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2005 LandReport

2005 LandReport

2 LAND REPORT

This publication, printed by Oklahoma University Printing Services, is issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality as authorized by Steven A. Thompson, ExecutiveDirector. Five-hundred copies have been printed at a cost of $3,445.00 Copies have been deposited with Publications Clearinghouse of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.Printed on recycled content paper using soy-based inks. Design by Denise Harkins. Photography by Hal Cantwell. Cover photography: A foggy morning in the Tar Creek Superfund Sitearea. denise\LPD\2005 land repor t\05_repor t.pmd 12/23/05

Compass Industries Landfill Superfund Site fifteen years after the cap was put in place.

The landfill is covered with Tallgrass and wildflowers.

JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 2005 3

Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup .......................................................................... 5Brownfield/Voluntary Cleanup Sites .................................................................. 5

Duncan Refinery ......................................................................................................................... 6

OCURA Phase 1 Brownfields ............................................................................................... 7

Skirvin Hotel ................................................................................................................................ 8

Targeted Brownfields Assessments .................................................................................... 11

Brownfields Redevelopment and the Reverse Domino Effect ...................... 10Brownfield/Voluntary Cleanup Sites .................................................................................. 11

Sand Springs .............................................................................................................................. 12

National Priorities List (NPL) - Superfund ..................................................... 13Double Eagle Refinery ........................................................................................................... 14

Fourth Street Refinery .......................................................................................................... 14

Imperial Refining ...................................................................................................................... 15

Oklahoma Refining Company .............................................................................................. 16

Tar Creek .................................................................................................................................. 16

Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing ............................................................................................... 20

Superfund Emergency Response/Removals .................................................... 21S&K Industries ......................................................................................................................... 21

Woods Tank Farm ................................................................................................................... 22

Osage Power Plant ................................................................................................................. 23

Superfund and Removal Sites .............................................................................................. 24

Superfund Site Redevelopment ........................................................................................... 25

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) ....................................... 26Clean Harbor Lone Mountain ............................................................................................. 26

Conoco Ponca City Refinery ............................................................................................... 26

Sunoco ....................................................................................................................................... 27

Tinker Air Force Base ............................................................................................................ 27

Valero Turpin Refined Products Terminal .......................................................................... 28

Zinc Corporation of America .............................................................................................. 28

RCRA Sites ............................................................................................................................... 29

RCRA Generator Cleanup Sites ......................................................................................... 30

Oil and Mining Land Restoration Program ..................................................... 31Land Restoration ..................................................................................................................... 31

Restoration and Reclamation Sites .................................................................................... 31

Eliminating Small Community Blight .............................................................. 32Community Assistance Sites ................................................................................................ 33

Waste Tires ......................................................................................................... 34Tire Dump Sites ...................................................................................................................... 35

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This report highlights landrestoration projects carried outin several programs: Brown-field/Voluntary Cleanup; Oil andMining Land Restoration;Hazardous Waste GeneratorCleanup; Superfund and WasteTire sites. There are a numberof projects that are not in thisreport including smaller, orshort-term projects or projectswhere negotiations for a con-sent order are underway. Formore information, contact theLand Protection Division.

The Land Report

January 2005 through December 2005By the Land Protection Division of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Killdeer nesting in an abandoned refinery.

Duncan Refinery


Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup

Brownfields

Nationally, the cleanup andreuse of contaminated proper-ties is on the rise. The term“Brownfields” describesproperties with environmentalconcerns that affect their valueand marketability. The term isalso used to distinguish moder-ately contaminated propertiesfrom Superfund Sites. Super-fund sites are considered theworst contaminated sites in theUnited States, and the potentialfor Superfund liability meansdevelopers, lenders, and poten-tial purchasers avoid acquiringformer industrial properties forfear that contamination mightexist.

The passage of state andfederal Brownfields laws hashelped to revitalize interest informer industrial facilities, andhas helped resurrect urbanareas.

Entering and completing theDEQ Brownfield Programprovides specific release to

Voluntary Cleanup

The DEQ has operated aVoluntary Cleanup Programsince the late 1980s. Compa-nies wanted a way to clean upthe historic contamination ontheir properties without havingthe EPA Superfund Programinvolved. It was acknowledgedthat some governmental over-

TheBrownfieldInitiative isa decade old

this year.

participants from state andfederal environmental liability.

The Brownfield Programbreaks the chain of liability thatfor years discouraged redevel-opment nationwide.Oklahoma’s Brownfield Pro-gram includes an EPA sanc-tioned cleanup program, a lowinterest loan program for thecleanup of contaminated prop-erties and the Targeted Brown-field Assessment program.Together these help localgovernments and non-profitinterest groups evaluate theenvironmental condition ofproperties they own or plan tobuy.

sight was needed to satisfyfederal authorities and con-cerned neighbors that thecleanup was properly con-ducted. The VCP allows compa-

nies or individuals to clean upproperty under negotiatedconsent orders that give theDEQ oversight authority of thecleanup. This cleanup option isoften selected by companies orindividuals that do not needspecific liability release underfederal and state law, but needto document that the cleanupwas conducted properly. Theprocess generates a record ofthe cleanup and ensures it isprotective of human health andthe environment.

Flintco Brownfields redevelopment

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ConocoPhillips has re-moved deteriorated tanks andvessels, abandoned buildings,waste, and chemicals that werenot properly addressed whenthe refinery stopped operating.

Brownfield/Voluntary Cleanup Sites

ConocoPhillips performsthis work with an emphasis onthe health and safety of on-siteworkers and nearby residents.They have constructed a treat-ment plant to treat water fromtwo cutoff trenches installed inJanuary 2005. The trencheswill help mitigate oil and chemi-cal seeps which feed intoClarity Creek. After demolitionactivities are complete a site-wide environmental investiga-tion will be performed.

State and federalBrownfields laws

have helped torevitalize interest

in formerindustrial facilities,

as well as helpedresurrect urbandowntown areas.

Duncan Refinery

Voluntary Cleanup

Meridian, Stephens CountyDEQ Contact:Amy Brittain(405) 702-5133Status:Interim Action &Remedial Investigation

ConocoPhillips, StephensCounty and the DEQ have beenworking together to investigateand clean up this 400-acreinactive refinery, located fivemiles south of Duncan. Itoperated from the 1920s until1983.

In 2005, ConocoPhillipsperformed extensive asbestosabatement and demolitionactivities at the refinery. Thiswork included emptying andremoving tanks and piping.

