Dutch Boy Site, Chicago, IL

Site Description

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).

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Useful Link: EPA's Website

Contact Information

Kirk Riley, rileyki@egr.msu.edu
Dr. Susan Masten, masten@egr.msu.edu
Diane Lickfelt, lickfelt@egr.msu.edu

TOSC Program
Michigan State Univeristy
B-100A Research Complex-Engineering
East Lansing, MI 48824-1326
800-490-3890