Oklahoma Superfund Site: Oklahoma Refining Co.
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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.
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Oklahoma Refining Co.
This site is not a Federal Facility.
1EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
Oklahoma Refiningcompany
Oklahoma
Epa Id# Okd091598870
Site ID: 0601172
Epa Region 6
Congressional District 3
Caddo County
Updated: April 2005
Current Status
August 2003 - EPA initiated an emergency removal action on the northern portion of the Site to address drums, lab
chemicals, and access controls.
September 2003 - EPA initiated a time-critical removal on the northern portion of the Site to address demolition of
various process towers, vessels, buildings, cooling towers, above ground piping, sumps, above ground storage
tanks, and asbestos containing materials from pipes and vessels.
Site Description
The Oklahoma Refining Site (Site) is located on South Baskett Street in Cyril in southeastern Caddo County,
Oklahoma. Approximately 1,600 people on public or private drinking water wells live within three miles of the Site,
with the closest well (private) within 1000 feet of the Site. The 160-acre abandoned Site was a refinery from 1920
until 1984 with wastes in approximately 50 impoundments (many unlined) and several buried waste areas. Shallow
ground water beneath the Site flows away from the community and discharges into Gladys Creek at the eastern and
northern boundaries of the Site. Area water supplies are provided by Rural Water District wells located several
miles away from the City of Cyril and are not affected by the Site.
Site Responsibility:Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality with EPA as the support agency
NPL Listing History:Proposed Date: 6/24/88
Final Date: 2/21/90
Cleanup Progress
EPA completed remedial action activities on the southern portion of the Site. Completed activities included
bioremediation of 92,517 cubic yards of contaminated soil; neutralization of 16,017 cubic yards of contaminated soil;
stabilization of 14,401 cubic yards of contaminated soil; removal of 12,000 cubic yards of pitch and asphalt material;
and capping and covering on two landfills. Remedial activities have not been initiated on the northern portion of the
site.
Site
Remedial Project Manager
Michael A. Hebert
(214) 665-8315
hebert.michael@epa.gov
Community Involvement Coordinator
1-800-533-3508
2EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
Npl Listing History
Site HRS Score: 46.01
Proposed Date: 06/24/88
Final Date: 02/21/90
NPL Update: No. 7
Present Status And Issues
The EPA completed a 5-year review of the site in July, 2002. The review indicated the remedy is protective in the
short term.
August 2003 - EPA initiated an emergency removal action on the northern portion of the Site to address drums, lab
chemicals, and access controls.
September 2003 - EPA initiated a time-critical removal on the northern portion of the Site to address demolition of
various process towers, vessels, buildings, cooling towers, above ground piping, sumps, above ground storage
tanks, and asbestos containing materials from pipes and vessels.
The ODEQ is currently implementing a ground water monitoring plan in order to evaluate the condition of ground
water at the site, now that all contaminated soil, sediment, and surface water on the southern portion of the site have
been addressed.
Wastes And Volumes
•Principal pollutants at the Site are found in the following media:
-Petroleum related organic compounds including benzene, toluene, xylene and phenols and other
carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic PAH’s.
-Arsenic and metals including lead, cadmium, and chromium.
-Acids and caustics.
•Site waste volumes were estimated to be 81,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil and sludge, and
150,000,000 gallons of contaminated ground water.
Site Assessment And Ranking
3EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
Site Map And Diagram
Site History
•Anderson-Pritchard Oil Corporation (APCO) operated a refinery at the Site from 1920 until 1978 when the
Oklahoma Refining Company (ORC) purchased the facilities. In September 1984 ORC declared Chapter 11
bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court allowed property with majority of waste to be abandoned.
•During operation, Oklahoma Refining Company placed process wastes, including some Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle C wastes, into pits (many unlined). The refinery also operated a
land farm.
•Leachate from the Site, possibly threatening the creeks, was observed in 1981.
•In September 1990, the EPA started removal activities that included: closure of twenty-three abandoned
wells, off-site disposal of 18 drums of hazardous waste, installation of netting over API separator pits to
protect wildlife, skimming oily waste from ponds to prevent discharge to creek, and construction and repair
of the perimeter fence. These activities were completed in June 1992.
•The State of Oklahoma began a remedial investigation/feasibility study in November 1990 to evaluate the
extent and magnitude of contamination at the Site.
•Based on these investigations, the EPA selected biological treatment, neutralization, and stabilization of the
wastes in a Record of Decision in June 1992.
•The RA began in July 1997, and was completed in October 2001. The Contractor, Philip Services
Corporation, completed the bioremediation of 92,517 cubic yards of contaminated soil; completed the
neutralization of 16,017 cubic yards of contaminated soil; completed the stabilization of 14,401 cubic yards
of contaminated soil; and removed 12,000 cubic yards of pitch and asphalt material. The Contractor
completed the cover on both landfills, the landscaping, and seeding of the Site.
•The EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program deferred the north portion of ORC
back to the CERCLA (Superfund) program in August 2002.
4EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
•August 2003 - EPA initiated an emergency removal action to address drums, lab chemicals, and access
controls.
•September 2003 - EPA initiated a time-critical removal on the northern portion of the Site to address
demolition of various process towers, vessels, buildings, cooling towers, above ground piping, sumps,
above ground storage tanks, and asbestos containing materials from pipes and vessels.
•October 2003 - A second Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) was signed that: (1) further
postponed the LNAPL recovery remedy until a more comprehensive ground water remedy is developed, (2)
update remediation requirements to current promulgated standards, and (3) establish a higher cleanup level
for Beryllium in soils.
