NL Industries / Taracorp (NL)

Site Information

Granite City, IL (Madison County)
EPA ID# ILD096731468
NPL Site Narrative
NPL Factsheet
Superfund Site Progress Profile
Alias(es): NL Industries/Taracorp Lead Smelt Site, Hoyt PLT, Taracorp Ind. Granite City PLT, National Lead Taracorp
Map

Contact Information

Community Involvement Coordinator
Janet Pope (pope.janet@epa.gov)
312-353-0628 or 800-621-8431, ext.30628

Remedial Project Manager
Sheri Bianchin (bianchin.sheri@epa.gov)
312-886-4745 or 800-621-8431, ext. 64745

Repositories

(where to view written records)

City Clerk's Office
2000 Edison Ave.
Granite City, Ill

Links

EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund glossary
Superfund Frequent Questions:
Superfund Information Systems Frequent Questions

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

Background

See NPL Factsheet

Site Updates || Technical Documents | Five-Year Reviews | Legal Documents

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Site Updates

2008 Update

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with Illinois EPA, is reviewing the NL/ Taracorp Superfund site to ensure the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment. The Superfund law requires reviews at least every five years at sites where the cleanup is complete but waste remains managed on-site.

EPA will evaluate site documents, results of periodic inspections (including a recent inspection) and soil and ground-water testing. Should EPA find any areas of potential concern, the Agency will work with the companies responsible for the cleanup to fix them. The five-year review report, which will be available next spring, will detail the site's progress. EPA will issue a report on the five-year review by March 2009 or sooner. This is the third five-year review for this site.

EPA encourages public comment. Written comments should be postmarked no later than December 1, 2008. You may also communicate your questions or concerns by telephone or e-mail.

Technical Documents

Explanation of Significant Differences (PDF) (7pp, 82K) September 2000 (a modification to the original Record of Decision)
Record of Decision (PDF) (27pp, 65K) March 1990

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