Process area at Duncan Refinery

Billboard at Duncan Refinery


OCURA Phase I

Brownfields

Oklahoma CityDEQ Contact:Dale Johnson(405) 702-5122Status:

Phase I, Bricktown Redevelop-ment Project: Site Investigation

The Bricktown area sitsabove the old Oklahoma Cityoil and gas field and has been inconstant commercial usethroughout its history. Busi-nesses include oil and gasrelated industries, railroadoperations, manufacturing,warehousing and retail opera-tions. The area is being redevel-oped including the new SonicCorporation Headquarters,several new restaurants, amulti-screen theatre, a com-bined residential-retail develop-ment and canal, park andrecreation areas.

There are twenty-one acresin Phase I of the Oklahoma City

Bricktown area

Urban Renewal Authority’sBricktown RedevelopmentProject.

Gasoline and diesel frompast commercial activitiescontaminated the soil and

ground water. The site hasundergone extensive soil andground water investigation andsoil remediation. The Phase IBrownfields Application hasbeen reviewed and approved.

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Skirvin Hotel –

Brownfield Cleanup

Loan Clears the Way

for Restoration of

Historic Hotel

Oklahoma City,BCRLF Coordinator – Rita R. Kottke, Ph.D.

The historic Skirvin Hotel indowntown Oklahoma City hasbeen vacant since 1988. Manyattempts have been made toreopen the grand hotel. The 14story hotel is on the NationalRegister of Historic Places and isthe oldest remaining hotel inOklahoma. In 2001, the City ofOklahoma City acquired thehotel to ensure that it wouldbe restored. The City neededdowntown hotel rooms tomake it competitive in theregional convention marketand wanted to preserve one ofOklahoma’s landmarks. Financ-ing for a project this size isdifficult, and Oklahoma Cityput together a public/privatepartnership to finance theproject. A small but importantpiece of the financing is a loanfrom the DEQ’s BrownfieldCleanup Revolving Loan Fund(BCRLF). The $780,000 loanfunded the cleanup of thehazardous materials in the oldhotel including asbestos, leadpaint, mercury thermostats,and PCB containing fluorescentlight ballasts. Other environ-

A DEQ Brownfield Loan allowed the City tomove forward with the $46 million

restoration of the Skirvin Hotel.

Skirvin Hotel at beginning of restoration.

Hallway in Skirvin ready for restoration

mental problems such as birddroppings, which harbor thefungus that causes the respira-tory disease histoplasmosis,will also be cleaned up. The BCRLF loan allowed theCity to move forward on the$46.4 million restorationproject. The hotel will reopenas the “Skirvin Hilton” in thewinter of 2006.


Sampling during a Targeted Site Assessment

TARGETED

BROWNFIELDS

ASSESSMENTS

A Targeted BrownfieldsAssessment (TBA) is an envi-ronmental study, much like aPhase I or Phase II Environmen-tal Site Assessment. The TBAsare done at the request ofpublic and non-profit entities.The assessment is used todetermine if contamination islikely to be found at a sitewhere redevelopment isplanned. The assessment workis conducted by the LandProtection Division Staff at nocost to the participant. DEQ isplanning an outreach effort in2006 to increase awareness ofthe program.

Who is Eligible to

Apply?

Public and non-profit enti-ties such as municipalities andcommunity developmentorganizations interested inredeveloping abandoned orunderused properties are

2005 TARGETED SITEASSESSMENTS

ArdmoreMiami

Oklahoma CitySand Springs

eligible. TBAs will be at siteswhere there are reuse plans butwhere the environmentalcondition of the property isunknown. Reuse can involvethe creation of commercial,industrial, recreational, conser-vation or other uses.

For More informationContact Hal Cantwell at (405)702-5139.

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Brownfields Redevelopment and the Reverse

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Brownfield/Voluntary Sites Cleaned Up in 2005Site Location ContactBNSF/Dilliard Taylor Prop. Ada Amil Lyon (405) 702-5140Beaulieu of America Watonga Kendel Posey (405) 702-5120Carlilse Coatings/Quaker Sapulpa Amil Lyon (405) 702-5140Colorado Interstate Gas-Mocane Forgan Report Replogle (405) 702-5118Dobson Ranch Sweetwater Amil Lyon (405) 702-5140Farmrail Enid Amil Lyon (405) 702-5140ExxonMobil-East Hewitt Carter Co. Dale Johnson (405) 702-5122Sand Springs Home Tulsa Amil Lyon (405) 702-5140Valero Energy Turpin Askari Zaidi (405) 702-5145

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Brownfield/Voluntary Cleanup Sites

There are numerous other sites undergoing Brownfield/Voluntary cleanups. Additional information isavailable from the DEQ Contact

1 Adolf’s Conv. Store/Tim McFarl Replogle, Robert 702-51182 Altec Lansing/Telex Comm. Replogle, Robert 702-51183 Baker Petrolite Posey, Kendel 702-51204 BF Goodrich/Ottawa Mgmt Co Roberts, Ray 702-51375 Blackwell Zinc Thomas, George 702-51266 BNSF/(BurkBales)/Phillips Pet. Roberts, Ray 702-51377 Casady Square/MVP Part. Roberts, Ray 702-51378 Claremore, City of (Hosp.Med. Bldg.) Roberts, Ray 702-51379 City of Lawton Lyon, Amil 702-514010 Collinsville smelter/Cyprus Amax Thomas, George 702-512611 Coltec Roberts, Ray 702-513712 Dollar 75/MVP Roberts, Ray 702-513713 Duke Energy-Carney GP Johnson, Dale 702-512214 Duke Energy-Cashion GP Johnson, Dale 702-512215 Duke Energy-Crescent CS Johnson, Dale 702-512216 Duke Energy-Dibble CS Replogle, Robert 702-511817 Duke Energy-Goldsby GP Lyon, Amil 702-514018 Duke Energy-Hennessey GP Johnson, Dale 702-512219 Duke Energy-Moore CS Replogle, Robert 702-511820 Duke Energy-Mustang GP Johnson, Dale 702-512221 Duke Energy-S. Cashion CS Johnson, Dale 702-512222 Duke Energy-S. Mustang CS Johnson, Dale 702-512223 EMC Test Systems/Emerson Johnson, Dale 702-512224 Epperly/Mr. Keens Cleaners Roberts, Ray 702-513725 ExxonMobil-Bradley CS Johnson, Dale 702-512226 ExxonMobil-Bumpass CS Johnson, Dale 702-512227 ExxonMobil-Dover/Hennessey Lyon, Amil 702-514028 ExxonMobil-Doyle CS Johnson, Dale 702-512229 ExxonMobil-Fox CS Johnson, Dale 702-512230 ExxonMobil-Hughes CS Johnson, Dale 702-512231 ExxonMobil-S. Chitwood GP Johnson, Dale 702-512232 ExxonMobil-Sholem Alec. GP Johnson, Dale 702-512233 ExxonMobil-W. Chitwood CS Johnson, Dale 702-512234 Facet International Replogle, Robert 702-511835 Farmland Industries Roberts, Ray 702-513736 Federated Metals Roberts, Ray 702-513737 Halliburton Services - Davis Roberts, Ray 702-513738 Halliburton Services - Pauls Valley Roberts, Ray 702-513739 Harcros Chemicals Replogle, Robert 702-5118

