2007 land report

2007Land Report

� LANDREPORT

Cover:1889 Land Run Statue in downtown Oklahoma City

Wood treater waste pit

Ground water extraction wells

Color matching drill cuttings

JANUARYTHROUGHDECEMBER�007 �

The Land ReportJanuary 2007 through December 2007 ..........................................................4TheTechnologiesofCleanup................................................................................................................................ 5

LandTreatmentUnits............................................................................................................................................ 5

BridgestoneFirestoneNorthAmericanTire(RCRASite)............................................................................................ 5

ValliantWoodlandProducts.................................................................................................................................. 7

Phytoremediation.................................................................................................................................................. 7

Crosby/McKissickGroup...................................................................................................................................... 8

Hardage-CrinerSuperfundSite.............................................................................................................................. 8

AirSparging,SoilVaporExtraction,andBio-Plugs.................................................................................................. 8

AnadarkoPetroleum,Enid,GarfieldCounty........................................................................................................... 9

InjectionTechnology.......................................................................................................................................... 10

FormerB.F.GoodrichSite................................................................................................................................... 10

ProgramUpdates............................................................................................................................................... 11

WasteTireProgram............................................................................................................................................ 11

SiteCleanupAssistanceProgram(SCAP).............................................................................................................. 1�

BrownfieldsProgram........................................................................................................................................... 14

TheSkirvinHiltonOpensForBusiness................................................................................................................. 14

RadiationProgram............................................................................................................................................. 16

FormerlyUsedDefenseSites............................................................................................................................... 17

GreatSaltPlains................................................................................................................................................ 17

LandRestorationofOilandMiningImpacts........................................................................................................ 19

SuperfundSitesandRemovalActions................................................................................................................... �0

BuyoutContinuesAtTarCreek........................................................................................................................... �0

MineWaste........................................................................................................................................................ �0

SurfaceWaterandSediment............................................................................................................................... �0

StateLeadSuperfundSites................................................................................................................................. �1

SuperfundEmergencyResponse/Removals............................................................................................................ ��

Mercury............................................................................................................................................................ ��

VoluntaryCleanup&BrownfieldsSites.................................................................................................................. �4

TargetedBrownfieldsSiteAssessments.................................................................................................................. �6

Superfund–NationalPrioritiesList(NPL)andRemovalActions............................................................................... �7

ResourceConservationandRecoveryAct(RCRA).................................................................................................. �8

CommunityAssistanceProgram........................................................................................................................... �0

FormerlyUsedDefenseSites(FUDS)..................................................................................................................... �1

�007TireProgram............................................................................................................................................. ��

SiteCleanupAssistanceProgram(SCAP).............................................................................................................. ��

Table of Contents

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Pollutionistheintroductionofharmfulsubstancesorproductsintotheenvironmentbyhumanactivities–basically,thecontaminationofair,water,orsoilbysubstancesthatareharmfulorpotentiallyharmfultolivingorganisms.TheLandProtectionDivisioncleansuppollutioninsoil,sediment,groundwaterandsurfacewaterforthegeneralprotectionofhumanhealthandtheenvironment.

Contaminatedpropertiesoftensitidle,fencedoffandunused.OneobjectiveoftheLandProtectionDivisionistocleanuppropertiesandbringthembackintobeneficialreuse,whetheritbeforredevelopment,agriculture,ornaturalareasandgreenspace.

The Land ReportJanuary 2007 through December 2007By the Land Protection Division of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Preparing to sampleAbandoned drums

ThisreporthighlightssomeoftheworkcarriedoutbyvariousprogramsoftheLandProtectionDivision.Thefirstportionof

Remediation comes from the Latin REMEDIUM which means restoring balance

thisreporthighlightssomeofthecleanuptechnologiesandgivesexamplesofsiteswherethesetechnologiesarebeingused.Thesecondportionofthereportisanupdateofthevariouscleanupprograms.Thefinalportionofthereportprovidesmapsidentifyingindividualsitesbyeachprogram.SomeofthekeycleanupprogramsincludeSuperfund,Brownfields,VoluntaryCleanup,thenewSiteCleanupAssistanceProgram,HazardousWasteGeneratorCleanup,CommunityAssistanceProgram,OilandMiningLandRestoration,andtheWasteTireProgram.

TheseprogramsaddresspollutionwhereveritisfoundacrossOklahoma.Thereareanumberofprojectsthatarenotinthisreportincludingsmallerorshort-termprojects.Formoreinformation,pleasecontacttheLandProtectionDivisionat(405)70�-5100.

JANUARYTHROUGHDECEMBER�007 5

The Technologies of Cleanup

Land Treatment Units(LTUs),sometimescalledbio-treatment

unitsorbio-reactors,arecloselymonitoredareaswherespecifictypesofwastecanbemixedintothesoilundercontrolledconditions.Landtreatmentunitsusetillingandaerationofsoiltoenhancenaturalbiologicalandchemicalprocessesthattransformordegradethehazardousconstituentsovertime.

Bridgestone Firestone North American TireAnexceptionalexampleofbeneficialreuse

ofaformerlycontaminatedLTUpropertyistheDaytonTireplant(BridgestoneFirestoneNorthAmericanTire)inOklahomaCity.Theplantmanufacturedtiresfrom1969untilitclosedin�006.TheplantoperatedaLandTreatmentUnittotreatoilywastewaters.TheLTUoperatedunderpermitwithDEQandwasclosedin1997.

In1999,theplantdecidedtoredeveloppartofitspropertyintoawildlifehabitatopentothepublic.TheWildlifeHabitatCouncil

Extraction well system control panel and automated pump

Thetechnologyusedtocleanuppollutioncanbeassimpleashaulingharmfulsubstancestoadisposalfacilityorascomplexasusingbiochemicalprocessestoalterthecontaminationintosomethinglessdangerous.DEQ’sLandProtectionDivision(LPD)strivestousethemostappropriatetechnologytocleanuporrestoretheenvironment.

