Superfund Sites in Reuse in Illinois
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Alcoa Properties
The 400-acre Alcoa Properties Superfund site is in East St. Louis, Illinois. From about 1902 to 1957, Alcoa refined aluminum at the site. Smelting wastes contaminated soil and groundwater. The site is not listed on the National Priorities List (NPL). The site is being addressed through the Superfund Alternative Approach (SAA). EPA oversees the potentially responsible party’s cleanup of the site. Investigations began in 2001 and are ongoing. To manage the cleanup, EPA divided the site into three operable units (OUs). The cleanup addresses smelting waste and soil (OU1), soil contamination (OU2) and groundwater (OU3). OU1 cleanup finished in summer 2016. It included consolidating and covering smelter wastes. OU2 cleanup includes excavation, a soil cover, reassessment of existing stormwater runoff controls, revegetation, institutional controls and monitoring for indoor radon. OU2 remedy construction began in fall 2022 and is anticipated to be completed in fall 2023. EPA plans to issue a Proposed Plan for the final remedial action for OU3 in 2026. The OU2 portion of the site has a number of commercial users. At the request of EPA, the PRPs evaluated solar redevelopment as part of the OU1 remedy design. The City continues to pursue potential solar redevelopment opportunities.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 60 people and generated an estimated $77,458,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Beloit Corp.
The 175-acre Beloit Corp. Superfund site is in Rockton, Illinois. From 1957 to 1999, industrial operators ran a research center and made machines that produced layered paper products from paper pulp on site. These manufacturing activities resulted in contamination of area soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. EPA put in a groundwater treatment system and put land use controls in place to prohibit potable water wells on site. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has operated the treatment system since 2002. A grease, lubricating oil and fluids manufacturer relocated its distribution and field support operations to the site in 2008 and upgraded the facility. Another industrial business as well as several other commercial businesses are also on site. The site also includes part of a residential subdivision. EPA deleted part of the site from the NPL in December 2018. Impacts associated with a fire in 2021 at the neighboring Chemtool facility were assessed by EPA and IEPA. Due to the use of polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)-containing fire suppressant, PFAS sampling has become part of the routine groundwater sampling of the treatment system.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 7 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 9 people and generated an estimated $305,120 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Byron Salvage Yard
The Byron Salvage Yard Superfund site is in rural Ogle County, Illinois. It consists of the 22-acre Byron Salvage Yard Property and the 150-acre Dirk’s Farm Property. From the 1960s until 1972, a junkyard – Byron Salvage Yard – operated on site. Disposal practices at the junkyard and the farm resulted in contamination of groundwater and soil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included removal of buried drums and contaminated soils, soil covering, land use restrictions, and alternate water sources for affected residences. Commercial and residential uses at or near the Byron Salvage Yard Property are ongoing. The Dirk’s Farm Property consists of farmland and open space.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Celotex Corporation
The Celotex Corporation site is in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. For decades, manufacturing facilities made asphalt roofing materials on site. These operations contaminated the property and nearby residential yards. After investigations by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Celotex Corporation removed on-site buildings and placed gravel across the site to help address flooding and off-site contamination. Cleanup of residential yards followed. The city of Chicago, the Chicago Park District and community organizations such as the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization prioritized the area’s reuse as a community resource. To address potential Superfund liability issues for the locality, EPA developed a Prospective Purchaser Agreement, or PPA. It enabled the city to acquire the site property and pursue redevelopment plans. With few parks in the community, the site offered a valuable opportunity for new recreation facilities. The city purchased the site in 2012. La Villita Park opened to the community in December 2014. The recreation complex includes athletic fields, a skate park, basketball courts, community gardens, a playground, a picnic pavilion, concession areas, a multi-use trail with fitness stations, and environmentally friendly utilities. Since park planning started, community perspectives have been a vital part of the process. Community members were involved in the park’s design and naming and are involved in ongoing development of park programming. In 2022, the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization opened La Villita Community Farm at the park. The 1.3-acre farm is an informal agricultural school for community members. Small-scale Indigenous farming practices are part of its operations.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Circle Smelting Corp.
The 28-acre Circle Smelting Corp. Superfund site is in Beckemeyer, Illinois. A zinc refinery operated on the site from 1904 to 1994. Site operators discarded residual metals, coal cinders and slag from the smelting process in piles on the property. Those disposal practices resulted in elevated concentrations of lead, zinc, cadmium, nickel and copper in the soil. Lead-contaminated materials from the facility were also used in walking paths, driveways and alleys in Beckemeyer. In 1996, EPA proposed adding the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). Cleanup activities began in 1998. They are ongoing for parts of the site. EPA has cleaned up over 300 properties. EPA removed contaminated soil from the smelter property, the village and nearby wetlands, and placed it under a concrete cover. A local trucking company purchased a cleaned-up part of the site property and paved it for use as a parking lot. A prospective purchaser agreement (PPA) signed by the trucking company and EPA in 1999 made the acquisition possible. The PPA limits the company’s liability in exchange for sharing the costs of cleanup. The trucking company remains active on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 10 people and generated an estimated $430,610 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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DePue/New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical Corp.
