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Scientists at the University of Illinois are being asked to review alternatives to disposing of toxic PCBs at a landfill over the Mahomet Aquifer, the drinking water supply for approximately 500,000 central Illinoisans.
The plan to assess alternative technologies was announced Friday at a news conference called by state Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet. It potentially could affect a request by Clinton Landfill, Inc., to dispose of PCBs and other hazardous wastes at its landfill site in DeWitt County, about 45 miles west of Champaign. The federal EPA is reviewing the company’s request for a permit to dump PCBs at the location.