INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER/
DUTCH
BOY SITE
SITE LOCATION
Chicago, Illinois; south side of City on S. Peoria St.,
between 120th St and 122nd St.
SITE DESCRIPTION (as of dates of TOSC assistance)
The Site is located at 12042 South Peoria Street, Cook
County, Chicago, Illinois. The Site consists of a parcel of land approximately
5.2 acres in size, and is surrounded by industrial facilities and warehouses
to the north and south, and vacant or abandoned lots to the east and west.
No buildings presently exist on -Site, although remnants of heavy machinery
and processing equipment likely related to Site operations are present
on the property. Approximately 75% of the Site is paved with concrete,
5% with asphalt, and the remaining land is not paved. The unpaved areas
appear to be related to former railroad spurs that cross the property,
and run in strips from north to south along the western edge of the property
and extend to the southeast corner of the Site.
Contacts with the Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
at the IH site (Navistar and Better Living Foundation) were made in June
1995 and eventually led to an agreement in February 1996 to enroll the
site in Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's (IEPA) Voluntary Cleanup
Program. EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order (UAO) under Section
106 of CERCLA to address lead contamination at the Dutch Boy site to NL
on March 26, 1996, and to Lavon Tarr, current owner of the property, on
August 8, 1996.
The City of Chicago demolished the remaining structures at the site. EPA's
role during the demolition was to provide technical advice on the health
and safety aspects of the demolition activities to the community at large
via quarterly public meetings. Attendance for the meetings ranged from
20-60 persons. EPA agreed to monitor and provide oversight for the voluntary
cleanup activities being undertaken at the IH site through IEPA's voluntary
cleanup program. EPA also committed to overseeing NL's performance under
the UAO, and stated its support for the City's efforts to redevelop the
area as part of its Brownfield Redevelopment program.
The Site Project Teams {USEPA, IEPA, City of Chicago
Dept. Of Environment, and Navistar's contractors} encouraged the community
members to develop a Community Advisory Group/Council. The TOSC team worked
with the Council and assisted the community in providing comments on both
the Sampling Analysis and Plan (SAP) and the Extent of Contamination (EOC).
ORGANIZATION REQUESTING TOSC ASSISTANCE
The Maple Park and Victory Heights Advisory Council;
Community Advisory Group
BEGINNING DATE OF TOSC ASSISTANCE
April 1997
ENDING DATE OF TOSC ASSISTANCE
November 1998
INFORMATION CONTACT
Kirk Riley
TOSC Program Manager
Tel: (517) 355-7493
Fax: (517) 432-1550
E-mail: rileyki@egr.msu.edu
SUMMARY OF TOSC ASSISTANCE
TOSC’s assistance focused on the investigations,
led by U.S. EPA of the IH and Dutch Boy sites and the risks associated
with the sites, including reviewing risk assessment documents. TOSC provided
comments on EPA’s “60% Work Plan.” TOSC also provided
comments on a Public Health Assessment produced by the Agency for Toxic
Substance and Disease Registry.
TOSC’s assistance also involved a series of public
information sessions, conducted jointly by Dr. Karen Chou, an MSU professor
of toxicology; Dr. Susan Masten, an MSU professor of environmental engineering;
and Diane Lickfelt, TOSC Project Engineer. For more information on the
IH/DB TOSC project, visit www.tosc.msu.edu/dutchboy.
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