Cleanup of Phillips 66 refinery sites could take years, LA water board says
The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board said Friday that “significant amounts of contamination” exist on the 650 acres that make up Phillips 66 refinery sites in Wilmington and Carson, and that it will probably take “years to clean up” the soil and groundwater. Phillips 66 announced Wednesday, Oct. 16 that it would close the refineries connected by 5 miles of pipeline by the end of 2025. The Houston-based energy giant also hired a pair of real estate firms to develop potential uses for the land. “There is a large amount of pollution in soil and groundwater at the Carson and Wilmington facilities,” a spokeswoman for the LA Water Board said via email. “However, there is ongoing soil vapor and groundwater clean-up and significant amounts of contamination are presently being removed at both facilities.” The agency, in a roundabout manner, said the site cleanup would be monitored carefully.
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