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The Department of the Army Requests Public Comment on its Plan to Conduct a Removal Action at Ft. Sheridan, Illinois
After examining the results of environmental investigations for the Fort Sheridan property still under use by the Army, the Navy and the Army Reserves, the Army plans to conduct activities to remove soil contamination from four areas that pose risks to human health and the environment when residential land use scenarios are considered. Federal and state regulators concur with this proposed plan of action. The Army has documented its findings in detail in the remedial investigation (RI) and draft final feasibility study (FS) reports for the sites. The proposed removal action sites include Water Tower Soil, Coal Storage Area 4, Building 70, and Vehicle Equipment Storage Area 8.
30-Day Public Comment Period
The Army welcomes public involvement in this decision-making process by accepting written comments from January 25, 2002, through February 25, 2002. All mailed comments must be postmarked by February 25, 2002.
Comments may be submitted via mail, fax, or e-mail to:
Tetra Tech EM Inc. Attn: Ft. Sheridan Public Comments 3550 Salt Creek Lane, Suite 105 Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (847) 255-8528 (fax) sheridancomments@ttemi.com (e-mail)
After considering public comments, the Army will issue a document called an Action Memorandum, explaining its decision and responding to comments received during the comment period. The Army’s preparing the Action Memorandum in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) to ensure and provide protection of human health and the environment.
Information Repositories and Administrative Record
The aforementioned Ri and FS reports are available for review in the public information repositories in the libraries listed below.
Highwood Public Library 102 Highwood Ave. 847.432.5404
Highland Park Public Library
494 Laurel Ave. 847.432.0216
Lake Forest Public Library 360 E. Deerpath Ave. 847.234.0636
The administrative record, which contains documents that were considered or relied upon when the Army made its decision to conduct the proposed removal action, is available in the Fort Sheridan office. To review the Administrative Record, contact:
Mr. Tim Janss
Fort Sheridan Environmental Coordinator
3155 Blackhawk Drive, Suite 17
Fort Sheridan, IL 60037-1280
847.266.6323 (phone)
Send any Fort-related news update information to mrtollfree@aol.com