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Cleanup near Waukegan’s south lakefront nears finish line; EPA review underway for former Fansteel site
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Waukegan — Project managers updating the Environmental and Sustainability Committee on Sept. 2 said remediation work at the 11-acre former Fansteel site on the city’s south lakefront is substantially complete and under Illinois EPA review.
Waukegan — Project managers updating the Environmental and Sustainability Committee on Sept. 2 said remediation work at the 11-acre former Fansteel site on the city’s south lakefront is substantially complete and under Illinois EPA review, and that the work could receive a draft “no further remediation” determination later this year if outstanding documents resolve quickly.
Overview and funding Colin Brown, project manager with The Deagan Group, said the city received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brownfield cleanup grant for $400,000, matched by roughly 20 percent of city funds for a total remediation budget of about $480,000. Brown recounted that the Illinois EPA performed a…
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