BRINE SERVICE COMPANY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Jason McKinney
(214) 665-8132
Remedial Project Manager
Karen Berecz
(214) 665-3165
Site Location
Street Address:NORTHEAST OF INTERSECTION AT IH-37 AND
GOLDSTON ROAD
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78409
Background
The Brine Service Company site is located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The site includes waste disposal pits formerly owned and operated by Brine Service Company. Disposal of oil field wastes, including drilling fluids and refinery wastes, took place at the pits from 1946 to the 1960s. Excavation work in 1997 and subsequent sampling in 2000 identified contamination in the pits. The site’s remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) is ongoing.
Current Status
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, Region 6) and the potentially responsible parties (PRPs) signed an Administrative Order on Consent for a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS), on October 21, ...
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