United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region VI
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
From:
Pat Hammack

To:
Debbie Dietrich, Office of Emergency Management
Ragan Broyles, Response and Prevention Branch

Subject: 

Assessment and staging complete
Longview Refinery
601 Premier Road, Longview, TX
Latitude: 32.5014000
Longitude: -94.8081000


POLREP No.:
2
Site #:
LR
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
5/3/2006
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
5/3/2006
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
5/10/2006
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
TX0000605384
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

The site is an abandoned oil refinery.  The facility closed down operation in 1992 leaving all materials in place on site.  In 2002, the EPA conducted a Removal Action to address some leaking oil from a storage tank and to overpack approximately 10 leaking drums of hazardous materials.  The site has had a security problem since it was abandoned. Individuals  have entered the site and stolen copper wiring from the facility.  It is obvious from grafitti that teenagers have entered the site and broken some of the glass containers in the laboratory releasing the contents.

The EPA was contacted by the State to conduct an assessment to determine the potential need for a removal action.  During the assessment numerous containers were leaking or broken.  The condition of the site required the Classic Emergency Response to be started.

Te removal will address approximately 50 drums and numerous other container of hazardous materials, the laboratory, and site security by repairing the boundary fence.


Current Activities

The assessment at the site was completed on Saturday, May 6, 2006.  Approximately 200 drums were exaimined for hazardous materials.  All tanks on site were inspected and the ones containing hazardous materials were emptied and prepared for disposal.  Materials were transfered from deteriorating drums into D.O.T. approved shipping containers and staged in numerous waste stream categories for disposal.  The laboratory hazardous contents were "lab-packed" and staged for disposal.  The ERRS crew was demobilized from this phase of work on May 10, 2006 and will return for the disposal phase in June.  The site fence was repaired , but is cut on a daily basis.


Planned Removal Actions

Stage, HAZCAT, sample and overpack leaking and damaged drums.
Repair Site boundary fence.
Remove and clean up spilled mercury.
Lab Pack containers from site laboratory.
Dispose of collected materials
Demob


Next Steps

Arrange for the diaposal of approximately 100 drums and pallets of smaller containers of hazardous waste.  To remove and dispose approximately 5000 gallons from a leaking storage tank that was temporairly repaired.


Key Issues

The ownership of the property may change before June.  New access may have to be granted.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $185,000.00 $25,000.00 $160,000.00 86.49%
RST/START $15,000.00 $6,000.00 $9,000.00 60.00%
Intramural Costs
 
Total Site Costs $200,000.00 $31,000.00 $169,000.00 84.50%

* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.


response.epa.gov/LongviewRefining

POLREP #2 Last Updated 5/10/2006