Act 2 requires that the Remedial Investigation Report defines the extent of contamination, including beyond the property boundaries.  Two of the RIRs were not approved for that reason, which is why they required additional offsite work to further define the full extent of contamination in those areas.  Any entity causing a release is responsible for the investigation and remediation of that... read more

When the facility was sold to PES in 2012, Sunoco had a good understanding of the nature and extent of contamination at the facility. After the sale of the property, if changes in the contaminant profile on-site occurred, or known spills happened, the resulting cleanup became PES’ responsibility. In some instances, new contamination co-exists with old contamination, and the responsibility is shared. Similar to... read more

Evergreen is responsible only for the historic (pre-2012) contamination that exists below the surface in soil and groundwater at the Site. Because of that, our work includes investigating and cleanup of the extent of contamination in the subsurface that existed before the sale of the facility from Sunoco to Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) in 2012. Evergreen understands that Hilco Redevelopment Partners, the... read more

Evergreen is an affiliate of Sunoco (R&M), LLC (formally known as Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), a former operator of the refinery), and both companies are indirect subsidiaries of Energy Transfer L.P.  In November 2013, Evergreen was formed to manage Sunoco’s legacy environmental cleanup at the Philadelphia Refinery. By legacy, we mean that Sunoco retained responsibility for remediating the subsurface conditions at... read more

While the question is a bit open-ended, we interpret this question to be generally inquiring about Sunoco’s regulatory compliance with respect to tanks at the property. The environmental impacts at the tank farms have been evaluated two different ways as part of Evergreen’s activities. If there was a release or tank closure from a tank operated by Sunoco, an investigation was completed and reported following the... read more

While the question is a bit open-ended and capable of multiple interpretations, we interpret this question to be generally inquiring about the ownership history of the two refineries. As specified on the website, Point Breeze (which includes AOIs 1, 2, 3 4, and 8) was formerly owned by Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) and purchased by Atlantic Refining & Marketing Company in 1985 and Sunoco subsequently... read more

The features related to petroleum operations that were included in Evergreen’s Act 2 or Chapter 245 (Tank Act) investigations are included in the figures in the RIRs, and the associated environmental impacts are summarized in these reports. Also note that operations have been shut down and we expect that most infrastructure will likely be removed as part of the... read more

Evergreen is an affiliate of Sunoco (R&M), LLC (formally known as Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), a former operator of the refinery), and both companies are indirect subsidiaries of Energy Transfer L.P.  In November 2013, Evergreen was formed to manage Sunoco’s legacy environmental cleanup at the Philadelphia Refinery. Response also answers a similar question: What is [Evergreen’s] relationship with Sunoco... read more