1-L <&L OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ...for a dean, attractive, prosperous Oklahoma C4 w r^r nt /) § GUSHING SEPA HUDSON OIL REFINING COMPANY SUPERFUND SITE FACT SHEET CUSHING, OKLAHOMA March 10, 2006 This Fact Sheet Will Tell You About Status of the Remedial Investigation ~ How to find out more about the site ~ The History and Background of Hudson Refining Company ~ Information Contacts Introduction The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are working to address contamination at the Hudson Refinery Superfund site in Cushing, Oklahoma. This is one in a series of site updates you will receive from DEQ and EPA as clean up efforts progress. Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study During the past 2 years the DEQ has been working on the Remedial Investigation of the Hudson site. This investigation is preformed to determine the type and extent of contamination at the site. The field investigation activities were conducted between June 2004 and August 2005. Sampling activities included: background sampling surface & subsurface soil sampling groundwater sampling surface water & sediment sampling air sampling fish tissue sampling Hummingbird Vine Cqrnpsis radicans photographed on site The Remedial Investigation Report summarizes the results of the field investigation and will be available in March 2006 at the site information repository in the Cushing Public Library. This Report also includes the Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments. The risk assessments evaluates potential risks to humans and ecological receptors from coming into contact with the site and are used to help select the most appropriate way to clean up the site. In the fall of2005, DEQ began working on the Feasibility Study. The Feasibility Study (FS) will evaluate the clean up alternatives for the site. Part of the FS is a Treatability Study that will identify how to treat the hydrocarbon and metals contaminated sediments from onsite ponds. Site Documents are put in the Cushing Public Library during the investigation and clean up. New documents available for review at the library are: Remedial Investigation Report Treatability Work Plan Learn more about the results of the Remedial Investigation and the Risk Assessment. Join DEQ on Thursday, March 30, 2006 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at the Cushing City Hall. 1 ------- Sue History & Background Si-vVirJ Ql ^KllKll (ROD) MUl Rirnifd) Sti«ftl«n» Pnumwfl Plan l\PL I>ek'tir>n Opera (ton and Miiiilcnsucc (R U The Superfund Process We Are Here A rrefcrnMvtiY , W-ii^fiviii 6r»d jS _ See litsutcUan Future RI/FS work will include: Treatability Study Final Report to describe results of the study The Hudson Oil Refining Company site (Hudson) is a 200- acre, abandoned, crude oil refinery that was active from 1922 to 1982. Located north and south of State Highway 33 on the west side of Cushing, the North and South refinery properties include approximately 165 and 35 acres, respectively. Hudson produced liquid propane gas, gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oils, and coke. Before the refinery closed in 1982 it had a production rate of approximately 20,000 barrels per day. At shutdown in 1982, the tanks, lines and vessels were not properly purged, and various chemicals were left on site. From 1998 to 2003 the EPA performed two emergency removal actions. During the 1998 removal EPA found and removed hazards including asbestos, hydrogen fluoride, tetraethyl lead, other production chemicals, and catalysts, as well as unsafe structures on the south refinery. The second removal in 2002 dealt mainly with demolition and the removal of chemicals from the unsafe buildings and structures on the north refinery. Checking a drilling core before taking a sample. 2 Sampling one of the ground- water monitoring wells on the site. Using GIS/GPS technology to map the site. Feasibility Report to summarize clean up options Proposed Plan to present the preferred clean up option to the public Record of Decision to establish the clean up for the site ------- For More Information Community involement in the decision-making process is an important part of the Superfund program. The following information resources can help residents get answers to their questions about clean up activities at the Hudson Refinery site. The Administrative Record file for the Hudson Refinery site is available for public review at these locations: Gushing Public Library 215 N. Steele Avenue Gushing, Oklahoma 74023 (918) 225-4188 David Birdsong Community Involvement Coordinator U.S. EPARegion 6 (6SF-PO) 1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, Texas 75202-2733 (214) 665-2221 1-800-533-3508 Please contact the following DEQ or EPA personnel if you have questions about the Hudson Refinery site. Amy Brittain Project Manager Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality 707 N. Robinson, PO Box 1677 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-1677 (405) 702-5133 Amy.Brittain@deq.state.ok.us Monty Elder Informational Representative Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality 707 N. Robinson, PO Box 1677 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-1677 (405) 702-1017 Laura Stankosky Remedial Project Manager U.S. EPARegion 6 1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, Texas 75202-2733 (214) 665-7525 1-800-533-3508 Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality 707 N. Robinson - 6th Floor Cerntral Records Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73 102 (405) 702-6145 Mon. through Fri. 8:00 am - 4:30 pm U.S. EPA Region 6 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 12D13 Dallas, Texas 75202-2733 (214) 665-6424 800-887-6063 On the Web... Information is available on the U.S. EPA Internet Homepage at: U.S. EPARegion 6 Superfund Division: www.epa.gov/region6/superfund Information is also available on the DEQ Internet Homepage at: www.deq.state.ok.us Collecting fish from one of the ponds. Collected fish samples. This publication is issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality as authorized by Steven A. Thompson, Executive Director. 225 copies have been printed at a cost of $78.75. Copies have been deposited with Publication Clearinghouse of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. 3 ------- |