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The Hough Place Station Site (Site) is located at 2500 South Corbett Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in a mixed residential, commercial, and industrial area. The site is approximately 4.5 acres and is bordered to the north by the South Branch of the Chicago River, to the east by a paper storage and distribution facility, to the south by railroad property, and to the west by vacant property. The vacant property to the west and the Site are currently owned by Crowley’s Yacht Yard, which previously operated a sailboat storage, sales, and repair facility at the Site.
The Site is a former manufactured gas plant (MGP) that operated as an MGP facility from approximately 1886 to 1934. The Site was built in 1985 by the Equitable Gas Light and Fuel Company and in 1892 began producing “Pintsch gas,” a relatively high quality gas produced by an oil gas process, for the Pintsch Compressing Company. Production of Pintsch gas occurred until about the early 1920s. In 1897 Peoples Gas acquired the facility and dismantled the station in 1934. Portions of the property were subsequently leased to other companies who used the property for storage of building materials and the production of asphalt, concrete, and other paving materials until approximately 1950. In 1953, Chicago Title and Trust Company took possession of the property as trustee. From approximately 1953 and 1978, the J.M. Corbett Company operated an asphalt mixing plant on the property. In 1978, Crowley’s Yacht Yard bought the property.
From 2000 to November 2006, several investigations were conducted by Peoples Gas at the Site. These investigations included the excavation of test pits, the installation of shallow monitoring wells, the collection of soil borings, the collection of soil and groundwater samples, a geotechnical investigation, and borings into river sediments. Test pits revealed staining and odors, and black asphalt tar at 2 feet below ground surface (bgs). Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX); polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH); metals, and cyanide were detected in several surface and subsurface soil samples. BTEX, PAHs, and metals were also detected in groundwater samples collected at the Site. Soil borings indicated tar at levels below the water level in the filled-in boat slip. The river investigation revealed sheens, odors, tar coated/stained material, and traces of tar in some of the sediment borings.
Remediation activities by Peoples Gas began in November 2006 under the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Site Remediation Program. Peoples Gas is the potentially responsible party (PRP) for the site. People’s Gas contracted Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. (BMcD) to remediate the Site, along with their subcontractors.
Remediation consists of excavation and disposal of contaminated soils. Excavation depths range from approximately 3 feet to 24 feet bgs. Other site activities conducted by the PRP include daily air monitoring, continuous 24-hour perimeter air monitoring and sampling, confirmation soil sampling, and water treatment, sampling, and discharge.
Prior to the U.S. EPA oversight at the Site, BMcD completed excavation of impacted material in excavation cells CF01 to CF58 (see BMcD map of excavation areas under “documents” on the OSC website). An Administrative Order on Consent was signed by Peoples Gas in early June 2007 prompting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) to begin PRP oversight activities at the Site.
On June 18, 2007, U.S. EPA began PRP oversight activities at the three Peoples Gas MGP sites: Hough Place Station, Pitney Court, and 22nd Street Station. The U.S. EPA Superfund Technical and Response Team (START) contractor is performing PRP oversight during the removal activities at the sites.
As part of the removal activities, START collects or observes the collection of soil confirmation samples to confirm that the PRP cleanup objectives are being met. Site contaminants of concern are:
• BTEX;
• PAHs;
• Synthetic precipitation leaching procedure (SPLP) lead, chromium, and selenium.
Cleanup objectives for the Hough Place Station Site are as follows:
1. Remove all source material.
2. For the 0 to 3.5 foot depth interval, remove all soil that exceeds IEPA TACO Tier 1 residential standards for soil ingestion and install a 3 foot engineered barrier.
3. For the 0 to 10 foot depth interval, remove all soil that exceeds IEPA TACO Tier 1 residential standards for soil inhalation and where necessary, install a 10 foot engineered barrier to prevent exposure via inhalation.
4. Invoke a construction worker notice and the City of Chicago Ordinance prohibiting installation of potable wells on the Site to eliminate the construction worker and groundwater exposure pathways.
In August 2007, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) finalized the discharge permit that authorizes treatment and discharge of treated Site water to an onsite MWRD sanitary sewer. START collects or observes the collection of treatment water samples to confirm that the MWRD objectives are being met. Samples are being collected to identify the potential presence of the following site contaminants of concern:
• Target Compound List (TCL) VOC;
• PAH; and
• Target Analyte List (TAL) Metals.
Treated water objectives for the Site are established by MWRD in the discharge permit issued for the site.
During the reporting period the PRP completed the following: installation of permanent fencing along the south, east, and west property lines; removal of steal beams and pilings from the Chicago River front; and restoration of the river front. Three loads of soil and concrete was transported to Countryside Landfill in Grayslake, Illinois, and nine loads of structural steel were transported for offsite recycling. Perimeter air sampling was conducted on a continuous basis, until work was completed.
The PRP backfilled the site to final grade, and no further grading or site restoration is planned. All equipment was demobilized from the site. On August 25, 2008, the final site walk through was conducted. Attendees included the EPA OSC, representatives from Peoples Gas, START and the PRP contractor, Burns & McDonnell. During the meeting Peoples Gas representatives indicated that the site will remain zoned as Planned Manufacturing.
From August 22, 2008 to August 26, 2008, after the completion of backfilling and excavation activities, the PRP conducted background air sampling. On August 29, 2008, all activities were completed at the site, and the site was closed. The U.S. EPA is currently awaiting the site closure report being prepared by the PRP, which is expected at the end of October 2008.
The estimated total soil and debris disposal for the entire removal action at the Site was 259,700 tons. The maximum depth of excavation was 29 feet bgs.
There are no planned removal actions at Hough Place Station. The removal action has been completed.
No further removal actions are to be conducted at the site. The PRP ‘s final step is to submit the final site closure report to the U.S. EPA.
None.
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Waste Stream Date(s) Transported Quantity Unit Disposal Facility
SOIL
Non-hazardous Soil November 2006 4,830 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil December 2006 12,600 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil January 2007 17,280 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil February 2007 13,425 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil March 2007 15,645 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil April 2007 18,450 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil May 2007 20,025 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil June 2007 16,320 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil July 2007 14,535 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil August 2007 17,130 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil September 2007 10,260 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil October 2007 7,395 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil November 2007 6,165 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil December 2007 4,920 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil January 2008 7,935 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil February 2008 5,490 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil March 2008 5,865 yd3 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Soil August 2008 270 yd4 CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
TOTAL 198,540 yd3
Non-hazardous Soil August 2008 210 tons Country Side, Grayslake, IL
TOTAL 210 tons
WATER
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water January 2007 34,000 gallons CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water February 2007 22,600 gallons CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water March 2007 94,600 gallons CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water April 2007 79,200 gallons CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water May 2007 20,025 gallons CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water July 2007 164,700 gallons CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water August 2007 340,900 gallons CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water November 2007 79,000 gallons CID RDF, Calumet City, IL
TOTAL 835,025 gallons
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water November 2006 238,200 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water December 2006 72,000 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water January 2007 48,700 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water February 2007 20,200 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water March 2007 203,500 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water April 2007 178,100 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water May 2007 134,400 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water June 2007 384,955 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water July 2007 544,300 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water August 2007 297,600 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water November 2007 301,400 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water December 2007 30,500 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
Non-hazardous Liquid Waste Water August 2008 12,000 gallons Ortek, Inc., McCook, IL
TOTAL 2,465,855 gallons
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