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The Pester Refinery Company site is located on a 10-acre tract to the north and west of the city of El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas. The refinery operations began in 1917. Refinery wastes were stored in the burn pond and these wastes were periodically ignited through the mid-1970s. The burn pond are adjacent to the West Branch of the Walnut River. In 1987 the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE) found seepage from the impoundment entering the river and conducted sampling. During rainfall events, pond water has occasionally overflowed and discharged to the river and the adjacent floodplain. An estimated 160 people obtain drinking water from private wells located within three miles of the site.
1,632 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$57,426 |
Average Income |
657 |
Occupied homes |
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