40 Home Depot/Emerson Replogle, Robert 702-511841 Howard Drilling (OCC-1006) Replogle, Robert 702-511842 Imation Enterprises Corp (3M) Posey, Kendel 702-512043 Kerr McGee Cleveland Roberts, Ray 702-513744 Kerr McGee Cushing Thomas, George 702-512645 Koch Hydrocarbon, LP Davis, Paul 702-513246 Koch Ind./Custer City Davis, Paul 702-513247 Koch Ind./El Reno Davis, Paul 702-513248 Kodak Polychrome Graphics Posey, Kendel 702-512049 Kusa/ASARCO Roberts, Ray 702-513750 M-D Building Products Roberts, Ray 702-513751 Marathon Oil/Boynton Posey, Kendel 702-512052 Michelin/BFG Roberts, Ray 702-513753 Midwest City/MidAmerica Mall Posey, Kendel 702-512054 Mobil Chem/Midwest Films Lyon, Amil 702-514055 National Zinc Datin, Dennis 702-512556 National Zinc Datin, Dennis 702-512557 Normandy Creek Posey, Kendel 702-512058 Norris Sucker Rod Plant Lyon, Amil 702-514059 OCURA//City of OKC Johnson, Dale 702-512260 OKC-S. Canal Landcell Johnson, Dale 702-512261 Okla. State Univ. burial site Davis, Paul 702-513262 Okmulgee Refinery Roberts, Ray 702-513763 Omni Services Johnson, Dale 702-512264 Omni Servs/Western Uniform Johnson, Dale 702-512265 Omni Servs/Western Uniform Johnson, Dale 702-512266 Owasso Land Trust Replogle, Robert 702-511867 Pilchers Lakewood Shpng Ctr. Roberts, Ray 702-513768 Southern Specialties Corp. Replogle, Robert 702-513169 Stillwater Regional Airport Lyon, Amil 702-514070 Summit Machine Tool/Seagate Lyon, Amil 702-514071 Tosco Corp./Duncan Refry. Johnson, Amy 702-513372 Trumbull Asph/Owens Corning Davis, Paul 702-513273 Unarco/Thorco Davis, Paul 702-513274 Union Oil Co. of California Posey, Kendel 702-512075 Union Pacific Railroad Kingfisher Cates, David 702-512476 US Zinc Smelter Lyon, Amil 702-514077 Yale Cleaners #4 Posey, Kendel 702-5120

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The area of the Sand Springs TargetedSite Assessment in 1955

Part of the Sand Springs Targeted SiteAssessment area today

Abandoned industrial sitesadd to the distress and blight ofcommunities. One of the claimsof the Brownfield Initiative wasthat if a Brownfield site werecleaned up and redeveloped, the

entire area would be revitalized,one property at a time – likethe domino effect in reverse.Sand Springs seems to epito-mize this Brownfield vision. Aformer zinc smelter site in adepressed portion of town wascleaned up through the DEQBrownfield Program and rede-veloped into a shopping center.A Wal-Mart Super Center is theanchor chain-store. The projectwas so successful, city officialsbegan to look for additionaleconomic opportunities in thearea. Sand Springs is using itsVision 2025 funds ($14.5million), to fund developmentand capital improvementsthroughout the county torevitalize the area. DEQ isassisting the City of SandSprings by performing TargetedBrownfield Assessments ofmore than 160 properties thatthe City may acquire for theproject. This helps the Citytake advantage of legal protec-tions from environmentalliability provided under thefederal brownfields law.

Sign marking revitalization area

Sand Springs, Tulsa County


National Priorities List (NPL) – Superfund

The Comprehensive Envi-ronmental Response, Compen-sation and Liability Act(CERCLA), or Superfund, wasenacted in 1980. It created alarge-scale national program toidentify and clean up sitescontaminated from previoushazardous waste managementpractices. This effort is knownas Superfund because CERCLAestablished a national trust fundto pay for cleanup at siteswhose owners were no longeravailable or financially solvent.

Drilling a monitor well during the Imperial Refinery Remedial Investigation field work.

CERCLA also established amechanism to recover cleanupcosts from potentially respon-sible parties (PRPs). The Super-fund Amendments and Reau-thorization Act (SARA)amended CERCLA in 1986.Eleven sites in Oklahoma areon EPA’s national priorities list(NPL). Sites on the nationalpriorities list are often referredto as Superfund sites. The DEQis the designated lead agencyfor remediation activities onfive of these Superfund sites.

Dr

Leaking tank valve.

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These two Superfund sitesin south central Oklahoma Cityborder each other. Both oper-ated as oil re-refiners overmany years, one beginning in1929 and the other in 1940.Because the sites share com-mon ground water monitoringwells, they are listed heretogether. Historical operationsresulted in widespread deposi-tion of residual waste, mostly inpits, on both sites. These pitswere generally acidic tar slud-ges with high lead concentra-tions. On both sites, the acidicsludges were neutralized,stabilized and disposed of in anoff-site landfill. The excavatedareas were filled with clean soiland vegetated. The surface isconsidered clean and availablefor reuse. The ground water inthe alluvial and shallow Garber-Wellington aquifers under thesite are contaminated withchlorinated solvents, hydrocar-bons and metals from the

Plugging the 17 ground water monitoringwells.

