EPA v. PILSEN AREA SOILS - ADMIN ORDER ON CONSENT (CERCLA)

Case summary

On September 29, 2015 EPA entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, H .Kramer, and the City of Chicago to clean up the Pilsen Soil Operable Unit 1 Railroad Spur and Alley Site in Chicago, Illinois. The site includes a railroad spur and an alley adjacent to the H. Kramer facility in the Pilsen neighborhood. The cleanup includes the removal of lead-contaminated soil and construction of an asphalt cover to eliminate potential exposure to residents in the area, including students in the adjacent Benito Juarez High School. The main source of lead contamination in the surface soil resulted from the deposition of historical fugitive air emissions from H. Kramer, a brass and bronze foundry. The City of Chicago owns the alley and a portion of the railroad spur and has agreed to install and maintain the asphalt cover on its property. EPA will be overseeing the cleanup, which is expected to start in October and be completed by December 2015.

Defendants (3)

• BNSF Railway CompanyNamed in settlement
• H. Kramer & Co.Named in settlement
• City of ChicagoNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PILSEN AREA SOILS

  1338 CERMAK, CHICAGO, IL, 60608

  Registry ID: 110066852739

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PILSEN AREA SOILS - ADMIN ORDER ON CONSENT (CERCLA)entered 2015-09-29

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2015-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2015-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered