United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region VI
POLLUTION REPORT

Subject: 

The R&H Oil Company, Inc. Site (hereinafter the "Site") is an abandoned used oil processing facility.  The facility ceased operation in approximately 1992.  The property has been used for various petroleum refining and used oil processing operations since approximately 1934.  This Site and the adjacent Tropicana Energy Company, Inc. (hereinafter known as "Tropicana") Site have some common historical owner/operator(s) and as such may also share in a portion of the environmental contamination located on the two sites.  The Site consists of 28 Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs), extensive refining equipment and piping, separator, sump, and other drums and containers.  The key problem areas of the Site include containerized used oil, used oil sludge, corrosive liquids, used oil contaminated water; miscellaneous containerized materials; visible soil contamination; and, asbestos containing materials (ACM) on tanks, piping, equipment, and within buildings.  In addition, ground water contamination located on the Tropicana Site is believed to be associated with current and historical spills from operations located on these two Sites.

As of October 10, EPA and its contractors have completed the removal action.  The EPA completed the planned removal actions described below.  In addition, the EPA demolished an on-site storage shed to address contamination on wood floors and the soils beneath the flooring. The EPA also conducted minor restoration activities which included grading and seeding the soils.  The EPA is currently in the process of completing review of cost information for the purpose of closing out the removal action.

The planned removal activities for the Site included the removal/disposal of ACM; removal/disposal of materials in tanks, piping, equipment and other miscellaneous containers; demolition of tanks, piping, and equipment; and, removal/disposal of visibly contaminated soils.

The completion of the final removal closeout of this project.

The removal action that was conducted on this Site did not address the extensive subsurface soil contamination or the groundwater contamination associated with this Site.  This Site and the Tropicana Site were proposed to the NPL in June 2001 for the purpose of conducting a Remedial Investigation /Feasibility Study (RI/FS) and if necessary a Remedial Action (RA). The EPA is continuing its search for Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) to conduct those necessary actions.