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Hegeler Zinc Superfund Site
Site Information
- Hegeler, Illinois (Vermilion County)
- EPA ID# ILN000508134
- NPL Site Narrative
- NPL Factsheet
- Superfund Site Progress Profile
- Alias(es): N/A
- Photos
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Virginia Narsete (narsete.virginia@epa.gov)
312-886-4359 or 800-621-8431, ext. 64359
Remedial Project Manager
Colleen Moynihan moynihan.colleen@epa.gov
312-353-8196 or 800-621-8431, ext. 38196
Repositories
(where to view written records)
Danville Public Library
217-477-5228
Archives/Reference Department
319 N. Vermilion St.
Danville, IL
Westville Public Library
217-267-3170
Reference Department
233 S. Street St.
Westville, IL
Links
EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund glossary
Superfund Frequent Questions:
Superfund Information Systems Frequent Questions
Background
This 100-acre site was a zinc smelting facility from 1906 until approximately
1954. It is located west of the village of Hegeler, which is south of Danville,
Illinois. It is in a rural area, bordered by farmland on the west and the
north. Hegeler Zinc produced various grades of zinc slab and rolled zinc
products as well as sulfuric acid. The smelting operation resulted in large
amounts of slag (through a burning process), which was stored in piles on
the site. The slag material contains unburned residues and metals such as
lead, arsenic and zinc.
In May 2003, EPA secured the site with a fence to protect tresspassers from
contamination at the request of the Illinois EPA. In 2004, Illinois EPA nominated
the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). In April 2005, the Hegeler
Zinc site officially became an NPL site, listed in the Federal Register.
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Site Updates | News Releases | Fact Sheets || Technical Documents || Public Meetings
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Site Updates
News Releases
- EPA plans more sampling near Hegeler Superfund site; open house and public meeting May 28 - May 18, 2009
- EPA names new Superfund National Priorities List sites in Danville, Ill., and Copley, Ohio - April 27, 2005
Fact Sheets
- EPA Plans More Soil Sampling in Yards (PDF) (4pp, 947K) May 2009
- EPA Study Concludes Cleanup Is Needed (PDF) (2pp, 623K) June 2007
- Sampling to Begin at the Hegeler Zinc Superfund Site April 2006
- EPA Summarizes Responses From Community Interviews October 2005
- Hegler Zinc Placed on Official Superfund List May 2005
Presentations
- Hegeler Zinc Superfund Site (PDF) ( 27 pp, 1.9MB) May 2009
Technical Documents
- Final Remedial investigation Report (partial), Version 2. Volume 1 (PDF) (223pp, 11 MB)
NOTE: The full report is available for study at the repositories listed in the box at right.
Public Meetings
- EPA and the Vermilion County Health Department will host a public meeting with a formal presentation from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2009.
- EPA representatives held a public meeting June 12, 2007 at the Westville Public LIbrary regarding the study and sampling results.
- EPA representatives held a public meeting April 18, 2006 at Tilton Village Hall regarding the 2006 sampling project.