Requests for Assistance to the EPA

On Monday, November 2, 2020, Evanston City Manager submitted a letter of request to Federal and State EPA officials requesting assistance in evaluating and interpreting results from the air quality study in order to be able to provide responses to Evanston residents. The submitted letter can be found here. 

On December 14, 2020, John Mooney, Director of the Air and Radiation Division of the EPA Region 5 responded with the this letter. Since receiving this letter City staff have been working on setting up a follow up meeting with EPA Region 5 officials to determine some concrete next steps.

Final Community Meeting

On August 11, 2020 the City and representatives from RHP Risk Management, the consultant hired to conduct the study, held a final community meeting for the Air Quality Monitoring Study. Below you will find the slide presentation for the meeting as well as the meeting recording.

Meeting Slides Link

Meeting Recording Link

Air Quality Study - Results

In 2019, the City hired RHP Risk Management to conduct a 6-month air quality study for the area surrounding the waste transfer station (1711 Church St. Evanston, IL 60201). Please see this Study Overview for details about the equipment used, the pollutants monitored and the study timeline.

The study was completed in December, 2019. The study included the collection of data from 4 air quality stations, a traffic evaluation and a weather station. The findings from the study can be found further down on this page.

Air Quality Monitoring Study Overview

2019 Resumen del Estudio de Monitoreo de la Calidad del Aire

The RFP document and RHP's winning submittal can be found below for those interested in details of the submission and requirements.

RFP 18-57 Environmental Monitoring Study Waste Transfer Station

RHP Risk Management RFP 18-57 Submittal

Please note that the costs, timeline and other details in the above submittal have changed through negotiations with the City. 

Background 

Due to ongoing concerns regarding the Transfer Station located at 1711 Church Street, the City of Evanston has developed this page as the hub for public information. This page serves as the central point of all City communications and updates related to the current community and City conversations and decision regarding the Church Street Waste Transfer Station.

Helpful Documents

• Advanced Disposal Waste Transfer Host Agreement
• 2016 Waste Transfer Station Budget Survey Report

Thriving Earth Exchange Partnership Documents (TEX)

• Waste Transfer Station Task Force Memorandum of Understanding
• Preliminary TEX Recommendations

Basic Information About the Waste Transfer Station

• Site operator – Advanced Disposal  www.advanceddisposal.com
• Site Address – 1711 Church St. Evanston, IL 60201

Issue a Complaint

The City of Evanston encourages community members who feel they are experiencing negative impacts from the Waste Transfer Station to contact 311 to submit a complaint. Submitting 311 requests allows the City to better track the frequency, nature and type of complaints associated with the facility. Contact 311

Questions related to the allocation of the funds awarded to the City in settlement between the City of Evanston and Advanced Disposal should directed to Cara Pratt, Sustainability and Resilience Manager with the City of Evanston (847) 448-4311 or sustainability@cityofevanston.org.

Historical Information

Map of the Waste Transfer Station site at 1711 Church St., Evanston, IL 60201 (2010)

EPA Permit and Investigation Documents.pdf made public through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Documents include but are not limited to:

• EPA site inspections of the Waste Transfer Station
• Copies of violations issued to the Waste Transfer Station operator 
• Violation correspondence between the EPA and Waste Transfer Station operator 

Record of City of Evanston Inspections and Reports - Report of Evanston Inspections.pdf

• Includes a historical and chronological detailed timeline of inspections completed by the City of Evanston.