Welcome: During the year 2001, Federal Site Remediation Program staff provided valu-able services to the people of Illinois in implementing the Comprehensive Envi-ronmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (known as CERCLA or Superfund). Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) engineers, scientists, geologists and specialists involved in these cleanup programs are challenged by some of the largest and most contaminated properties in the state and the nation. They provide leadership and assistance in dealing with complex technical, legal and community issues. Last year, Program staff were instrumental in adding three sites to the National Priorities List (NPL). Currently, there are 47 NPL sites in the State of Illinois. Program staff were also involved in cleanup efforts being conducted at federal sites. These sites include active installations, closing facilities or properties transferred from the Department of Defense. Through the assistance and su-pervision of Program staff, health risks were controlled or removed on 8,113 acres of land at seven of the federal sites. The Federal Site Remediation Program in Illinois is recognized as a leader in the nation’s Superfund cleanup efforts. Renee Cipriano, Director, Illinois EPA

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2001 Achievements

● Three new sites added to the NPL

• Construction completion at three NPL sites, 251 acres remediated ● 8, 113.34 acres remediated at seven federal sites ● Six Records of Decision at four federal sites ● Five Findings of Suitability for Transfer (FOST) issued at federal sites

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Table of Contents

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Organization and Mission 3

National Priority List Program 4

Federal Facilities Program 7

CERCLA: Process and Statutory Background 10

Federal Site Remediation Program Activities for 2001 14

Future Cleanup Goals for the Fed-eral Site Remediation Program 15

Where to Go for More Information 15

Recording stratigraphy of collected soil column at O’Hare Air Reserve Station.

ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

CCL Construction Completion List

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-pensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended

DOD Department of Defense

DEW Distant Early Warning

FOST Finding of Suitability for Transfer

FSRS Federal Site Remediation Section

HRS Hazard Ranking System

NAPL Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid

NCP National Contingency Plan

NFR No Further Remediation

NPL National Priorities List

O & M Operation and Maintenance

PA/SI Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation

PCPs Pentachlorophenols

PRPs Potentially Responsible Parties

RD/RA Remedial Design/Remedial Action

RI/FS Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study

ROD Record of Decision

TCE Trichloroethylene

U.S. EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency

USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers

Using a Geoprobe® to collect soil samples at O’Hare Air Reserve Station.

Acronyms

The Federal Site Remediation Program 2001 Annual Report is produced by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Renee Cipriano, Director and the Office of Public Information, Dennis McMuray, Manager. Editors: Maggie Carson and Ron Miller Contributors: Sandra Bron, Charlene Falco, Christopher Hill, Andrew Jankowski, Fred Nika, Paul Lake, Greg Ratliff and Tom Williams. On the Cover: Solidification and removal of API separator sludge at the Texaco-Indian Refining NPL site in Lawrenceville.

The federal site remediation program is cur-rently administered by the Federal Site Reme-diation Section (FSRS). The section is located within the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Bureau of Land, Division of Remedia-tion Management. The section is composed of fourteen project managers who provide techni-cal assistance and leadership for remediation projects at 47 National Priorities List (NPL) sites and 46 federal facilities. Staff involved in the federal site remediation program implement the Superfund program in Illinois and are responsible for the investigation, evaluation and oversight of facilities subject to the provisions of CERCLA. These efforts are co-ordinated with other staff of the Illinois EPA, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), the U.S. Department of Defense, the individual military branches, the appropriate nonmilitary federal entities and the appropriate Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs).

Organization and Mission

To safeguard human health and the environment by providing long-term environmental solutions and beneficial use of land by and for the citizens of Illinois. This mission will be accomplished by: ● Complying with state and federal statutes; ● Establishing credibility and trust by implementing decisions based upon sound science and ethical professional judgement; ● Identifying sites which pose unacceptable risks to human health and the environment through comprehensive environmental investigations; ● Implementing sound environmental remedies which mitigate unacceptable risks to human health and the environment at these sites; ● Fostering healthy relationships and mutual respect among stakeholders; and

● Considering the local values and the environmental perspectives of the citizens of Illinois.