The DePue/New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical Corp. Superfund site is in the village of DePue in Bureau County, Illinois. The 950-acre area includes Lake DePue and borders the DePue/Donnelly Wildlife Management Area. Starting in 1903, New Jersey Zinc ran zinc smelting facilities on a stretch of former farmland. New Jersey Zinc built more facilities in 1967 to produce phosphate-based fertilizers. Mobil Chemical Corporation began leasing these facilities in 1972 and purchased them in 1975. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and EPA inspected the site. They found heavily contaminated surface water and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1999. Site cleanup has included water treatment, removal and containment of contaminated sediments, and capping and revegetation of other site areas. Cleanup of residential areas started in 2020 and is ongoing. Investigations of other site areas are ongoing. With assistance from EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP), the village of DePue (the Village) developed a reuse plan for the site in 2004. The plan later informed the 2014 DePue Comprehensive Plan adopted by the North Central Illinois Council of Governments. Today, the Village hosts the National Power Boat Racing Association’s races, held each summer on Lake DePue. Ponds and wetlands areas are also on site. White City Park and Lake Park provide baseball and softball fields, a playground and picnic areas. Other site uses include commercial, industrial, public service and agricultural areas. A solar array is present on a portion of the site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 22 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 148 people and generated an estimated $5,120,492 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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DuPage County Landfill/Blackwell Forest Preserve
The 40-acre DuPage County Landfill/Blackwell Forest Preserve Superfund site is in the 1,200-acre Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville, Illinois. DuPage County established the landfill with the goal of creating a hill to serve as a recreation amenity. It accepted waste from 1965 to 1973. Known as Mt. Hoy, the resulting mountain of waste and soil rises 150 feet above the original ground surface. EPA identified contamination in groundwater at the site. As a result, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. EPA’s cleanup repaired the landfill cap, put in a landfill gas extraction system, leachate collection system, treated and disposed of the landfill leachate, and put in more landfill gas vents. EPA continues to monitor the natural breakdown of groundwater contamination. Use controls restrict land and groundwater use at the site. Cooperation among EPA, Illinois EPA and the site’s potentially responsible party enabled the forest preserve to address potential risks while maintaining public access to recreation and conservation activities. An on-site recreation area features restored native prairie vegetation, picnic areas, trails, an observation area and a snow tubing run on Mt. Hoy. Other recreation and education activities – including two lakes used for fishing, an archery range and an urban stream research facility – are next to the site. They are also in the Blackwell Forest Preserve. EPA took the site off the NPL in September 2020.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Recreational and Ecological Use at Superfund Sites Story Map
- Site Redevelopment Profile: DuPage County Landfill/Blackwell Forest Preserve Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
- DuPage County Landfill/Blackwell Forest Preserve: A Superfund Site Reuse Success Story
Ellsworth Industrial Park
The Ellsworth Industrial Park site is an industrial area in Downers Grove in DuPage County, Illinois. Built in the late 1950s, the industrial park includes about 135 businesses. Several businesses at the facility used solvents containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroacetic acid (TCA) migrated from source areas to private drinking water wells in unincorporated areas of Downers Grove. Sampling found groundwater contamination in 2001. In 2004, about 800 homes to the south and east of the industrial park connected to the public drinking water supply. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List. It is an NPL-caliber site. EPA addresses it through the Superfund Alternative Approach (SAA). Cleanup includes digging up and removing contaminated soil and replacing it with clean fill, and treating deeper soil and groundwater in place. It also includes preventing the collection of harmful chemical vapors from the soil inside buildings. Groundwater investigations are ongoing. Current site uses include dozens of commercial and industrial businesses and non-profit organizations as well as homes, public services and a creek.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Estech General Chemical Company
The Estech General Chemicals Company Superfund site is in a heavily industrialized area in Calumet City, Illinois. From 1952 to 1969, Estech General Chemicals Corporation made, stored and disposed of pesticides and fertilizers at the site. After the facility shut down, the site became a disposal location for demolition debris, construction debris and special wastes. The special waste included shredded automobile interiors and soft parts, referred to as “auto fluff”. The property borders the Grand Calumet River. The river has a fish consumption advisory due to the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In 1999, EPA placed a cap over 27 acres of auto fluff. The cap consists of a layer of 6 to12 inches of clay and topsoil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 2015. In spring 2020, EPA sampled soil, groundwater, surface water and sediment at the site. EPA is currently conducting the second phase of the remedial investigation. Fencing limits access to the site. The site’s ecological resources include several acres of wetlands.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Evergreen Manor Ground Water Contamination
The Evergreen Manor Ground Water Contamination Superfund site is a 2-mile-long area of groundwater contamination in Roscoe Township, Illinois. Sampling found the contamination in 1990. Investigations found that contamination came from former waste disposal practices at three companies, Waste Management, Regal-Beloit and Ecolab, located near the intersection of Route 251 and Rockton Road. The area of contamination extended to the Rock River. After initially proposing the site for listing on the National Priorities List in 1999, EPA managed the site using the Superfund Alternative Approach. Cleanup included natural processes to help break down contaminants in groundwater and monitoring. Restrictions on groundwater use prevented exposure to contamination. Today, cleanup is complete. Groundwater at the site complies with safe drinking water standards. Residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial areas above the groundwater contamination remain in continued use. Waste Management, Regal-Beloit and Ecolab continue to operate on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 243 people and generated an estimated $178,085,310 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Galesburg/Koppers Co.