LPDusesmanymethodstocleanuppollution.Sometechnologiesareconsideredneworinnovativeandcanbequickerandcheaperthanmorecommonmethods.LPDevaluatescleanuptechnologiesonasite-by-sitebasistoselectthemosteffectiveandefficientone.

Entrance to Bridgestone Firestone nature area

helpedwriteawildlifemanagementplan,andDEQreviewedenvironmentaldatatohelptheplantachieveitsgoal.

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Onehundredacresoftheproperty,includingtheformerLTU,wereplantedwithnativegrassesandprogressivelyreforestedwithnativetrees,includingsandplums,shumardoaksandlacebarkelms.Abridgewasbuilttoprovidepublicaccesstothehabitatarea.Additionalacreswereplantedwithnaturalwildlifefoodcropssuchassunflowersandredclover.Birdnestingboxeswerebuilt,andnative

Prairie section of Bridgestone Firestone nature area

Woodland section of Bridgestone Firestone nature area

Pond at nature area looking south toward Dayton Tire plant

wildflowers,shrubsandteeswereplantedtoenhancethebirdsanctuary.Aman-madepondwithanislandprovidesadditionalhabitatfornestingbirds.

InAugust�007,Bridgestone/Firestonedonated60acresofwildlifeareatotheOklahomaCitycommunityandWesternHeightsSchoolDistrict.ThemajorityofthelandwillbecalledtheBridgestoneFirestoneNatureandEducationArea.Thisdonatedlandwillserveasanoutdoorclassroomfornatureeducation,BoyScoutnatureprojectsandalinktotheOklahomaCityRivertrailsproject.Whilenotpartofthedonatedland,theLTUprovideshabitattobenefitwildlife.

ThevisionofBridgestone/FirestoneandthecooperationofDEQ,theWildlifeHabitatCouncil,thelocalschooldistrictandothercommunitygroupswereinstrumentalinturningthislandintoavaluablewildlifehabitatthatbenefitsthelocalcommunityandenvironment.


Phytoremediationisatechnologythatusesplantstocleanuppollutionintheenvironment.Plantscanhelpcleanupmanykindsofcontaminationincludingmetals,pesticides,explosives,andoil.

Theplantsalsohelppreventwind,rain,andgroundwaterfromcarryingpollutionawayfromsitestootherareas.Phytoremediationworksbestatsiteswithlowtomediumamounts

Landtreatmentofwoodpreservingwasteisaproventechnologythatcangreatlyreducethevolumeandtoxicityofthewasteatarelativelylowcost.

AformerwoodtreatersiteinValliant,McCurtainCounty,hasabandonedwastepitsthatposesafetyandenvironmentalhazards.Withnoothercleanupoptionsavailable,DEQ’srecentlycreatedSiteCleanupAssistanceProgram,which

Waste ponds at Woodland Products site

Phytoremediation uses plants to clean up pollution

Valliant Woodland Products isfundedthroughaportionofanassessmentonmotorfuels,targetedthissiteforevaluationin�007.ThispastsummerDEQsampledthewasteandcurrentlyisdevelopingacleanupplan.Themostviabletreatmenttechnologyappearstobelandtreatment.DEQwillhireacontractortobegincleanupinearly�008.Landtreatmentofthesewasteswillprotectcitizensandwildlife.Itwillalsofreeuplandforreuse.

Phytoremediationofcontamination.Plantsremoveharmfulchemicalswhentheirrootstakeinwaterandnutrientsfromcontaminatedsoilandgroundwaterandcancleanupchemicalsasdeepastheirrootscangrow.Treerootsgrowdeeperthansmallerplants,sotheyareusedtoreachpollutiondeeperintheground.

Onceinsidetheplant,chemicalscanbe:• storedintheroots,stems,orleaves;• changedintolessharmfulchemicalswithin

theplantand;• changedintogasesthatarereleasedinto

theairastheplanttranspires(breathes).SomesitesinOklahomausing

phytoremediationtocleanuphistoricalcontaminationincludetheCrosby/McKissickCompanyinTulsaandtheHardage-CrinerSuperfundsiteinruralMcClainCounty.

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Airsparginginvolvestheinjectionofair.Theinjectedairtravelsthroughsoilandgroundwaterandstripstheorganiccontaminantsfromthesubsurfacesoilandwaterbyvolatilization.Thevaporsarethencollectedandtreated.

ThegroundwaterundertheCrosby/McKissicksitevariesfrom10feetto�5feetbelowsurface.Trichloroetheneandotherchlorinatedcompoundsfrompastactivitiescontaminatedthegroundwater.Thecontaminantswerefoundinanunnamedcreekoutsideofthepropertyboundary.MonitoringshowedthatthecontaminationwasnotattenuatingnaturallysoCrosby/McKissickrecommendedphytoremediation.

AvarietyofnativeOklahomatreespeciesarebeingusedtocontainandcleanupaseparate,isolatedareaofgroundwatercontaminationattheHardage-CrinerSuperfundSite.Thetreesareplantedinan

Phytoremediation plot at Hardage-Criner site

Crosby/McKissick Group DEQapprovedphytoremediationasthe

preferredcleanuptechnology.Poplartreeswereplantedin�004.Monitoringshowsareductionofcontaminationwherethetreesareplanted.Continuedmonitoringwillevaluatetheeffectivenessofthistechnologytoreducecontaminationandtostoporslowdownitsmigration.Formoreinformation,contactSamUkpakaat(405)70�-5148.

Air Sparging, Soil Vapor Extraction, and Bio-Plugs

Hardage-Criner Superfund Siteareawheresolventcontaminatedgroundwaterwasseepingtothesurface.Severalyearsofdataindicatetheprojectisworking.Formoreinformation,contactHalCantwellat(405)70�-51�9.

Oxygenintheaircanenhancethenaturalbreakdownofcontaminants.Benzene,acommonorganiccontaminant,willbiodegradeovertimeprovidedthereisadequateoxygenandnutrients.