Demolition activities at the Texaco-Indian Refining NPL site in Lawrenceville.

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Partially demolished asphalt storage tank at Texaco-Indian Refining NPL site (top). Asphalt storage tank (bottom).

FSRS Mission Statement:

National Priorities List Program

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Activities at several NPL sites required staff expertise and assistance during the 2001 fiscal year. Some of these site activities included: continued demolition at the former Texaco-Indian Refining site; achievement and documentation of the Construction Completion category of the Galesburg/Koppers Co. site remedy; initiation of cleanup of Dead Creek at the Sauget Area 1 site and public hearings at the Southeast Rockford Groundwater Contamination site related to the proposed final remedies for four source areas. In addition, three sites were added to the NPL. TEXACO-INDIAN REFINING NPL SITE - The demolition of the former Texaco-Indian Refining site at Lawrenceville is still underway. Demolition of the west tank farms was completed during 2001. Contractors shipped 255.58 tons of non-hazardous waste and 1284.99 tons of hazardous materials to selected landfills. Also during 2001, 15,000 tons of steel were shipped off site, bringing the approximate total of steel shipped since June 1997 to 38,000 tons. The above-ground demolition work is expected to be completed by August 2002.

American Western Refining, L.P. (AWR), the landowner, continues to maintain the oil-water separator and water treatment facilities at the site. AWR shipped 484.47 tons of listed hazardous waste materials off site in 2001. This waste came from the cleaning of two treatment bays and the entrance diversion bay. The third treatment bay and holding tank are expected to be cleaned out by early spring, 2002. GALESBURG/KOPPERS CO. SITE - This site has been used to treat railroad ties since 1907. A variety of materials including creosote, coal tar, PCPs and fuel oil have been used in this treatment process. Poor waste disposal practices have led to contamination in the soil and NAPL in the groundwater around the site. This site was originally listed on the NPL on September 8, 1983 and a Record of Decision (ROD) followed on June 30, 1989. The remedy for this site, as specified in the ROD, consists of excavation of visibly contaminated soils; backfilling of excavated areas with “clean” soil, phased biological treatment of excavated contaminated soils in an on-site “engineered” cell; long-term management of treated soils in place; collection and pretreatment of contaminated groundwater on site, with final treatment at privately owned treatment works; routine monitoring of groundwater collection and treatment systems; and access and land use restrictions for affected areas. All components of the remedy have been constructed and are operational. Construction completion documentation was submitted in September 2001. The on-site, phased biological treatment of excavated soils is scheduled to be decommissioned during the summer of 2002.

API separator sludge solidification and removal at the Texaco/Indian Refining NPL site.

National Priority List (NPL) Sites in Illinois

1. A & F Materials Reclaiming, Inc. 2. Acme Solvents Reclaiming, Inc. 3. Adams County Quincy Landfills 2 & 3 4. Amoco Chemicals – Joliet 5. Beloit Corp. 6. Belvidere Municipal Landfill 7. Byron Salvage Yard 8. 8. Central Illinois Public Service Co. 9. Chanute Air Force Base 10. Circle Smelting 11. Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge 12. Cross Brothers Pail Recycling 13. DePue/NJ Zinc/Mobil Chemical 14. Du Page County Landfill/Blackwell Forest 15. Evergreen Manor GW 16. Galesburg/Koppers Co. 17. H.O.D. Landfill 18. Ilada Energy Co. 19. Interstate Pollution Control, Inc. 20. Jennison-Wright 21. Johns-Manville Corp. 22. Joliet Army Ammunition LAP 23. Joliet Army Ammunition Mfg. 24. Kerr-McGee – Kress Creek/West Branch 25. Kerr-McGee – Reed Keppler Park 26. Kerr-McGee – Residential Areas 27. Kerr-McGee – Sewer Treatment Plant 28. LaSalle Electric Utilities 29. Lenz Oil Service 30. Matthiesson & Hegeler Zinc 31. MIG/DeWane Landfill 32. NL Industries/Taracorp 33. Ottawa Radiation Areas 34. Outboard Marine Corp. 35. Pagel’s Pit 36. Parson’s Casket Hardware 37. Peterson Sand & Gravel 38. Sauget Area I 39. Sauget Area II 40. Savanna Army Depot 41. Southeast Rockford GW 42. Texaco Lawrenceville Refinery 43. Tri-County Landfill Co. 44. Velsicol Chemical Corp. 45. Wauconda Sand and Gravel 46. Woodstock Municipal Landfill 47. Yeoman Creek Landfill

