A leak from storage tank piping on June 12, 2006 allowed approximately 150,000 gallons of product to fill an earthen reservoir around tanks on the property, and most of it infiltrated the ground. Later, product was found floating on groundwater underneath the site, and field tiles had transported some of the material to a field southeast of the site. Surface water in the area flows west-northwest. Buckeye hired a contractor to clean up product that had flowed to a drainage ditch near a small pond one mile northwest. The contractor used oil booms to contain the spill, skimmed it off the water, and removed it for proper disposal.
In late 2003, Illinois EPA responded to an emergency at an old dump site in Gilberts. The remains of an old lead acid batter recycling operation had caught fire. Noxious smoke caused the evacuation of nearby residents. Although the immediate health threat seemed to have been abated, Illinois EPA decided to collect samples to determine if any contaminants were present.
Illinois Taxing District Map for Tax Year 2011. Geospatial data representing taxing district boundary information collected from Illinois county clerks. Map identifies the boundaries of property tax districts to be used for general illustration and research.
In 2007, the Village of Hinsdale renewed their five-year National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for their combined sewer overflows (CSO). This permit included a new CSO with an excess flow storage and treatment facility (facility or storage facility) to be built in Veeck Park which is adjacent to Flagg Creek. Veeck Park is located in Cook County near where 47th Street crosses Interstate 294. The printable map referenced in the fact sheet will be included as a separate pdf attachment.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) has received the results of the soil samples and indoor wipe samples done in February 2000, and in consultation with the Illinois Department of Public Health has determined that none of these sample results indicate an immediate health threat; no health hazards exist for residential areas sampled on 17th and 19th Streets; and wipe samples taken from inside homes show little or no dioxins and exposure will not pose a health hazard.