Region 3 GPRA Baseline RCRA Corrective Action Facility
BP/Amoco/Giant Yorktown Refinery
2201 Goodwin Neck Road
Grafton, VA 23690-0578
Congressional District 1
EPA ID #: VAD050990357
Last Updated 12/28/05
Current Progress at the Site
In October 1991, EPA issued a RCRA Administrative Order directing the company to proceed with site
investigation and cleanup activities. EPA and the facility are working jointly to complete the requirements of the
order, which include:
• D Conduct a RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) of all spills and releases of hazardous waste or
hazardous constituents to provide more in-depth information, and to evaluate remedial technologies
that may be effective for cleaning up contaminated areas at the facility:
• D Complete Interim Measures (short-term actions) to address contaminated soils, sediments,
surface or groundwater that may have been impacted by a release of hazardous waste or
hazardous constituents;
• D Complete a Corrective Measures Study (CMS) to propose final cleanup actions needed for
the facility.
Two interim measures (soil excavation and paving) were completed in 1998 for specific portions of the facility
that were previously used for short-term storage of containerized hazardous wastes. The facility completed and
updated a residential well survey that has been used to identify any current users of groundwater in the
immediate area of the facility. The Phase 2 RFI fieldwork was completed at the site in 2000, and additional
data collection activities were completed in 2001 to provide supporting information for remediation of the site.
An application to create a Corrective Action Management Unit (CAMU) for containing remediation wastes on
two former landfarms was submitted to EPA in June 2000 and resubmitted in October 2000. Reports
summarizing the findings of this work and proposed clean-up approaches for the site were submitted by BP
Amoco in late 2001. On May 14, 2002 Giant Industries Incorporated assumed ownership of the operating
portion of the facility. A Final CAMU Application including a groundwater monitoring plan was submitted in
November 2002. Information regarding the ongoing evaluation of acetone contamination at the Facility was
submitted in February 2003, in addition to an Interim Measures Workplan including proposed measures for
NAPL contamination detected in an onsite monitoring well. EPA finalized all project documents needed to
support a proposed remedy for the site in the fall of 2003. A Statement of Basis, or proposed remedy for the
facility was released by EPA on November 5, 2003 for public review and comment. EPA prepared and
released its Final Decision and Response to Comments ("Final Decision") for the selected cleanup approach for
the facility on March 31, 2004. EPA expects that implementation of the selected remedy may commence in
late 2006.
Site Description
The Giant Yorktown Refinery facility covers 600 acres and is located in Yorktown, Virginia on the north side
of the Goodwin Neck Peninsula. The Yorktown Refinery was constructed in the mid-1950's and the first
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process unit came on-line in November 1956. The facility has the capacity to refine approximately 56,000
barrels of crude oil per day. The refinery produces unleaded gasoline, diesel fuels, liquefied petroleum gas,
butane, furnace oil, petroleum coke, and sulfur. The Giant Yorktown Marketing Terminal is located on the
southeastern portion of the refinery property, and consists of several above ground storage tanks and leak
detection wells. The facility also has an industrial/solid waste landfill that has been permitted by the Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality.
Site Responsibility
RCRA Corrective Action activities at the Giant Yorktown Refinery are being conducted under the direction of
EPA, with the assistance of VADEQ. The investigation and any necessary clean up activities are being
implemented in accordance with a federal Corrective Action Order.
Contaminants
The main contaminants in the soil, surface water and groundwater are petroleum hydrocarbons such as
benzene, toluene and xylene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenols, and heavy metals such as
arsenic, chromium, and cadmium.
Community Interaction
The refinery is bounded by the York River on the north and east, by Back Creek on the south, by Virginia
Power Company's power station on the west, and by Bull Creek and a wooded area to the east. Back Creek
Park is located southeast of the facility, and consists of athletic fields and a public boat ramp. Several
residences are situated in the immediate vicinity of the facility (within 1/4 mile) to the east, west and south. EPA
and Amoco held a public meeting in 1994 at the York County Library to discuss the activities that would be
completed as part of the investigation required by EPA's administrative order.
On November 5, 2003, EPA placed an announcement in the Daily Press to notify the public of EPA's
proposed cleanup measures for the facility and the opening of a thirty-day public comment period. EPA also
made copies of the Statement of Basis (proposed cleanup remedy) available for public review at the Yorktown
Library and on EPA Region Ill's web site. EPA's Final Decision for the selected cleanup approach for the
facility was made available on EPA Region Ill's web site on March 31, 2004.
Government Contacts
EPA Project Manager
Ms. Donna McCartney - 3WC23
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Phone: (215) 814-3427
Email: mccartney.donna@epa.gov
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Mr. Garwin Eng
Environmental Engineer
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 10009
Richmond, VA 23240-0009
Phone: (804)698-4131
Email: gweng@deq.virginia.gov
For more information about EPA's corrective action web page, including Environmental
Indicators, please visit our site at: www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/correctiveaction.htm
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