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Leaking Underground Storage Tank
Sandy Lake and Moore
BACKGROUND
The Environmental Consultant (Oyekan Group) for the subject project identified leaking
underground storage tanks located at a Texaco station on the SEC of the subject intersection.
TNRCC records and telephone conversations indicate an initial assessment was conducted in
1993 of the facility. Site closure activities were initiated September 12, 1994. Monitoring wells
were installed and reported to the TNRCC sometime in March of 1995. Closure activities
reportedly (A. Modak - TNRCC Project Manager) ceased around this time and to date closure has
not been issued. The TNRCC project manager, Arem Modak, confirms that no monitoring has
taken place since that date and apparently no TNRCC follow up has occurred. Mr. Modak as of
May 28, 1997 was to research the status and send a letter to Mr. Ray Kahlil the identified
responsible party. At this time the nature and extent of contamination is unknown.
Don Ingram of the CMAQ office attempted to contact Mr. Kahalil to determine if he is the property
owner or lessee of Speedy K Market which dispensed Texaco brand fuels. Mr. Kahalil has not
returned phone calls to Don Ingram. Mr. Kahalil's phone is answered in a variety of ways...i.e.
'Winchel Resources', 'We are business brokers', and forwarded to VR Brokers which referred me
to Mr. Kahalil's Dallas office 214-631-9000, a restaurant on Mockingbird Lane where the attendant
did not know Mr. Kahalil. Tax records reveal that Mr. Kahalil is the owner of Speedy K Market
which is a part of the strip shopping center owned by Sovereign Properties, 3135 Franklin Ave. of
Waco, Texas 7671 0-731 7.
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From: Ivan Nicodemus To: P.E., Atul Patel Date: 6/6/97 Time: 13:55:04 Page 2 ol 2
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OPTIONS
1. The TxDOT preferred approach. Avoid any involvement. This may be accomplished by
abandoning the improvements requiring ROW take from the subject property or allowing the
City of Coppell to take over portions of the project that facilitate ROW take and construction in
the suspected area ( i.e. SEC, Speedy K Market).
2. The TNRCC has been contacted and is in the process of reactivating appropriate closure of
the site. This cleanup effort will have to start with an assessment of the current situation and
involve sampling and analysis of existing monitoring wells. This base line information is
required to determine nature and extent and potentially model the plume if well placement is
appropriate. There are three options to initiate this activity.
a. Ideally this activity would be initiated by the property owner at their expense. However,
financial ability is a concern.
b. If the property owner is financially unable or does not want to be bothered (too complex),
then the corrective action could become a 'State Lead" proiect whereby the TNRCC
would hire a consultant to correct the problem and charge back those costs the property
owner and hold a lien on the property until all TNRCC requirements are satisfied. This is
the least attractive. It is likely the most expensive and would take the longest unless
pressure were brought to bear and the agency was responsive.
3. As a part of ROW acquisition, the city or county could collect this information as a part of the
appraisal process from the existing wells and perhaps if inconclusive, initiate test borings in
actual ROW in order to a~s;ess a value to the property take. Costs may be charged back to
the property owner or a I~n~'placed on the property if the owner is uncooperative Sid may
have some ideas on this involvement.
In all three situations the new risk based closure options available, may result in TNRCC closure
with the site not cleaned up. This is where property acquisition by way of the Voluntary Cleanup
Program (VCP) is important to the purchaser in order to end the transfer of existing liability to the
new owner. Additionally, all potentially involved purchasing parties (TxDOT, County, City) must be
named in the VCP purchasing agreement in order to protect them from future liability.
Keep in mind that these opinions are based upon agency record reviews only and no actual
analytical data regarding levels of contamination have been available.
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COPPELL PUBLIC WORKS
DATE= June 5, 1992
TO: Steven G. Goram, Director of Public Works
RE: Storage of "Hazardous Material" Containers at Speedy K
Market, 600 E. Sandy Lake Rd., Coppell, Texas
(Tickler 6/12/92)
This morning I spoke with Mr. Larry Jones of John Myers Pump
Service. Mr. Jones is in charge ofremediating the gasoline spill
which occurred at the Speedy K Market, 600 E. Sandy Lake Rd. Mr.
