[CPEO-BIF] Manufactured gas plant at McCabe Scrap Iron, Galesburg, Illinois

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Ameren plans huge downtown site cleanup
Utility plans to excavate 100,000 tons of contaminated soil at site of 
former scrap firm, gas facility

By JOHN R. PULLIAM
Galesburg Register-Mail
June 27, 2009

GALESBURG -

AmerenIP hopes to begin a massive environmental clean-up at the former 
site of McCabe Scrap Iron & Materials Co. at 151 W. Ferris St. by 
September or October. Galesburg Gas Light & Coke Co. produced gas 
beginning in 1861 at the 3-acre site, with coal tar as a waste product.

Brett Carney of Environmental Resources Management of Springfield, which 
was hired by Ameren to determine the extent of the pollution at the 
site, has completed his work, including soil testing and checking for 
groundwater contamination. He said the first three feet of contamination 
consisted of metals and fuel oil from the scrap iron operation. Carney 
said there are fuel residuals at the site, from the manufactured gas 
plant, which he described as an "oily mixture."

"Up to 30 feet of sand that is contaminated there will have to be 
remediated," Carney said. Ameren will excavate as deep as 45 feet in 
order to remove the contaminated soil.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.galesburg.com/news/x1885873048/Ameren-plans-huge-downtown-site-cleanup


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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