Double Eagle Refinery

NPL-Superfund

Oklahoma CityDEQ Contacts:Amy Brittain(405) 702-5133,Dennis Datin(405) 702-5125

Status:Source Control:Remedial Action completeGroundwater:Remedial Action ongoing

Fourth Street Refinery

NPL-Superfund

Oklahoma CityDEQ Contacts:Amy Brittain(405) 702-5133,Dennis Datin(405) 702-5125

Status:Source Control:Remedial Action CompleteGroundwater:Remedial Action ongoing

refining operations. DEQsampled the 13 wells for fiveyears to establish backgroundlevels and last year completedthree additional years of semi-annual monitoring. At the endof 2004, DEQ drilled fouradditional shallow wells andsampled the ground water toidentify possible off-site con-taminant sources and to evalu-ate vapor intrusion as a pos-sible pathway for contamina-tion. This area is part of Okla-homa City’s EmpowermentZone, which is a local, state, andfederal initiative to promoteredevelopment. The results ofthe sampling will assist allparties in developing appropri-ate reuse and long-term moni-toring strategies. The seven-teen monitoring wells on thesite were closed out andplugged in the fall of 2005. Thisis the first step to deleting thesites from the SuperfundNational Priorities List.

Drilling out a monitoring well.


Imperial Refining

Company

NPL Site - Superfund

Ardmore, Carter CountyContact:Angela Brunsman(405) 702-5135Status: RI/FS

Field work began in Sep-tember 2005 at this 72-acreabandoned crude oil refinerylocated on both sides of StateHighway 142 in northeastArdmore. Sampling of soil,sediment, surface water, andground water is underway.Results will be used to assessthe risk to human health andthe environment. The nextphase will include evaluation ofremedial alternatives to addresssite hazards.

The Imperial Refinery taken in the early years of the last century

Sampling the pond at IRC

Taking a sediment sample

Imperial operated from1917 until 1934. All tanks andstorage equipment weredismantled by 1948. Numer-ous waste pits, waste pilesand water impoundmentscontaminated with metals andrefining wastes remain andhave impacted an adjacentwetland. The site was listedon the National Priorities List(Superfund) in July 2000. DEQ worked togetherwith the EPA, Agency forToxic Substances and DiseaseRegistry, and the U.S. Fish &Wildlife to develop plans foran investigation and feasibilitystudy. DEQ will hold peri-odic public meetings to keepthe community informed ofthe progress at the site.

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Oklahoma Refining

Company (ORC)

NPL Site - Superfund

Cyril, Caddo CountyDEQ ContactORC South: Angela Brunsman(405) 702-5135DEQ ContactORC North:Ray Roberts(405) 702-5137ORC SouthStatus: Remedial ActionORC NorthStatus: InvestigationThis 220-acre abandoned

oil refinery operated from1908 to 1984. Petroleumrelated contamination of soil,sediment and shallowgroundwater occurred fromleaking tanks, product lines,pits and impoundments.

ORC South:

Status: Remedial ActionInitial investigations re-

sulted in placing the site on

Tar Creek

NPL - Superfund

Ottawa CountyDEQ Contacts:Angela Brunsman(405) 702-5135David Cates(405) 702-5124,Dennis Datin(405) 702-5125

Tar Creek is Oklahoma’slargest and most challengingSuperfund site. The Oklahomaportion of the former Tri-StateMining District encompassesmore than 40 square miles, fivetowns, and an entire watershedin far northeastern Oklahoma.• Extensive lead and zinc

mining and ore processing

The chat landscape at the edge of Cardin, Oklahoma.

the National Priorities List in1990. The remedy, completedin 2002, included bioremedia-tion, in-situ stabilization, neu-tralization and disposal in onsitelandfills. The ground waterremedy was postponed untilthe source remedial action wascomplete. DEQ and EPA areevaluating the next steps forground water monitoring andremediation.

ORC North:

Status: Remedial ActionIn 2002, the north portion

of the ORC refinery, consid-ered an active facility andregulated under RCRA, wasreferred to Superfund. Improp-erly stored, drums of unknownchemicals and an abandonedlaboratory with a mix of chemi-cals remained onsite. Tankswere leaking unknown con-tents. Deteriorated asbestoshung from vessels and litteredthe ground. After DEQ re-quested assistance from EPA an

Emergency Removal removedthe laboratory chemicals,drums, refinery structures andall the storage tanks at thefacility. The final small amount ofasbestos was removed inOctober 2005.


left tons of mine waste(called chat) in huge pilesand flotation ponds thatcontain high concentrationsheavy metals.

• After the mining and minepumping ceased, the minesrefilled and seeps of metalladen, sometimes acidicmine water contaminatedthe streams in the area.

• This led to contaminationof the shallow groundwater and surface waterwith iron, sulfate, zinc, leadand cadmium throughoutthe Tar Creek area.

• Abandoned mine shaftsand subsidence featuresthat pose safety hazardswere found everywhere.

• Exposure to lead from themining wastes resulted inelevated blood lead levelsin children.Early actions at this site

were focused on mine dis-charges to surface water, butas information became avail-

able on the effects of lead onarea children, EPA began workto remove lead from residen-tial yards and other high accessareas.

The site is divided into fourdifferent operable units, whichare described in the followingparagraphs.

Operable Unit 1:

Ground Water and

Surface Water in Tar

Creek

Status: MonitoringRemedial action began in

1986 with plugging of groundwater wells and the construc-tion of dikes to divert minedischarges from Tar Creek andreduce inflow of surface waterinto the mines. The dikes didnot function as intended andmine discharges continued.DEQ routinely monitorspublic water supply wells andis monitoring wells in theRoubidoux aquifer to assesswhether the shallow contami-

nation is impacting the deeperaquifer. Several deep wells thatcould serve as conduitsbetween the two aquifers arebeing plugged. Any problemwells found in the future willalso be plugged.

Operable Unit 2:

Residential PropertyStatus: Remedial ActionRemoval of contaminated

residential soils began in 1997and continues today. To date,the EPA has cleaned up 2,153residential properties with130 additional propertiesunderway. The cleanup con-sists of removing soil contami-nated above 499 mg/kg leadand replacing it with clean soil.An aggressive health educa-tion campaign headed by theOttawa County Health De-partment on ways to reduceexposure to lead is also partof the remedial action and isongoing. Since the start of thiswork, the percentage of chil

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Excavating a yard in Picher.

Since the start of this work, thepercentage of children in Ottawa

County with elevated blood lead levelsin has dropped from 33 % to 3 %.

dren in Ottawa County withelevated blood lead levels in hasdropped from thirty-three tothree percent.