Jones stated that the material in the barrels and covered by
plastic had been tested previously, and the level of contamination
was high enough that it could NOT be replaced in the excavation,
where it had been removed several months earlier. At this time, I
must reiterate that Mr. Lonnie Gilley, Field Investigator for the
Texas Water Commission assigned to this.spill, informed Mr. Khalil,
the owner of the property, as well as myself, that the contamina-
tion level Was low enough to;be able to .legally. dispose of the
material by replacing it backs.into the hole from~where it came.
Mr. Jones assured me that theyhad retested the material, both in
the barrels and on the ground, and were awaiting the lab results,
in order to decide on a legal disposal method of the material. Mr.
Jones stated that he felt that all of the material could be removed
and disposed of by June 22, 1992.
Due to the new information presented concerning the levels of
contamination of this material, I feel that Mr. Jones and Mr.
Khalil be allowed until this time (June 22, 1992) to completely
remove all of the contaminated material from this area, before
another citation is issued.
Follow-up date June 24, 1992. ~/
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COPPELL PUBLIC WORKS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 26, 1992
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FROM: Perry L. R on i t a Officer
RE: Storage of "Hazardous Material" Containers at Speedy "K"
Market, 600 E. Sandy Lake Rd., Coppell, Texas
(Tickler 5/26/92)
The notice letter sent to Mr. Khalil, owner of the Speedy K Market,
at 600 E. Sandy Lake Road was received on May 14, 1992. By our
notice, Mr. Khalil was given 14 days, or until May 28, 1992, to
remove the barrels and earth. I will recheck the situation on May
29, 1992, and if the situation is not corrected at that time, a
citation will be issued to Mr. Khalil that same day.
Will follow up by June 5, 1992.
PLR/bc
EHSPEEDY.PLR
CITY OF COPPELL
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
COMPLAINT REPORT
NOTICE DAYS
Left on Premises ,,/
~ILED OUT j/ SIGNED
DATE ~-~..~"~f~- (Signature~e~o~nmakihg inspection)
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COPPELL PUBLIC ~ORKS
DATE: May 12, 1992
FROM: ~..:Perry~Robinson'~= Environmental er
RE: Storage of "Hazardous Material" Containers at
Speedy "K" Market, 600 E. Sandy Lake Rd, Coppell,
Texas
In response to your inquiry concerning the contents and status of
the metal drums and associated debris located on the west side of
the parking lot of the Speedy "K" Market, 600 E. Sandy Lake Rd, the
following information is offered.
There are twenty-two 55-gallon metal drums, each supposedly
containing soil contaminated with gasoline. This soil was removed
from the area of the gas pumps and storage tanks when the Texas
Water Commission discovered an underground gasoline leak at this
site. After repairing the leak, the contaminated soil was tested
to determine the degree of contamination, which would dictate how
and where the material could be disposed of. In numerous telephone
conversations with Mr. Lonnie Gilley, the TWC field investigator
assigned to the site, Mr. Gilley informed me that the soil tested
low enough for total hydrocarbon contamination that it could be
replaced in the hole where the leak occurred and the concrete
parking lot repoured over it.
On February 14, 1992 Mr. Gilley faxed a copy of the Texas Water
Commission's "closure letter" to Mr. Khalil, the current owner of
the property, and to our office. Mr. Gilley assured me that Mr.
Khalil understood that he could redeposit the soil contained in the
barrels back into the hole where it was removed before the concrete
was repaired. Apparently, the parking lot was repaired and the
stored soil not reused.
I spoke with Mr. Gilley again on May 11, 1992 and asked him about
proper disposal methods for the contaminated soil. He stated that
the soil could be landfilled at a site that accepts petroleum
contaminated soils. I will sendMr. Khalil a notice letter stating
'that he must remove the barrels and all other associated materials
and debris within fourteen days.
I must state that any action on this matter has been delayed up to
this time due to the fact that the Texas Water Commission had
informed me that they had reopened the case on this property back
Environmental Health Memorandum
Storage of Hazardous Material - Speedy "K"
Page 2
in March, 1992, and also, because I was of the understanding that
the dirt and debris associated with the removal and subsequent
replacement of a portion of the concrete parking lot would be
addressed just as any other building or construction project once
it was tested and found to be non-hazardous. I assumed the
situation would be handled by the City Building Inspections
Department.
When I spoke withMr. Dale Jackson on this matter on May 8, 1992 he
was unsure whether his department had even overseen the
reconstruction of the parking lot. He felt Environmental Health
should address the matter of removal of the barrels.
I will sendMr. Khalil a notice letter as soon as possible and will
inform you when the barrels are removed and/or other legal action
is taken.
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