Superfund Site:

WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
WAUCONDA, IL

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
CHERYL ALLEN
(312) 353-6196

Remedial Project Manager
Stephanie Teresi
(312) 353-3758

Site Location

Street Address:
BONNER & GARLAND RD
WAUCONDA, IL 60084

Announcements and Key Topics

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency deleted the soil portion of the Wauconda Sand & Gravel site in Wauconda, Illinois, from the Superfund’s National Priorities List, or NPL on February 22, 2023. Cleanup continues at the groundwater portion of the site which remains on the NPL.

The former sand and gravel quarry began operations in the 1950’s and operated as two landfills spanning ...
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Background

The 60-acre Wauconda Sand and Gravel site is located in Lake County, Illinois. It includes six acres of licensed and 43 acres of unlicensed landfill areas. From around 1955 until ...
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