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Sauget Area 1
Site Information
- Sauget, IL (St. Clair County)
- EPA ID# ILD980792006
- Alias(es): N/A
- Sauget Area 1 Map with names of companies
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Patricia Krause (krause.patricia@epa.gov)
312-886-9506 or 800-621-8431, ext. 69506, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CST
Remedial Project Manager
Leah Evison(evison.leah@epa.gov)
312-886-2064 or 800-621-8431, ext. 62064
Repositories
(where to view written records)
Cahokia Public Library
140 Cahokia Park Drive
Cahokia, IL
Links
EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund glossary
Superfund Frequent Questions:
Superfund Information Systems Frequent Questions
Background
Cleanup at the Sauget Area 1 site is being addressed by short-term removal actions and a long-term cleanup phase that focuses on cleaning up the entire site. The long-term cleanup phase requires a remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS). This is a study of the nature and extent of contamination (RI) and a description of potential cleanup alternatives (FS). The RI/FS is being reviewed to include added studies and investigations and should be submitted to EPA for review in 2009.
Sauget Area 1 is made up of 12 contaminant sources that include Segments A-F of Dead Creek and adjacent sites G, H, I, L, M and N. Sites G, H, and I are inactive landfills or former disposal areas next to the creek. Site L was used by waste haulers to dispose wash water and sites M and N are former sand pits. Check out the map of Sauget Area 1 and 2 that highlights each source within the areas along with the names of companies that at one time operated in the areas.
Short-term cleanup performed at the sites included:
- Removing 22,000 cubic yards of contaminated creek sediment (mud) from Dead Creek.
- Consolidating waste and placing soil cover over the Site G landfill after an underground fire.
- Replacing certain culverts in Dead Creek that act as backup points for flood waters on the creek.
- Digging up 50,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from Dead Creek Segment B-F, Site M and the basin area.
- Pumping water in areas of Dead Creek to improve drainage and lessen standing water.
- Placing a liner in creek segment B.
Site Updates | Fact Sheets || Technical Documents || Legal Agreements |
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Site Updates
November 2009
Superfund Update - Cleanup Progressing and Future Plans (PDF) (2pp, 508K) November 2009 fact sheet
Fact Sheets
- Superfund Update - Cleanup Progressing and Future Plans (PDF) (2pp, 508K) November 2009
Technical Documents
- Dead Creek - final remedy (PDF) (223pp, 6.2MB) April 2006
- Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis, Remedial (PDF) (518pp, 27.6MB) July 2002
Legal Agreements
- Adminstrative Order directing compliance with request for access, May 7, 2004 (PDF) (28pp, 937K) May 2004
- Administrative Order on Consent, January 12, 1999 (PDF) (53pp, 2.9MB) January 1999