[CPEO-BIF] Former Socony-Vacuum refinery, North Olean, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DEC: Homer Street brownfield clean

By BOB CLARK
Olean Times Herald (NY)
December 21, 2018
 
OLEAN - Another site in North Olean has been cleaned up, state regulators reported.

The brownfield cleanup efforts 3.34-acre lot at 229 Homer St. has been completed, the state Department of Environmental Conservation reported Wednesday.

From the 1880s through 1954, the site was used for oil refining - the final owner was Socony-Vacuum, a predecessor of ExxonMobil. While the buildings and tanks were removed in 1964, testing showed major contamination below ground. Along with almost half a mile of subterranean refinery piping, chemicals found in the soil include arsenic, lead, old petroleum products, and several hydrocarbons from the refining process that are known carcinogens.

The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency acquired the property in 1981 from Felmont Oil Corp., and sold the site to to Benson Construction in 2001 for $45,000.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/dec-homer-street-brownfield-clean/article_f9d6ad70-04db-11e9-a26b-1f9e0d185bdc.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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