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The site is in Elkhart, Indiana and occupies about 870 acres. It consists of an underground mass of contaminated water, known as a groundwater plume. The groundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. VOCs are found in a wide array of products, including paints, lacquers, cleaning supplies, pesticides and fuel. The site was first identified through a cleanup investigation at the Gemeinhardt manufacturing facility located on State Route 19. Gemeinhardt located groundwater contamination that did not appear to be connected to any of its operations. The Lusher Street Ground Water Contamination was listed on the National Priorities List in March 2008. The source or sources contributing to the Lusher Street groundwater contamination have not been fully identified and EPA’s evaluation of potential sources is ongoing.