The 105-acre Galesburg/Koppers Co. Superfund site is in Galesburg, Illinois. Since 1907, operators at the wood-treating facility have treated railroad ties with heat, pressure, creosote and coal tar. Past waste disposal practices led to contamination of soil and groundwater on and around the site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1983. Cleanup activities included treatment of contaminated soil and groundwater. Wood-treating operations remain active on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 41 people and generated an estimated $19,249,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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H.O.D. Landfill
The 121-acre H.O.D. Landfill Superfund site is in Antioch, Illinois. It includes a former landfill and 70 acres of undeveloped land that served as a buffer area for the landfill. From 1963 to 1984, the landfill accepted municipal and industrial wastes. In 1984, Waste Management closed and capped the landfill. Landfill operations resulted in groundwater contamination. In 1990, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List. Cleanup included landfill cap repairs and upgrades to the landfill’s gas and leachate extraction system. The site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs) also began monitoring groundwater and placed land use restrictions on the site property. Initial site reuse discussions began in the community in 1998. Community interests focused on recreational reuse opportunities, including sports fields. Remedy construction finished in 2001. EPA worked with the community on a site reuse plan in 2002. EPA issued a recreational Ready for Reuse Determination for the site in 2003. The school district also expressed interest in using methane gas produced by the landfill. After construction of a methane co-generation plant, methane gas from the landfill supplied heat and electricity to Antioch Community High School from 2003 to 2013. Today, recreation resources at the site include a 30-acre athletic complex, a Frisbee golf course, a running trail, a sledding hill, a pavilion and playground equipment. Area schools use on-site wetlands as an environmental education resource.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- H.O.D. Landfill Ready for Reuse Determination (2003) (PDF)
- Energizing a New Future: Alternative Energy and Recreational Reuse at the H.O.D. Landfill Superfund Site in Northern Illinois (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Hegeler Zinc
The Hegeler Zinc Superfund site is in Danville, Illinois. Industrial use of the 149-acre facility began in 1906. Over time, operations included zinc smelting, cadmium processing, insecticide packaging, and fireworks storage and manufacturing. Operators stored wastes on site. Emissions deposited heavy metals on the ground in the area. This led to contamination of soil and groundwater at the facility, surface water and sediment, and soil contamination in nearby residential properties. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency investigations began in 2001. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2005. Cleanup of 39 residential properties included digging up, removing and disposing of contaminated soil from the yards and backfilling the areas with clean soil. EPA completed residential yard cleanups in 2016. In 2023, EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the former smelter facility (Operable Unit 1) and the un-named tributary to Grape Creek (Operable Unit 2). EPA’s cleanup will involve excavating contaminated sediment and soil and adding it to the existing slag pile or disposing of it off-site. The agency will then install a low-permeability cover over the pile, reroute portions of a creek to ensure a safe distance from the slag pile, and continue monitoring groundwater and surface water.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Ilada Energy Co.
The 17-acre Ilada Energy Co. Superfund site is next to the Mississippi River levee in a rural area southeast of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. In 1942, the federal government built and operated a tank farm at the site. Several companies operated the tank farm until 1981, when Ilada Energy Company took over operations. The firm put in more tanks and structures and operated a waste oil reclamation facility. In the 1980s, site investigations identified contaminated sludge, soil, liquid oil waste and groundwater resulting from improper storage, use and disposal of waste oil. Ilada Energy Company ended operations at the site in 1983. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1989. The site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs) led cleanup activities, removing all tanks and their contents as well as piping, structures, debris and contaminated soil. The PRPs completed the removal activities in 1991. In 2001, EPA took the site off the NPL. The current site owner purchased the site property in 2006 and has not identified any plans for building on the property. The owner uses the area for recreation activities. The site is swampy and supports ecological use, providing habitat for native grasses and weeds as well as aquatic plants. The U.S. Forest Service maintains the forest next to the site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Johns-Manville Corp.
The 350-acre Johns-Manville Corp. Superfund site is in Waukegan, Illinois. From the 1920s to 1998, an asbestos manufacturing facility and landfill operated at the site. Disposal practices resulted in air, groundwater and surface water contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1983. Construction completion activities in 2017 and 2018 included putting barriers in place to prevent contact with contamination. The barriers included engineered capping systems across various site features with vegetated soil cover, fencing, and signage. Sampling identified additional areas of asbestos contamination outside of the Johns-Manville fence line. Removal actions within these areas are complete, with the exception of a 1-acre disposal area that extends into an adjacent nature preserve. Site inspections, maintenance and groundwater monitoring are ongoing. A utility corridor crosses the site. In 2016, several piping plovers, rare birds protected by the Endangered Species Act, established a nesting area at the site. This inspired a community-led exploration of ecological reuse opportunities for the site. The site now serves as a buffer between the nature preserve to the north and industrial land use to the south.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Kerr-Mcgee (Reed-Keppler Park)
The Kerr-McGee (Reed-Keppler Park) Superfund site is one of four sites associated with radioactive waste contamination in West Chicago, Illinois. The site spans 11 acres of a larger 90-acre area. A sand-and-gravel quarry operated on parts of the 11-acre site in the early 1900s. The area hosted a small municipal landfill, which received waste as fill material for the quarry, from the 1930s to 1974. The landfill accepted waste materials, including radioactive tailings from the nearby Rare Earths Facility. Site operators used the mill tailings to cover the landfill and provide fill for the surrounding park. Parts of the landfill area were fenced in the 1970s. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1990. Investigations at the park in 1993 found small areas of contamination scattered across the site in addition to the landfilled area and identified groundwater contamination. Prior to cleanup, the community expressed interest in redeveloping the area as an aquatics center. EPA worked with the local park district on a focused investigation for the proposed development area. The park district identified potential areas of contamination that required modification of the building plans for the aquatic center to avoid contaminated areas. The Prairie Oaks Family Aquatic Center opened on site in 1995. Cleanup activities for other parts of the site removed all contaminated soil between 1997 and 2000. In 2010, EPA took the site off the NPL. The site can accommodate unrestricted use. Reed-Keppler Park now features sports fields, a skateboard park, two playgrounds, a concession stand, pavilions, a 25-acre nature sanctuary, a dog park and parking. The park is also home to the West Chicago Park District Wildcat Youth Football League. In 2022, the local park district commemorated its 50-year anniversary with a public celebration at the park. Commercial and industrial businesses and a water park are also on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 12 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 92 people and generated an estimated $9,473,430 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Kerr-Mcgee (Residential Areas)