TheformerChamplinRefineryinEnidisdismantledandclosed,butrefinedproductscontainingbenzenewerehistoricallyreleasedandhaveimpactedthegroundwater.AnadarkoPetroleum,thecurrentowneroftheoldrefinery,isworkingwithDEQtoassessandremediatethegroundwater.

AnadarkoPetroleumevaluatedtechnologiesforgroundwaterremediationanddeterminedairspargingandin-situbiologicaldegradationwouldworkbest.Apilottestwasdesignedtoseehowwellthismethodwouldworkatthissite.WorkbeganlateintheFallof�007onalarge-scalepilotprojectinthe

Installing part of the air sparging system at Anadarko Petroleum site

Soil vapor sampling

Anadarko Petroleum, Enid, Garfield County southernareaoftheformerrefinery.

AnadarkoPetroleumplanstousebio-plugsinadditiontoairspargingandsoilvaporextraction.Thebio-plugsarenutrientadditivesthatstimulateexistingsoilmicrobes.Microscopicorganismswillconsumethecontaminationandenhanceremediation.Thegoalofthisparticularsystemistocreateabarriertolimitthecontaminationfrommovingoff-site.Ifthisremediationworksasplanned,thesystemwillbeexpandedtootherareasofthesite.Formoreinformationaboutthisproject,contactGailHamillat(405)70�-511�.

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Former B.F. Goodrich Site

The former B.F.Goodrich Site

Anumberofprojectswithgroundwatercontaminationhavesubstancesinjectedintogroundwatertoenhancenaturaldegradation.Thematerialinjectedisselectedbasedonthecontaminantsinvolved.Injectedmaterialsincludeoxygenreleasingcompounds,hydrogenreleasingcompounds,lacticacid,molasses,ozone,andothersolutionsthathelpoptimizebiodegradation.

DEQmonitorstheeffectivenessofthe

Injection Technologyremediationsystemsoncetheyareinstalled.Monitoringhelpsremediationmanagersrecognizewhenchangestothesystemareneededtomaintainoptimalefficiency.

Sitesthathaveactivelyutilizedinjectiontechnologyin�007totreatgroundwatercontaminationincludetheMichelinsiteinMiami,HalliburtoninDavis,NorrisSuckerRodinTulsa,andM-DProductslocatedinOklahomaCity.

TheformerB.F.GoodrichsiteinMiamishowshowinjectiontechnologycanbecombinedwithmoreconventional“digandhaul”cleanuptechniques.MichelinworkedwithDEQtoassesscontaminationataformertiremanufacturingfacility.Acontaminatedgroundwaterplumeextendedoff-site.Thesourcewasidentifiedascontaminatedsoilleftbehindduringremovalofaleakingundergroundstoragetankintheearly1980s.In�007,Michelin

excavatedthecontaminatedsoilfromtheformerundergroundstoragetankpit.Fieldtestsevaluatedinjectionofanoxygenreleasecompoundtohelpremediatethegroundwatercontamination.Thetestsweresuccessfulintreatingthegroundwatercontamination.Theinjectionofanoxygenreleasecompoundwasexpandedtotreatalargerareaofthecontaminatedgroundwater.DEQwillevaluatetheeffectivenessoftheinjectionsbymonitoringwellsovertime.


Program Updates

ThereweresomesignificantlegislativechangesthisyearthatexpandedtheroleandresponsibilitiesoftheLandProtectionDivision’sWasteTireProgram.Theprogramwasinitiallyauthorizedbythe1989WasteTireRecyclingAct.TheActwasestablishedtoaddresstheproblemofmillionsofdiscardedandabandonedtiresinOklahoma.Historically,wastetirescouldbeseeninvastnumbersin

Therewereseveralimportantchangesin�007.AWasteTireRecyclingTaskForcewascreatedtorecommendchangestotheActtoenhancetheState’sabilitytoprovidefortheefficientandeffectiverecyclingofwastetires.The�007legislativechangesbecameeffectiveJuly1,�007.ThesechangesexpandDEQ’sroleasfollows:• authorizeDEQtoconductinspectionsof

tiredealersandmotorlicenseagents;• allocatetwoandone-fourthpercent

(�.�5%)ofmoniesintheFundtotheOklahomaTaxCommissionandfiveand

Waste Tire ProgramDEQContact:FerrellaMarch(405)70�-5175

dumpsitesscatteredacrossthestate.Morethanjustaneye-sore,wastetiresattractverminandactasbreedingsitesformosquitoes.TheWasteTireRecyclingActestablishedafeeandcreatedfinancialincentivesfortheproperdisposalandrecyclingoftires.SincetheinceptionoftheAct,theprogramhasfundedcleanupofnumeroustiredumpsandsupportedcommunitywidetirecollectionevents.

More than 72,000 waste tires were cleaned up from illegal dumps in 2007.

threequarterspercent(5.75%)toDEQforthepurposeofadministeringrequirementsoftheAct;

• changethepercentageoftirescollectedfromillegaldumpsandcommunityeventsfrom5%to�%forQualifiedApplicantsforCollectionandTransportation;

• authorizeDEQtoevaluateandprocessapplicationsforreimbursementandreporttotheOklahomaTaxCommissiontoissuepaymentsfromtheFund;

• authorizeDEQtoapportionpaymentsbasedonrequestsforcompensationifthereisinsufficientmoneyinanymonthtosatisfytheeligiblereimbursement;and

• createanadditionalfeecategoryof$�.50fortireswithrimdiametersgreaterthan17½inchesbutlessthanorequalto19½inches.

Tiredumpsandcommunitywideeventsremainafocusforcleanupundertheamendedstatute.

Community Wide Cleanups brought in more than 73,000 waste tires in 2007.

