Hegeler Zinc Superfund Site

Site Information

Hegeler, Illinois (Vermilion County)
EPA ID# ILN000508134
NPL Site Narrative
NPL Factsheet link
CERCLIS listing
Alias(es): N/A

Contact Information

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

Remedial Project Manager
Tim Drexler drexler.timothy@epa.gov
312-353-4367 or 800-621-8431

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

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

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

Reports

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.

Fact Sheets

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

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Public Meetings

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.