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Reilly Tar & Chemical Corp.
(St. Louis Park Plant)
Site Information
- St. Louis Park, MN (Hennepin County)
- EPA ID# MND980609804
- NPL Site Narrative
- NPL Factsheet
- Superfund Site Progress Profile
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Heriberto León (leon.heriberto@epa.gov)
312-886-6163 or 800-621-8431, ext. 66163
Remedial Project Manager
Michelle Kerr
kerr.michelle@epa.gov
800-621-8431, ext. 68961
weekdays 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Repositories
(where to view written records)
St. Louis Park Public Library
3240 Library Lane
Minneapolis, MN 55426-4102
Open Mon-Tue 10am-9pm; Wed,Fri-Sat 10am-5pm; Thu 1pm-9pm; Sun 12pm-5pm
Background
The Reilly Tar & Chemical Corporation Site was used for coal tar distillation and wood preserving from 1917 to 1972. The site was sold to the City of St. Louis Park and converted to recreational and residential use in 1972. Waste was disposed of on-site in several ditches that flowed to an adjacent wetland. The wastes generated by Reilly Tar & Chemical Corporation were mostly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which contaminated the soil and ground water beneath the site. It is estimated that approximately 43,000 people use the ground water from aquifers near the site, which are now treated to meet all required health standards.
Site Updates | Latest Update | News Releases || Fact Sheets || Technical Documents || Five-Year Reviews
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Site Updates
March 2012
EPA collected a second round of samples in January 2012 to find out if vapors from underlying contaminated ground water or soil in the area of the Reilly Tar & Chemical Superfund site are causing indoor air contamination in area homes and structures. Both sub-slab soil gas and indoor air samples were collected at 25 locations on six properties on and near the site. Currently the laboratories are finishing the review of the data obtained from the samples.
After the EPA receives the results, we will determine if the site appears to have a vapor intrusion problem, and what action, if any, is needed. EPA expects to send results to property owners within the next month. Please visit EPA's Vapor intrusion website to get additional information that includes technical and policy documents.
News Releases
- Open houses on Reilly Tar and Chemical site environmental investigation in St. Louis Park, Minn., March 3, February 24, 2011
Fact Sheets
- EPA to Investigate Vapor Intrusion Problem (PDF) (4pp, 341KB)
- What you should know about vapor intrusion (PDF) (2pp, 232KB)
Technical Documents
- Site map (PDF) (1pp, 373KB) February 2011
- Screening Levels for Vapor Intrusion (PDF) (1pp, 91KB) February 2011
- Record of Decision 1995 (PDF) (35pp, 1.85MB) June 1995
- Record of Decision 1992 (PDF) (43pp, 1.48MB) September 1992
- Record of Decision 1990 (PDF) (35pp, 1.85MB) June 1990
- Record of Decision 1986 (PDF) (35pp, 1.85MB) June 1986
- Record of Decision 1984 (PDF) (35pp, 1.85MB) June 1984
Five-Year Reviews
- Fourth five-year review report (PDF) (110pp, 4.4MB) June 2011
- Third five-year review (PDF) (86pp, 3.7MB) September 2006
- Second five-year review (PDF) (50pp, 2.4MB) September 2001
- First five-year review (PDF) (47pp, 2.4MB) March 1996