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National Priorities List Program (Continued)

SAUGET AREA 1 SITE - Under an order issued by the U.S. EPA during 2001, cleanup of Dead Creek was initiated. This cleanup will remove approximately 50,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediments and place them in a newly-constructed containment cell located near the creek. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $10 million. The containment cell was constructed with a double liner system and a leachate collection system. Groundwater cells were installed around the containment cell to monitor for leakage. Final construction of the cap over the top of the containment cell is scheduled for the summer of 2002.

SOUTHEAST ROCKFORD GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION SITE - This site was added to the National Priorities List in 1989, after chlorinated solvent levels exceeding federal health standards were discovered in the groundwater. Through an emergency action by USEPA, 293 residences were connected to the City of Rockford’s municipal water supply system by late 1990. The first Record of Decision (ROD), signed in June 1991, called for an additional 264 homes to be connected to city water supplies. Between 1991 and 1994, a two-phased remedial investigation was performed to define the nature and extent of the contamination, as well as to gather information on potential source areas of contamination. A second ROD was signed in September 1995, that essentially called for additional hookups to city water supplies and for future source control measures at four major source areas. A consent decree with the City of Rockford signed in early 1998 required water main installation for connections to city water supplies, expansion of the existing groundwater monitoring well network and a sampling and analysis plan. The expansion of the water mains provided city water to an additional 262 homes. A second consent decree in January 1999 provided for $9.1 million to assist in future cleanup costs, as well as reimbursement for previous costs. From June to August 2001, Illinois EPA held a public comment period to allow interested parties to comment on the Proposed Plan for the Source Control Operable Unit of the site. This plan contains cleanup alternatives and preferred options for the final remedies at four source areas (4,7,9/10 and 11). These four areas are the primary sources of groundwater contamination at the site. The selected remedies will stop on-going contamination of the groundwater and protect the water resources for future generations.

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Docuware shot of Sauget Area 1.

Ekberg Park (Source Area 7) at the Southeast Rockford Groundwa-ter Contamination NPL site.

Dead Creek sediment removal action at the proposed Sauget Area 1 NPL site.

Federal Facilities Program staff oversee reme-diation activities at facilities owned or formerly owned by the Department of Defense (DOD). These facilities may include active defense in-stallations, closing facilities or properties trans-ferred from DOD ownership. During 2001, staff members provided assistance and leadership at many sites, including the Joliet Army Ammuni-tion Plant, Nike Missile C-70 site, O’Hare Air Re-serve Station, Fort Sheridan, the Naval Training Center - Great Lakes, Chanute Air Force Base and the Savanna Army Depot Activity NPL site. JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (JOAPP), WIL-MINGTON - The JOAPP Bioremediation Opera-tion, the largest treatment operation of its kind in the country, has treated over 61,000 tons of explosives-contaminated soil to date. An addi-tional 170,000 tons of explosive-contaminated soil are expected to be treated by the end of the year 2006. During 2001, 218 acres were transferred to the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority (JADA) for the development of two industrial parks. An additional 10 acres were transferred to the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture for the construction of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie administration building. FORMER NIKE MISSILE BATTERY C-70, NAPERVILLE - Throughout the year, the U.S. Army Corps of En-gineers (USACE) and Federal Facilities Program staff worked together to find the source of trichloro-ethylene (TCE) at this site. Five private wells located immediately southwest of the former missile launch area have shown detections of TCE. Three of the wells have show detections above the federal maximum contaminant level (5 parts per billion). While the remedial investigation continues, homes that have had a detection of TCE have been put on whole-house filtration systems by USACE.

