Natural resource damage assessment process at Indian Refining/Texaco Superfund Site :
Lawrenceville, Illinois.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Springfield, Ill. : Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Community Relations, 2004.
- Summary
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The former Indian Refining Company/Texaco Refinery property consists of approximately 990 acres along the southeast portion of Lawrenceville. The facility operated as an active petroleum refinery from the early 1900's until the mid-1990's. During the early part of the last century, a lube oil refinery was located on what is known today as Indian Acres and Indian Acres North, on the northeastern portion of the property. That area was later used for waste disposal, including lube oil filter clay sludge, acid sludge, and possibly other wastes. Waste materials from this facility are also found in numerous areas south of the B & O Railroad tracks, which runs east-west across the site. The site was investigated by the Illinois EPA and was named to the National Priorities List of Superfund Sites in 2000. Acidic tar-like waste material was removed from several residential properties just north of the site during fall 1996 and fall 1997. Additional investigation in residential areas in spring 2000 revealed no new areas of the type of site-related waste material. Demolition of the main refinery units began in 1998, and nearly all of the aboveground structures have been cleaned, dismantled and taken off-site. The Illinois EPA and the Illinois Attorney General filed an action against ChevronTexico Corporation in the federal court, resulting in a Consent Decree in 2001, which directs CevronTexaco to conduct a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS). The current site owner is American Western Refining, Inc.
- Note
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"December 2004."
Caption title.
- Physical Description
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4 p. :
col. ill., col. map ;
28 cm.
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