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Manhattan, KS 66506
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Former Amoco Refinery, Casper, Wyoming
Site Location
West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, Wyoming
Site Description
The site consists of a closed refinery, tank farm, and lake owned by Amoco Corporation. Preliminary investigations over the past several years have found high levels of lead and hydrocarbons on the refinery grounds. At Soda Lake, oil and grease, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, tetrachloroethylene, and dichloroethylene have been found in inlet water and sludges. Water samples from Soda Lake showed low levels of chloroform and methyl-ethyl ketone.
The Casper Community Facilitation Initiative (CCFI), a community-based effort to reutilize the sites, gathered stakeholders including Amoco and state and federal regulators, to negotiate implementation of a redevelopment vision. Some citizens were concerned about whether cleanup and proposed reuse would be protective of human health and the environment. Others were concerned about the feasibility of various cleanup approaches and effects on ground and surface water resources. Independent of the CCFI, a lawsuit by a group of citizens and regulators against Amoco was underway, which might influence the amounts and types of cleanup activities.
Organization Requesting Assistance
Casper Community Facilitation Initiative
Beginning Date of Assistance
April 1998
Summary of TOSC Assistance
TOSC support included site visits to review technical documents and meet stakeholders, and a presentation on environmental considerations for redeveloping the site. Industry and other resources became available to the various community groups to hire private technical consultants, and TOSC assistance was no longer necessary.
NOTE: The EPA TOSC and TOSNAC programs have ended.