Human Health And Ecological Risk Assessment
•Direct contact exposure currently to trespassers and workers and to others upon redevelopment of the
property.
•Contaminated water discharging to Gladys Creek.
Record Of Decision
Record of Decision
Signed: June 9, 1992
Selected Remedy - Major Components
- In-situ bioremediation of organic contaminated sediments
- In-situ stabilization of inorganic contaminated sediments, followed by capping
- Removal of all on-site surface water from impoundments
- Treatment of all contaminated surface water taken from surface impoundments in an on-site water treatment facility
- Prepared bed biotreatment of contaminated sediments and soils that cannot be treated in-situ, followed by
stabilization, if necessary, and containment of treated residuals
- Excavation and containment of contaminated sediments and soils that exceed health-based levels
- Excavation and neutralization of low pH sediments, followed by placement of treated materials as fill in area of
origin
- Excavation and recycling of asphaltic materials
- Removal and recycling of the light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL), primarily petroleum, floating on the ground
water that has commingled with hazardous waste
- Containment of contaminated ground water by using interceptor wells to prevent migration
- Treatment of all collected water in an on-site water treatment facility. Treated water will be injected into
contaminated portions of the aquifer to enhance in-situ bioremediation treatment of the contaminated ground water
Other Remedies Considered:
Ground Water
Sediment and Surface Soils
1. No Action1. No Action
2. Limited Action 2. Limited Action
3. Containment, removal of entire LNAPL3. Containment, neutralization, and
plume, and onsite bioremediation bioremediation.
enhancement of entire Site.4. Bioremediation, containment, onsite
4. Active restoration of entire Site. stabilization, neutralization.
5. Active restoration of nonexcluded5. Low temperature thermal desorption,
portion of Site. onsite stabilization, neutralization, and recycling.
5EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
Explanation of Significant Differences
Signed: March 27, 1996
The significant differences between the revised remedy and the remedy selected in the ROD are: (1) capping in-
place of the asphaltic materials rather than recycling; (2) postponement of the ground water portion of the remedy;
and (3) a temporary discharge of treated water to Gladys Creek.
Explanation of Significant Differences
Signed: October 16, 2003
During implementation of the remedial action, circumstances dictated that several remedies selected in the ROD
would require revision. The significant differences between the revised remedy and the remedy selected in the ROD
are: (1) the installation of the LNAPL trench is delayed, until a decision is made on the remediation of the LNAPL
plume under the north side of the site; (2) the remedial action objectives for the two railroad loading areas and Tank
177 area are changed from residential to industrial levels, to reflect actual use; (3) the asphaltic waste and pitch
waste remedy of capping is changed to the disposal of the asphaltic and pitch wastes, in a permitted landfill facility;
(4) the AP-1 waste material remedy is changed from stabilization to placement of the material in the Site hazardous
waste landfill; (5) the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) lead performance standard is increased
from 1.5 milligrams per liter (mg/l) to 5.0 mg/l, to bring the remediation requirements in line with promulgated
regulatory limits; (6) the remedy of bio-treated soils containing total metals levels exceeding remedial action
objectives established for direct contact hazard and/or protection of ground water is changed from chemical
stabilization prior to placement to the use of TCLP testing to determine the need for stabilization results in a more
protective remedy for soils capped outside the Site landfills, (7) the remedial action objective for beryllium, 1.0 part
per million (PPM), is increased to 2.0 ppm in order to eliminate false positives and uncertain quantifications, (8) the
remediation on the Tank #1 area is changed from excavation to cover, with eight to twelve inches of clean soil.
Community Involvement
•Responsibility of Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality with EPA oversight.
•Community Involvement Plan: Developed 12/89
•Open houses and workshops: 02/90, 01/92, 3/94, 5/96, 7/97, 7/98, 10/98, 4/99
•Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 02/92
•Original ROD Fact Sheet: 07/92
•Citizens on Site mailing list: 75
•Milestone Fact Sheet: 3/94, 10/94, 4/96, 5/97
Constituency Interest:
Potential for direct contact with contaminants upon redevelopment of the property.
Ground water contamination discharging into the creek adjacent to the Site.
Site Repository is at the Cyril City Hall, 112 West Main Street, Cyril, OK 73029
Technical Assistance Grant
•Availability Notice: 10/89, Re-advertised 08/90, and offered with each Fact Sheet.
•Letters of Intent Received: None
•Grant Award: None
•No apparent citizen interest in a grant.
6EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
Remedial Project Manager (EPA): Michael Hebert214-665-8315, EPA (6SF-LP)
State Contact: Ray Roberts(405) 702-5137; or
Angela Brunsman (405) 702-5135
Attorney (EPA): Joseph Compton (214) 665-8506, Mail Code 6RC-S
Community Involvement:David Birdsong1-800-533-3508, Mail Code 6SF-PO
State Coordinator (EPA): Roberta Hirt, (214) 665-8079, Mail code 6SF-LP
EPA Ombudsman: Arnold Ondarza1-800-533-3508, EPA (6SF)
Prime Contractors: Bechtel - RI/FS; Clayton/Mittelhauser
RD & RA Oversight; Philip Services Corporation - RA Construction
Enforcement
•Special Notice Letter for RI/FS were issued on December 22, 1988. The PRP declined involvement in the
RI/FS by letter dated February 7, 1989. The fund lead RI/FS was completed on June 9, 1992.
•Waived Special Notice for RD/RA issued on September 18, 1992. The fund lead RD/RA was completed
October 2001.
Benefits
•Approximately 153,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil and sludge have been addressed by the selected
remedies.
•The property will be suitable for certain types of redevelopment.
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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