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EPA begins cleanup at Williamson Polishing & Plating, Indianapolis, Ind.

12/15/2016
Contact Information: 
Rachel Bassler (bassler.rachel@epa.gov)
312-886-7159

For Immediate Release: No. 16-OPA051

CHICAGO (December 15, 2015) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today started an emergency response action to clean up the vacant Williamson Polishing & Plating building in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood of Indianapolis, Ind.

EPA will identify hazards at the site, dismantle and decontaminate equipment and other building components, and dispose of hazardous substances at a licensed facility. EPA anticipates that work will be completed by spring, 2017.

Williamson Polishing & Plating began operating in 1937, polishing and electroplating brass, cadmium, copper, chrome, and other metals for its customers. The 14,600-square-foot building with plating process equipment and waste was abandoned in June 2016. 

For more information, visit: https://www.epaosc.org/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=11878

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