Oklahoma Superfund Site: Fourth Street Abandoned Refinery
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Do you need a Toxic Tort Attorney in The Sooner State? The EPA has designated Fourth Street Abandoned Refinery in Oklahoma as a Superfund site due to its levels of enviromental contamination and threat to the natural world. You can read the report for the site below.
Some Superfund sites are on the National Priority Site Lists. The National Priorities List ("NPL") is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous waste sites and placing them on the NPL. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.
Sites are listed on the NPL upon completion of Hazard Ranking System (HRS) screening, public solicitation of comments about the proposed site, and after all comments have been addressed. EPA may delete a final NPL site if it determines that no further response is required to protect human health or the environment. Sites where a remediation was completed through the Superfund program are typically deleted from the NPL.
Living near Superfund Sites in Oklahoma may place you and your family more vulnerable to getting sick from proximity to the site and experiencing a loss of value for your property, but you can do something to to fight back: The EPA says,
[We have] set up a "Post Construction Completion" (or PCC) strategy to ensure that Superfund response actions provide for the long-term protection of human health and the environment. EPA's Post Construction Completion activities also involve optimizing remedies to increase effectiveness and/or reduce cost without sacrificing long-term protection of human health and the environment.However, most of the Superfund sites still pose a health hazard to the well-being of those near-by.
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Below you can read the EPA report for the Fourth Street Abandoned Refinery Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has gotten sick due to exposure to a Superfund site Fourth Street Abandoned Refinery, or if your property has lost value because of contamination, you are better off with a toxic tort attorney who knows the people of the State of Oklahoma . Get started by filling out this simple form. There is no obligation, and your case will be evaluated within one business day. To refer a friend, neighbor, or loved one, click here to let them know about the environmental toxic tort lawyers at Weitz & Luxenberg.
Fourth Street Abandoned Refinery
This site is not a Federal Facility.
Fourth Street
Abandoned
Refinery
1 EPA Publication Date: Sep 6, 2005Fourth Street
Abandoned
Refinery
Oklahoma
Epa Id# Okd980696470
Site ID: 0601297
Epa Region 6
Congressional District 05
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma City
Updated: August 2005
Site Description
Location: Northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Immediately southeast of the intersection of NE 4th Street and Eastern Avenue,
2200 Fourth Street, bordered by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF)
Railroad to the south.
Population: Approximately 1,000 people live within one mile of the site.
Setting: About one-half mile south of Douglas High School, one-quarter mile southeast of
a residential area.
Industrial area, directly northeast of Double Eagle Refining Superfund site.
Hydrology: Shallow ground water directly beneath the site is not a usable drinking water
supply due to extremely high concentrations of total dissolved solids, the result of
oil and gas production activities in the area.
Deeper ground water may be used as a supplemental water supply. However,
area drinking water is currently supplied by area lakes located several miles away
from the site.
The nearest river is the North Canadian, 2600 ft. south of the site (south side of
Interstate 40).
An old meander loop of the North Canadian River transects the site, but has been
backfilled.
Present Status and Issues
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) has completed the
first three semi annual sampling events of the groundwater. Results show that
natural attenuation is taking place through the generation or transformation of
daughter products from the original contaminants. Further investigations conducted
by ODEQ and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirm that soil conditions are
adequate to support the natural attenuation process and the process is taking place.
EPA Publication Date: Sep 6, 2005 2FOURTH STREET
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Refinery
The ODEQ and the USGS have noted that the high levels of sodium, total dissolved
solids and chlorides (saltwater or brine) in waters of the upper aquifer make this a
Class III or non potable aquifer. Brine contamination from historic activities
associated with oil and gas production in the area has degraded the water quality to
such an extent that these aquifers will never meet the criteria for potable water.
The ODEQ and EPA continue to monitor groundwater through semi annual
sampling events to verify that natural attenuation of contaminated groundwater is
taking place.
Wastes and Volumes
1. Principle Pollutants:
Lead to 24,500 ppm (sludge)
Chrysene to 47 ppm (sludge)
Phenanthrene to 120 ppm (soil/sediments)
Naphthalene to 220 ppm (soil/sediments)
(ppm = Parts Per Million)
2. Volume: Approximately 47,000 cubic yards.
Site Assessment and Ranking
Npl Listing History
Site HRS Score: 30.67
Proposed Date: 6/24/88
Final Date: 3/31/89
NPL Update: No. 7
Fourth Street
Abandoned
Refinery
3 EPA Publication Date: Sep 6, 2005Site Map and Diagram
The Remediation Process
Site History:
The site operated as a waste oil reclamation facility from about 1940 until the early
1960s.
From June 1985 through December 1987, EPA performed sampling at the site,
which indicated elevated levels of several pesticides, acid-based neutral compounds,
and volatile organic compounds in soil/sediment and sludge.
EPA proposed the site for inclusion on the National Priorities List in October 1987.
In March 1989, the site was included on the National Priorities List.
