Construction Begins at Glidden Paint Waste Site
For Immediate Release
September 14, 2000 |
Contact: Maggie Carson
(217) 557-8138
TDD: (217) 782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- On September 18, 2000, construction work
will begin on a cap to cover a waste pile produced by the Glidden Paint
Company. From the early 1940's, until the facility closed in 1965, Glidden
manufactured lithopone, a pigment component of paint, at the site. The
site is located about 1/4 mile south of Glidden Park on Mulberry Road in
Collinsville.
This work is being conducted to comply with a Consent Order entered into
between Millennium Holdings, a corporate successor to Glidden, the Illinois
Attorney General's Office, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
and the City of Collinsville. The Order will be filed with the Madison
County Circuit Court, after formal approval by the City of Collinsville.
The Illinois EPA will oversee the cap construction activities.
The primary contaminants of concern in the waste pile are barium, cadmium,
zinc and lead. All of the contaminants present are at levels below the
RCRA Hazardous Waste limits, but remain at levels exceeding Illinois EPA
cleanup standards and, therefore, a corrective action remedy was necessary.
The Illinois EPA and Millennium Holdings have performed extensive soil
and groundwater sampling of the waste pile and the surrounding area and
have determined that a clay cap is the most protective and cost effective
remedy for this site.
Construction work on the 2-foot thick clay cap is scheduled to take two
months. The final grass cover should be in place within six months of
the completion of the project. An eight-foot tall chain link fence will
be erected around the 4-acre perimeter of the waste pile to prevent any
vehicles from getting on the property and causing damage to the clay cap.
The City of Collinsville has agreed to perform long term maintenance of
the cap.
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