Wauconda Sand & Gravel

Superfund site in Wauconda, IL · EPA ID ILD047019732

Wauconda Sand & Gravel is a Superfund site in Wauconda, IL on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ACETONE, ALPHA-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, ARSENIC, BARIUM. At Wauconda Sand & Gravel, the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Yes
Groundwater migration under control
Yes
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
Yes
Federal facility
No
EPA region
05
County
Lake

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Groundwater

  • Acetone
  • Alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Cadmium
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chromium
  • Dieldrin
  • Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane)
  • Heptachlor
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • Nickel
  • Silver
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Zinc

Landfill Gas

  • Benzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Styrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Leachate

  • Arsenic
  • Boron
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Cyanide
  • Manganese
  • Phenol
  • Silver
  • Zinc

Location

BONNER & GARLAND RD, Wauconda, IL 60084

Latitude 42.281389, longitude -88.1375

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