Operable Unit 3:

Drum Removal in CardinStatus: Complete

Operable Unit 4:

Nonresidential

Properties

Status: Remedial Investiga-tion/Feasibility StudyThe EPA is working with

two mining companies and theDepartment of the Interior aspotentially responsible partiesfor the investigation and feasi-bility study of mine wastes. Thissummer the chat piles, mill-ponds and soils were sampledto assess risk to human healthand the environment and toformulate alternatives forcleanup. EPA is conductingpilot tests to evaluate injectingchat into the underground minevoids.

Operable Unit 5:

Investigate Tar Creek Sedimentsfrom confluence with LytleCreek downstream to GrandLake.Status: just beginning


Relocation Buy out

Governor Henry and theOklahoma Legislature wantedfamilies with children to be ableto move from the Tar CreekSuperfund Site. A relocationtrust authority was establishedto buy out and/or providemoving assistance for familieswith children under the age ofseven. Scientific evidence showsthat those children and devel-oping fetuses are most at riskfrom exposure to lead. Threemillion dollars was appropriatedto buy out homeowners, pro-vide rental assistance to rentersand compensate landlords forrent they would not receivefrom rental properties up toone year. The people whoreceive this assistance agree tomove out of the most impactedarea. Properties can then beresold or rented but not tofamilies with children. In addi-tion, the city utilities and theschool are compensated forlost revenue due to decliningcustomer base for a period ofup to 10 years. A privatecompany was contracted toperform the appraisals andcomparable valuations ofproperties.

The Oklahoma Plan

The Plan is a multi-faceted,multi-agency plan to resolve theenvironmental legacy of the TarCreek area. Planning andimplementation of the Planbegan in 2004. The goals ofthese projects are:

• Improving surface water quality• Reducing exposure to lead dust• Attenuating mine hazards• Land reclamation

The Plan includes:

• Passive Treatment• Stream Restoration• Chat Utilization for Asphalt Roads• Land Remediation and Restoration• Mine Hazard Attenuation• Remediation Monitoring• Stakeholder Involvement

Progress to date includesclosing 60 high priority mineshafts, reclamation of 14 acresof land, engineering design forreclamation of another 380acres of land, engineering designfor paving 16 miles of unpavedroads, and design of passivetreatment wetlands.

In the coming year, thesedesign projects will be underconstruction and new designprojects will begin.

A child’s coloring book found on a chat pile.

Fifty-one families haverelocated under this initiativeThe trust authority has demol-ished the vacated homes. TheEPA will remediate the soil onthe footprint of the homes toremove contaminants.

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Tulsa Fuel & Manufacturing

NPL - Superfund

Collinsville, Tulsa CountyDEQ Contact:George Thomas(405) 702-5126Status:Remedial Investigation /

Feasibility Study

DEQ is leading the investi-gation of this 50-acre formerhorizontal retort zinc smelterthat operated from 1914 until

1925. Arsenic, cadmium, leadand zinc contamination lead tothe site being placed on theNational Priorities List in 1999.In 2004, a perimeter fence waserected to limit access to thecontaminants at the site. Thearea is frequented by fisher-men, hunters and berry-pickers. Burns & McDonnell isperforming a site-wide sam-pling effort to assess risks and

to develop alternatives forcleanup. The DEQ held a townmeeting in Collinsville onAugust 17, 2005 to announcethe beginning of the fieldwork.Another town meeting will beheld once the sampling resultsare compiled. Initial samplingwas completed in October. Ifdata gaps are found, anotherround of sampling will begin inFebruary, 2006.

This panorama picture shows the Tulsa Fuel site covered with the remains of old smelting activities.

Looking West

Looking North

Looking South

Looking West


Plating waste left behind at S&K Industries.

Demolishing S&K Industries.

Above: S&K Industries now.

S&K Industries

Superfund Emergency

Response

TulsaSuperfund EmergencyResponse contact:Rita R. Kottke, Ph.D.(405) 702-5127

The DEQ worked withEPA and the City of Tulsa toclean up the former S&KPlating Industries Site in Tulsa.The site was an abandonedelectroplating facility thatspecialized in nickel andchrome plating. The owner/operator had died and chemicalwastes remained in the platingvats and drums within thebuilding. The heirs did not havethe money necessary to con-duct a cleanup of the property.

The site was located near anelementary school and had ahistory of break-ins, so the DEQrequested federal SuperfundRemoval assistance at the site.Investigation showed that thesouth wall of the sandstonestructure was permeated withhexavalent chromium. DEQ, EPA,and the City of Tulsa beganexploring the best way to clean upthe property. However, thesituation became an emergencywhen a stolen pickup truckcrashed into the front of thebuilding, undermining the struc-ture. An emergency response wasconducted to remove the chemi-cals, demolish and properlydispose of the building, and testthe soil under the foundation forcontamination. The property wascleaned up and seeded with grass.

Superfund Emergency Response/Removals

Barrels of waste chemicals

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Woods Tank Farm

Superfund Time Critical

Removal Action

Oklahoma CitySuperfund EmergencyResponse contact:Rita R. Kottke, Ph.D.(405) 702-5127

Preparing forthe Removal atthe Woods Tank

Farm Site.

Above: The WoodsTank Farm Site.

Woods Tank Farm is aninactive wastewater, used oil,and chemical storage anddisposal facility located inOklahoma City. The owneroperated an oil recycling opera-tion as well as a shipping com-pany. The site contained 85

tanks and approximately 200drums. Many of the tanks areused, underground storagetanks that were brought to thesite and were used as aboveground storage tanks. The sitehad no secondary containmentto catch spills, and an unnamedcreek borders the site to thewest. The creek flows less thanone-quarter mile before enter-ing the Oklahoma River. TheDEQ and the City of Oklahomadocumented several releases ofchemicals from this site andhave received several com-plaints about vapors from thesite. A trespasser set a fire onthe site prompting EPA toinstall a fence around the facilityto control access to the site.

EPA authorities determinedthat the owner was illegallystoring hazardous materials atthe site and an order wasissued to the owner to cleanupthe facility. The owner claimedinsufficient funds, and a limitedcleanup of the solvents at thesite was performed underfederal hazardous waste en-forcement authority. Wastewa-ter remained on site and re-portedly, additional wastes wereadded to the tanks. EPA, DEQ,and the City of Oklahoma Citypartnered to remove all wastesat the site and sampled the soilto ensure that the propertywas not contaminated.


