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Keith Marvin - RE: Fwd: Environmental Study done in Old Town
From: "Greg Yancey" <gregyancey@verizon.net>
To: "'Mindi Hurley'" <mhurley@coppelltx.gov>, "'Marvin, Keith'" <KMARVIN@cop...
Date: 10/14/2011 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: Fwd: Environmental Study done in Old Town
CC: "'Cotten', 'Charles'" <Charles@CSECRE.com>, "'Phillips, Clay'" <CPHILLIP...
I think a second opinion that may save our siteplan is still a good idea.
That was our initial reaction without having seen W&M’s information about the plume area and venting
recommendations. A single page showing the groundwater flow is in the LPST report but I didn’t find reference to
a plume area.
Gregory K. Yancey
Provident Company
(214) 215-9400 v
(214) 276-1709 f
gregyancey@verizon.net
From: Mindi Hurley [mailto:mhurley@coppelltx.gov]
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:27 AM
To: Marvin, Keith; Yancey, Greg
Cc: Cotten', 'Charles; Phillips, Clay
Subject: RE: Fwd: Environmental Study done in Old Town
I have made contact with Mr. Koos, but we have only exchanged messages at this point. As we discussed on
Tuesday, we are going to see where we need to go after working with him. If we need to sit down and discuss
our options afterwards, everyone at the City is in agreement that it is our responsibility to do that, but I thought
we agreed that our first step should be talking to Mr. Koos. Is that not correct?
Mindi Hurley
Economic Development Coordinator
City of Coppell
255 Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, TX 75019
(972) 304-3677
(972) 304-3673 (fax)
mhurley@coppelltx.gov
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www.coppelltx.gov
>>> "Greg Yancey" <gregyancey@verizon.net> 10/14/2011 8:20 AM >>>
This is alot different from the impression we’ve been under for many months now: that the contaminated soil was
removed, the groundwater contamination did not affect us and that TCEQ had closed this and “we’re all done”.
I cannot imagine explaining to a buyer that to build on the site, they should hire a firm like W&M to assist their
structural engineer in the foundation design to create the referenced “sub slab mitigation system”.
There is no reference
Gregory K. Yancey
Provident Company
(214) 215-9400 v
(214) 276-1709 f
gregyancey@verizon.net
From: Mindi Hurley [mailto:mhurley@coppelltx.gov]
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 12:16 PM
To: Marvin, Keith; Yancey, Greg
Subject: Re: Fwd: Environmental Study done in Old Town
Mindi Hurley
Economic Development Coordinator
City of Coppell
255 Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, TX 75019
(972) 304-3677
(972) 304-3673 (fax)
mhurley@coppelltx.gov
www.coppelltx.gov
>>> Perri Kittles 10/13/2011 12:09 PM >>>
Mindy,
Please see below for the answers to your questions and Mr. Yancy's. I checked my answers with Frank and he
provided a little more detail, and the exact document to look at if someone needs that. Frank also suggested a
conference call with everyone to get all these questions answered at once, if there are more past this point.
Thanks and have a great day, Perri
The closure report to TCEQ was developed for commercial/industrial land use, and the site is suitable for that
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land use without restriction. The soils can be disturbed and construction work completed without any oversight
from TCEQ. As stated in the TCEQ Closure Letter dated 4-13-11, future construction activities will disturb soils
that may contain low levels of contamination, and these can be handled and moved around on the site. If excess
soils are to be removed from the site, they must be managed properly, as you would on any construction site, to
be sure they are acceptable for their destination.
The recommendation for a vapor barrier system is just that, a recommendation. It is not required by any agency
in Texas, however we are seeing more lenders/buyers raising the issue since vapor migration has been a
concern when buyers evaluate new sites, and is being more actively addressed in other areas of the country.
For new construction, the cost of installing a sub slab mitigation system is low. The details of the system should
be developed based upon the nature of the new construction (size, location on the site, construction details, etc.)
The TCEQ correspondence dated 4-13-11 is the final letter closing the site, and it states on the top of page 2 that
no further letters will be issued.
>>> Mindi Hurley 10/12/2011 1:35 PM >>>
Perri,
Can you help with this? Is he talking about the venting issue that Frank talked about? If so, do we have
anything formal from Frank detailing how to do the venting?
Did we get final notification of closure from TCEQ? Do they send out any type of letter or anything saying the
site is done after the binder was submitted to them?
Thanks.
Mindi Hurley
Economic Development Coordinator
City of Coppell
255 Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, TX 75019
(972) 304-3677
(972) 304-3673 (fax)
mhurley@coppelltx.gov
www.coppelltx.gov
>>> "Greg Yancey" <gregyancey@verizon.net> 10/12/2011 10:40 AM >>>
Hi Keith/Mindi:
1. Thanks for the link to the LPST report. I scanned it and saw the groundwater issue identified.
If the City elects to get a second opinion, this question is probably not necessary, but I expected to see
something in here about the impact this condition has on the development of the property. Beyond all of the lab
work, did W&M ever address what can or can't be done on the property?
If the City doesn't have anything from W&M, our questions would be (1) can we disturb the plume area without an
issue with TCEQ since the soil is not contaminated and (2) what exactly must be done if we do foundation
excavations in the plume area?
2. I also received the Final Assessment Report Form submitted to TCEQ from Rhonda yesterday. Is there a final
response from TCEQ to this submission?
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Thanks,
Gregory K. Yancey
Provident Company
(214) 215-9400 v
(214) 276-1709 f
gregyancey@verizon.net
From: Rhonda Adloo [mailto:radloo@coppelltx.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:19 PM
To: gregyancey@verizon.net
Subject: Environmental Study done in Old Town
Greg, Keith had me provide a link to the study. This attached document is the final correspondence with TCEQ
that closes out the study. It was not contained within the study itself, but I wanted to make sure you had it
also.
Rhonda Adloo
Engineering Department
Administrative Technician
972/304-3682
radloo@coppelltx.gov
Consider the environment before printing this email.
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