New Deadline is Sept. 23
(DALLAS August 22, 2013) - In response to a community request during our August six public meeting, the E.P.A. (EPA) is extending the public review period for the suggested cleanup project amendment for the South Cavalcade Street Superfund Location in Houston, Texas. The review period will now conclude on September 23, 2013.
The extension for public review will allow the community more time to review the Agency's suggestion and provide valuable input to shape our suggested plan. E.P.A. will conduct additional outreach with the community during this timeframe to share information and answer questions.
The suggested project includes:
• Install additional monitoring wells and verify the boundaries of the contaminated ground water plume.
• Conduct long-term ground water monitoring to ensure early warning if the contaminated ground water plume get larger.
• Restrict access or use of ground water within the contaminated plume.
The South Cavalcade Street Superfund Location is a former wood treating Location used from 1910 until 1962. The operations resulted in soils and ground water being contaminated with hydrocarbons, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and metals (arsenic, chromium, copper, lead and zinc).
The EPA, in consultation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, will select a final remedy for the Location after considering all information submitted during the public review period. The suggested action may be modified based on any new pertinent information received through public comments. EPA's project will be documented in a Record of Decision (ROD) amendment and accessible for public review. A detailed response to public comments will also be included with the ROD amendment.
Ground water at the Location is not used as a drinking water source; residents gain their water from City of Houston's local lakes.
More Information:
http://www.epa.gov/region6/region-6/tx/tx_south_cavalcade.html
Comments may be submitted no later than September 23, 2013 either by e-mail to
[email protected] or in writing to:
Raji Josiam, Remedial Plan Manager
EPA, Region six (6SF-RA)
1445 Ross Ave., Suite 1200
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733
For more information, including a copy of the suggested project and a fact sheet visit:
http://www.epa.gov/region6/region-6/tx/tx_south_cavalcade.html or Houston Central Library, Julia Ideson Building 500 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77002