The Kerr-McGee (Residential Areas) Superfund site is in West Chicago, Illinois. From 1932 to 1973, operations at the Rare Earths Facility, located nearby, produced non-radioactive elements known as rare earths, radioactive elements and gas lantern mantles. Production of these compounds generated radioactive waste. Before the health risks associated with radioactive materials were known, residents and contractors used the waste as free fill material. Wind may have also spread the waste to nearby properties. Kerr-McGee bought the Rare Earths Facility in 1967 and ran operations until 1973. Radioactive materials from windblown contamination and the use of the waste as fill material contaminated site properties in the West Chicago area. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1990. Cleanup included soil sampling and cleanup at hundreds of properties. Many commercial businesses and a public library are in use on site today. Continued uses at the site include residential, institutional, commercial, industrial and municipal areas.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Kerr-Mcgee (Sewage Treatment Plant)
The Kerr-McGee (Sewage Treatment Plant) Superfund site is in West Chicago, Illinois. It includes the 25-acre West Chicago Sewage Treatment Plant and about 1.2 miles of West Branch DuPage River’s sediments, banks and floodplain soils. The city of West Chicago (the City) built the West Chicago Sewage Treatment Plant in 1919. It accepted radioactive waste materials from the Kerr-McGee Rare Earths Facility and used them as fill material, causing soil contamination at the site. Contamination also entered the West Branch DuPage River. From 1986 to 1987, Kerr-McGee led cleanup activities to allow the City to expand the treatment plant. However, more investigations found more radioactive waste contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1990. Cleanup at the treatment plant included removal and off-site disposal of contaminated soil and sediment. Cleanup of the river portion of the site, including habitat restoration, took place from 2004 and 2008. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2013. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County (the District) owns most of the land along the river portion of the site. EPA worked with the District to share technical expertise and guidance related to achieving restoration goals. The District also helped fund restoration activities at the site. Land use along the river portion of the site is primarily recreational. The ecological health and recreational use of the river increased after cleanup and restoration activities. A sewage treatment plant and a self-storage business continue to operate on part of the site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 10 people. For additional information click here.
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LaSalle Electric Utilities
The 10-acre LaSalle Electrical Utilities Superfund site is in LaSalle, Illinois. The LEU Company, an electrical equipment manufacturer, began operating on site prior to World War II. From about 1943 to 1982, the facility made capacitors for industrial applications and power transmission. From the late 1940s to 1978, operators used polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in capacitor production. Reports allege the application of PCB-contaminated waste oil as a dust suppressant, both on and off site, until 1969. Beginning in 1975, government agencies, including EPA, Illinois EPA, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), led inspections and issued complaints and orders to the LEU Company to address improper manufacturing and handling practices. In 1982, the LEU Company filed for bankruptcy. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1983. EPA took actions to secure the site, consolidating drummed waste and controlling off-site migration of surface water. Cleanup included removing PCB-contaminated soils from yards, road shoulders, farm fields and business areas, and treating the soil on site. It also included demolition of the industrial complex, decontamination of structural steel for recycling, shipping of non-thermally destructible material off site for disposal, thermal destruction of PCB-contaminated soil, building demolition debris and contaminated stream sediments, groundwater cleanup, and soil vapor extraction. The semi-annual groundwater monitoring was suspended in 2011 because of Illinois EPA budgetary constraints. EPA is working with Illinois EPA to reevaluate the remedy following the flooding of the groundwater treatment building that took place in 2011. Continued uses at the site include residential and commercial areas, as well as habitat for the endangered Indiana bat.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Matthiessen And Hegeler Zinc Company
The 160-acre Matthiessen and Hegeler Zinc Company Superfund site is in La Salle, Illinois. From 1858 to 1978, a zinc smelting and rolling facility was on site. Facility operations contaminated soil at the site. La Salle Rolling Mills continued operating until the firm’s bankruptcy in 2001. Investigations by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in the 1990s found contamination in slag piles remaining from smelting activities. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2003. The site’s potentially responsible parties removed contaminated waste piles, asbestos and storage tanks. In 2009, EPA demolished a contaminated building on site. EPA selected the site’s long-term remedy in 2017. It includes digging up soil, backfilling these areas with clean soil, putting soil covers and revetments in place, revegetating areas, and constructing a consolidation cell. It also includes putting property access restrictions and institutional controls in place and using other measures to manage surface water runoff and control soil erosion. Carus Chemical Company’s chemical manufacturing facility remains active on site. A metal service center and wholesaler, Continental Metals, is also now on site. A large residential area surrounds the facility. In December 2021, the site was among those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 152 people and generated an estimated $72,197,604 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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NL Industries/Taracorp Lead Smelter
The NL Industries/Taracorp Lead Smelter Superfund site is in Granite City, Illinois. A battery reclamation facility and secondary lead smelter operated on site from the early 1900s to 1983. The site’s main facility area includes 16 acres and areas affected by smelter stack emissions. Lead contamination affected a 100-square-block area in three cities, including about 1,700 homes. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. From 1993 to 2000, EPA funded the cleanup of over 700 properties. The site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs) cleaned up another 800 homes and dozens of driveways, alleys and parking lots from 1998 to 2000. PRP Taracorp still owns part of the site property. A transport business and a warehouse continue to occupy the main facility and the former smelter property. An intermodal terminal is on part of the area affected by the site. Residential, commercial and industrial uses on parts of the site are ongoing.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 83 people and generated an estimated $6,250,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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North Shore Gas (NSG) North Plant
