H.O.D. Landfill

Site Information

Antioch, IL (Lake County)
EPA ID# ILD980605836
NPL Site Narrative
NPL Factsheet
Superfund Site Progress Report
Alias(es): CD DISPOSAL, HOD LDFL
Map (Enviromapper)

Contact Information

Community Involvement Coordinator
Susan Pastor (pastor.susan@epa.gov)
312-353-1325 or 800-621-8431, ext. 31325

Remedial Project Manager
Karen Mason-Smith
(mason-smith.karen@epa.gov)
312-886-6150 or 800-621-8431, ext. 66150

Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator
Thomas Bloom
bloom.thomas@epa.gov
312-886-1967 or 800-621-8431, ext. 61967

Repositories

(where to view written records)

Anticoh Public Library
Antioch Public Library
757 N. Main St. (Route 83)
Antioch, IL 60002
Ask for the Adult Reference Librarian

Links

EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund Frequent Questions

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

Background

H.O.D. Landfill occupies about 121 acres with about 51 acres used as a landfill. The site is adjacent to a freshwater wetland and Sequoit Creek, a stream that flows into a series of nearby lakes. The landfill portion is divided into the "old landfill" and the "new landfill." Operations began at the "old landfill" in 1963 and at the "new landfill" in 1975. H.O.D. was closed in 1984, and the entire landfill was covered with clay. The site was placed on the National Priorities List in 1990 due to nearby vinyl chloride-contaminated ground water.

The landfill’s cleanup, which was completed in 2001, included cap improvements, enhanced gas and leachate collection systems, leachate treatment, and ground water monitored natural attenuation. Institutional controls, including deed restrictions, were put in place to regulate the use of the property and ground water.

Construction of an energy system to use the H.O.D. Landfill's gas as a way to produce electricity and heat for the nearby Antioch Community High School began on December 2002. This project's successful design and construction served as a model for other communities interested in using nearby landfill gas as an alternative energy and "green" solution to save taxpayers money and combat global warming.

In 2005, H.O.D. Landfill was awarded the first Superfund reuse pilot in the nation where cleanup had been completed. EPA then worked successfully with all stakeholders to update the site’s risk assessment study which showed the cleanup was “protective” for recreational purposes such as sports playing fields.

Site Updates | Technical Documents || Five-Year Reviews | Legal Agreements

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Site Updates

May 2013

EPA completed its second status review of the landfill's cleanup in 2010. This type of review is required at least every five years where the cleanup is complete but hazardous waste remains managed on-site. These reviews are done to ensure that the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment.
The review included: