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Bethel Avenue Paint Site

 
Site Contact:
Jason Sewell
On Scene Coordinator

(sewell.jason@epa.gov)

Site Location:
3150 Bethel Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46203
 response.epa.gov/bethelavepaint

On February 29, 2016, the Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) requested the assistance of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the Bethel Avenue Paint Site (Site). The Site is a dilapidated strip mall that has been vacant for several years or more. The strip mall consists of 8 individual storefronts. One business formerly located at the strip mall was a paint and stain store. When the strip mall was vacated, paints, stains and other paint related materials were abandoned in four storefronts at the strip mall. The property was donated to a neighborhood church and the church does not have the resources to properly dispose of the wastes.

EPA On-Scene Coordinator Jason Sewell met with MCPHD and IDEM. IDEM does not have the resources to dispose of the paint wastes. Sewell will be working with MCPHD, IDEM and current and past owners and operators to ensure proper waste disposal.


Bethel Avenue Paint Site - a closed strip mall containing abandoned paint, stain, and coatings products IFD Fire Marshall tag after February 3, 2016 inspection No smoking sign posted at Bethel Ave Paint Site Flammable liquid paints at Bethel Avenue Paint Site Rusted and leaking stains, paints and other coatings related products at the Bethel Avenue Paint Site Stains, paints, thinners and other products abandoned at Bethel Avenue Paint Site Industrial container with corrosive label at the Site Paints, stains and other coatings products stacked and abandoned at the Site Paint, stains, thinners and other coatings products stacked floor to ceiling and abandoned at the Site EPA project office at the Site EPA contractors remove wastes from building at Bethel Avenue Paint Site Signage at Site entrance Temporary waste storage shelter EPA contractors stage wastes pending offsite transportation and disposal Corrosive wastes at Bethel Ave Paint Site EPA contractor oversees loading of roll off waste container for removal, transportation and disposal EPA contractor loads non-hazardous paint related wastes onto truck for off-site disposal EPA contractor loads flammable hazardous paint related wastes onto truck for off-site disposal Cubic yard boxes of non-hazardous and hazardous waste are secured within the truck Hazardous flammable material placard displayed on left side of truck Paint wastes are boxed for transportation to offsite disposal facility. Old paint cans at the Site are rusted and leaking EPA contractors absorb paint and solvent spills from flooring Old paint cans at the Site are rusted and leaking Strong acid wastes at the Site Paint cans stacked to the ceiling in 3142 Suite Paint wastes in 3142 Suite Paint supplies in backroom of 3142 Suite Paint supplies in 3142 Suite Corrosive stain containing hexavalent chrome wastes at the Site Hazardous,oil based paint containing zinc and other metals are bulked in drums for waste disposal Spills from rusted and leaking paint cans are absorbed EPA contractor loads flammable hazardous wastes onto truck for offsite disposal Hazardous flammable waste is loaded onto truck for offsite disposal Severely corroded cans have been bulked into a 5 gallon container EPA contractors absorb spills of oil based paint EPA contractors load paint related wastes for offsite disposal Boxes of ignitable, oil based wastes
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) and the Notices sections.