Remedial Action to Begin at Former Park Plating and Metal
Finishing Site
For Immediate Release
September 26, 2001 |
Contact: Maggie Carson
217-785-8138
TDD: 217-782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- Clean-up efforts at the former Park Plating
and Metal Finishing site located at 923 East River Lane in Loves Park,
Winnebago County, Illinois, are tentatively slated to begin the second
week of October. This remedial action is being conducted to minimize the
risk to human health and the environment and restore the property for
future use.
Park Plating and Metal Finishing was a small plating shop that performed
zinc, black oxide, and cadmium plating of metal screws and fasteners.
An inspection at the facility on September 24, 1990, determined that Park
Plating was storing hazardous waste. Closure activities were never completed
at the facility because, on September 26, 1990, the facility burned to
the ground. Discolored groundwater was discovered in a monitoring well
in 1994, which prompted the installation of three monitoring wells in
1995. Soil samples were also collected at that time; elevated levels of
cadmium, chromium and cyanide were identified.
The most recent Illinois EPA investigation showed metal concentrations
in the soil exceeded Illinois' Tiered Approach to Cleanup Objectives (TACO).
TACO is the Illinois EPA's method for developing clean-up objectives for
contaminated soil and groundwater. These remediation objectives protect
human health and take into account site conditions and land use. Six soil
samples contained hazardous waste, and all three groundwater samples yielded
chromium levels in excess of the TACO Groundwater Remediation Objectives.
The upcoming remedial action at the Park Plating and Metal Finishing
site will include the following actions:
- Excavation and disposal of contaminated soil;
- Demolition and disposal of shed;
- Demolition and disposal of concrete slabs and foundations;
- Removal and disposal of contaminated sediment from the storm drains;
- Backfill and compact of excavations with suitable fill material;
- Site restoration;
- Air monitoring and dust control;
- Collection of soil samples for off-site analysis;
- Quarterly monitoring, sampling, and analysis of three monitoring
wells, for one year; and
- Abandonment of three monitoring wells in accordance with regulatory
requirements.
The remedial action is expected to take eight weeks to complete.
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