Primary Department: Toll Road Authority
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Trevi?o, P.E., Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an agreement with the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to grant access to Harris County property north of Cavalcade Street and east of Elysian Street for installation of two additional monitoring wells intended to monitor remedial treatments in place at the North Cavalcade Superfund Site.
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Background and Discussion:
The 21-acre North Cavalcade site is located in Houston, Texas. Houston Creosoting Company established wood-preserving operations on site in 1946. These operations continued until 1961, contaminating the site with hazardous chemicals. Following construction of the site's remedy, long-term groundwater cleanup is ongoing.
Expected Impact:
EPA has conducted several five-year reviews of the site's remedy. These reviews ensure that the remedies put in place protect public health and the environment, and function as intended by site decision documents. The most recent review concluded that response actions at the site are in accordance with the remedy selected by EPA and that the remedy continues to be protective of human health and the environment in the short term. Continued protectiveness of the remedy includes implementation of institutional controls to restrict use of the property and p...
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