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Environmental Reporti

Air Qualityi

20Good

Water Systemsi

1community / 5 total

Water Compliancei

Clean

TRI Facilitiesi

1

Active NPDESi

2/ 4 total

Air Quality — Jackson County (2010)i

AQS

The Air Quality Index measures how clean or polluted the air is on a given day. AQI is reported at the county level. A score of 0–50 is considered good; 51–100 is moderate; above 100 may be unhealthy for sensitive groups.

20
Good

Median AQI

050100150200300
max 46

PM2.5 Daysi

0

Ozone Daysi

0

Drinking Wateri

SDWIS

Public water systems registered to serve this area. Community systems (CWS) provide water to residents year-round. Transient systems serve places like gas stations or restaurants. Violations indicate a system failed to meet federal drinking water standards.

Community Systemsi

1

Active Systemsi

1

Recent Violationsi

0
Transient (3)
Community (1)
Non-Transient (1)

Historical Violations (Over 5 Years Ago)

GRAND TOWER

4 violationsLatest: 2020-12-30
EPA

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)i

TRI

Factories, refineries, and other industrial facilities that use or store hazardous chemicals are required to report their releases annually to the EPA. Being listed here does not mean a violation occurred — it means the facility is transparently tracking its chemical usage.

Reporting Facilitiesi

1

With Chemical Datai

1
AMEREN CORP GRAND TOWER POWER STATION1820 POWER PLANT RD5 chemicals|TRI

Wastewater & Stormwater Permits (NPDES)i

NPDES

Under the Clean Water Act, any facility that discharges wastewater or stormwater into rivers, lakes, or streams must hold an NPDES permit. "Effective" means the permit is currently active and the facility is authorized to discharge under its permit conditions.

Active Permitsi

2

Expired / Terminatedi

2
GRAND TOWER STP, CITY OFSOUTH RAILROAD STREETPOTW|EPA
AMEREN - GRAND TOWER POWER STATION1820 POWER PLANT RDMajor Discharge|EPA

Leaking Underground Storage Tanksi

IL EPA

Underground storage tanks (commonly at gas stations) can leak fuel and chemicals into soil and groundwater. "Open" means the leak is still being investigated or cleaned up. "Closed" means the site received a No Further Remediation (NFR) letter — cleanup is done.

Total 3Open 0Closed 3
Veach Oil Co.Rt. 3 & Grand Tower Rd.Closed 2009-08-21|#940440|IL EPA
VW Bowman & Russell MezoMain & HarrisonClosed 2008-03-18|#982916|IL EPA
White Rose Café4318 Illinois Route 3Closed 2015-09-04|#20110056|IL EPA