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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
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 trespassers 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
January 2013
During the week of January 7th, 2013 EPA will install 3 mid-depth groundwater monitoring wells adjacent to the Hegeler Zinc Superfund Site. The following week, all thirteen existing mid-depth groundwater monitoring wells offsite and onsite will be sampled for metals and water level measurements collected. The groundwater sampling will help EPA better understand the direction of the groundwater flow and the nature and extent of metals contamination.
News Releases
- Hegeler Superfund Site Update: EPA Begins Collecting More Soil and Water Samples - April 1, 2010
- 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 To Host Open House for Former Smelter Site (PDF) (2pp, 258K) October 2010
- 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) (27pp, 938K) May 2009
Technical Documents
- Appendices of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (1314pp, 48MB)
- Figure 6 of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (29pp, 44MB)
- Figure 5 of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (12pp, 6MB)
- Figure 4 of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (7pp, 11MB)
- Figure 3 of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (3pp, 6.2MB)
- Figure 2 of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (21pp, 29MB)
- Table 7 of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (3pp, 24KB)
- Table 6 of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (181pp, 683KB)
- Table 5 of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (4pp, 23KB)
- Table 4 of Remedial investigation report (PDF) (31pp, 70KB)
- 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 hosted a public meeting 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.