IEPA Leaking ust list - 29,577 leaking UST's in Il.
10 leaks at New Lenox Speedways
10 leaks at New Lenox Speedways
10 leaks at New Lenox Speedways
Even the Village had a leak
10 leaks at New Lenox Speedways
10 leaks at New Lenox Speedways
Casey's has 87 leaks in Il
10 leaks at New Lenox Speedways
Casey's has 87 leaks in Il
Regarding our need to collect donations for legal fees
Please donate what you can now!!
We have retained a lawyer. As we assumed, the annexation and rezoning approvals from the planning committee have occurred. Everyone in the neighborhood should get their well water tested. This will allow you to establish a documented and recorded baseline for both current discussions and possible future litigation.
While some have reached out with donations to our legal fund, we have only received enough funding to cover about three (3) hours of representation. We need more people to step up and donate now. There is no second chance here. We understand not everyone can donate, but for those that can, now is the time to donate. If we can't retain more funding we will have to release our legal representation.
We should consider a worst case situation where our shallow water table could be damaged or even destroyed in some fashion, either slowly or quickly possibly due the previous land use by Smith Brothers. They would dump the weeds, brush and other vegetation they would collect from their customers on the east side of their property, it appears attempting to backfill the ravine and increase the size of their usable property. Casey's is proposing to place the Underground Storage Tanks (UTS) on the east side of the proposed location. Any shifting of the fill below the tanks could result in damage to the underground equipment, which in turn could leak gasoline, diesel or E-85 fuel into our shallow water table. That could result in the 140+ homes in our subdivision becoming uninhabitable.
Is Casey's prepared for litigation to make us whole again? 140 homes at an average of $300K for simple math is $42 million to make the subdivision whole again and that does not include damages for loss of residence. Given the amount of time litigation could take, it could take years to recoup any value from our homes.
Please help by donating what you can now.
The GoFundMe link seems to be the preferred path at this time. We have had a couple of folks request to donate cash to avoid any fees. Please let us know through the Contact Us and we will be in touch with you to collect the cash and provide an email receipt.
With that said I need to point out that both PayPal and GoFundMe take a cut (~2.5%) of any donation to cover the cost of the transactions. We have these two options to provide a path for those that prefer to utilize credit or debit cards to make their donation. The fees are the cost of getting a 'free' service. If you would like, toss a few more bucks into your donation to cover the charges. PayPal may require a TaxID to continue to collect funds. If this occurs we will close this donation path to avoid any chance for tax implications.
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the University of Illinois. The Water Survey’s scientists conduct state-of-the-art research
and collect, analyze, archive, and disseminate high-quality, objective data and technical
information. The Water Survey’s data, services, and expertise provide a sound technical
basis for the citizens and policymakers of Illinois to make decisions.
The Water Survey is led by director Kevin OBrien, who is also the director of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center.
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Illinois State Water Survey (campus mail code 674)
2204 Griffith Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820-7463
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- Illinois Rivers Decision Support System
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- Institutional Water Treatment Program
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We have reached out to the following individual from the ISWS to solicit their assistance.
Kelly, Walton R
Head, Groundwater Science Section
Groundwater Geochemist
Adjunct Professor, Geography-Geology, Illinois State University
They are suggesting we all get our wells tested to establish a baseline of water conditions prior to any activity taking place at the proposed gas station. That would include construction activity. The ISWS provides this service for $35/well. We will look at a possible group discount.
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This is information on private wells from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
https://www2.illinois.gov/epa/topics/drinking-water/private-well-users/Pages/default.aspx
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This is an article on the impact Electric Vehicles will have on gas stations. While not an immediate concern it will impact future use
https://irei.com/publications/article/5-questions-electric-vehicles-end-gasoline-stations/