Organization | • | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Community Relations | [X] |
| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2002 May | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This 40-acre landfill site southwest of Decatur in Macon County was developed in 1972 as a sanitary landfill. The site had a history of not complying with the newer landfill rules in the 1980s. The landfill also exceeded its permitted waste disposal limits by 40 to 50 feet, and the Illinois EPA eventually obtained a court order to close the landfill on May 6, 1992. Located less than 1/4 mile south of the Sangamon River and north of Rock Spring Road, the landfill has wide erosion gullies. Visible leachate seeps (leachate is water that has traveled through the landfill and contacted waste material) are observed on three sides of the landfill and drain into a stream that flows into the Sangamon River. | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Fact Sheet #2 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042467 Original UID: 21988 FIRST WORD: Waste | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2001 May | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Located less than 1/4 mile south of the Sangamon River and north of Rock Spring Road, the landfill has significant erosion, with wide erosion gullies. Visible leachate is observed on three sides of the landfill and drains into a stream that flows into the Sangamon River. No groundwater monitoring has been performed at the site, where depth to groundwater is less than twenty feet. Financial assurance for the site, in the form of a letter of credit, has expired and has not been renewed. The case is currently under enforcement action by Illinois EPA and the Illinois Attorney General's Office. | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Fact Sheet #1 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042466 Original UID: 21987 FIRST WORD: Waste | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2004 April | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This 40-acre landfill site southwest of Decatur in Macon County was developed in 1972 as a sanitary landfill. The site had a history of not complying with the newer landfill rules in the 1980s. The landfill also exceeded its permitted waste disposal limits, and the Illinois EPA eventually obtained a court order to close the landfill on May 6, 1992. Located approximately 1/4 mile south of the Sangamon River and north of Rock Spring Road, the landfill had wide erosion gullies. Visible leachate seeps (leachate is water that has traveled through the landfill and contacted waste material) were observed on three sides of the landfill and drained into a stream that flows into the Sangamon River. | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Final Fact Sheet | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042468 Original UID: 21989 FIRST WORD: Waste | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2001 December | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Currently the property is vacant with evidence of ongoing unrestricted dumping. A scrap flatbed semitrailer, gas cylinders and other metals and glass are scattered throughout the site. The site is overgrown and a small pond is located in the central part of the property; however, it is not known whether this water body is present throughout the year or intermittently due to seasonal rainfall and snowmelt. | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Fact Sheet #1 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042470 Original UID: 21991 FIRST WORD: Wasteland | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2006 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) began a sampling program in 2005 to test private wells in the county for potential chemical threats. In consultation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA or Agency) and U.S. Geological Survey, the health department developed a scientific strategy for randomly testing a representative number of wells across the county for the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These are common chemicals found in industrial and commercial solvents and products such as gasoline and other fuels. The goal of the testing is to provide homeowners with information about the quality of the water they are using from private wells and to help them make informed decisions for their families. The printable map referenced in the fact sheet will be included in a separate pdf attachment. | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Fact Sheet 1 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042471 Original UID: 21992 FIRST WORD: Wayne | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2000 May | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | After a history of environmental violations at the Western Lion and Service Disposal #1 Landfill sites, the Illinois EPA learned in May 1994 that the owner/operator of the site had begun excavating a trench in an area of buried waste without a permit. A temporary order from the Attorney General's Office required all operations to stop by January 20, 1996. During an inspection by Illinois EPA in June 1997, field personnel discovered that the open trench had filled with 35-40 feet of leachate (rainwater that has traveled through the landfill and contacted waste). This leachate pit occasionally overtopped its banks and flowed into the nearby Riley Creek, which is a Class "A" Stream. | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Fact Sheet #2 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042473 Original UID: 21994 FIRST WORD: Western | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2002 May | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | After a history of environmental violations at the Western Lion and Service Disposal #1 Landfill sites, a temporary order from the Illinois Attorney Generals Office required all of the waste disposal operations to stop in January 1996. During an inspection by Illinois EPA in June 1997, field personnel discovered that an open trench had filled with 35-40 feet of leachate (rainwater that has traveled through the landfill and contacted waste). The leachate overflowed at times into nearby Riley Creek, a Class A Stream considered a "unique aquatic resource" in the state. | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Final Fact Sheet (#3) | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042474 Original UID: 21995 FIRST WORD: Western | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2007 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois EPA has scheduled the first controlled prairie burn for early to mid-April 2007 (dependent on certain weather conditions) at the former Western Lion/Service Disposal Landfill site. A burn was scheduled for spring of 2005, but was cancelled due to lack of adequate vegetation. The site is located at the intersection of Coles County roads 1100E (Loxa Road) and 900N (Route 316) about 1 miles northeast of Mattoon. The controlled burn, which may take one to three days, is necessary to eliminate accumulated dead vegetation and to stimulate new growth and diversity in the plant life. It will also eliminate invasive plant species, which have shallower root systems than the mix of prairie plants on the landfill cap. | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | [Fact Sheet #4] | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042475 Original UID: 21996 FIRST WORD: Western | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 1999 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Western Lion Landfill, approximately 26 acres, is located at the intersection of Coles County roads 1100E (Loxa Road) and 900N (Route 316) and is about 1 miles northeast of Mattoon. The landfill was operated from 1978 until 1996. Various violations were documented by Illinois EPA during its operation. An inspection by Illinois EPA's Champaign field office in 1994 revealed an improper excavation in already-buried waste. The landfill was subsequently closed by an agreed order in January 1996 (Coles County Circuit Court). | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Fact Sheet #1 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000042472 Original UID: 21993 FIRST WORD: Western | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Underground petroleum product contamination along the Wood River Refinerys (WRR) North Property west fence line and at the Roxana Public Works Yard appears to be from historic refinery operations and benzene pipeline releases, respectively. Shells soil vapor extraction (SVE) system is continuing to remove underground contaminant vapors and, in 2012, was expanded into the Roxana Public Works Yard. Shell and their consultant, URS, have also replaced the temporary internal combustion engine (ICE) units, used to destroy the collected vapors, with a thermal oxidation unit. They have also installed additional vapor monitoring points, groundwater monitoring wells and collected soil borings in an effort to further characterize underground contamination in both areas. | | | | Date Created: | 03 19 2013 | | | | Agency ID: | Update #5 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000050503 Original UID: 168849 FIRST WORD: Wood | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Shell Oil Products U.S. (Shell) is continuing to address subsurface hydrocarbon contamination along the west fence line of the Wood River Refinerys (WRR) North Property. In January and February 2012, Shells contractor, URS, completed construction and on January 31, 2012 began operation of an upgraded soil vapor extraction (SVE) system designed to remove underground hydrocarbon vapors near the WRRs North Property fence line. ConocoPhillips continues to operate a groundwater removal system on refinery property including wells located along the property fence line. | | | | Date Created: | 05 23 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Update #4 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044745 Original UID: 24232 FIRST WORD: Wood | |
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