STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Environmental & Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Office of Environmental Quality & Sustainability
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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A public hearing to receive comments on a proposed municipal setting designation (MSD) to prohibit the use of groundwater as potable water beneath property owned by Jubilee Park Clinic Holdings, LLC located near the intersection of Parry and Ann Avenues and adjacent street rights-of-way; and an ordinance authorizing support of the issuance of an MSD to Jubilee Park Clinic Holdings, LLC by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and prohibiting the use of groundwater beneath the designated property as potable water - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Recommendation of Staff: Approval
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BACKGROUND
Based on information provided by the Applicant, the designated property is underlain by shallow groundwater that is encountered at approximately 29 to 31 feet below ground surface (bgs) and extends down to approximately 75 to 96 feet bgs at the top of the underlying Austin Chalk formation. The Austin Chalk is 200 to 300 feet thick and serves as a hydraulic barrier to the underlying Woodbine Aquifer. The direction of groundwater flow beneath the designated property is towards the south-southwest. A portion of the designated groundwater has been affected by chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, and cis-1,2-dichloroethylene and petroleum related compounds including total petroleum hydrocarbons, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, total xylenes, and naphthalene in the groundwater at concentrations above groundwater ingestion standards. The potential onsite source of chlorinated VOCs is the former operation of a washateria in 1966 and potential offsite sources are the former operation of nearby historical c...
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