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APPLYING FOR EPA BROWNFIELDS
GRANTS
OKLAHOMA CORPORATION
COMMISSION
Madeline Dillner Patricia Billingsley
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
• Oil and gas exploration and production sites
•Crude oil storage tanks
• Pipelines
The OCC Brownfields program covers areas
contaminated by upstream oil and gas E&P
Oklahoma
City – This
became the
Site of the
American
Indian
Cultural
Center and
Museum,
foreground;
Bricktown,
background.
Mix of
federal,
state,
private
funds
Historic oil and gas fields affect over 60% of
Oklahoma townships.
Many old pre-1980 oilfields are just open fields today, so
pollution risks are not immediately obvious to developers.
• Gas stations
• Product storage tanks
The OCC Brownfields program also covers areas
contaminated by refined product
Former
Sinclair
Gas
Station
On old
Route 66,
Depew, OK
Private
funds and
local
fundraisers,
so far
Who can the OCC help?
Individuals, businesses, agencies, nonprofit
organizations, and towns who are
buying, taking for taxes, or otherwise acquiring any
former oil and gas exploration or production site,
gas station, storage tank site, or land affected by an
old pipeline.
Who else can the OCC help?
Current oil and gas operators who are
taking over an orphan well (bankrupt or shut down
operator) or
drilling a new oil or gas prospect in what once was
an old oilfield area.
OCC Brownfields Process
NOTIFICATION
Applicant notifies OCC of possible Brownfields site.
SITE INSPECTION
OCC Brownfields staff and/or a field inspector check the site.
They take photos, document site conditions prior to site development
ASSESS SITE HISTORY (limited AAI)
OCC checks the prior drilling & production history or PST history to document who polluted the site and when.
• Well and PST databases
• Aerial photos back to 1937
If, during investigation, a Responsible
Party is found, OCC will pursue them to
cover costs of assessment and cleanup.
OCC Brownfields Process –
Where grants fit in
ASSESSMENT BY:
• EPA (Targeted Brownfields Assessment), or
• OERB (oil and gas E&P only), or
• Applicant
(Optional) LIMITED SITE ASSESSMENT
OCC or Applicant can take a few samples
OCC can run an EM survey to detect and map existing saline pollution.
APPLY TO PROGRAM
Applicant fills out Brownfields program forms ; if accepted,
SITE ADDED TO BF LIST
OCC Brownfields Process –
Where grants fit in
Determine site status
• Is it polluted? With what?
• Is not polluted? No Further Action certificate
CLEANUP
• If gasoline/diesel found request OCC PST cleanup
• If oil and gas E&P found request OERB cleanup
• If applicant will oversee cleanup themselves…
AFTER CLEANUP COMPLETE
Certificate of No Further Action issued
1. Letter of concurrence from state agency (OCC)
2. Petroleum Eligibility Determination letter
3. Statement of enrollment in or intent to join state Brownfields program
To Apply for an EPA Grant, Attach these three:
1. Letter of Concurrence
Statement and
explanation of the
Oklahoma Corporation
Commission’s support of
the site receiving EPA
Brownfields funds.
Contact:
Patricia Billingsley
(405) 522-2758
If the site is/likely could be
contaminated with petroleum,
request a letter from the OCC
verifying that, based on site
history and/or sampling, the
site meets federal petroleum
Brownfields site criteria.
Contact:
Patricia Billingsley
(405) 522-2758
2. Petroleum Eligibility Determination Letter
3. Statement of the applicant’s enrollment
in Brownfields program
The applicant also must
attach a statement that they
have joined OR will join the
state Brownfields program.
To do this, go the OCC
website, Brownfields, to
download and fill out these
forms:
2001BF: Applicant’s
Affidavit of Eligibility,
2003BF: Application for
Brownfields Site Eligibility
Completed forms should be sent to:
Patricia Billingsley
2101 N. Lincoln Blvd. Rm. 214
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Questions?
Contact:
Patricia Billingsley
[email protected] (405)
522-2758
Jeff Myers [email protected]
(405) 522-2764
Madeline Dillner
(405) 521-6941
Click here to visit our website!
http://www.occeweb.com/og/brownfields.htm