The 16-acre North Shore Gas North Plant Superfund site is in Waukegan, Illinois. A manufactured gas plant (MGP) started operating on site in the 1800s. The North Plant has been contaminated with MGP residuals from past plant operations. EPA did not list the site on the National Priorities List. It is an NPL-caliber site. EPA is addressing it through the Superfund Alternative Approach. In 2013, North Shore Gas started a time-critical removal at the site to remove and stabilize major sources of contamination from or in the soil. EPA oversaw the work, which finished in 2014. EPA is doing a remedial investigation and feasibility study to determine the nature and extent of contamination and will propose a cleanup plan. A supplemental site investigation finished in 2020. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. A compost facility is on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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North Shore Gas South Plant
The 20-acre North Shore Gas South Plant site is in Waukegan, Illinois. The Waukegan Pipeline Service Company built the North Shore Gas South Plant in 1897. North Shore Gas purchased the plant in 1900. Groundwater samples collected from 2001 to 2003 contained volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, cyanide and metals. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List. However, EPA considers it to be an NPL-caliber site and is addressing it using the Superfund Alternative Approach. Potentially responsible party (PRP) actions are addressing the site with federal and state oversight. PRPs are recovering tar from monitoring and recovery wells on site and on the Waukegan Port District property. PRPs started running a dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) recovery system in 2020. The site does not affect public water supplies in the area because they come from Lake Michigan. Several businesses and organizations are active on site. They include Port District administrative maintenance facilities, marina parking and storage, restaurants, and a specialty coatings manufacturer. In 2016, Waukegan Marina and Harbor approved a lease agreement for an indoor boat sales and storage facility on part of the site. Developer Bay Marine built the Chicago Yachting Center. The state-of-the-art facility includes heated indoor and outdoor storage, repair capacity, and yacht sales and brokerage services. The indoor boat storage building opened in 2018. Educational signs at the marina help the public learn about local fish ecology and migratory birds.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 4 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 228 people and generated an estimated $55,863,455 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Ottawa Radiation Areas
The Ottawa Radiation Areas Superfund site is in LaSalle County, Illinois. It consists of 16 areas across the city of Ottawa. The Radium Dial Company (from 1918 to 1936) and Luminous Processes, Inc. (from 1937 to 1978) made glow-in-the-dark dials for clocks and watches on site using radium-based paint. Fill material in the Ottawa area consisted of building demolition material and soil polluted with radioactive waste from the plants. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1992. Cleanup involved removing contaminated soils and putting in radon reduction systems. Institutional controls also ensure the long-term protection of human health. In 2023, the site was added to those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites. The Illinois Power sub-area is now a skate park. The Illinois Appellate Court and a private school are in the NPL-2 sub-area. A hardware store is on part of the Luminous Processes Adjacent sub-area. Many sub-areas include homes.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 5 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 24 people and generated an estimated $351,560 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Ottawa Township Flat Glass Site
The 228-acre Ottawa Township Flat Glass Site is in Naplate, Illinois. It includes parcels north and south of the Illinois River. A glass-manufacturing facility began operations in 1908 at the Site. Until 1970, operators used arsenic trioxide in the manufacturing process to reduce product discoloration. Waste from this practice was generated by the grinding and polishing of plate glass into a slurry material that was discharged into silica quarries and other disposal areas on-Site. The waste streams generated as part of facility operations contaminated soil, groundwater and Illinois River sediment. In 1999, the Site was referred to EPA by Illinois EPA for investigation and an agreement was made between the responsible party and EPA in 2001 to address the Site using the Superfund Alternative Approach (SAA) rather than listing the Site on the National Priorities List for cleanup. Cleanup actions include removal of contaminated soil and slurry material from residential properties and disposal in approved off-Site landfill. Warning signs at the property perimeter fence and along a designated stretch of the Illinois River were installed to prevent recreation and trespassing exposures to contaminated river sediment. Select residential connection to municipal water supply was implemented in areas with contaminated private wells and stormwater drainage improvement modifications were made to the former wastewater quarries. EPA continues investigation at the Site to address the groundwater contamination final remedy. An active float-glass facility continues to operate at the Site using current technologies and best practices. The Site is also part of a larger area that is critical habitat for the Indiana bat.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Outboard Marine Corp.
The 100-acre Outboard Marine Corp. Superfund site is on the western shore of Lake Michigan in Waukegan, Illinois. EPA divided the site into operable units (OUs). OU1 is an area of Waukegan Harbor. OU2 is the former location of a railroad tie-treatment plant in the early 1900s. This area later became a manufactured gas and coke facility. Outboard Marine Corporation bought the OU2 property in the 1970s. It demolished the coke plant buildings. OU3 is a containment area for contaminated materials removed during a harbor cleanup from 1990 to 1993. OU4 is an abandoned facility. Outboard Marine Corporation made parts for outboard motors there from about 1949 until the company declared bankruptcy in 2000. This abandoned facility is the source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the harbor. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1983. Cleanup included dredging contaminated sediments, removing contaminated soils and placing a cap over contaminated materials. It also included active groundwater treatment at OU2 from 2008 to 2012 and at OU4 starting in 2011. Monitoring of groundwater and harbor fish is ongoing. Institutional controls limit fish consumption and use of the site and groundwater and protect the remedy from disturbance. Parts of the site remain in continued use. A recreational boat storage and repair business operates at the harbor. Other industrial support businesses are also in the harbor area. The Waukegan Port District runs a recreational and commercial marina at the harbor. It supports commercial and recreational fishing and boating access to Lake Michigan. Some beachfront areas of the site include ecologically important emergent dune-land environments. These areas provide critical habitat for the piping plover, a federally protected endangered species, and support several state-protected plant species. In 2015, EPA developed a reuse assessment for areas along the Waukegan lakefront, including the site, to support reuse planning. The city of Waukegan (the City) also finalized a master plan for redevelopment of the lakefront area, including the site. The City bought the OU2 area, added clean fill and rezoned the property for high-density residential development, in accordance with the master plan. City plans call for parkland and mixed-use areas on the OU3 and OU4 parts of the site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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Parsons Casket Hardware Co.
