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Bishop Landfill, located approximately one mile south of Litchfield and the Long Branch Creek, is a 36-acre permitted sanitary landfill that was not certified as closed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA). Bishop Landfill operated from 1971 to 1987 and was permitted to accept only general refuse (trash), however, hazardous wastes were accepted without the operator acquiring the proper permits. The landfill was also filled beyond the permitted boundaries. The landfill has erosion problems, leachate seeps (rainwater that has infiltrated the landfill and mixed with the waste), and gas buildup. The printable map referenced in the fact sheet will be included as a separate pdf attachment.
This 17-acre landfill southwest of Decatur on the south bank of the Sangamon River was permitted in 1974 as a demolition debris landfill. It originated as an open dump in 1918. The site had a history of not complying with the state landfill rules in the 1980s. The landfill also exceeded its permitted waste disposal limits, by the time that operations stopped in 1991. The owner failed to comply with an August 1994 court order requiring proper cover to be installed and maintained. Visible leachate seeps (leachate is water that has traveled through the landfill and contacts waste material) and exposed refuse were observed along the bank of the Sangamon River.
In February 2007, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) conducted an environmental investigation at the former Abingdon Pottery Company located at the corner of Sanitary Road and East Street. This investigation was part on an on-going Brownfield redevelopment effort. During the Illinois EPA investigation, it was discovered that surface soils in this area contained high concentrations of lead.
We identified several deficiencies in the administrative operations of the College Illinois! Prepaid Tuition Program (Program) including a procurement process that lacked consistency, transparency, independence, documentation, and compliance with procurement rules and the Procurement Code. We also identified management issues including a lack of support for actuarial assumptions used when setting contract prices, not having a set policy for how Program costs are allocated, and not utilizing key controls governing the Programs investments.
Illinois EPA has scheduled the first controlled prairie burn at the former BATH, Inc. Landfill site for late February or March 2008. The specific date of the event will depend on weather conditions. The site is located on the west side of Highway 48 along the south bank of the Sangamon River. The controlled burn is necessary to eliminate accumulated trees and to stimulate new growth and diversity in the plant life. It will also eliminate invasive plant species, which have more shallow root systems than the mix of prairie plants on the landfill cap.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) has completed its environmental investigations at the Batavia Groundwater Contamination Site. Illinois EPA has placed a final report of the investigation in the Site Information Repository in the Batavia Public Library, for review by interested citizens.
The landfill has erosion problems, uncovered refuse, and is leaching into the Sangamon River. Leachate is a liquid that results from water traveling through decomposing waste in a landfill and usually contains a variety of contaminants. This may escape into surrounding surface water or ground water, depending on conditions at a given landfill. The Illinois EPA intends to cap the landfill to prevent further leachate production. The map indicated in the fact sheet pdf is being included in a separate pdf.
Located on the south side of the Sangamon River near Route 48 in Decatur, this 11.7-acre landfill received municipal solid waste and demolition debris beginning in 1918. The landfill ceased accepting waste in 1991 due to a Consent Order from the Illinois Attorney General. The Consent Order required placement of two feet of cover on the landfill. However, Illinois EPA has no documentation that the work was completed, and after a visual inspection of the site, is concerned about the quality of the cover material.
In 1999, a resident in a subdivision at the crossroads of Beaver Valley Road and Squaw Prairie Road had his well water tested for the presence of chemicals, and the laboratory found low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs are from a family of chemicals commonly found in solvents (degreasers) that have wide commercial and industrial use, such as metals fabrication, auto repair, dry cleaning and printing. The affected well is in a residential area northwest of Belvidere in Boone County and is not near any commercial or industrial development. The map indicated in the fact sheet will be included as a separate pdf attachment.
In May 2005, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) signed off on the completed remedy at the old Brockman I Landfill located southwest of Ottawa. The work was the result of a 2003 consent order between the state of Illinois and 19 settling parties who either owned the property or brought waste to the landfill when it was in operation between 1970 and 1979. The fact sheet references several images and videos. They will be included in separate attachments.