EPA was unable to locate any viable Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) to
participate in the remedial investigation. On October 6, 1989, EPA notified the
current landowners that they would not be pursued as PRPs parties (as innocent
landowners) and began a remedial investigation.
EPA completed its investigation of the surface wastes in May 1992 and its
investigations of ground water in the area in June 1993.
EPA Publication Date: Sep 6, 2005 4FOURTH STREET
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Refinery
EPA selected a remedy for the surface wastes, Source Operable Unity (OU) No. 1,
in September 1992, which included stabilization and off-site disposal.
The remedial action for the source control operable unit, OU No. 1, was completed
in March 1996.
The Remedial Action Completion Report for the Source Control OU No. 1 was
approved by EPA on September 6, 1996.
EPA selected a remedy for the ground water operable unit, OU No. 2 on September
30, 1993, which included monitoring to ensure protection of the lower aquifer.
Field construction activities for the installation of ground water monitoring wells for
the ground water operable unit were completed in September 1996. The Remedial
Action Completion Report for the Ground Water Operable Unit was finalized by
March 1997.
The State of Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) started to
implemented the ground water monitoring program in December 1996.
EPA and ODEQ conducted a Five-Year Review of the remedy and included all
operable units of the Double Eagle Refinery Site and the Fourth Street Abandoned
Refinery Site. The report was completed on July 29, 2002.
Health Considerations:
Potential for ingestion of contaminated soils by workers on-site.
Record of Decision
:
Signed:
September 28, 1992 (Source)
September 30, 1993 (Ground Water)
The selected source control remedy includes on-site stabilization and off-site landfill
disposal at a facility permitted for non-hazardous waste.
Other Remedies Considered Reason Not Chosen
1. No Action/LimitedWill Not address site risk
2. On-site stabilization/CapPotential cap failure
3. On-site stabilization/OnsiteState preferred lower cost off site remedy
landfill
4. On-site incinerationHigh cost, would not address primary risk from metals.
5. Off-site incineration Same as onsite incineration
The selected ground water remedy involves monitoring to ensure that contaminants
don't migrate into the lower aquifer.
Fourth Street
Abandoned
Refinery
5 EPA Publication Date: Sep 6, 2005Other Remedies Considered Reason Not Chosen
1. No ActionDoes not provide for monitoring and protection of lower
aquifer.
2. Pump and TreatNo risk reduction due to possible off-site sources;
ground water not useable due to high dissolved solids
content.
Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 1/90.
Remedy selection open houses and workshops: 9/89, 11/89, 8/90, 4/91, 7/92; 2/93, 8/93.
Proposed Plan public meetings: 7/92 (source), 8/93 (ground water).
Milestone Fact Sheets: 8/88, 5/89, 9/89, 11/89, 2/90, 7/90, 8/90, 6/92.
Remedial design/construction open houses: 11/94, 3/95.
Citizens on site mailing list: 29
Constituency Interest:
- The local community was concerned about air emissions and drinking water supply.
Site Repository:Ralph Ellison Library, 2000 Northeast 23, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 09/89
Letters of Intent Received:
1) Eastside Environmental Coalition - 02/13/90
Final Application Received: 03/15/91
Grant Awards: 06/11/91, 09/29/94, 05/08/98
Budget Periods: 06/11/91-05/31/95, 06/01/94-05/31/97, 05/08/98-05/31/00
Grantee: Eastside Environmental Coalition, Inc.
Chon Rouse, Administrator
Oklahoma City, OK
Technical Advisor: T.L.B. Associates, Inc., Millersville, MD
Current Status: Final decrease amendment issued and TAG closed out March 9, 2001.
Remedial Project Manager (EPA):
Bartolome J. Cañellas, 214/665-6662, Mail Sta. 6SF-LP
Regional Public Liaison (EPA): Arnie Ondarza, 1-800-533-3508, Mail Sta. 6SF
State Contact: Dennis Datin , (405) 702-5125
Community Involvement (EPA):
Bartolome J. Cañellas, 214/665-6662, Mail Sta. 6SF-LP
Attorney (EPA): Pamela Travis, 214/665-8056, Mail Sta. 6RC-S
State Coordinator (EPA): Roberta Hirt, 214/665-8079, Mail Sta. 6SF-LT
Prime Contractor: Fluor Daniel, Inc. There are no current activities by contractors.
EPA Publication Date: Sep 6, 2005 6FOURTH STREET
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Refinery
Enforcement
One PRP current landowner (State of Oklahoma Department of Transportation) was
identified for an offsite contaminated area (Parcel H) south of the railroad tracks.
Three other PRPs were identified for the site.
A Cost Recovery Decision Document was made by EPA in January 2001. There are
no current enforcement actions in process.
Benefits
Cleanup of the Fourth Street Site mitigated 42,000 cubic yards of contaminated sludge,
soil and sediments that if not remediated, would have been a potential source of
contamination to the nearby minority community. Cleanup of the source contamination
prevents future migration of contaminants to the ground water.
Since all contaminants above health base levels, for industrial standards, have been
removed from the site, the property can now be developed for non-residential uses.
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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see also:
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