The 6-acre Parsons Casket Hardware Co. Superfund site is in Belvidere, Illinois. From the early 1900s to 1982, the Parson’s Casket Hardware Company made decorative metal fittings for caskets at the site. Poor chemical storage practices and spills contaminated soil and groundwater. Illinois EPA began cleanup in 1985. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1987. Soil cleanup finished in 2000. EPA is sampling and planning for the site’s groundwater cleanup. The plume of contaminated groundwater covers about 75 acres. A neighborhood also overlies part of the plume.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 3 people and generated an estimated $226,960 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Peoples Gas Crawford Station Former MGP
The Peoples Gas Crawford Station Former MGP site is in Chicago, Illinois. The manufactured gas plant (MGP) produced gas from coal, oil and other feedstocks. In 1921, the Koppers Company of Pittsburgh and Peoples Gas entered into an agreement. Koppers built, financed and operated a byproduct coke plant at the Crawford Station. Peoples Gas bought the gas and coke made by the Koppers Company for distribution to its consumers. In 1928, Peoples Gas acquired the facility. It was the largest Peoples Gas facility in the early years of the 20th century. Gas production processes produced waste and byproducts such as tars, purifier waste, oils, sludges and acidic waste that resulted in contaminated soil and groundwater. The facility closed down in 1965. Illinois EPA sampling found contamination in groundwater and soil samples. EPA did not list the site on the National Priorities List but considers it an NPL-caliber site. EPA is addressing it through the Superfund Alternative Approach. Short-term cleanup actions and investigations are ongoing. Once investigations are complete and cleanup alternatives are reviewed, EPA will select a long-term cleanup plan. Current site uses include commercial and industrial storage and transportation services. A chemical research and technology company, an electric vehicle charging station, and a demolition contractor are also on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Peoples Gas Hawthorne Avenue Former MGP
The Peoples Gas Hawthorne Avenue Former MGP site is in Chicago, Illinois. The Marcey property includes about 1.6 acres of land that was once part of the Willow Street Station Former MGP site. Because of their shared current ownership, the part of the Willow Street Station Former MGP site east of the railroad is addressed as part of the Hawthorne Avenue MGP site. The Ogden Gas Company built the Hawthorne Avenue gas storage facility in 1905 for use as a manufactured gas distribution facility. Site activities contaminated soil and groundwater. Investigations and cleanup began in 2002. Based on prior work and investigations, EPA found no need for additional Superfund response at the site. The state’s voluntary Site Remediation Program (SRP) will address any remaining contamination. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List but considered it an NPL-caliber site. EPA addressed the site through the Superfund Alternative Approach. In October 2017, the Hawthorne Avenue site was removed from the Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (2008). Current site uses include a liquor store, an electric power station and a psychologist's office.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Peoples Gas Light & Coke - 22nd St
The 8.9-acre Peoples Gas Light & Coke – 22nd St site is in Chicago, Illinois. A manufactured gas plant (MGP) produced gas from coal, oil and other feedstocks on site starting in 1862. In 1944, it started producing reformed natural gas. Plant operations contaminated soil, sediment and groundwater. The plant stopped running in 1958. Dismantling of all former MGP facilities finished by 1960. In 1988, an Illinois EPA assessment recommended more investigation. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List. It is an NPL-caliber site. EPA addresses it through the Superfund Alternative Approach. From 2007 to 2009, the site’s potentially responsible party (PRP) led a time-critical removal action. It included excavation and off-site disposal of contaminated soil and debris. Investigations are ongoing. Once they are complete and EPA reviews cleanup alternatives, EPA will select a long-term cleanup plan. An electrical substation is active on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Peoples Gas Light & Coke - Division St
The 15-acre Peoples Gas Light & Coke – Division St site is located in Chicago, Illinois. A gas production and storage facility opened on site in 1883. It was the first manufactured gas plant (MGP) in Chicago built exclusively for the production of water gas. Its operations contaminated soil and groundwater. Gas production at the plant ended before the dismantling and removal of aboveground MGP structures in 1962. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List, even though the site is an NPL-caliber site. Rather, EPA addresses the site via the Superfund Alternative Approach. Cleanup included digging up contaminated areas, backfilling those areas with clean fill and installing an engineered barrier to prevent further spread of contaminants. Investigations are ongoing. After investigations finish and EPA reviews cleanup alternatives, EPA will select a long-term cleanup plan. Peoples Gas led a voluntary cleanup to enable construction of new business facilities on part of the site that it owns from 2019-2021. All voluntary cleanup activities were completed by November 2021. Current site uses include commercial businesses, a community garden and a park.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Peoples Gas Light & Coke North Sta
The Peoples Gas Light & Coke North Sta site is in Chicago, Illinois, in an area called the Near North Side. The Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company built a coal gas production facility on site in 1868. In 1887, production converted to water gas. Facility operations contaminated groundwater and soil. The facility closed in the early 1960s. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List, even though the site is an NPL-caliber site. EPA addresses the site via the Superfund Alternative Approach. Cleanup activities included digging up and removing foundations, a buried tank and piping, and contaminated soil. In 2017, EPA removed four of the site’s five parcels from the Superfund cleanup program. Investigations for the remaining part of the site are finished. In the spring of 2023, the potentially responsible party informed EPA that the current landowner (electric utility company) intends to conduct a massive construction project that will last for several years. The construction project will involve excavating soil and construction of new buildings. Upon completion of the work, EPA has advised the PRP to submit an addendum to the previously approved investigation report. . After reviewing investigation findings, investigation report addendum, and cleanup alternatives, EPA will select a long-term cleanup plan. Peoples Gas has led a voluntary cleanup to enable construction of new business facilities on part of the site that it owns. Current site uses include an electrical substation and associated buildings and towers, and a storage yard for construction equipment. Other parts of the site are vacant.