Osage Power Plant

Superfund Time Critical

Removal Action

Ponca City, Kay CountySuperfund Emergency Response contact:Rita R. Kottke, Ph.D.(405) 702-5127

The Osage Power Plant islocated south of Ponca City onthe west bank of the ArkansasRiver. The coal powered,electrical generation plant wastaken off the grid in the 1980s.In the late 1980s, illegal removalof asbestos during salvageoperations occurred, spreadingcontamination throughout thebuilding.

The Environmental Protec-tion Agency, the OklahomaDepartment of Labor, andDEQ’s predecessor agency, theOklahoma State Department ofHealth, pursued an enforcementcase against the operatorsunder air quality laws. The casewas sent to U.S. Department ofJustice for trial; however, DOJchose not to pursue the case incourt. In the 90s the sitepresented a health risk foranyone who entered the build-ing, but since the asbestos wascontained within the building,the site was not considered anenvironmental threat. Recentinvestigations show that thegiant windows of the powerplant have been shot or blownout. The broken windowsprovide a route for the con-

taminants in the building toescape into the environment.The site now presents a realthreat to the environment.DEQ requested EPA’s assistancein evaluating the environmental

condition of the property andcleaning up the asbestos withinthe building and the surround-ing area. DEQ and EPA areworking together to eliminatethese threats.

The Osage Power Plant.

View inside the power plant.

24 LAND REPORT

Other sites in the NPL – Superfund program. Additional information is available from the DEQContact.

Site Location Contact Status

Compass Industries Landfill Berryhill, Tulsa Co. Hal Cantwell (405) 702-5139 Operation & Maintenance

Hardage/Criner McClain Co. Hal Cantwell (405) 702-5139 Operation & Maintenance

Hudson Refinery Cushing, Payne County Amy Brittain (405) 702-5133 Feasibility Study

Mosley Road Landfill Oklahoma City Dennis Datin (405) 702-5125 Remedial Action

National Zinc Washington Co. Dennis Datin (405) 702-5125 Remedial Action

Rab Valley Lumber EPA Removal Panama, LeFlore Co. Karen Khalafian (405) 702-5122 Feasibility Study

Sand Springs Petrochemical Complex Sand Springs, Tulsa Co. Dennis Datin (405) 702-5125 Operation & Maintenance

Tenth Street Oklahoma City Dennis Datin (405) 702-5125 Operation & Maintenance

Tinker AFB Oklahoma County Hal Cantwell (405) 702-5139 Operation & Maintenance

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Superfund Site

Redevelopment

Shurden Leist IndustrialPark/Henryetta Smelter - Superfund Removal SiteHenryetta, Okmulgee Co.Project Manager:Marvin Boatright(405) 702-5226SuperfundRedevelopment Contact:Rita R. Kottke, Ph.D. (405) 702-5127

The Henryetta Smelter sitewas cleaned up by the Super-fund Removal program in thelate 1990s. The smelter wastes,which contain high concentra-tions of heavy metals, wereconsolidated into an on sitedisposal cell and an engineeredcap was constructed on top toensure that water did notinfiltrate the buried wastes. Thesite was renamed the ShurdenLeist Industrial Park and expec-tations were high that theproperty would be reused.Unfortunately, the site sat idlefor many years. A major deter-rent to development was thelack of infrastructure, such assewer, water, gas and electriclines. Another major deterrentwas the problem of installingthe necessary infrastructurewithout disturbing the disposalcell. The DEQ worked with theCity to solve these problems,proposing ways of modifyingthe disposal cell to accommo-date development and suggest-

ing potential federal fundingopportunities.

This year, the City of Hen-ryetta acquired Housing andUrban Development (HUD)funds to install the necessaryinfrastructure to establish anindustrial park. The City isworking closely with the DEQto ensure that the disposal cellis disturbed as little as possibleduring the installation of cleancorridors for the utility lines.This involves trenching into thedisposal cell and moving thewaste to another designatedpart of the disposal cell forreburial, laying the utility lines,and backfilling with cleanmaterial. The installation ofclean utility corridors will allowmaintenance of utility lineswithout any special training andhandling requirements, which, inturn, will allow the develop-ment of desirable business sites.The Shurden Leist IndustrialPark’s first tenant, a custommotorcycle manufacturer, iseager to build on the site andcommence operation. Henry-etta officials believe that theindustrial park’s excellentlocation, just off Interstate 40on U.S. Highway 75, will attractmany new businesses to thearea.

The City acquired 17 acresof land adjacent to the northside of the site. This allows forbetter maintenance access toan area of the disposal cellwhere erosion had begun to

damage the vegetative cover ofthe disposal cell. DEQ, the Cityof Henryetta, and the Okmul-gee County ConservationDistrict partnered to repair theerosion damage and establish avegetative cover of Bermudagrass. DEQ provided $59,000for the project and the Cityprovided in-kind services andequipment and labor equaling$15,000 to protect the integrityof the cap.

Working to develop the Shurden LeistIndustrial Park.

Roadwork at the Shurden Leist IndustrialPark.

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Clean Harbors Lone

Mountain

RCRA Generator CleanupSiteMajor CountyDEQ Contact:Sam Ukpaka(405) 702-5148Status: Active Remediation

The Clean Harbors LoneMountain Facility is a commercialfacility that treats, stores anddisposes of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes generated inthe United States. The facility hasone source of ground water

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

The 1976 Resource Conser-vation and Recovery Act(RCRA) was the nation’s firstcomprehensive hazardouswaste management law. RCRAcreated a system that regulatedthe treatment, storage anddisposal of hazardous waste.This program has subsequentlybeen delegated to the State bythe EPA. It has been amendedseveral times, and for the mostpart, addresses land disposal ofhazardous waste and correctiveaction.

DEQ and Facility representatives work together to perform regular sampling.

contamination located in theDrum Cell area. The facility isworking to remediate the plumein this area.

The facility is using pump andtreat technology to clean up theground water. The latest reportindicates contamination has notmigrated to any of the boundarywells. The various components ofthe cleanup will continue.

An investigation of groundwater contamination has beencompleted and four new monitor-ing wells have been installed.Volatile organic compounds(VOCs) have not been detectedsince April 2003. Monitoring ofthe newly constructed compliancewells will continue until there isevidence that the detected VOCswere an anomaly, and that theDrum Cell is not impacting theground water.

