EAST ST. LOUIS — CTI development is suing Citigroup for allegedly failing to remove and prevent hazardous waste from flowing onto surrounding property at a former aluminum manufacturing plant in Alton.
CTI Development LLC filed a complaint Feb. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois East St. Louis Division against Citigroup Inc., and MRC Holdings Inc., alleging negligence, trespass, strict Liability and other claims.
According to the complaint, CTI Development owns property located on Chessen Lane in Alton that is adjacent to property owned by Citigroup. CTI alleges Citgroup's subsidiary, MRC Holdings, currently owns property located about 2,000 feet from the Mississippi River. The property is allegedly the former site of an USRC and ACC aluminum smelter operation.
CTI alleges that "slag piles" of hazardous waste currently located on their property are from USRC/ACC's dumping of waste that took place from 1969 through 1982. CTI also claims the Illinois EPA calculated the slag pile is 188,846.919 square feet in size and contains hazardous levels of lead, zinc, cadmium, chromium and PCBs.
CTI alleges Citigroup has failed to take any efforts to clean up, contain the slag or prevent further hazardous wastes from migrating onto their property.
CTI seeks monetary relief, trial by jury and all other just relief. It is represented by William Curtis of Polsinelli PC in St. Louis.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois East St. Louis Division case number 3:21-CV-207