Owned Service Stations — Greenfield Environmental Trust Group

Multistate Trust Owned Service Stations

When the Multistate Environmental Response Trust (the Multistate Trust) was established in 2011 as part of the Tronox bankruptcy settlement, it took title to 258 sites formerly owned by Tronox in 22 states. The sites were designated as Owned Service Stations (OSSs). While the majority were former gas and service stations, others were vacant tracts of land that Kerr-McGee and related entities acquired for potential service station operations but never developed.

802 S. Julia Street, Rayville, LA
Sold: November 2015

OSS No. 111 - 802 S. Julia St., Rayville, LA pre-sale.png — Before

OSS No. 111 - 802 S. Julia St., Rayville, LA post-sale.png — After

805 Oak Street, Conway, AR
Sold: June 2013

OSS No. 21 - 805 Oak St., Conway, AR pre-sale.png — Before

OSS No. 21 - 805 Oak St., Conway, AR post-sale.png — After

8000 NW 39th Expy., Bethany, OK
Sold: July 2014

OSS No. 164 - 8000 NW 39th Expy., Bethany, OK pre-sale.png — Before

OSS No. 164 - 8000 NW 39th Expwy., Bethany, OK post-sale.png — After

In many cases, the Multistate Trust received no documentation whatsoever and/or no regulatory closure verification from Tronox. To determine an OSS’s historical usage, current environmental conditions, and suitability for conveyance, the Multistate Trust worked with its third-party consultants under the oversight of the relevant state regulatory agencies. In some instances, the Multistate Trust had to remediate soil and groundwater contamination to achieve regulatory closure.

Our Success

Since 2011, the Multistate Trust has

completed environmental actions at more than 104 OSSs,
undertaken or will begin remediation activities at more than 30 additional OSSs,
sold 168 OSSs – 65% of the OSS portfolio, and
generated more than $13.8 million in sale proceeds, which will help fund future site assessments and environmental actions at other Multistate Trust sites.

Note: These numbers are current as of June 2021.

Once sold by the Multistate Trust, many OSSs have been transformed from vacant lots into restaurants, storefronts, offices, apartment buildings, and more. Photos on this page feature just a few of the many revitalized former OSS sites which are generating business and creating jobs, including:

A multipurpose shopping center in Rayville, Louisiana
A MedExpress urgent care center in Conway, Arkansas
An apartment complex in Tampa, Florida
A shaved ice and coffee shop in Bethany, Oklahoma.

By efficiently managing, remediating, and selling our OSS properties for productive reuse, the Multistate Trust has added value to these and many other communities.

Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC is trustee of the Multistate Trust.

See more examples of OSS site transformations here (link to PDF).