2007 land report
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2007Land Report
� LANDREPORT
Cover:1889 Land Run Statue in downtown Oklahoma City
Wood treater waste pit
Ground water extraction wells
Color matching drill cuttings
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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
ThispublicationisissuedbytheOklahomaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityasauthorizedbySteveA.Thompson,ExecutiveDirector.500copieshavebeenproducedatacostof$00.9�7each.CopieshavebeendepositedwiththePublicationsClearinghouseoftheOklahomaDepartmentofLibraries.Printedonrecycledcontentpaper.1/15/08LPDdata\COMMON\SUPRFUND\Land07Report-Pictures\landreport07.indd.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.