Last updated December 2023
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Peoples Gas Light & Coke Willow St Station
The 3.9-acre Peoples Gas Light & Coke Willow St Station Former Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) site is located west of the intersection of Willow and North Kingsbury streets in Chicago, Illinois. MGPs were industrial facilities that produced gas from coal, oil, and other feedstocks. The processes that made the gas also produced waste and byproducts such as tars, purifier waste, oils, sludges and acidic waste. Disposal of waste and spills and leaks often resulted in contaminated soil and groundwater. Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company (Integrys) led site investigations from 2002 to 2004. Cleanup removed a small area of soil impacted by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in 2004. Other cleanup actions at the site from 2004 to 2006 removed about 130,600 tons of contaminated material and took it off site for disposal. Site investigations are ongoing. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List but considers it an NPL-caliber site. EPA is addressing it through the Superfund Alternative Approach. People’s Gas Light and Coke Company no longer owns the property. EPA will select a long-term clean-up plan after investigations are completed and EPA reviews cleanup alternatives. Currently the site is vacant. General Iron (GI) North Property, LLC owns all of the site. GI North previously used this portion of the site as a laydown area for steel, however they vacated the property in 2021. This parcel now consists of a gravel covered lot, a truck scale, and a bioswale. The rest of the site, about 0.6 acres, was part of a parcel owned by A. Finkl & Sons Company (AFS). GI North acquired the AFS parcel in 2016 but vacated the property in 2021. Miscellaneous scrap metal and debris remain on the property.
Last updated December 2023
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Peoples Gas South Station Former MGP
The 7.9-acre Peoples Gas South Station Former MGP site is in Chicago, Illinois. Peoples Gas built the manufactured gas plant (MGP) and storage facility in 1874. In 1944, the plant started producing reformed natural gas. Its operations contaminated soil, sediment and groundwater. The plant shut down in 1961. Removal of MGP structures took place in the 1960s. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). It is an NPL-caliber site. EPA addresses it through the Superfund Alternative Approach. The site is being addressed by potentially responsible party actions with federal and state oversight. Investigations have been completed. After reviewing cleanup alternatives, EPA will select a long-term cleanup plan. The site consists of four parcels. A storage warehouse on two parcels has been demolished to make future cleanup actions possible. The other two parcels are owned by the city of Chicago. EPA removed these parcels from the Superfund program in 2011. The city developed a 3-acre city park, Park Co. 571, on the parcels. The park features a boathouse with rowing facilities, including a training room, community space, office, repair bay, and storage for rowing equipment. Several organizations use the boathouse, including Recovery on Water (ROW). ROW provides breast cancer survivors with opportunities for exercise and social connection during recovery through participation in team rowing. A canoe and kayak rental service is also active on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Peoples Gas Throop Street Former MGP
The 15.6-acre Peoples Gas Throop Street Former MGP site is in the Bridgeport neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Consumers Gas Company built the Throop Street Station in 1892 as a gas-holder facility. Peoples Gas acquired it in 1897. A manufactured gas plant (MGP) storage and distribution facility was active on site. In 1944, a mixing plant started mixing manufactured and natural gas on site. Facility operations contaminated soil, sediment and groundwater. The station closed in 1972. All aboveground structures associated with the gas holder facility were demolished. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). It is an NPL-caliber site. EPA addresses it through the Superfund Alternative Approach. Potentially responsible party actions address the site, with federal and state oversight. Investigations have finished. After reviewing cleanup alternatives, EPA will select a long-term cleanup plan. Brandenburg Industrial Service Company owns the site property and uses it as a storage yard for equipment and debris. Office buildings, tractor trailers, cranes, construction material and debris associated with company operations are on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Petersen Sand & Gravel
The 120-acre Petersen Sand & Gravel Superfund site is north of Libertyville, Illinois. Raymond Petersen purchased the land in 1952 to mine sand and gravel. The company dumped non-hazardous wastes, solvents and paint wastes on site from 1955 to 1958. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency inspected the site in 1971 and ordered it closed because of illegal dumping. Site activities resulted in the contamination of soil, sediment and groundwater. In 1977 and 1983, the site owner worked to remove the contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1986. Illinois EPA investigations found that the owner’s cleanup was sufficient. EPA took the site off the NPL in 1991. In 2002, Independence Grove Forest Preserve created a 115-acre lake and established an education center, amphitheater and gift shop on site. Outdoor enthusiasts now walk, bike, and cross-country ski on over 7 miles of trails at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve. Visitors can enjoy boating and catch-and-release fishing on the lake. The preserve also includes a play area and a sand volleyball court, and hosts a seasonal beer garden and concert series.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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Sauget Area 1
The Sauget Area 1 site is in the villages of Sauget and Cahokia Heights, Illinois. The site consists of 12 former waste disposal areas. These include about 3.5 miles of Dead Creek, three closed landfills, a backfilled impoundment area, an inactive borrow pit, and a closed construction debris disposal area. Waste disposal began before the 1920s. It continued into the 1970s. To manage the cleanup, EPA divided the site into two operable units (OUs). OU1 addresses source contamination in soil, sediments, and surface water. OU2’s final remedy will address groundwater contamination at the Sauget Area 1 and Sauget Area 2 sites. Potentially responsible parties are cleaning up the site with supervision from EPA and the State. Some parts of the site are in continued industrial use.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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Sauget Area 2
The 312-acre Sauget Area 2 site is in Sauget, Cahokia Heights, and East St. Louis, Illinois. It consists of several former landfills and waste treatment and disposal lagoons. The site is on the banks of the Mississippi River, across from St. Louis. Waste disposal and treatment took place at various times at these properties from the 1950s to 1980s. Early actions included building a barrier wall to contain contaminated groundwater and prevent it from reaching the Mississippi River. Groundwater is pumped from the site and then treated at the American Bottoms Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility before it is discharged to the river. EPA’s cleanup plan includes capping contaminated soil and waste and pumping oily liquids from site soil. EPA is developing a combined groundwater cleanup plan for the Sauget Area 2 site and the nearby Sauget Area 1 site. Continued industrial and commercial uses on site include a ship builder, a storage facility, and a cabaret club.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 7 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 58 people and generated an estimated $68,063,770 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Southeast Rockford Ground Water Contamination
