The Tropicana Energy Company, Inc. Site (hereinafter the "Site") is an abandoned fuel blending facility. The Site has been used for various petroleum refining and storage operations since approximately 1934. This Site and the adjacent R&H Oil Company, Inc. (hereinafter "R&H") Site share 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 11 Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) and associated piping, and 27 drums. The key problem areas of the Site include the hazardous substances in the drums, residual materials in the tanks and piping, potential soil contamination, and free product on the shallow ground water.
Since September 24, EPA and its contractors have removed and disposed of approximately 4715 gallons of contaminated water from tanks and drums, and 64 cubic yards of soil and concrete. The 11 aboveground storage tanks have been demolished and some of the steel remains to be sent off for recycle. Approximately, 75 tons of scrap steel has been sent for recycle. In addition, an underground storage tank was discovered on October 2. The tank is 12'X 5' and contains what appears to be gasoline contaminated water.
The planned removal activities for the Site include the removal/disposal of materials in tanks, piping, equipment, and other containers; demolition of tanks, piping, and equipment; and, removal/disposal of any visibly contaminated soils.
The next steps will be to complete removal of the piping, recycle of scrap steel, and remove and dispose of materials within the recently located underground storage tank. No visible surface soil contamination has been observed except for that located near the underground storage tank.
The discovery of an underground storage tank on October 2. In addition, it is believed that extensive piping is located throughout this Site as historical operations involved the demolition of an old refinery and it is likely that the associated piping was not removed.
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