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Wetlands at an old refinery property being investigated in Okmulgee County

JANUARYTHROUGHDECEMBER�007 1�

Site Cleanup Assistance Program (SCAP)DEQContact:AngelaBrunsman(405)70�-5141

Cleaning an indoor firing range

Mangum Armory

Cleaning the Ardmore armory

AmainobjectiveofthisprogramistoevaluateandremediatethemilitaryarmoriesbeingclosedunderBRAC.ThefederalBaseRealignmentandClosureCommittee(BRAC)recentlyrecommendedthatthemajorityofOklahoma’sArmyNationalGuardArmoriesbeclosed.DEQiscoordinatingwiththeOklahomaMilitaryDepartment,theDepartmentofCentralServices,andlocalcommunities,toensurethatenvironmentalissuesareresolvedpriortotransferofownership.Theprogramisfundedthroughaportionofaonecentpergallonassessmentonmotoranddieselfuels.

Theenvironmentalassessmentandremediationofthearmoriesisprogressing.Leaddust,leadpaintandasbestoscontinuetobethemostcommonenvironmentalissuesencountered.LeadcontaminationattheindoorfiringrangeattheHoldenvillearmorywasremediatedthisyear.RemediationofthefiringrangeattheArdmorearmoryisexpectedbyyear’send.Inspectionswerecompletedat15armories.AsbestosabatementcontractswereawardedforfivearmoriesandtheworkwascompletedinDecember.Eightmorearmoriesarecurrentlyinthebiddingprocessforasbestosabatement.Leadabatementwilltakeplaceearlynextyeartocompletecleanupofthesearmories.Followingcleanup,theywillbetransferredtothelocalcommunityforredevelopment.

SCAPalsoresolvespollutionatabandonedwastesitesthatfalloutsidenormalcleanupprograms.Anabandonedwoodtreatingsiteisdiscussedunderthetechnologyportionofthisreport.

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Brownfields ProgramThe Skirvin Hilton Opens For Business

InFebruary�007theformerSkirvinHotel,anOklahomaCitylandmark,reopenedforbusiness.Earlyintheprocess,theLandProtectionDivisionplayedasmallbutimportantrolebyprovidingaBrownfieldsloantotheCityofOklahomaCity.The$719,000loanprovidedcriticalfundstoabateasbestosinthehistoricbuilding.Oncethebuildingwasfreeofasbestos,theCityturneditovertoadevelopmentcompany.Thedeveloperupdatedthehoteltomodernstandardswhilemaintainingthestructuralanddesignelementsofthehistoricbuilding.ThedeveloperobtainedaHiltonfranchiseforthehotel,anditreopenedastheSkirvinHilton.

TheAnnualRegionalBrownfieldsPartnerforumwasheldattheSkirvininJune.ThisvenueshowcasedOklahoma’sBrownfieldsProgram,whichencouragesreuseandredevelopmentofcontaminatedproperties.

Oklahomanshavewonderfulmemoriesofthegrandoldhotel,andDEQisproudtohaveplayedapartinitsrenaissance.

Early concept drawing of Skirvin

Skirvin Hilton lobby after renovation Ice sculpture of hotel for the grand opening

DEQContact:RitaKottke(405)70�-5157


Before and After of a typical floor hallway

Before and After of the Ballroom

Downtown Oklahoma City with Skirvin Hilton in the center of the picture

The third annual Oklahoma Brownfields Conference was held by DEQ and Oklahoma City in September 2007.

Pre-opening promotion room

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DEQadministersmostoftheNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)programsinOklahoma,includinginspectionandlicensingofmostradioactivematerialsusers.DEQhostedtheannualmeetingoftheOrganizationofAgreementStatesinSeptember�007.TheOrganizationprovidesanopportunityforAgreementStatesandtheNuclearRegulatoryAgencytocometogethertodiscussregulatoryissues.Attendeesincludednuclearprogrammanagersfrom�4states,representativesoffourfederalagenciesincludingtheDepartmentofEnergy,EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,GovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandNuclearRegulatoryCommission.TwoofthethreeNRCcommissionersattended.

ThemeetingprovidedupdatesonregulationsandpolicyforindustrialusesofnuclearradiationintheUnitedStates.Paneldiscussionsprovidedanopportunitytoexchangeideas.ThekeynoteaddressbythechairmanoftheNuclearRegulatoryCommission,Dr.DaleKlein,emphasizedtheneedforcoordinationbetweenstateandfederalprograms.

Radiation Program DEQContact:MikeBroderick(405)70�-5155

NRC Chairman Klein

DEQ’s Mike Broderick

Paul Schmidt, OAS Chair

Organization of Agreement States (OAS) Visits Oklahoma

for Annual Meeting


Oklahomahasalonghistoryofmilitaryinstallationswithinitsborders.TheFormerlyUsedDefenseSites(FUDS)ProgramwasestablishedbyCongressinthemid-1980s.Thisprogramhasreceivedlittlefanfare,butitcleansuppropertiesformerlyownedorusedbytheUnitedStatesmilitary.ThesecanbeassmallasanAtlasmissilesilooraslargeasanoldbombingrange.The

Great Salt Plains InApril,whenaboyscoutwasdiggingfor

selenitecrystalsintheGreatSaltPlainsWildlifeRefuge,hebrokeaburiedglassvial,andanirritatinggaswasreleased.Theboyscoutsufferedinitialeyeandthroatirritationfromthegas.ArmyinvestigatorsidentifiedthevialasapartofaChemicalAgentIdentificationKitfromWorldWarII.Thekitscontainedsmallvialsofdilutedchemicalwarfareagentsusedtotrain

Old Fort Townson historical site

Formerly Used Defense Sites DEQContact:HalCantwell(405)70�-51�9

U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineerscarriesouttheprogramandDEQsupportstheworkthroughreviewandoversight.ThediscoveryofremnantsofChemicalAgentTestKitsandbombletsattheGreatSaltPlainsFederalWildlifeRefugeearlierthisyeardemonstratestheimportanceofthisinitiativetoinvestigateandrestoretheseformerdefensesites.

soldierstorecognizeandrespondtochemicalagents.TheSaltPlainswereonceusedbyAltusAirForceBaseforbombingpractice,anditisassumedthatthemilitarythoughtitwasagoodplacetodisposeofthesetestkits.Buryingwasanacceptablemethodofdisposalduringthatera.Itisbelievedthatthevialtheboybrokecontainedachemicalthatcausestheeyestowater,muchliketeargas.

