Formosa Plastics Corporation Site
On April 23, 2004, an explosion occurred at the Formosa Plastics
Corporation plant in Illiopolis, located between Springfield and Decatur
along I-72. Illinois EPA’s Emergency Response Unit staff were on site
before midnight and began monitoring the air around the plant and in
the community. During the weekend and the next week, other Illinois EPA
staff
worked with the Village of Illiopolis’ public water supply operator
to test and insure the safety of the drinking water supply. Additional
sampling was done along an unnamed creek just south of the site property,
which continues
east to the Long Point Slough and the Sangamon River. Since then, Illinois
EPA has determined that a long-term presence at the site is needed in
the form of oversight regarding site investigation and proper cleanup
of contamination.
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