| Abstract |
The 100-acre Pagel's Pit site is an active sanitary landfill facility in a predominantly rural area of Winnebago County, Illinois. Surrounding land use is mixed agricultural, rural residential, commercial, and industrial. The site is bounded on the west by Killbuck Creek. Another Superfund site, Acme Solvent Reclaiming, Inc., is located east and upgradient of Pagel's Pit. The Acme Solvent site has been shown to have contaminated the ground water in the downgradient direction. It has been determined that the landfill has caused contamination of the ground water. The Record of Decision (ROD) addresses the landfill wastes and contaminated ground water at the downgradient side of the site as Operable Unit 1 (OU1). A future ROD will address ground water contamination in the southeast corner of the site that is undergoing further study. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water are VOCs including 1,2-dichloroethene and vinyl chloride; and metals including arsenic, barium, manganese, thallium and zinc. The selected remedial action for the site is included. |