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TheArmysentaspecializedteamto

removethebrokenvial.TheArmyteambegan

workandeachtimetheyremovedavialthey

uncoveredanother.Aftertheyhaduncovered

144vials,thePentagondeterminedthat

thesitewasmorecomplicatedthaninitially

Checking for munitions on the Salt Plains Bombing Range

View across the Great Salt Plains Bombing Range

50-caliber casing from WW II training site

thought.TheArmyteamwassenthomeand

theU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers(Corps)

wastaskedwithinvestigationandlong-term

cleanupofthesite.Thesitewouldnowhave

tocompetewithlargemilitarycleanupsfor

funding.TheStatewasafraidthatwiththepark

closedandchemicalthreatcontained,thesite

wouldnotrankhighontheCorpsprioritylist.

Local,State,andCongressionalleadersand

FishandWildlifeofficialswereconcernedabout

theimpactontheareaiftheparkwasclosed

permanently.Theysuccessfullypersuaded

Pentagonleaderstoprovidecontingency

fundingtothesite.Theinvestigationand

cleanupareunderway.DEQwillworkclosely

withtheCorpstoensurethatOklahoma’s

interestsareprotected.


DEQactivelyworkswiththeConservation

Commission,theCorporationCommissionand

theOklahomaEnergyResourcesBoardtouse

materialsrecoveredfromsolidwastetorestore

landdamagedbyoilproductionandmining

activities.Soilis“manufactured”orrestoredby

addingusefulorganicmaterialssuchasyard

wasteandpaper.Thesematerialsmakeup

morethan50percentofthesolidwastethat

isdiscardedeachday.Throughthisprogram,

discardedorganicmaterialscanbediverted

fromdisposalandprocessedintousefulsoil

amendments.

Historicallytherehasbeenlittledemandfor

suchsoilconditioners,buttheemergingfieldof

Placing soil conditioners

Land Restoration of Oil and Mining Impacts DEQContact:FentonRood(405)70�-5159

landrestorationischangingourunderstanding

aboutthedynamicsofhealthysoil.DEQ

isworkingwithotheragenciestoincrease

theuseofdivertedorganicmaterialsassoil

amendmentsinrestorationprojects.

For FY 20071,076 Acres were in planning 231 Acres were treated and,7,541 Acres were in follow-up

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SUPERFUND Program Superfund Sites and Removal ActionsTheDEQisthedesignatedstateagencytocarryoutinvestigationandremediationofOklahoma

Superfundsites.ThelargestoftheseOklahomasitesisTarCreek.

Buyout Continues At Tar Creek

AvoluntarybuyoutprogramwascreatedlastyeartomanagetheriskoflandsubsidenceinthehistoricminingareaofPicher,CardinandHockerville.Sincethen,aTrust,comprisedmostlyoflocalmembers,wascreatedtoplanandbuyoutresidents.Thisyear,asofNovember,�5�propertieshadbeenappraised,morethan��4offersweremadeand�09offerswereaccepted.Therewere1�7closingsand58ownershadvacatedtheirproperties.Thesenumberswillcontinuetochangeasthebuyoutproceeds.Theeffortisphasedbasedonthedegreeofriskandavailabilityoffunding.Atyear’send,activitiesslowedduetolackoffunds.Officialsestimatedapproximatelythirtymilliondollarsisneededtocompletethebuyout.

TheTrusthostspublicmeetingsonaregularbasisandprovidesaforumforresidentstovoiceissues.Thedecisiontoparticipateinthebuyoutcanbeanemotionaloneandtheprocessisnotalwayseasy.

Church in Picher, Ottawa County

Theresidentswhoaccepttheofferswillmovefromthearea.Someresidentsandbusinesseswillhavetowaitforthenextphaseandmorefunding.Whilesometimesfrustratingtoresidentsandthoseentrustedtocarryouttheprogram,thevoluntarybuyoutprovidesameansforpeoplewhochoosetoleavethearea.

Other work completed this year at the Tar Creek Superfund site:Mine Waste

TheEPA’sProposedPlanfortheminingwastewasreleasedforpubiccomment,andapublicmeetingwasheldinPicher.Thisplanspellsouthowthewastewillbecleanedup.Theplancurrentlydoesnotincludecompletionofthevoluntarybuyout.Manyresidentsandevenstateofficialscommentedthattheplanshouldcompletethebuyout.

Surface Water and SedimentEPA,thestatesofOklahoma,

KansasandMissouriandseveraltribessampledstreamsthroughoutthehistoricminingdistrictthisyear.EPAislookingatthedatatoevaluateriskfromsedimentandsurfacewater.Thiswillhelpestablishprioritiesforfuturecleanup.

DEQContact:AngelaBrunsman(405)70�-5141

JANUARYTHROUGHDECEMBER�007 �1

State Lead Superfund Sites DEQcompletedinvestigationandfeasibility

studiesatthreeSuperfundsitesthisyear.Finalcleanupstrategiesarebeingdeveloped.

Sludge pit at an abandoned refinery

Aerial view of the Hudson site before demolition of refinery structures

PublicmeetingswereheldtopresenttheproposedremedyattheHudsonRefinerysiteinCushing,theImperialRefiningsiteinArdmore,andtheminewasteportionoftheTarCreekSuperfundsiteinOttawaCounty.

ThefeasibilitystudywascompletedthisyearontheTulsaFuelandManufacturingSuperfundsiteinCollinsville,Oklahoma.ApublicmeetingwasheldtopresenttheresultsofthesiteinvestigationinOctober.Apublicmeetingwillbeheldearlynextyeartopresenttheproposedremedytothepublic.

Waste in stream at Imperial Refining Corporation

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Superfund Emergency Response/Removals

Superfundconductsemergencyresponsesandremovalactionstoaddressimminentandsubstantialendangermenttohumanhealth.TheLandProtectionDivisionworkscloselywithEPAontheseactionsandpayspartoftheexpense.

