Environmental Challenges of Urban Real Estate: Building on Old Landfills
Urban areas like Dallas and Fort Worth have a range of environmental concerns that may hamper deal-making for real estate professionals. Whitehead E. S. specializes in real estate deals on contaminated properties such as filling stations, dry cleaners, and even properties located on old closed landfills. Problems associated with building on landfill sites In Dallas, land west of IH-35 was historically used for sand and gravel mining, which was then filled in with soil, demolition
Super Fun with Superfund
Whitehead E. S. conducted a Phase I ESA and subsequent Phase II Investigation for a client that wanted to purchase a property in the Dallas area that was a closed State Superfund case. The project Site consisted of the Superfund site (former plating company) and an adjacent property used for storage. At the time of investigation, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) file repository was closed in response to Covid-19. As an alternative, Whitehead
Contaminated Industrial Facility
Industrial Facility South Texas Whitehead Environmental Services is assisting local environmental attorney with the evaluation of a VCP case in south Texas. The Site is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and metals. Since PCBs are present, this project involves the TCEQ and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). WES is working with the Client on the Phase II, VCP case (soil remediation and VCP reports), and management of the project.
Contaminates Found in Soil from Metals
Local Texas Bank Whitehead E. S. conducted a Phase I ESA of this manufacturing plant in central Texas. The Phase I ESA identified issues related to soil impacts from cutting oil and metal shavings (waste material in roll-off container). The Phase II sampling identified petroleum hydrocarbons, arsenic, and lead in the soil. WES conducted off-Site sampling to develop site-specific background concentrations for selected metals that allowed for higher cleanup levels in the remediation of compacted
Municipal Setting Designation for Contaminated Retail Site
Texas Real Estate Developer WES conducted a Phase II ESA sampling at this retail center in central Texas. The Site was impacted with metals in the soil and dry cleaning related compounds such as tetrachloroethene (“perc”) in the groundwater. The property was subsequently entered into TCEQ’s Voluntary Cleanup Program. Since the contaminants were present above TCEQ Action Levels, WES is utilizing an MSD. The site was; however, located in a small city that was not
Former Landfill Site
Texas Real Estate Developer WES is working with the developer on a strip center located on top of a former city landfill. WES conducted a Phase I ESA followed by soil, soil gas, and groundwater sampling (e. g., Phase II Sampling). Since the property is a former landfill and fixed gases (methane) were present, WES will assist this client with a Subtitle T permit application. In addition to the fixed gases, volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Former Industrial Facility
Dallas Real Estate Developer Assistance with Corrective Action project of former industrial facility. WES assisted client with municipal setting designation (MSD) in a city which had not previously approved an MSD application. WES is also assisting the client with evaluation of soil, groundwater, and soil gas data and will be working with the client to enter the property into the TCEQ’s Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) as part of future residential/commercial re-development.
Historical Oil & Gas Wells
Environmental Assessment of Property with Oil & Gas Leases Whitehead Environmental Solutions conducted an environmental assessment of north Texas property with several historical oil & gas wells. Most of the oil & gas wells were either plugged or out of service. One of the wells was pumping oil to above-ground storage tanks. WES checked with the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) to ensure that the oil & gas wells (inactive and active) had been properly