ConocoPhillips

Ponca City Refinery

RCRA Generator

Cleanup Site

Ponca City, Kay CountyDEQ Contact:J. David Lawson(405) 702-5104Status:Operation and Maintenance


Tinker Air Force Base

RCRA Program

Oklahoma City,Midwest City & Del CityDEQ Contacts:Robert Replogle(405) 702 5131Status: Investigationand Cleanup

Tinker Air Force Base hascompleted most of the require-ments of a RCRA Facility Investi-gation. The soil clean up is com-plete, and a separate investigationof ground water under the entirefacility is taking place. Severalwaste management units havebeen cleaned up. All Base landfillshave been closed and coveredwith caps.

In 2004, the Air Force installeda permeable reactive barrier(PRB) at the southwestern Baseperimeter to mitigate off-sitemigration of contaminated groundwater. Initial tests have shownsignificant reductions of volatileorganic compound contaminationdowngradient from the PRB.

Tinker Air Force Baserequested a change to thesampling schedule for nearly1,200 ground water monitor-ing wells and permission toclose out several units whichhave been successfully remedi-ated. The requests are underconsideration by DEQ and EPA.

This refinery, located on thebanks of the Arkansas River, hasoperated since 1913. The sitecovers over 800 acres, operates24 hours a day, and employsapproximately 400 people. Therefinery is an integrated com-plex with a crude oil capacity of90,000 barrels per day. Crudeoil is refined into a variety ofpetroleum products. The bulk ofhazardous waste that is gener-ated is managed in the wastewa-ter treatment process. Therefinery also generates tankbottoms and solvent wastes inthe maintenance and electricalshops.

Sun has worked under DEQpermits to use land treatmentfor the onsite disposal of bothhazardous and non-hazardouswastes. Sunoco has an extensivefree phase hydrocarbon plumeon the groundwater below thefacility. Additional informationon groundwater has beensubmitted and is under reviewby the DEQ. Sunoco has per-formed several focused investi-gations on older disposal areasand is cleaning up these olderdisposal sites to formally closethem. This work is planned tocontinue through 2006.

Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)

RCRA Generator

Cleanup

Tulsa RefineryDEQ Contacts:Don Hensch(405) 702-5152Status: Closure

The Conoco Ponca CityRefinery, located along thesouthern edge of Ponca City,includes a petroleum refinery,a corporate research anddevelopment operation, bulkpetroleum storage operations,and a management servicesorganization. This site hasbeen used for petroleumrefining since the early 1900s.As a result of past practices,the site has an undergroundplume of petroleum productand contaminated groundwater. RCRA facility investiga-tions identified several areasneeding cleanup.

The refinery is working tocontain and recover theunderground petroleumproduct plume and contami-nated ground water by pump-ing hydrocarbon and groundwater to the surface andrecovering the hydrocarbon.The refinery expects closureof all known waste units in2005.

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Zinc Corporation of

America

now Horsehead Corp.

RCRA Generator

Cleanup Site

Bartlesville,Washington CountyDEQ Contact:J. David Lawson(405) 702-5104Status: Post Closure,Compliance Monitoring

Valero Turpin Refined

Products Terminal

Turpin, Beaver CountyDEQ Contact:Askari Zaidi(405) 702 5145Status: Risk-basedclosure

A slop oil release in 1999 atthe Turpin Refined ProductsTerminal DSRMC (Now Valero)led to an investigation anddelineation of the extent ofcontamination. A risk assess-ment was completed andsubmitted with a request for nofurther action. The DEQ ac-

Drilling through a concrete floor at a voluntary cleanup site

The Zinc Corporation ofAmerica zinc refinery inBartlesville produced variousmetals by refining zinc concen-trates and zinc rich materials.The facility has been operatingunder DEQ RCRA permitssince July 1991. The DEQissued a draft post-closurepermit to Horsehead Corp., thesuccessor company to ZCAand current owner of thefacility, for the cleanup andclosure of the wastes units atthe site.

cepted the request on April 8,2005 and the site has beenclosed according to the accept-able risk-based levels.


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30 LAND REPORT

RCRA Generator Cleanup Sites

There are numerous other sites undergoing generator cleanups.

Project Name Project Manager Phone31 Halliburton/Osage Rd - Duncan Hamill, Gail 702-511232 Huffman Wood - Broken Bow Hensch, Don 702-515233 Hughes Centrilift - Claremore Zaidi, Askari 702-514534 Interstate Metals - OKC Ukpaka, Sam 702-514835 Julian Lumber - Rattan Hailes, Cindy 702-511436 Kwikset Corp. - Bristow Young, Hillary 702-510637 Lucent Technologies/Celestica

(AT&T) - OKC Bennett, Jeannine 702-511538 Madewell & Madewell - Jones Ukpaka, Sam 702-514839 McAAP (McAlester Army) - McAlester Lawson, David 702-510440 Mixon Bro.. - Idabel Hailes, Cindy 702-511441 Moore Bus. Forms - Stillwater Bennett, Jeannine 702-511542 Newcastle Land - Newcastle Zaidi, Askari 702-514543 Ozark Fluorine

(Ozark Mahoning) - Tulsa Zaidi, Askari 702-514544 Perma-Fix (CRT/RTI) - Tulsa Ukpaka, Sam 702-514845 Safety Kleen Systems - Tulsa Young, Hillary 702-510646 Safety Kleen Systems - Wheatland Young, Hillary 702-510647 Sampson Resources - OKC Hamill, Gail 702-511248 Seagate - OKC Zaidi, Askari 702-514549 Shawnee Asphalt - Shawnee Ukpaka, Sam 702-514850 Sinclair - Tulsa Young, Hillary 702-510651 Sunoco, Inc. (Sun Refining) - Tulsa Hensch, Don 702-515252 Terra Nitrogen (Verdigris Plant)

Catoosa Hamill, Gail 702-511253 Texaco - Alva Zaidi, Askari 702-514554 Texaco - Woodward Zaidi, Askari 702-514555 Thomason Lumber - Broken Bow Hailes, Cindy 702-511456 Tinker AFB - MWC Replogle, Robert 702-511857 Tricat - McAlester Young, Hillary 702-510658 Unit Parts - OKC Hamill, Gail 702-511259 Valero (TPI, Total Petroleum)