AsbestoswascleanedupandawasteinvestigationstartedthisyearattheOsagePowerPlantsouthofPoncaCity.TheEPA,DEQ,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers,andtheOklahomaDepartmentofLaborworkedtogetheronthisproject.TheoldplantislocatedsouthofPoncaCityonthewestbankoftheArkansasRiver.

Thecoalpowered,electricalgenerationplantwastakenoffthegridinthe1980s,butillegalasbestosremovalduringsalvageoperationsleftdamagedasbestosscatteredthroughoutthebuildingandalongthebankoftherivernearby.Giantwindowsinthepowerplanthadbeenshotoutorbroken.Thebrokenwindowsallowedcontaminantsinthebuildingtoescapeintotheenvironment.EPAiscontinuingtoevaluateotherhazardsattheplant.

Sampling at the Osage Power Plant.

The cleanup of the dilapidated Osage Power Plant near Ponca City is a major Removal Action conducted in Oklahoma this year.

Osage Power Plant

Osage Power Plant

JANUARYTHROUGHDECEMBER�007 ��

Mercurycontaminationiseasilyspread.Mercuryisatoxicmetallicliquidthatgivesofftoxicvapors.ChildrenrecentlyspilledmercuryinthebleachersattheSnyderHighSchoolfootballfield.Thespilledmercurywascleanedup,butmercurycontaminationwastracedtothreeresidentialhomesandthehighschoolbandroom.Thehomeshadtobedecontaminated,aprocessthatbasicallygutsthehouse.Thisyear,Oklahomahadfivemercuryrelatedresidentialcleanups.MostoftheSuperfundRemovalsin�007dealtwithmercuryandincluded:

•PoncaCityMercurysite•IdabelMercurysite•SnyderMercurysite•SeminoleMercurysite•McAlesterMercurysite•TahlequahHerbicideDrumSite

If you have mercury around your house then DEQ can help you dispose of it properly. For more information, call (405) 702-5157.

DID YOU KNOW?

Mercury DEQContact:RitaKottke(405)70�-5157

Propane tank

Didyouknowasingleincidentofcontaminationcanaffectnumerousplaces?Asanexample,earlierthisyearpropaneproducedinCoffeyville,Kansasbecamecontaminatedwithorganicfluorides.Whenthepropaneburnedtheorganicfluorideswereconvertedtohydrogenfluoride,whichcreatedapotentialhealthhazard.EPAandDEQworkedwiththerefinerytotrackdown,removeandreplacethecontaminatedpropane.ThepropanehadbeendeliveredtomostlyruralresidentsoverawidespreadareaofnortheastOklahoma.MostoftheresidentslivednearthetownsofSallisaw,Henryetta,Claremore,Prague,Keota,Skiatook,StillwellandWestSiloamSprings.DEQandEPAcaninvestigateproblemsliketheseandoftencooperateinthecleanup.

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Theterm“Brownfields”describespropertieswithenvironmentalproblemsthatmakethemdifficulttosellorre-use.FearsofSuperfundliabilityleddevelopers,lenders,andpotentialpurchaserstoshyawayfromformerindustrialpropertiesbecausetheymightbecontaminated.StateandfederalBrownfieldslawslimiting

BrownfieldsDEQContact:RitaKottke(405)70�-5157

Voluntary Cleanup & Brownfields ProgramsVoluntaryCleanupDEQContact:RayRoberts(405)70�-5140

TheVoluntaryCleanupProgramallowscompaniesorindividualstocleanupapropertywithDEQoversight.Thisoptionisoftenselectedbycompaniesorindividualsthathavehistoricalcontaminationandneedtodocumentthatthecleanupwasconductedproperly,but

donotwantEPAinvolvement.TheVoluntaryCleanupProgramincludessitesranginginsizefromoldoilrefinerieswithhundredsofacresandmanysourcesofcontaminationtosmallersites,ofteninvolvinglessthananacreandasinglecontaminant.

Voluntary Cleanup & Brownfields Sites

environmentalliabilityhelpedrevitalizeinterestinformerindustrialfacilities,aswellashelpresurrecturbandowntownareas.EnteringandcompletingDEQ’sBrownfieldProgramprovidesspecificreleasefromStateenvironmentalliabilityandfederalSuperfundliabilitytoprogramparticipants.Cleanupandreuseofcontaminatedpropertiesisontherise.


