Superfund
Toxic waste sites in Illinois

About the data on this page
As a public service, the Center for Public Integrity created this state page reflecting Environmental Protection Agency databases that detail the location, status and other details regarding each Superfund site as of March 2007. This information has not been modified in any way. Any misspellings or errors already existed in the government database.



Illinois

Superfund Site Status
Number of sites in this state by status on the National Priorities List:
Proposed for list: FAQs 7
Currently on list: FAQs 42
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 2
Total sites: 51

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 23
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 4
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 6
Containing at least one of the top five most hazardous chemicals: FAQs 30

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where one company may have sole responsibility: 5
Sites where companies may share responsibility: 36







Site NameCityPRP CategoryActive, Deleted or Proposed
A & F MATERIAL RECLAIMING, INC.GREENUPMultiCurrently on list
ACME SOLVENT RECLAIMING, INC. (MORRISTOWN PLANT)MORRISTOWNMultiCurrently on list
ADAMS COUNTY QUINCY LANDFILLS 2&3QUINCYMultiCurrently on list
AMOCO CHEMICALS (JOLIET LANDFILL)JOLIETNo PRPCurrently on list
ASARCO TAYLOR SPRINGSTAYLOR SPRINGSNo PRPCurrently on list
BELOIT CORP.ROCKTONMultiCurrently on list
BELVIDERE MUNICIPAL LANDFILLBELVIDEREMultiCurrently on list
BYRON SALVAGE YARDBYRONMultiCurrently on list
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE CO.TAYLORVILLENo PRPCurrently on list
CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASERANTOULNo PRPProposed for list
CIRCLE SMELTING CORP.BECKEMEYERMultiProposed for list
CROSS BROTHERS PAIL RECYCLING (PEMBROKE)PEMBROKE TOWNSHIPMultiCurrently on list
DEPUE/NEW JERSY ZINC/MOBIL CHEMICAL CORP.DEPUESingleCurrently on list
DUPAGE COUNTY LANDFILL/BLACKWELL FOREST PRESERVEWARRENVILLESingleCurrently on list
EAGLE ZINC CO DIV T L DIAMONDHILLSBOROMultiProposed for list
EVERGREEN MANOR GROUND WATER CONTAMINATIONWINNEBAGO COUNTYMultiProposed for list
GALESBURG/KOPPERS CO.GALESBURGNo PRPCurrently on list
H.O.D. LANDFILLANTIOCHMultiCurrently on list
HEGELER ZINCDANVILLENo PRPCurrently on list
ILADA ENERGY CO.EAST CAPE GIRARDEAUMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
INDIAN REFINERY-TEXACO LAWRENCEVILLELAWRENCEVILLEMultiCurrently on list
INTERSTATE POLLUTION CONTROL, INC.ROCKFORDMultiCurrently on list
JENNISON-WRIGHT CORPORATIONGRANITE CITYNo PRPCurrently on list
JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.WAUKEGANMultiCurrently on list
JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (LOAD-ASSEMBLY-PACKING AREA)JOLIETNo PRPCurrently on list
JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (MANUFACTURING AREA)JOLIETNo PRPCurrently on list
KERR-MCGEE (KRESS CREEK/WEST BRANCH OF DUPAGE RIVER)DUPAGE COUNTYMultiCurrently on list
KERR-MCGEE (REED-KEPPLER PARK)WEST CHICAGOSingleCurrently on list
KERR-MCGEE (RESIDENTIAL AREAS)WEST CHICAGOMultiCurrently on list
KERR-MCGEE (SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT)WEST CHICAGOMultiCurrently on list
LAKE CALUMET CLUSTER SITECHICAGOMultiProposed for list
LASALLE ELECTRIC UTILITIESLA SALLESingleCurrently on list
LENZ OIL SERVICE, INC.LEMONTMultiCurrently on list
MATTHIESSEN AND HEGELER ZINC COMPANYLA SALLEMultiCurrently on list
MIG/DEWANE LANDFILLBELVIDEREMultiCurrently on list
NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP LEAD SMELTERGRANITE CITYMultiCurrently on list
OTTAWA RADIATION AREASOTTAWAMultiCurrently on list
OUTBOARD MARINE CORP.WAUKEGANMultiCurrently on list
PAGEL'S PITROCKFORDMultiCurrently on list
PARSONS CASKET HARDWARE CO.BELVIDEREMultiCurrently on list
PETERSEN SAND & GRAVELLIBERTYVILLEMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
SANGAMO ELECTRIC DUMP/CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (USDOI)CARTERVILLEMultiCurrently on list
SAUGET AREA 1SAUGETMultiProposed for list
SAUGET AREA 2SAUGETMultiProposed for list
SAVANNA ARMY DEPOT ACTIVITYSAVANNANo PRPCurrently on list
SOUTHEAST ROCKFORD GROUND WATER CONTAMINATIONROCKFORDMultiCurrently on list
TRI-COUNTY LANDFILL CO./WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.SOUTH ELGINMultiCurrently on list
VELSICOL CHEMICAL CORP. (MARSHALL PLANT)MARSHALLSingleCurrently on list
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVELWAUCONDAMultiCurrently on list
WOODSTOCK MUNICIPAL LANDFILLWOODSTOCKMultiCurrently on list
YEOMAN CREEK LANDFILLWAUKEGANMultiCurrently on list