| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2002 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 1998, Illinois EPA identified orphaned landfill sites as critical environmental problems that needed to be addressed. The Centralia landfill is one of 33 landfills that no longer accepted waste but was never properly closed. Significant erosion and exposed wastes allowed rainwater and ponded water to infiltrate the landfill and contaminate groundwater and nearby streams. Learn what steps were taken to clean-up the situation at Centralia, as well as 2 other nearby abandoned landfills. 9:04 | | | | Date Created: | 03 08 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000040468 Original UID: 20651 FIRST WORD: Centralia | |
|