Voluntary Cleanup Program SitesNo. SiteName City No. SiteName City1 Adolf’sConvenienceStore Beaver 53 KusaSpelter Kusa2 AltecLansing OklahomaCity 54 Kwikset Bristow3 APAC-OK Shawnee 55 LarrySlack Lindsay4 BakerPetrolite Tulsa 56 M.I.Swaco Antlers5 BFGoodrich Miami 57 MarathonOil Boynton6 BlackwellZinc Blackwell 58 MartinMarietta Sawyer7 BNSF Pawnee 59 M-DBuildingProducts OklahomaCity8 BoulevardMarket OklahomaCity 60 Michelin/BFG Miami9 CamroseTech Ada 61 MWC/MidAmericaMall MidwestCty10 CasadySquare OklahomaCity 62 MooreDocument Stillwater11 CentralPlastics Shawnee 63 OG&E Mustang12 CGB,LLC Tulsa 64 Mustang-Dover Dover/Hennessey13 CityofLawton Lawton 65 NordamGroup Tulsa14 ClaremoreHospital Claremore 66 NormandyCreek Norman15 CollinsvilleSmelter Collinsville 67 NorrisSuckerRod Tulsa16 ColtecIndustries Sallisaw 68 OCURA/PhaseIA OklahomaCity17 ConAgraFoods Blackwell 69 DellComputerSite OklahomaCity18 CrescentMachine Tulsa 70 OKC-Schools OklahomaCity19 Dollar75/MVP OklahomaCity 71 OklahomaStateUniversity Stillwater20 DowellSchlumberger Enid 72 Okmulgee Refinery Okmulgee21 DowellSchlumberger OklahomaCity 73 OmniServices/Cintas OklahomaCity22 DowellSchlumberger Tulsa 74 OmniServices/Cintas Tulsa23 DukeEnergy Carney 75 OwassoLandTrust Owasso24 DukeEnergy Cashion 76 LakewoodShoppngCenter OklahomaCity25 DukeEnergy Goldsby 77 Ruhrpumpen Tulsa26 DukeEnergy Mustang 78 SamsonRes./Global Yukon27 ElRenoFederalPrison ElReno 79 StillwaterRegional Stillwater28 EMCTestSystems Durant 80 SunContainer Tulsa29 Enogex/Riverside Jenks 81 TargetCorporation OklahomaCity30 EpperlyDevelopment DelCity 82 ConocoPhillips Duncan31 ExxonMobil Shawnee 83 TrumbullAsphalt OklahomaCity32 ExxonMobil Fox 84 Unarco/Thorco Wagoner33 ExxonMobil Chitwood 85 UNOCAL/Chevron Ardmore34 ExxonMobil Alec 86 Union Pacific Kingfisher35 FAAMikeMonroney OklahomaCity 87 Union Pacific Yukon36 FacetInternational Tulsa 88 USZincSmelter Henryetta37 FarmlandIndustries Enid 89 V&SSchuler Muskogee38 FederatedMetals SandSprings 90 WarrenPetroleum Forgan39 GeminiCoatings ElReno 91 WeyerhaeuserCraig BrokenBow40 HalliburtonServices Davis 92 WeyerhaeuserWrightCity WrightCity41 HarcrosChemicals OklahomaCity 93 WindsorHills OklahomaCity42 HomeDepot Tulsa 94 YaleCleaners#4 Tulsa43 HowardDrilling Beaver 95 Wooldridge&Daughter Ashland44 ImationEnterprises Weatherford 96 OmniServices/Cintas Lawton45 Kelneproperty Guthrie 97 Koch/Oneok-Medford Medford46 KerrMcGee Cleveland 98 NMWInc. Nowata47 KerrMcGee Cushing 99 SummitMachine/LittleGiant OklahomaCity48 KerrMcGeeTechCenter OklahomaCity 100 MidtownOKC OklahomaCity49 KochIndustries CusterCity 101 BNSF/PurcellFeed&Seed Purcell50 KochIndustries ElReno 102 SouthernSpecialties Tulsa51 Koch Nitrogen Enid 103 Airflo Cooling Technologies Tulsa 52 KodakPolychrome Weatherford 104 Chickasaw-OKPipeThread Wynnewood

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DEQContact:HalCantwell(405)70�-51�9

Targeted Brownfields Site Assessments

AllenBlackwellCushingHartshorneKonowaTishomingoWatongaAtokaChickashaMangum

TargetedSiteAssessmentstookplacethisyearatthefollowingarmories:

Localgovernmentsandnon-profitorganizationsfrequentlyinheritoracquirepropertythatcouldhavepollutionfromhistoricusesoftheproperty.DEQprovidesassistancetothesegroupsbyconductinganenvironmentalstudycalledaTargetedBrownfieldsAssessment.ThisstudyresemblesaPhaseIorPhaseIIEnvironmentalSiteAssessment.Theassessmentdeterminesifcontaminationislikelytobefoundatasitewhereredevelopmentisplanned.DEQ’sLandProtectionDivisionstaffperformsthese

assessmentsatnocosttotheparticipant.Thestudiesaredoneattherequestofpublicandnon-profitentities.

In�007TargetedSiteAssessmentstookplaceat:• MuskogeePortPhaseIofsouthernproperty• MuskogeePortPhaseIIofnorthernproperty• OklahomaCityBricktownFireHouse• TahlequahIndustrialPark• SallisawIndustrialPark• HenryettaWetland• J&JRailcar,Miami

Targeted Site Assessments


SUPERFUND – National Priorities List (NPL) and Removal Actions

In1980theComprehensiveEnvironmentalResponse,CompensationandLiabilityAct(CERCLA),morecommonlyknownasSuperfund,createdanationalprogramtoidentifyandcleanupsitescontaminatedfromprevioushazardouswastemanagementpractices.OklahomahasfourteenSuperfundsites,elevenoftheseareonEPA’sNationalPrioritiesList(NPL).DEQisleadingremediationactivitiesat

fiveSuperfundsites.ThelargestoftheseOklahomasitesisTarCreek.

TheSuperfundsitesaregenerallylargeandcomplexandcantakeupto10yearstocomplete.ThreeSuperfundsitesarecompleteandhavebeendeletedfromtheNPL(Compass,10thStreetandSandSpringsPetrochemical)andtwomoreareproposedfordeletionnextyear.(DoubleEagleandFourthStreet).

SUPERFUND and Removal Sites

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)DEQContact:DonHensch(405)70�-515�

The 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was the nation’s fi rst comprehensive hazardous waste management law.

TheRCRASectionoftheLandProtectionDivisionhasbroaddutiesunderthedelegationofthefederalResourceConservationandRecoveryAct.Thislawcreatedasystemtoregulatetreatment,storageanddisposalofhazardouswaste.Thissectionregulatesactivepermittedhazardouswastegeneratorsites.Thesectionpermits,inspectsandregulates

hazardouswastedisposalsitessuchastheCleanHarborsLoneMountainhazardouswastedisposalsite,hazardouswasteundergroundinjectionwells,hazardouswastegeneratorsandoverseescleanupofformerhazardouswastegeneratorsites.AnumberofRCRAcleanupsiteswerehighlightedearlierinthetechnologysectionofthisreport.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act


