gulfco marine maintenance

BRAZORIA COUNTY RD 756

The Site is located in Freeport, Texas at 906 Marlin Avenue (or County Road 756). The Site consists of approximately 40 acres along the north bank of the Intracoastal Waterway between Oyster Creek (one mile to the east) and the Texas Highway 332 Bridge (one mile to the west).Marlin Avenue divides the Site into two primary areas. The property to the north of Marlin Avenue (the North Area) consists of undeveloped land and the closed surface impoundments, while the property south of Marlin Avenue (the South Area) contains a dry dock, sand blasting areas, and two barge slips connected to the Intracoastal Waterway. Adjacent property to the north, west, and east of the North Area is unused and undeveloped. Adjacent property to the east of the South Area is currently used for industrial purposes. The property to the west of the South Area is currently vacant and previously served as a commercial marina. Residential areas are located south of Marlin Avenue, approximately 300 feet west of the Site, and 1,000 feet east of the Site. The site operated as barge cleaning and repair facility from 1971 to about 1998. Barges brought to the facility were cleaned of waste oils, caustics, and organic chemicals. Three surface impoundments in the North Area were used for storage of waste oils, caustics, various organic chemicals, and waste wash waters generated during barge cleaning activities until 1981. The impoundments were closed in 1982. Shallow groundwater (salt water) below the former impoundments has been found to contain various organic chemicals including 1,1,1-trichloroethene, tetrachloroethene, and trichloroethene. In October 2010 the EPA and the Gulfco Respondents signed a Consent Order, which required the Respondents to remove the storage tanks located in the southern part of the site. The removal work began in November 2010 and was completed by February 2011 with the exception of six roll-off containers which remain on-site waiting on disposal facility capacity. These roll-off containers were removed in March 2011.

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