FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITE INSTALLATION ID: IL59799F767100
NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT
decatur, Illinois
Cost So Far
$1.9M
Money already spent on the evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites.
Expected Additional Cost
$72K
The estimated amount of money needed for evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites at this installation.
Completion Date
2018
The date the DOD says cleanup of all sites was completed. Long term monitoring may continue after this date.
The 18.495 acre site is currently known as the Decatur Paper Company. It was formerly known as the Atomic Energy Commission's Garfield Plant and the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant #84. The site is located at 800 East Kenwood Avenue in... see more » The 18.495 acre site is currently known as the Decatur Paper Company. It was formerly known as the Atomic Energy Commission's Garfield Plant and the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant #84. The site is located at 800 East Kenwood Avenue in the City of Decatur, County of Macon, Illinois. (Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) « see less
2 Hazardous Sites
Below are the locations of hazardous sites associated with this military installation, according to the DOD. A site’s contamination may affect a much larger area, including public and private lands and the water supplies beneath them.
High Risk
Medium Risk
Low Risk
Risk Not Evaluated or Not Required
Response Complete
We haven't independently confirmed the location of every site. If you notice a site placed at the incorrect location, please contact us.
Not all sites in the DOD data include location information, so there may be sites listed below that are missing from the map. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD to prioritize the cleanup of sites.
1 Active Site
Sites where military cleanup actions are still ongoing. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD, which prioritizes the cleanup of sites that pose greatest threat to safety, human health, and the environment.
Site ID: 01HTRW
SITEWIDE INVESTIGATION
Contaminated Soil Piles
Cost
$82K
Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup
Final Cleanup Action
Sep 2018
Contaminated Areas
Groundwater: High Risk
CONTAMINANTS HAVE MOVED FROM THE AREA DIRECTLY UNDER THE SOURCE. Samples were taken from the: AST area; Coal Storage Area; Production Plant; Hess Park; Facility Basement Water (pit 1, pit 3, pit 6, storm water sump, central floor drain). The ground wate There is no threatened receptor since ground water is 40 ft below surface and is not used for drinking. The groundwater is viewed by EPA as Class I until Class IIA or IIB is validated.
Contaminants: Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene 1.89 ug/L Benzo[k]fluoranthene 1.91 ug/L Dibenz[ah]anthracene 2.76 ug/L Benzo[a]pyrene 3.74 ug/L Benz[a]anthracene 5.54 ug/L Benzene 5.6 ug/L Benzo[b]fluoranthene 7.2 ug/L 1,2-Dichloroethane (EDC) 16.0 ug/L Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) 22.0 ug/L Cadmium and compounds 24.4 ug/L Beryllium and compounds 34.6 ug/L Chloroform 41.0 ug/L Vinyl chloride (child/adult) 80.0 ug/L Trichloroethylene (TCE) 80.0 ug/L Arsenic 100.0 ug/L Chrysene 130.0 ug/L Fluorene 420.0 ug/L 4-Methylphenol 690.0 ug/L Vanadium and compounds 930.0 ug/L Naphthalene 960.0 ug/L Pyrene 1120.0 ug/L Copper and compounds 1220.0 ug/L Chromium 1280.0 ug/L Lead 1810.0 ug/L Nickel (soluble salts) 1880.0 ug/L Fluoranthene 2210.0 ug/L Barium and compounds 3190.0 ug/L Zinc 22000.0 ug/L Manganese and compounds 40400.0 ug/L Aluminum 995000.0 ug/L Iron 2140000.0 ug/L
Soil: High Risk
CONTAMINATION IS PRESENT AND HAS MOVED TO A POINT OF EXPOSURE. Discovered contaminants are from the: coal storage area which is covered over with vegetation (grass); transformer area; atmosphere area; and, production area. Airborne exposure possible bu Site has several occupied buildings and surrounding neighborhoods, an adjacent elementary school and an adjacent industry. Receptor exposure is possible.
Contaminants: Mercury (Inorganic) 0.45 mg/kg Benzo[k]fluoranthene 0.5 mg/kg Pyrene 1.1 mg/kg Fluoranthene 1.1 mg/kg Selenium 4.68 mg/kg Beryllium and compounds 5.9 mg/kg Dibenz[ah]anthracene 12.0 mg/kg Cadmium and compounds 25.6 mg/kg Vanadium and compounds 46.0 mg/kg Silver and compounds 49.0 mg/kg Arsenic 54.9 mg/kg Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene 140.0 mg/kg Nickel (soluble salts) 215.0 mg/kg Benzo[a]pyrene 330.0 mg/kg Chrysene 360.0 mg/kg Benz[a]anthracene 360.0 mg/kg Zinc cyanide 370.0 mg/kg Barium and compounds 446.0 mg/kg Benzo[b]fluoranthene 550.0 mg/kg Copper and compounds 580.0 mg/kg Lead 606.0 mg/kg Manganese and compounds 1080.0 mg/kg Zinc 4070.0 mg/kg Iron 61500.0 mg/kg
Sediment (Fresh): Risk Not Evaluated
NE
Sediment (Human): Risk Not Evaluated
NE
Surface Water (Fresh): Risk Not Evaluated
NE
Surface Water (Human): Risk Not Evaluated
NE , NE
1 Inactive Site
Sites where military cleanup actions are complete, according to the DOD. Note that this status does not necessarily mean the site is no longer hazardous, as many of these sites are put under long-term monitoring or other restrictions.
Site ID: 00OEW
OEW REVIEW
Site Not Recommended For Action
Cost
Unknown
Final Cleanup Action
Jun 1993
Update (Dec. 5, 2017): We have changed the source of the installation cost data after being notified by the Department of Defense that they erroneously reported their own cost figures on the DERP website. We are now displaying the costs the department says are the most accurate available, from the Pentagon’s DERP database that we received in a FOIA request.
Note: The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD to prioritize the cleanup of sites.
Data: All data comes from the Defense Environmental Restoration Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and will be released soon at the ProPublica Data Store. Read our methodology »