The Southeast Rockford Ground Water Contamination Superfund site is an approximately 10-square-mile area in the southeast portion of Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois adjacent to the Rock River. The site is bounded by Broadway to the north, Sandy Hollow Road to the south, Mulford Road to the east and the Rock River to the west, and within this area are several groundwater contaminant plumes, namely chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Investigations by Illinois EPA from 1981 to 1988 found VOC contamination in private and municipal wells. The contaminants came from storage tanks and improper disposal practices at local industries. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1989. The Site is made up of 3 operable units (OU), OU1, OU2, and OU3. From 1989-1991, EPA addressed the drinking water contamination as OU1 by temporarily providing bottled water to homes prior to connecting 547 individual properties, with the City of Rockford, to municipal water and installed granulated activated carbon filtration on Municipal Well #35. EPA addressed the sitewide groundwater contaminant plume as OU2 by connecting 277 additional properties, with the majority of them connected between 1998 - 2000 (last remaining property was connected in July 2023) and by conducting ongoing long-term groundwater monitoring. Overall, 824 homes were connected to the City of Rockford's municipal water system. EPA identified four main source areas, Source Areas 4, 7, 9/10, and 11, as the main contributors of the groundwater VOC plumes, and these are considered OU3. These four source areas use active treatment remediation to address the source materials. In 2020, the cleanup requirements in Source Area 4 were met, resulting in a partial site deletion from the NPL, and determined for unrestricted use and unlimited exposure. In December 2021, Source Area 7 was among those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding for continuing groundwater treatment under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Both Source Area 7 and Source Area 9/10 have decreasing VOC concentrations in groundwater. In Source Area 11, a pilot study is planned for 2024 in order to move towards remedy implementation to address the source contamination. EPA also studied the nearby Rock River in 2018 to identify any impacts on wildlife from the discharge of contaminated groundwater into the river. Studies concluded that no adverse impacts to the benthic community were expected and will continue as such if VOC concentrations do not increase more than 10-fold (which they have not as documented in the Sixth Five-Year Review). Vapor Intrusion (VI) studies were conducted in 2014 and 2017 across the site. The data from these VI studies (CH2MHill 2015a, 2017) indicate that although the potential exists for human health risks from soil vapor exposure, no one was being exposed due to incomplete VI pathways. Current site uses include a variety of industries (e.g., auto-parts store, a car stereo store, a storage facility, an engineering company for aerospace and defense industries, a lab equipment supplier, steel sheet and plate product manufacturer) and residential use. The overall intended use is not expected to change in the future.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 9 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 159 people and generated an estimated $37,886,720 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Tri-County Landfill Co./Waste Management Of Illinois, Inc.
The 66-acre Tri-County Landfill Co./Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. Superfund site is in Elgin, Illinois. Two landfills at the site received commercial and industrial waste from 1961 to 1976. Landfill operations contaminated groundwater, surface water, sediment in a nearby wetland, and surface soil at the landfills. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1989. Cleanup included capping the landfills, collecting and treating landfill gas, and treating contaminated groundwater. Due to low levels of contamination in groundwater, EPA deferred active treatment in 1996 to see if landfill gas removal and the cap stopped further contamination of groundwater. Active treatment could be required in the future if groundwater contamination increases. Institutional controls limit site and groundwater use and protect the remedy from disturbance. Groundwater monitoring and operation and maintenance activities are ongoing. Part of the site is in use for vehicle storage.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 10 people and generated an estimated $1,020,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Woodstock Municipal Landfill
The 50-acre Woodstock Municipal Landfill Superfund site is in Woodstock, Illinois. From 1935 to 1958, a local dump and open burning area operated on site. The city of Woodstock (the City) acquired the site property in 1958. From 1958 to 1975, the City disposed of municipal and industrial wastes at the site. These activities resulted in contamination of groundwater, surface water and surrounding wetlands. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1989. Cleanup included wetlands restoration and landfill capping. After cleanup, the community pursued recreational reuse plans for the site. A sports complex, which includes six soccer fields and a parking lot, opened in 2007. Maintenance and monitoring activities are ongoing.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Yeoman Creek Landfill
The 70-acre Yeoman Creek Landfill Superfund site is in Waukegan, Illinois. From 1958 to 1969, three unlined landfills accepted municipal and industrial wastes. Site activities resulted in the contamination of soil, sediment and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1989. The site includes areas known as the East and West Yeoman Creek Landfills, the Edwards Field Landfill, and the Rubloff Landfill. Cleanup activities included the installation of a landfill cover and a landfill gas collection system, removal of contaminated sediment, monitoring of groundwater, sediment and air, and placement of contaminated soil and sediment under the landfill cover. Institutional controls are required to limit site uses and access. The Waukegan School District, the Waukegan Park District and several private parties own parts of the site. These areas are not in use. A nursing home continues to operate adjacent to the site. Ecological uses on site include Yeoman Creek, wetlands and a nature preserve. In September 2012, EPA funded a renewable energy study at the site to evaluate its suitability for on-site solar electricity generation. The Waukegan School District is pursuing solar generation at the site and selected a solar energy developer to work with on the project. Scheduled for completion in 2024, the planned $10 million project will feature 20,000 solar panels that will provide power to 1,000 households.
Last updated December 2023
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