O’HARE AIR RESERVE STATION - COOK COUNTY - Located in the northeastern corner of the O’Hare International Airport complex, this 352-acre facility is the former home of the 126th Air Refueling Wing. The facility was closed under the Base Realignment and Clo-sure Act of 1995. The site has been undergo-ing investigation and remediation to facilitate the City of Chicago’s plans to redevelop the property. A portion of the site is planned for the new home of United Airlines’ corporate headquarters. Another portion will be used for hotel and light industrial development. The City of Chicago also plans to construct a major thoroughfare to the airport from Higgins Road to the north. This connection will create a new “back door” to O’Hare, allowing some traffic load relief on the Tri-State Tollway.

Federal Facilities Program

A windrow machine used to combine explosives-contaminated soil with amendments for composting, at the Joliet Army

Ammunition Plant NPL site.

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Soil sampling at the O’Hare Air Reserve Station.

Federal Facility Sites in Illinois

1. Savanna Army Depot Activity 2. Rock Island Arsenal 3. Chanute Air Force Base 4. Naval Ordnance Station 5. Naval Air Station Glenview 6. Nike Site C-49 7. Nike Site C-54 8. Palos Park Forest Preserve - Site A 9. Willow Springs Test Cells 10. Nike Site C-44 (Wm Powers Con Area) 11. Former Air Force Plant #39 12. O’Hare IAP/ARS 13. Nike Site C-72 14. Nike Site C-61 15. Nike Site C-70 16. Camp Ellis Military Reservation 17. Nike Site SL-90 18. Mayo General Hospital 19. Fort Sheridan 20. Great Lakes Naval Station 21. Nike Site C-80/81 22. Libertyville Training Site 23. Seneca Shipyards 24. George Field Army Air Station 25. Green River Ordnance Plant 26. Garfield Naval Weapons Plant 27. Charles Melvin Price Support Center 28. Nike Site SL-10 29. Nike Site SL-40 30. Hanna City AFS 31. Peoria Air National Guard 32. Scott Air Force Base 33. Capital Air National Guard 34. Lincoln Ordnance Depot 35. Sangamon Ordnance Plant 36. Joliet Army Ammunition Plant 37. Crab Orchard Refuge 38. Camp Grant Rifle Range 39. Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line 40. Fort Dearborn Army Reserve Center 41. Kankakee Ordnance Works 42. Nike Site C-03 43. Nike Site C-42 44. Nike Site C-84 45. Northerly Island Gunsite 46. Skokie Valley POW Camp

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FORT SHERIDAN - In April 2001, the last 40 acres remaining to be transferred from the former Fort Sheridan were signed over to the Lake County For-est Preserve District. Fort Sheridan became the first Base Realignment and Closure site in Illinois and U.S. EPA Region V to successfully transfer all of its transferable property (312 acres) for redevelop-ment. Located along the shore of Lake Michigan, 25 miles north of Chicago, the development of 551 residential units on the surplus Army property will generate an estimated $5 to $8.2 million dollars a year in real estate taxes. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER—GREAT LAKES—The Great Lakes Naval Training Center is located in Lake County, on the shore of Lake Michigan, about 50 miles north of downtown Chicago. Dedicated in 1911, it is the largest naval training center in the United States. During the past year, Illinois EPA staff worked with the U.S. Navy to initiate a remedial investigation and risk assessment for Pettibone Creek and the former Silk Screen Shop. Pettibone Creek and its tributaries flow into a ravine and discharge into the harbor. These areas are being in-vestigated to determine current and potential future risks to human health and the environment caused by previous base activities. Data analysis is currently under way and investigation reports will be issued during 2002. CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE— Progress was made during 2001 on the consolidation of waste and cap construction at three landfills located at the former Chanute Air Force Base. The landfill caps are be-ing constructed as an interim action to address infiltration of water into the waste mass and to elimi-nate exposure from surface contamination. The final remedy will address groundwater contamination from the landfills. The site is proposed for addition to the National Priorities List. This will insure a more significant role for state and federal regulators in the cleanup process, assure funding for the

site and provide a legally binding schedule for the Air Force Base Conversion Agency cleanup. SAVANNA ARMY DEPOT ACTIVITY - The Strategic Management, Analysis, Require-ments and Technology team continued its efforts in evaluating and developing solu-tions for the proper investigation and reme-diation of explosives-contaminated areas. Ordnance experts on the team advised on reducing areas of concern associated with artillery ranges based on the characteris-tics of ammunition involved. While full public access to this desirable recreational area is some years away, the public will gain access to certain areas as proper se-curity measures are installed.

