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Celotex Superfund Site
Site Information
- Chicago, IL (Cook County)
- EPA ID# ILD051053692
- Non-NPL
- CERCLIS listing
- Alias(es): Celotex Corp.
- Summer 2006 photos
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Stuart Hill (hill.stuart@epa.gov)
312-886-0689 or 800-621-8431, ext. 60689
Remedial Project Manager
Jena Sleboda (sleboda.jena@epa.gov)
312-353-1263
Repositories
(where to view written records)
Chicago Public Library
Marshall Square Branch
2724 W. Cermak Road
Chicago, IL
Background
The Celotex site was used for making, storing and selling asphalt roofing products. In 1989, Illinois EPA received citizen complaints about coal tar present on their property due to Celotex. Illinois EPA found pollution at the site. (more...) (en español)
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Site Updates
2007
- Revised Community Involvement Plan (PDF) (40pp., 576K)
Honeywell prepared these informational flyers
- Proposed Soil Excavation Schedule Little Village Neighborhood (PDF) (1 pg, 30K) Map
- Residential Soil Cleanup – Phase I Area Near the former Celotex Site – Chicago, Illinois July 2007 (PDF) (1pg, 283K)
- Limpieza Residencial de Terreno – Área Fase I Cerca del sitio anteriormente conocido como Celotex - Chicago, Illinois Julio del 2007 (PDF) (1pg, 51K)
2006
- La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) y Honeywell estarán tomando muestras de tierra en muchas de las yardas en hogares de La Villita durante el verano del
2006
- Carta a los Residentes (PDF) (1pg, 200K)
- Mapa del área donde se toman las muestras de tierra (PDF) (1pg, 284K)
- US EPA and Honeywell are sampling residential soil in many homes in the Little Village neighborhood during summer and fall of 2006
- Letter to Residents (PDF) (1pg, 200K)
- Map of area sampling (PDF) (1pg, 284K)
2004
- EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan; Requests Public Comment (PDF) (6pp, 345K) fact sheet October 2004
- Plan de limpieza propuesto por la EPA; Solicitud de comentarios del público (PDF) (6pp, 360K) Octubre 2004
Public Meetings
EPA held a public meeting November 9, 2004, to explain its recommended cleanup plan, answer questions, and accept comments. The comments period ran from October 26 to November 26, 2004.