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Petroleum Products Corporation
National Information
Photos/Multimedia
Auto body shop on the Petroleum Products Corporation site.
Additional Resources
- Site Cleanup Terms - can be found in EPA's glossary
- EPA Guides to Cleanup Technologies
- Superfund Community Involvement (PDF) (17 pp, 130K, About PDF)
Site Summary Profile
EPA ID: FLD980798698Location: Pembroke Park, Broward County, FL
Lat/Long: 25.992600, -080.169600
Congressional District: 20
NPL Status: Proposed: 04/10/1985; Final: 07/22/1987
Affected Media: Ground water, soil
Cleanup Status: Early Action Initiated/Completed – physical cleanup activities have started
Human Exposure Under Control: Yes
Groundwater Migration Under Control: Yes
Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Use: No
Site Reuse/Redevelopment: In continued use – commercial and industrial land uses are located on site
Site Manager: Michael Taylor (taylor.michael@epa.gov)
Current Site Status
The Petroleum Products Corp. site includes the area where Petroleum Products Corporation operated a used oil refining facility from 1957 until 1971. EPA placed the site on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987 because of contaminated ground water and soil. EPA; the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP); and Petroleum Products Corporation, Pembroke Park Warehouses and the Navy, the site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs), have investigated site conditions and taken steps to clean up the site in order to protect people and the environment from contamination. Site contamination currently does not threaten people living and working near the site. A water line connects residences and businesses near the site to the public water supply. By monitoring ground water and conducting Five-Year Reviews, EPA, FDEP and the site’s PRPs continue to protect people and the environment from site contamination.
Site Location and Background
The 3-acre site is located on Pembroke Road in a commercial and industrial area of Pembroke Park, Florida, 17 miles north of Miami. The site includes the area where Petroleum Products Corporation operated a used oil processing and refining facility from 1957 until 1971. During operations, waste oil was disposed in on-site waste pits. A mobile home park and Carolina Road border the site to the south. Pembroke Road borders the site to the north, Park Road to the west and S.W. 31st Avenue to the east. The area surrounding the site also includes public water well fields for the cities of Hallandale and Hollywood. In 1987, EPA listed the site on the NPL. Continued uses at the site include Pembroke Park Warehouses, a 400-unit storage facility, a shooting range and a restaurant.
Threats and Contaminants
Site investigations found contaminated soil and ground water that could potentially harm people in the area. Soil and ground water contamination resulted from waste handling practices and oil spills at the site. Contaminants of concern include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), lead, aluminum, chromium, iron and manganese.
The contamination affected soil and ground water at the site as well as areas next to the site and the underlying Biscayne Aquifer. The site is zoned for industrial and commercial land uses. Zoning prohibits schools and residential land uses in the former disposal pit area. A water line connects residences and businesses near the site to the public water supply. The South Florida Management District listed the site as a ground water delineation area, which means all wells placed in the area require the District’s approval.
Investigation and Cleanup Responsibility / Oversight
Petroleum Products Corporation, Pembroke Park Warehouses and the Navy, the site’s PRPs, lead site cleanup activities with oversight provided by EPA and FDEP.
Site Cleanup Plan
Site investigations and cleanup activities have focused on three areas, which EPA refers to as operable units, or OUs. These areas include OU-1: waste oil recovery; OU-2: soil contamination; and OU-3: ground water contamination.
In 1990, EPA issued an interim cleanup plan (an Interim Record of Decision, or ROD) for OU-1. The plan included the following activities:
- Retiring non-operating wells.
- Closing storm drainage wells that discharge to the Biscayne Aquifer.
- Conducting a private water well survey to find any users of site ground water.
- Changing the ground water recovery system to remove more oil and contain the spread of contaminants.
EPA is working on the cleanup plan for OU-2. EPA has not yet developed a cleanup plan for OU-3.
Cleanup Progress
In 1999, the PRPs began operating a vacuum-enhanced system for recovering waste oil from ground water in OU-1. The system has recovered more than 30,000 gallons of non-aqueous phase liquids since 1999 and continues to run 24 hours a day. In 2003, the PRPs began annual ground water sampling and monitoring. The PRPs fenced and gated the former disposal pit area at the site.
The site’s third Five-Year Review, completed in 2010, found that the cleanup at OU-1 continues to protect people and the environment from site contamination.
Summaries of cleanup activities are also available in Five-Year Reviews online.
Enforcement Activities
EPA negotiated a legal agreement with the site PRPs to investigate and clean up the site under the direction of an EPA On-Scene Coordinator. The PRPs continue to fund site cleanup, monitoring and oversight activities.
Community Involvement
EPA has worked with the community and its state partner to develop a long-term cleanup plan for the site, reflecting the Agency’s commitment to safe, healthy communities and environmental protection. Community engagement and public outreach are core components of EPA program activities.
EPA has conducted a range of community involvement activities to solicit community input and to make sure that the public remains informed about site activities throughout the cleanup process. Outreach efforts have included public notices, interviews and public meetings.
Future Work
Site PRPs will address soil and ground water contamination after EPA issues cleanup plans (RODs) for OU-2 and OU-3.
In 2009, EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finalized an Interagency Agreement to conduct a remedial investigation and feasibility study for OU-2. The results of this investigation will include the selection of a cleanup plan for contaminated soil.
The OU-1 oil recovery system continues to collect waste oil from ground water.
EPA completed the site’s third Five-Year Review in 2010 and plans to complete the next Five-Year Review in 2015.
Additional Information
EPA keeps additional site documents and information in a site information repository at the location below. EPA also posts site documents, when available, on EPA’s CERCLIS Site Profile page. For documents not available on the website, please contact the Region 4 Freedom of Information Office.
Site Repository
Broward County Public Library
100 S. Andrews Avenue, Level 5
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301