On September 15, 2011, EPA added a new site to the National Priorities List, the Falcon Refinery in San Patricio County, Texas, they also proposed the US Oil Recovery Site in Pasadena, Texas to the NPL.
The Falcon Refinery, which was also known as the National Oil Recovery Corporation site, consists of a refinery that has operated intermittently since the 1980's but is currently listed as inactive. The facility, when in operation, the capacity was 40,000 barrels per day and had primary products that consisted of naptha, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel and fuel oil. Wetlands that are located nearby have been impacted as well the Redfish Bay fishery and some other areas of potential habitat for the state and federal T&E. Fluoranthene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, barium, manganese, and mercury were identified as released.
The US Oil Recovery Site is listed as an inactive use oil processor and wastewater treatment facility on two parcels that are located in Pasadena, Texas. On site remaining hazardous waste consists of volatile organics, metals, and Mercury. Documented impacted to both the surface water and the sediment within Vince Bayou consisted of arsenic, barium, cobalt, manganese, mercury, silver, and vanadium.
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