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Waukegan project manager: South Lakefront Fansteel site largely remediated; draft NFR could arrive this winter
Summary
City contractor reported major cleanup steps completed at the 11-acre former Fansteel site at 801 South Market Street and said a draft Illinois EPA "no further remediation" letter could be possible by early to mid-December after a 60-day review.
Waukegan — The Environmental and Sustainability Committee heard a progress report Sept. 2 on remediation of the former Fansteel property at 801 South Market Street, where project manager Colin Brown said the city and contractors have completed most field work and expect regulatory review to be the remaining step toward a recorded "no further remediation" (NFR) finding.
Brown, project manager with the Deaton Group, told the committee the 11-acre site on the South Lakefront received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency brownfields cleanup grant of about $400,000, with a 20% city match, creating roughly $480,000 for remediation work. He said Illinois EPA performed a targeted brownfields…
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