Superfund Site
Old Galena Power Plant
947 S. Main St., Galena, IL 61036
National Priorities List: No
Status: Active
Old Galena Power Plant is a superfund site located at 947 S. Main St., Galena, IL 61036. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Old Galena Power Plant because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Old Galena Power Plant is currently registered as an Active superfund site by the EPA. However, it is not on the NPL (National Priorities List), which means the EPA does not consider it one of the nation's most hazardous waste sites.
