The Site is a former asphalt manufacturing and petroleum refining facility. It appears that construction of the facility was completed in approximately 1960 and asphalt manufacturing was initiated in approximately 1962. The asphalt manufacturing and petroleum refining operations were ceased in approximately 1990 with the bankruptcy of Lacostex Corporation. In approximately March 1993, the taxing authorities foreclosed on the property and subsequently sold the property to Western Environmental of Oklahoma, LLC, the current owner, in September 1997. Western Environmental purchased the property for the intent of conducting salvage operations. The salvage operations began in September 1997 and continued until early November 1997 when a tank fire occurred. Subsequent investigations by the Texas Department of Health noted that the company failed to notify of demolition activities and had disposed of asbestos containing material to the ground surface. Western Environmental abandoned the facility on approximately November 10, 1997 and have conducted no additional cleanup activities even after being ordered by the Texas Department of Health (TDH) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The EPA has entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with Kewanee Industries, Inc., a former owner/operator of the Site. Kewanee operated on the facility from approximately March 1966 to August 1975. The AOC was signed and became effective on June 4, 2002. Kewanee Industries, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A., Inc.. Chevron Environmental Management Company (CEMC), an affiliate of these companies, has assumed responsibility to perform the work under the AOC.
The planned removal actions for this site include: asbestos abatement; removal and disposal of hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants, and oil; decontamination of containers, equipment, piping, and buildings; removal and disposal/recycle containers, equipment, piping, and other contaminated items; and, removal and disposal of visibly contaminated soils.
CEMC will complete the Extent of Contamination Survey and provide EPA with a report to review to determine if additional removal actions may be necessary.
This site has both hazardous substances where cleanup is authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and oil where cleanup is authorized under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA). A Federal Project Number (FPN) has been obtained from the National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC)to cover the EPA oversight costs associated with the OPA portion of the removal action. At this time, it is believed that approximately 90% of the materials on-site may be handled under OPA. In addition, the EPA intends on reallocating its past costs once a final determination is made on the amount of CERCLA and OPA wastes that are present.
Oil Contaminated Water 30,168 gallons LaCoste POTW
Recyclable Hydrocarbons 31,278 gallons U.S. Filter Recovery Services
Oil Stained Concrete 400 cubic yards Waste Management
Asbestos Containing Material 160 cubic yards Waste Management
Demolition Contruction Debirs 3,753 cubic yards Waste Management
Recyclable Scrap Metal 393 tons Horowitz Salvage
Non-Hazardous Tank Bottoms Solid 800 cubic yards Waste Management
Listed Hazardous Waste Liquid (F037, K169, K051, K049) 25439 gallons Onyx Environmental Services, LLC
Hazardous Tank Bottoms (F037, K169, K051, K049) 40 cubic yards Onyx Environmental Services, LLC
Listed Hazardous Waste Solid (F037, K169, K051, K049) 27,248 pounds Onyx Environmental Services, LLC
Hazardous Tank Bottoms (F037, K169) 40 cubic yards Onyx Environmental Services, LLC
