• Site At-a-Glance

    • Ascon Landfill Site

      Location

      Abbeville, Louisiana

      Regulatory Jurisdiction

      EPA Region 6

      Description
      • 9.4-acre oilfield waste disposal area north of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
      • 3 onsite pits were used to separate oil, water, and solids.
      • The site is surrounded by a leaking levee rising 6 to 7 feet above the general grade.
      • ~39,000 cu. yds. of oily sludge are held within the levee.
      • 3 steel tanks believed to hold liquid “slop” oil.

PAB Oil and Chemical Service, Inc.

PNL's Role

The PAB Oil site in Abbeville, LA consists of a 17-acre federal superfund site consisting of capped waste areas and a clean closed salt water pond. Project Navigator currently manages the operations & management of the site as it approaches its third 5-year review scheduled for 2012. Operations & management activities include monitoring groundwater conditions, site maintenance, yearly inspections, reporting, procurement, and oversight.

Health and Safety Metrics

  • Total Contractor and Subcontractor Work Hours: 240
  • OSHA Recordables. 0
  • Lost Time/Lost Work Day Incidents: 0
  • Emergency Action Near Miss Reports: 0

Technical Milestones

  • The former oil field waste site is through its 5-year review.
  • The site is in O&M.
  • The site groundwater will be sampled two times prior to the next 5-year review.
  • The cap is mowed twice per year and the site perimeter cleared and maintained.

Stakeholder Relations

  • The PAB LLC meets as needed to address technical and legal issues. The last group meeting was in November 2007.