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Countrymark Refining and Logistics, LLC 1200 Refinery Road @ CountryMark. Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 Tel (800) 832-5490 www counto111ark.com February 14, 2013 Michelle Kaysen Project Manager United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 5, Mail Code LU-9J 77 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60604-3507 RE: In the Matter of CountryMark Refining and Logistics, LLC Proceeding under Section 3008(h) ofRCRA Docket No. RCRA-05-01-2014-0001 Dear Ms. Kaysen: Pursuant to Paragraph 11.a of the Administrative Order on Consent for the above-referenced matter, attached please find a disk which contains a Current Conditions Report, which includes a Conceptual Site Model, and a Corrective Action Master Plan. This information has also been loaded onto the web portal available for this case, and has been filed with the local library. Please contact me at your convenience if you have any questions. Sincerely, d:SaMJ. n~ . David He1tzing n Get more per gallon~ Current Conditions Report and Initial Master Plan Prepared for: Countrymark Refining and Logistics, LLC February 2014 1200 Refinery Road Mt. Vernon, Indiana Environmental Resources Management, Inc. EPA ID No. IND 044908663 11350 N. Meridian, Suite 320 Carmel, IN 46032 www.erm.com The world's leading sustainability consultancy Countrymark Refining and Logistics, LLC Current Conditions Report and Initial Master Plan Countrymark Refining and Logistics, LLC 1200 Refinery Road Mt. Vernon, Indiana EPA ID No. IND 044908663 February 2014 ERM Project No. 0217333 John Markey, Partner Dwayne Keagy, L.P.G., Project Manager Elsie Millano, Ph.D., P.E., Technical Director Environmental Resources Management 11350 N. Meridian, Suite 320 Carmel, IN 46032 www.erm.com TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.0 SITE BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION ......................................................................................... 5 2.2 LAND USE ............................................................................................................................. 6 2.3 DEMOGRAPHY AND SUSCEPTIBLE HUMAN POPULATIONS .............................. 6 2.4 CLIMATE ............................................................................................................................... 7 2.5 VEGETATION ....................................................................................................................... 8 2.6 DRINKING WATER SOURCE ........................................................................................... 9 2.7 WATER WELL SURVEY ...................................................................................................... 9 2.8 ECOLOGICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS ..................................................................... 10 2.9 TOPOGRAPHY AND HYDROLOGY ............................................................................. 11 2.10 GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY ............................................................................. 12 2.11 LAYOUT AND PAST/CURRENT USES ......................................................................... 15 2.12 REGULATORY ISSUES ..................................................................................................... 18 2.12.1 Permits ................................................................................................................ 19 2.12.1.1. List of Permits .................................................................................... 19 2.12.1.2. NPDES Permit ................................................................................... 19 2.12.2 Enforcement Actions or EPA-Requested Activities ..................................... 21 2.12.3 List of Documents and Studies ........................................................................ 21 3.0 IDENTIFICATION OF LOCATIONS TO BE EVALUATED ................................................. 23 3.1 PRELIMINARY REVIEW RCRA ASSESSMENT REPORT/VISUAL SITE INSPECTION ...................................................................................................................... 23 3.1.1 1986 Preliminary Review RCRA Assessment Report/Visual Site Inspection ........................................................................................................... 23 3.1.2 RCRA Response Report and Correspondence ............................................... 24 3.1.3 2010 Site Investigation ..................................................................................... 24 ERM-0217333 i COUNTRYMARK-CCR-FEBRUARY 2014 3.2 LAND TREATMENT AREA INVESTIGATION AND CLOSURE .............................. 25 3.3 2013 COUNTRYMARK EVALUATION .......................................................................... 26 3.3.1 External Records Review ................................................................................. 27 3.3.1.1. Public Database Search ...................................................................... 27 3.3.1.2. Aerial Photograph Review .................................................................. 28 3.3.1.3. IDEM Records Review ....................................................................... 29 3.3.2 Site Interviews ................................................................................................... 29 3.3.3 Site Records Review .......................................................................................... 30 3.3.4 Site Walkout ...................................................................................................... 30 3.3.5 Summary of Potential Investigation Locations ........................................... 30 4.0 PRELIMINARY DEGREE AND EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION .................................... 31 4.1 INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR EACH AREA ....................................................... 31 4.1.1 SWMU 1: Tank Storage Area .......................................................................... 31 4.1.2 SWMU 2: Land Treatment Area ..................................................................... 31 4.1.3 SWMU 3: Former Surface Impoundment ...................................................... 33 4.1.4 SWMU 4: Leaded Tank-Bottoms Tank ......................................................... 33 4.1.5 SWMU 5: Landfill 2A ....................................................................................... 34 4.1.6 SWMU 6: Landfill 2B ....................................................................................... 34 4.1.7 SWMU 7: Waste Water Treatment ................................................................ 35 4.1.7.1. SWMU 7N: Equalization Pond ........................................................ 35 4.1.7.2. SWMU 7S: Storm Water Retention/Overflow Pond ....................... 35 4.1.8 AOC 1: Former Caustic Storage Tanks ......................................................... 35 4.1.9 AOC 2: Underground Process Pipeline Break and Spill ............................. 36 4.1.10 AOC 3: Former Underground Injection Well ................................................ 36 4.1.11 Other: Transformer Area ................................................................................. 36 4.1.12 Other: Possible Historic Disposal Area ....................................................... 37 4.1.13 Unnamed Tributary to Mill Creek .................................................................. 37 4.1.14 Other Areas of Known Spills or Releases Identified in 2013 ...................... 37 4.1.14.1. Former USTs ...................................................................................... 37 4.1.14.2. Fire Drills ........................................................................................... 38 4.1.14.3. Spill of Virgin Distillate to Mill Creek .............................................. 38 4.1.14.4. Unleaded Gasoline Spill ..................................................................... 38 4.1.14.5. Tank #48 Spill .................................................................................... 38 4.1.14.6. Tank #44 Spill .................................................................................... 39 4.1.14.7. Diesel Fuel Spill ................................................................................. 40 4.1.14.8. Sulfuric Acid Spill .............................................................................. 40 ERM-0217333 ii COUNTRYMARK-CCR-FEBRUARY 2014 4.1.14.9. Tank #26 Spill .................................................................................... 41 4.1.14.10. Crude Oil Spill ................................................................................... 42 4.1.14.11. API Oil/Water Separators Spill ......................................................... 42 4.1.14.12. Kerosene Spill ..................................................................................... 42 4.1.14.13. Historic Oil Production Wells ........................................................... 43 4.1.14.14. South Truck Rack ............................................................................... 43 4.2 PRESENCE OF FREE PRODUCT ................................................................................... 44 4.3 PRO UCL CALCULATIONS OF BACKGROUND VALUES FOR ARSENIC, COBALT, VANADIUM,