Ardmore Zaidi, Askari 702-514560 Vance AFB - Enid Hamill, Gail 702-511261 Wall Colmonoy - OKC Hamill, Gail 702-511262 Wynnewood Refining - Wynnewood Young, Hillary 702-510663 Xerox - OKC Hamill, Gail 702-511264 ZCA/Horsehead - Bartlesville Lawson, David 702-5104

Project Name Project Manager Phone1 Air Force Plant #3 -Tulsa Replogle, Robert 702-51182 Allied Materials - Stroud Young, Hillary 702-51063 Altus AFB - Altus Replogle, Robert 702-51184 American Airlines - Tulsa Hensch, Don 702-51525 Anadarko Petroleum

(Union Pacific Resources) - Enid Young, Hillary 702-51066 Ashland Chemical -Tulsa Hensch, Don 702-51527 Barrett Thomas Refinery - Thomas Hensch, Don 702-51528 Boeing/Spirit Aerosystems

Tulsa Lawson, David 702-51049 Cavenham Forest Industries

Sallisaw Zaidi, Askari 702-514510 ChemCentral - Tulsa Zaidi, Askari 702-514511 Chemical Products Division -OKC Ukpaka, Sam 702-514812 Chickasha Manufacturing -Chickasha Ukpaka, Sam 702-514813 Clean Harbors (Safety-Kleen/HRI)

Tulsa Lawson, David 702-510414 Clean Harbors-Lone & Grassy Mtn.

(Laidlaw/USPCI/Safety Kleen)Waynoka Ukpaka, Sam 702-5148

15 Commercial Distributing, Inc.(CDI) - Sapulpa Young, Hillary 702-5106

16 ConocoPhillips - Ponca City Refinery Lawson, David 702-510417 ConocoPhillips Research - Bartlesville Lawson, David 702-510418 Crosby-McKissic Prod. - Tulsa Ukpaka, Sam 702-514819 Dowell Schlumberger - El Reno- Hamill, Gail 702-511220 Eagle Picher EOM - (Umicore

Quapaw Zaidi, Askari 702-514521 Eagle Picher/Boron - El Reno Zaidi, Askari 702-514522 El Reno Prison - El Reno Hamill, Gail 702-511223 Environmental Mgmt, Inc - Guthrie Young, Hillary 702-510624 Envirosolve - Tulsa Young, Hillary 702-510625 Exxon - Ada Zaidi, Askari 702-514526 Flexingate (Ada Gen. Tires27 Gemini Coating -El Reno Bennett, Jeannine 702-511528 GEO Holdings - OKC Lawson, David 702-510429 Greenway (Chief Chemical)

Stone Bluff Hailes, Cindy 702-511430 Halliburton SVC Ctr - Duncan Lawson, David 702-5104


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People have long beenintrigued with the recyclingpotential of organic materialssuch as yard waste and paper.These wastes comprise overfifty percent of the material thatis discarded every day. Organic

Oil and Mining Land Restoration ProgramDEQ Contact: Fenton Rood (405) 702-5159

materials can be diverted fromdisposal and processed intouseful soil amendments. His-torically there has been littledemand for such soil condition-ers. In agriculture, this has beendue to a focus on primary plantnutrients rather than soilstructure. In conservation, thishas been due to a focus onmechanical techniques forcontrolling erosion. In theemerging field of land restora-tion, this is due to a lack of

Land Restoration

FY 2005Acres in planning 1166Acres treated 110Acres in follow-up 775

understanding about the dy-namics of healthy soil.

In 1995, the state legislaturedirected the DEQ to work withthe Conservation Commission,the Corporation Commissionand the Oklahoma EnergyResources Board to use materi-als recovered from solid wastein projects to restore landsdamaged by oil production andmining activities.

32 LAND REPORT

Small communities through-out Oklahoma are strugglingwith the problem of dilapidatedstructures. Many local govern-ments have been unable toremove this blight due to thehigh cost of disposal.

The Solid Waste Manage-ment Act provides relief byeliminating the need for solidwaste permits on projectsapproved by both the DEQ andthe appropriate local conserva-tion district. The projects usesuitable portions of the struc-tures to restore and reclaimOklahoma lands.

The DEQ works with localcommunities and conservationdistricts to identify dilapidatedbuildings, ensure that they arefree of toxic hazards anddevelop a plan for using thedemolition material to restorescarred land. For many locali-ties this has sufficiently reducedtheir costs, making blight re-moval an affordable enterprise.

Eliminating Small Community Blight

List of Upcoming Projects for Land Reclamation 2006

Hugo Dustin WeatherfordHaskell Altus HollisElk City Clinton MaysvilleWeleetka Gage Red River Co-opNowata Muskogee Locust GroveApache Henryetta Broken BowEl Reno Hominy Mustang SchoolStigler WatongaCoalgate Frederick

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Completed Community Assistance Sites for 2005

COALGATE OTTAWA COUNTYCREEK COUNTY WETUMKAFLETCHER MOSSMARIETTA

Sign at site of cleaned up roadside dump

34 LAND REPORT

The Oklahoma Waste TireRecycling Act was the subject ofmuch public discussion over thepast year. Companies in thewaste tire collection and recy-cling business were frustratedthat revenues from waste tirerecycling fees were not suffi-cient to reimburse them the fullamount envisioned by thestatute. Some people proposedcuring the problem by raisingthe waste tire recycling fee.

Instead, the Legislaturechanged the reimbursementprocess. The Oklahoma WasteTire Recycling Act wasamended to direct reimburse-ments to end-users as they

Tire going into cement kiln.

Waste TiresDEQ Contacts: Christina Coffel (405) 702-5221 and Clifton Hoyle (405) 702-5215

actually consumed the wastetires, and the recycling feeremained unchanged.

Since its inception, anobjective of this law has beento clean up illegal tire dumps.Progress continued, as 43dumps were cleaned up thispast year. Dump clean upremains an integral element ofthe amended statute.

The Oklahoma Waste tireRecycling Act also helps Okla-homa communities. 63 citiesand towns cleaned up wastetires in community collectionevents. The amended statutecontinues to support commu-nity clean up efforts.

Tires being moved to cement kiln


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Oklahoma Department ofEnvironmental QualityLand Protection DivisionP.O. Box 1677Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-1677Main Number: 405-702-1000Land Protection: 405-702-5100Land Protection Fax: 405-702-5101Main Fax: 405-702-1001Web Site: www.deq.state.ok.us

Photos to the left are of the DuncanRefinery.

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