Federal Facilities Program (Continued)

Playground on top of former Coal Storage Area #3 at Fort. Sheridan.

Installing a security barrier at the Savanna Army Depot Activity NPL site.

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The next stage, the Site Inspection (SI), involves collecting additional data to help in deciding whether to pursue further environmental restoration or investigation. The Remedial Investigation (RI) and Fea-sibility Study (FS) phases follow the PA and SI. During the RI, further studies and risk assessments are conducted to fully characterize the contamination. Various cleanup options are evaluated and the best strategy is determined during the FS, resulting in the cleanup proposed plan. After the FS is com-plete, the investigation activities and selected cleanup option are documented in a Record of Decision (ROD), or an equivalent document. At sites that pose no risk to human health or the environment, the selected remedy may be No Further Remediation (NFR). Sites that require additional action continue to the Cleanup category of the environmental restoration process, which includes Remedial Design (RD), Remedial Action (RA) remedy construction (Construction) and Operation and Maintenance (O&M). During these phases, the selected remedy is

What is the CERCLA Process? The figure below illustrates the general order in which CERCLA restoration activities occur at a site. A new site enters the Investigation category of the process, which consists of several phases. The Pre-liminary Assessment (PA) performed initially is an investigation of limited scope to determine whether contamination may be present.

CERCLA: Process and Statutory Background

Figure provided courtesy of “FY2000 BRAC CleanupPlan Abstract Analysis”, Office of Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Cleanup)

CERCLA: Process and Statutory Background (Continued)

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What are CERCLA and SARA? In 1980, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S. C. 9601-9675 (CERCLA), in response to the dangers of uncontrolled releases of hazardous substances. CERCLA was amended on October 17, 1986, by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Public Law 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613 et seq. What is the NCP? To implement CERCLA, U.S. EPA promulgated the revised National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR part 300, on July 16, 1982 (47 FR 31180), pursuant to CERCLA section 105 and Executive Order 12316 (46 FR 42237, August 20, 1981). The NCP sets guidelines and procedures for responding to releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants under CERCLA. U.S. EPA has revised the NCP on several occasions. The most recent comprehensive revision was on March 8, 1990 (55 FR 8666). As required under section 105(a)(8)(A) of CERCLA, the NCP also includes “Criteria for determining priorities among releases or threatened releases throughout the United States for the purpose of taking remedial action and, to the extent practicable, taking into account the potential urgency of such action for the purpose of taking removal action.” (Removal actions are defined broadly and include a wide range of actions taken to study, clean up, prevent or otherwise address releases and threatened releases 42 U.S.C. 9601 (23).) What is the National Priorities List (NPL)?

The NPL is a list of national priorities among the known or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants throughout the United States. The list, which is Appendix B of the NCP (40 CFR part 300), was required under section 105(a)(8)(B) of CERCLA, as amended by SARA. Section 105(a)(8)(B) defines the NPL as a list of releases and the highest priority facilities and requires that the NPL be revised at least annually. The NPL is intended primarily to guide EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated with a release of hazardous substances. The NPL is only of limited significance, however, as it does not assign liability to any party or to the owner of any specific property. Neither does placing a site on the NPL mean that any remedial or removal action necessarily need be taken.

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designed, constructed and put into operation. Operation of the remedy then continues until the site’s cleanup objectives, as specified in the ROD, are reached. Two milestones mark the achieve-ment of important goals within the cleanup stage. The first milestone is the point at which the rem-edy is implemented and is performing as intended. The second milestone is reached when all cleanup objectives have been met and cleanup activities are finished. After a site reaches this mile-stone, long-term monitoring activities may be conducted to verify that the remedy is effective. Some sites may also require 5-year reviews to ensure that the remedy continues to be effective. A site does not need to go through every phase to reach the final milestone. At every site, the goal is to ful-fill cleanup responsibilities and protect human health and the environment.

