yeoman creek landfill

1011 WASHINGTON STREET

The 70-acre Yeoman Creek Landfill ("YCL") is located in Waukegan, Illinois. The site operated as a municipal and industrial waste landfill from 1959 to 1969. The YCL Site, largely constructed within wetlands and within the Yeoman Creek flood plain, is located next to a large wetland and residential/commercial developments, including single-family residences, apartment buildings, a nursing home, offices, a shopping center, and restaurants. The landfill is fairly shallow, with a maximum depth of waste burial of 19 feet. The total volume of waste at the YCL Site is estimated to exceed 1 million cubic yards. According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 11,821 people live within a l-mile radius of the site, of which 19.2 percent are African-American and 53.4 percent are Hispanic. Waukegan, Illinois. EPA placed the YCL Site on the National Priorities List in 1989. Site Responsibility U.S. EPA is the lead Agency in partnership with Illinois EPA overseeing the potentially responsible parties' ("PRPs") cleanup of the site.

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