| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2003 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | For many years, this 124-acre site was the location of fertilizer manufacturing, which used naturally occurring phosphates found in gypsum. The process used acid to free the phosphates for use in fertilizer production, and it resulted in a 25 to 40 acre pile/stack of acidic gypsum waste. The gypsum waste was piled into a strip mine pond and now rises more than 60 feet above the pond surface. Illinois EPA placed a Seal Order (to prevent public access) on the site in 1988 and, in 1989, spent $500,000 to perform an Immediate Removal of hazardous waste at the site. In 2000, the Agency worked with Borden Chemical, Inc., a former site owner, to do emergency stabilization work to safeguard surrounding residents and the environment. After many years of dealing with obstacles and delays, visible progress is taking place on the site. The printable map referenced in this fact sheet was included as a pdf attachment to "Smith Douglas Site: Fact Sheet #4." | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Fact Sheet 5 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042457 Original UID: 21981 FIRST WORD: Smith | |
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