EPA and OSDH have been working on site to reduce imminent threats to public health and the environment. The ORC site is adjacent to the eastern part of downtown Cyril, which is a sparsely populated rural town. Cyril's population in 1990 was 1,072, down from its 1980 population of 3,717. The nearest residences are in Cyril, about 30 feet west of the site boundary. Land Use Agriculture in the site vicinity includes cultivation of cotton and milo and cattle ranching.
Agricultural areas are east of the site.
Gladys Creek was used for irrigating farm land before 1980. Other creeks downstream of ORC are currently used for irrigation. A rodeo area is within a half mile of the site, just beyond the southern border. Other recreation in the site area includes fishing and swimming in the Little Washita River and Gladys Creek. Gladys Creek flows into Chetonia Creek, which flows into the Little Washita River, which is approximately 1.5 miles south of the ORC site.