soils from the site. In early 1985, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took over site studies from the site operator. The site is north of a State of Indiana maintenance facility that formerly housed an outdoor salt storage pile and, consequently, the groundwater contains salt. Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through federal, state, and potentially responsible party (PRP) actions.
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