An edition of PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD : proposed consent decree (2006)
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD : proposed consent decree
MIG/DeWane Landfill, Belvidere, Illinois
By Illinois. Illinois Environmental rotection Agency. Office of Community Relations
Publish Date
2006
Publisher
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Community Relations
Language
eng
Pages
-
Description:
The MIG/DeWane Landfill is located in Boone County approximately one-quarter mile east of the City of Belvidere and one-half mile north of U.S. Business Route 20. Between 1969 and 1988, the 47-acre landfill received general refuse and industrial wastes, including paint sludge, volatile organic chemicals, asbestos and liquids containing heavy metals. The site was not properly closed and capped, resulting in a 5 to 10 acre depression in the middle of the landfill. The depression collected water, which drained into the landfill, resulting in over one hundred leachate seeps.