lasalle electric utilities

ST VINCENT RD

The LaSalle Electrical Utilities site is located in the city of LaSalle, in LaSalle County, Illinois. From about 1943 until 1982, the 68,000 square foot industrial complex, located on approximately 10 acres of land, manufactured capacitors for use by industrial applications and electrical power transmission. In 1982, the Electrical Utilities Company filed bankruptcy and is now nonexistent. All investigative and remedial activities at the site have been fund-financed. The plant site is surrounded by small retail/industrial businesses, agricultural land, and residential property. Approximately 5,200 residents live within one mile of the site. Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through federal and state actions. EPA funded the State of Illinois, through Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), to conduct the Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies and subsequently to implement the respective remedial actions. Currently the site is in the operation and maintenance phase for the ground water pump and treat system with IEPA as the lead agency.

Hazardous Ranking Score

42 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 5
Phone: (312) 353-2000

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        4,602

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $55,588

        Average Income

        1,815

        Occupied homes

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