MT. VERNON —
The state of Illinois received more than $94,000 for environmental cleanup activities at the former Creosote Forest Products in Mt. Vernon.
The state is receiving more than $61 million to initiate or continue environmental cleanup activities at sites throughout the state contaminated by the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Co., information from the office of the Attorney General states.
Creosote Forest Products was located between Vanex Corp. and Michel Fertilizer, said Donna Burlison of Vanex. She said her father, Bob Butcher, was the president of the company, which closed about 1965.
The company treated wood posts, poles, timber and railroad ties with creosote, she said.
Former city councilman John Howard said Creosote Forest Products started out as the T.J. Moss Tie Company, which also treated railroad ties and other wood products with creosote.
A multi-state settlement with Tronox, Inc., provided for several trusts to be established, which will oversee disbursing funds to resolve environmental cleanups at areas throughout Illinois, including West Chicago, Kress Creek in DuPage County, Madison, Sauget and Decatur.
“In addition, $2.3 million of the settlement will be used to remove leaking underground storage tanks at former Kerr-McGee gas stations in Illinois and other settling states,” information states. “All of the projects may receive additional funds once a separate lawsuit filed by Tronox against its parent company, Anardarko Petroleum, is resolved.’
Scott Mulford of the Attorney General’s office said the settlement was between the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Co. and the federal government, 21 states, the Navajo Nation and some local governments.
“There was a combination of various chemicals left behind at the facility,” Mulford said about the former Creosote Forest Products. “Kerr-McGee Chemical Co. was a manufacturer of various chemicals and had companies that extracted chemicals. They had gas stations at one time; it was a diversified company.”
Local
February 18, 2011
City receives cleanup funds
Environmental cleanup slated for Creosote Forest Products
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