CERCLA: Process and Statutory Background (Continued)

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How are sites listed on the NPL? There are three mechanisms for placing sites on the NPL for possible remedial action (see 40 CFR 300.425(c) of the NCP): (1) A site may be placed on the NPL if it scores sufficiently high on the HRS, which EPA promulgated as Appendix A of the NCP (40 CFR part 300). The HRS serves as a screening device to evaluate the relative potential of uncontrolled hazardous substances to pose a threat to human health or the environment. On December 14, 1990 (55 FR 51532), EPA promulgated revisions to the HRS partly in response to CERCLA section 105(c), added by SARA. The revised HRS evaluates four pathways: groundwater, surface water, soil exposure and air. As a matter of Agency policy, those sites that score 28.50 or greater on the HRS are eligible for the NPL; (2) Each State may designate a single site as its top priority to be listed on the NPL, regardless of the HRS score. This mechanism, provided by the NCP at 40 CFR 300.425(c)(2) requires that, to the extent practicable, the NPL include within the 100 highest priorities, one facility designated by each State representing the greatest danger to public health, welfare, or the environment among known facilities in the State (see 42 U.S.C 9605(a)(8)(B); (3) The third mechanism for listing, included in the NCP at 40 CFR 300.425(c)(3), allows certain sites to be listed regardless of their HRS score, if all of the following conditions are met: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) of the U.S. Public Health Service has issued a health advisory that recommends dissociation of individuals from the release. EPA determines that the release poses a significant threat to public health; and EPA anticipates that it will be more cost-effective to use its remedial authority than to use its removal authority to respond to the release. EPA promulgated an original NPL of 406 sites on September 8, 1983 (48 FR 40658). The NPL has been expanded since then, most recently on July 27, 2000 (65 FR 46096). What happens to sites on the NPL? A site may undergo remedial action financed by the Trust Fund established under CERCLA (commonly referred to as the Superfund) only after it is placed on the NPL, as provided in the NCP at 40 CFR 300.425(b)(1). (Remedial actions are those consistent with permanent remedy, taken instead of or in addition to removal actions, 42 U.S.C. 9601(24).) However, under 40 CFR 300.425(b)(2) placing a site on the NPL does not imply that monies will be expended. EPA may pursue other appropriate authorities to respond to the releases, including enforcement action under CERCLA and other laws.

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For purposes of listing, the NPL includes two sections, one of sites that are generally evaluated and cleaned up by EPA (the General Superfund Section), and one of sites that are owned or operated by other Federal agencies (the Federal Facilities Section). With respect to sites in the Federal Facilities Section, these sites are generally being addressed by other Federal agencies. Under Executive Order 12580 (52 FR 2923, January 29, 1987) and CERCLA Section 120, each Federal agency is responsible for carrying out most response actions at facilities under its own jurisdiction, custody or control, although EPA is responsible for preparing a Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score and determining whether the facility is placed on the NPL. EPA is generally not the lead agency at Federal Facilities Section sites, and its role at such sites is accordingly less extensive than at other sites.

CERCLA: Process and Statutory Background (Continued)

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Can portions of sites be deleted from the NPL as they are cleaned up? In November 1995, EPA initiated a new policy to delete portions of NPL sites where cleanup is complete (60 FR 55465, November 1, 1995). Total site cleanup may take many years, while portions of the site may have been cleaned up and available for productive use. As of November 20, 2000, EPA has deleted portions of 21 sites. What is the Construction Completion List (CCL)? EPA also has developed an NPL construction completion list (CCL) to simplify its system of categorizing sites and to better communicate the successful completion of cleanup activities (58 FR 12142, March 2, 1993). Inclusion of a site on the CCL has no legal significance. Sites qualify for the CCL when: (1) Any necessary physical construction is complete, whether or not final cleanup levels or other requirements have been achieved; (2) EPA has determined that the response action should be limited to measures that do not involve construction, e.g., institutional controls, or (3) the site qualifies for deletion from the NPL. As of November 20, 2000, there are a total of 757 sites on the CCL. For the most up-to-date information on the CCL, see EPA’s Internet site at http://www.epa.gov/superfund.

