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Facilitating Facts about Amoco
Articles for September were provided to TOSC by EPA Region 7
Response to a citizen's call
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, in coordination with City of Sugar Creek Fire Department and BP-Amoco Oil Company, responded to a citizen's call about a hazardous material leak in the community May 4, 2000. The leak originated from Amoco's interceptor trench return pipe and is part of the piping system, which transports water collected by the trench sump to the on-site oil/water separator. The pipe, a steel pipe buried 3.5 feet below ground, runs directly north from the trench sump to the BP- Amoco's fence line. After the pipe crosses the fence line, it turns east and parallels the fence. Then, the path of the pipe proceeds over the off-site plume. The water, which leaked from the pipe, was ground water that collected in the sump.
To restore the sump to operation, BP-Amoco replaced the old pipe with a new one. In addition, BP-Amoco installed cement plugs within major locations and connecting areas of the trench.
Two water samples were taken from the site and given to EPA to be analyzed. Because EPA follows strict requirements for water sampling, EPA was not able to use the residents' two water samples . However, soil samples from the area of the leak were collected to determine if the soils in the area had been impacted by the leak. Once EPA receives the sampling results, EPA will make them available to the public.
Barrels Removed
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, in coordination with BP-Amoco, responded to a citizen's inquiry about a pile of barrels near the former refinery March 20, 2000. BP-Amoco, in coordination with EPA, located 38 drums on the far eastern side of the former refinery along Kentucky Road directly east of the East Bluffs tank farm. Two piles of drums 25 feet apart were discovered. In one pile, there were 26, 100-lb drums, and 12, 200-lb drums were in the second pile. Two sets of samples were taken from six drums. According to the sample results, the materials in the drums were non-hazardous. Later, the drums were disposed by Waste Management of Kansas City.
Information Repository is now located at the Sugar Creek Branch Library
For the Sugar Creek community's convenience, the information repository for the former refinery now is located at the Sugar Creek Branch Library, 102 S. Sterling Avenue. The information repository is a collection of documents from EPA, Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), BP-Amoco, and Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) about cleanup-related activities at the former refinery. EPA added several documents June 2000. Also, to make the repository more user-friendly and organized, EPA developed an index of its documents. The index, which is housed at the library's information desk, lists the documents by title, date, number, folder number, author, and recipient.
For your information, the Sugar Creek Branch Library's hours of operation are: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m to 6 p.m. Friday; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
