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Petroleum Products Corporation
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Photos/Multimedia
Auto body shop on the Petroleum Products Corporation site.
- Additional Site Photos
- Site Video
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 and 23
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.
Site Reuse/Redevelopment: Commercial/Industrial - The site is currently occupied by the Pembroke Park Warehouses complex.
Site Manager: Mike Taylor (taylor.mike@epa.gov)
Site Background
The two-acre Petroleum Products Corporation site is a former used oil re-refining facility, located in the Town of Pembroke Park, Broward County, Florida. The site lies within the radius of influence of two municipal public water well fields, those of the cities of Hallandale and Hollywood. A sulfuric acid/clay process was used in re-refining the used oil. This process generated sulfuric acid sludge, as well as contaminated spent clay, which was disposed of in pits on the site.
As a result of these past disposal practices, as well as catastrophic oil spills, an estimated 30,000 to 60,000 gallons of used oil contaminated with chlorinated solvents, transformer oil and heavy metals can be found floating on top of the Biscayne aquifer, a federally-designated sole-source aquifer. In addition, there are an estimated 130,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil which continue to discharge oily materials, contaminating ground water around the site to a depth of about 50 feet below the ground surface.Threats and Contaminants
Soil and ground water contamination on the site has extended to adjacent parcels of land and has affected the Biscayne aquifer. Major contaminants consist of chlorinated solvents, transformer oil, and heavy metals including lead, aluminum, chromium, iron, and manganese.
Site Cleanup Plan
The cleanup plan for the Petroleum Products Corporation site covers three operable units (OUs): OU-1 (waste oil recovery), OU-2 (soil) and OU-3 (ground water).
The Record of Decision (ROD) for OU-1 was issued in 1990. Major components of the cleanup approach included:
- Decommission the non-operating wells that remain on the site.
- Close the storm drainage wells on the site which deposit wastewater and storm waters in to the lower zone of the Biscayne aquifer.
- Conduct a private water well survey to identify present users of the ground water in the affected area.
- Modify the present recovery system in an effort to remove a larger volume of oil from the ground water and contain the contaminant plume.
RODs have not yet been developed for OU-2 and OU-3.
Cleanup Progress
A bioslurping system (vacuum enhanced recovery of waste oil) is currently operating 24 hours a day to recover waste oil from the ground water surface. More than 25,000 gallons of light non-aqueous phase liquids have been recovered through this process since it was initiated in May 1999.
Annual ground water sampling and monitoring has been conducted since May of 2003 to determine contaminant concentration levels, migration of the contaminants, and the effectiveness of the site system for area ground water.
Site cleanup activities are being led primarily by potentially responsible parties with oversight by EPA.
Enforcement Activities
In March 1985, EPA issued an Administrative Order on Consent to Petroleum Products Corporation to undertake the required cleanup action under the direction of an EPA On-Scene Coordinator.
Community Involvement
EPA has conducted a range of community involvement activities at the Petroleum Products Corporation site to solicit community input and to ensure that the public remains informed about site activities throughout the site cleanup process. Outreach activities have included public notices, interviews, and public meetings on cleanup activities and updates.
Fact Sheets
- Reuse Fact Sheet (PDF) (1 pg, 250K, About PDF)
Future Work
Soil remediation and ground water remediation will be addressed in development of RODs for OU-2 and OU-3, respectively.
An Interagency Agreement between EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was finalized in early 2009 to address a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study for OU-2. The results of this investigation will be used to select a remedy for contaminated soil.
Site Administrative Documents
Site Repository
For more information or to view any site-related documents, please visit the site information repository at the following location. As new documents are generated, they will be placed in the information repository for public information.
Broward County Public Library
100 S. Andrews Ave. - Level 5
Ft. Lauderdale FL 33301
Administrative Record Index
- OU-1 (PDF) (10 pp, 396K, About PDF)
- OU-2 (PDF) (7 pg, 257K, About PDF)
For documents not available on the website, please contact the Region 4 Freedom of Information Office.