Resource Conservation and Recovery ActNoFacility City No.Facility City1 AirForcePlant#3 Tulsa 32 InterstateMetals OklahomaCity2 AlerisInternational Sapulpa 33 JulianLumber Rattan3 AlliedMaterials Stroud 34 KwiksetCorp Bristow4 AltusAFB Altus 35 LucentTechnologies OklahomaCity5 AmericanAirlines Tulsa 36 Madewell&Madewell Jones6 AnadarkoPetroleum Enid 37 McAAP(McAlesterArmy) McAlester7 Arkema(OzarkMahoning) Tulsa 38 MixonBrothers Idabel8 AshlandChemical Tulsa 39 MooreBusinessForms Stillwater9 CavenhamForestIndustries Salisaw 40 NewcastleLand Newcastle10Centrilift(Hughes) Hughes 41 OG&EMcClainEnergy Newcastle11 ChemCentral Tulsa 42 OklahomaPole&Lumber BrokenBow12ChemicalProductsDivision OklahomaCity 43 Perma-Fix(CRT/RTI) Tulsa13ChickashaManufacturing Chickasha 44 PryorPlantChemical Pryor14CleanHarbors-LoneMountain Avard 45 SafetyKleenSystems Tulsa15CleanHarbors-LoneMountain Waynoka 46 SafetyKleenSystems Wheatland16 Conoco Phillips Refinery Ponca City 47 Sayre Brine Well (Class 3) Sayre17ConocoPhillipsResearch Bartlesville 48 Seagate OklahomaCity18 Crosby-McKissic Products Tulsa 49 Sinclair Tulsa Refinery Tulsa19DowellSchlumber/ElReno ElReno 50 SpiritAerosystems Rockwell20EaglePicher/Boron Quapaw 51 SpiritAerosystems(UIC) Rockwell21EnvironmentalManagement,Inc. Guthrie 52 Sunoco,Inc. Tulsa22Envirosolve-Tulsa Tulsa 53 TerraNitrogen Catoosa23Exxon Ada 54 TinkerAFB MidwestCity24FederalCorrectionalInstitute ElReno 55 Tricat McAlester25Flex-N-Gate Ada 56 TulsaDisposal Tulsa26Greenway(Chief) StoneBluff 57 Valero(TPI) Ardmore27HalliburtonServiceCenter Duncan 58 VanceAFB Enid28Halliburton Duncan 59 VollbrechtAssoc.(UnitParts) OklahomaCity29Horsehead(ZCA) Bartlesville 60 WallColmonoy OklahomaCity30 Horsehead (ZCA UIC) Bartlesville 61 Wynnewood Refining Wynnewood31HuffmanWood BrokenBow 62 Xerox OklahomaCity 63 YubaHeatTransfer Tulsa

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Community Assistance ProgramEliminating Small Community BlightDEQContact:MarvinBoatright(405)70�-5��6

Community Assistance Projects

Thehighcostofdemolitionanddisposalofdilapidatedstructuresoftenleavessmallcommunitiesstruggling.Manylocalgovernmentshavebeenunabletoremovetheseblightsduetothehighcostsinvolved.

Oklahoma’sSolidWasteManagementActprovidesreliefbyeliminatingtheneedforsolidwastepermitsonprojectsapprovedbybothDEQandtheappropriatelocalconservationdistrict.Theprojectsusesuitableportionsof

thestructurestorestoreandreclaimOklahomalands.

DEQworkswithlocalcommunitiesandconservationdistrictstoidentifydilapidatedbuildingstoensurethattheyarefreeoftoxicmaterialanddevelopaplanforusingthedemolitionmaterialtorestorescarredland.Formanylocalitiesthishassufficientlyreducedtheircosts,makingblightremovalanaffordableenterprise.


Work was done at the following sites in 2007:ArdmoreAirForceBase,CampGruber

MilitaryReservation,Clinton-ShermanAirForceBase,DelhiAuxiliaryAirfield,FrederickArmyAirfield,FortSillMilitary

Reservation,GreatSaltPlainsBombingRange,OklahomaOrdnanceWorks,PurcellNavalAirGunnersSchool,andWoodwardArmyAirfield.

TheLandProtectionDivisionworkscloselywiththeCorpsofEngineersontheinvestigationandcleanupofFormerlyUsedDefenseSites(FUDS).Thecleanupsvaryfrompropertytoproperty,butgenerallyfallintooneofthefollowingcategories:

DEQContact:HalCantwell(405)70�-51�9Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS)

Somepropertieshistoricallyusedforlive-firetrainingandtestinghavebeenfoundtocontainunexplodedordinance,discardedmilitarymunitions,ormunitionsconstituents.RestorationworkatFUDSin�007focusedprimarilyonsitesusedfortrainingduringWorldWarII.Theprimaryconcerniswhetheranymunitionsmightstillbefoundatthesesites.

• identifying,investigatingandcleanupofhazardous,toxic,andradioactivewastesites;

• correctingenvironmentalproblemscausedbyordinanceandexplosives.

Formerly Used Defense Sites

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TheWasteTireProgramwasinitiallyauthorizedbythe1989WasteTireRecyclingActtoaddresstheproblemofmillionsofdiscardedandabandonedtires

DEQContact:FerellaMarch(405)70�-5175

If all the tires cleaned up in Oklahoma in 2007 were laid end to end they would stretch from Oklahoma City to Okemah.

2007 Tire Program

inOklahoma.SincetheinceptionoftheAct,theprogramhasfundedcleanupofnumeroustiredumpsandsupportedcommunitytirecollectionevents.

2007 Tire Sites

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TheSiteCleanupAssistanceProgramwascreatedlastyeartoaddresshistoricalpollutionproblemsthatdonotfitintoanyotherprograms.TheLegislaturefundedSCAPthroughaportionofaonecentpergallonassessment

DEQContact:AngelaBrunsman(405)70�-5141

Site Cleanup Assistance Program (SCAP)

onmotoranddieselfuels.Thecurrentfocusoftheprogramisthecleanupofoldarmoriessotheycanbereusedbylocalcommunities.Theprogramalsoworkedthisyeartocleanuphazardouswasteatanoldwoodtreatingfacility.

Site Cleanup Assistance Program

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Earth, Wind & Water Bison outside DEQ’s building in Oklahoma City.

2007 land report

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