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How are sites removed from the NPL? EPA may delete sites from the NPL where no further response is appropriate under Superfund, as explained in the NCP at 40 CFR 300.425(e). This section also provides that EPA shall consult with states on proposed deletions and shall consider whether any of the following criteria have been met: (i) Responsible parties or other persons have implemented all appropriate response actions required; (ii) All appropriate Superfund-financed response has been implemented and no further response action is required; or (iii) The remedial investigation has shown the releases poses no significant threat to public health or the environment, and taking of remedial measures is not appropriate. As of November 20, 2000, the EPA has deleted 227 sites from the NPL.

Sampling and removal activities at the Parson’s Casket Hardware NPL site in Belvidere.

The table below provides a listing of the achievements of the staff of the Federal Site Remediation Program during federal fiscal year 2001. The table also demonstrates the extensive variety of activities and services provided by the engineers, geologists, and specialists of the program.

Federal Site Remediation Program Activities for 2001

NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS ACTIVITY OUTCOME

Sites added to the NPL Three sites added, bringing the total in Illinois to 47.

Removal actions initiated Initiated at 35 of the 47 sites, or 74 percent of the total.

Records of Decision Completed at 35 of the 47 sites, or 74 percent of the total.

Remedial actions initiated Initiated at 33 of the 47 sites, or 70 percent of the total.

Remedial/removal completions Completed at 41 of the 47 sites, or 87 percent of the total.

Constructions completed Completed at 20 of the 47 sites, or 43 percent of the total.

FEDERAL FACILITIES PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS

ACTIVITY OUTCOME

Remedial investigations Started at three sites and completed at three other sites.

Acres Remediated 8,113.34 acres at seven federal sites.

Site inspections Completed at five sites and started at one other.

Time-critical removals Three removal actions completed.

Non-time-critical removals Four soil removal actions completed at O’Hare ARS.

No futher remediation (NFR) letters

15 letters issued.

Records of Decision (RODs) Six RODs at four sites.

Finding of suitability for transfer (FOST) Five issued.

Property transferred/leased 436.68 acres at four sites.

Five-Year Review Completed for one operable unit at one site.

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INFORMATION SOURCES

For questions about Superfund, cleanups, land contamination, remediation, federal facilities and National Priority List sites: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Federal Site Remediation Section 1021 North Grand Avenue East Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276 Telephone: 217/782-6761 Fax: 217/782-3258 Environmental Emergencies: 217/782-3637 or 800/782-7860

WEB SITES

United States EPA: www.epa.gov U.S. EPA Region V: www.epa.gov/region5 Illinois EPA: www.epa.state.il.us Bureau of Land: www.epa.state.il.us/land Federal Site Remediation Program: www.epa.state.il.us/land/cleanup-programs/cleanup-superfund Illinois Pollution Control Board: www.ipcb.state.il.us

Where to Go for More Information

Future Cleanup Goals for the Federal Site Remediation Program

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Reference herein to any commercial products, process or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the State of Illinois or any agency thereof.

By the year 2005, the Federal Site Remediation Program will:

● Complete RODs at 42 NPL sites (95 percent) ● Complete RODs at 28 non-NPL federal facility sites (64 percent)

● Initiate construction at 42 NPL sites (95 percent)

● Complete Findings of Suitability for Transfer at 85 percent of eligible federal facility sites

● Complete remedial action on 56,000 acres (cumulative)

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13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words)

2001 report of the Federal Site Remediation Program staff’s efforts in planning, developing, and implementing Superfund-related activities throughout the State. Also includes projected cleanup goals to the year 2005.

15. NUMBER OF PAGES

18

16. PRICE CODE

17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT

18.SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE

19. SECURITY CLASSIFI-CATION OF ABSTRACT

20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT

14. SUBJECT TERMS

Superfund, Site Assessment, National Priorities List, Federal Facilities

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