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Bandera Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site
Welcome to the Leon Valley Bandera Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site
Information page. This page is designed to provide information on the Bandera
Road Superfund site and activities of the Bandera Road Community Advisory Group
(CAG). The City of Leon Valley has a rated Superior Water System and takes pride
in working with the Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies to keep your
water supply safe.
Read More about the CAG Bylaws.
Site Background Information The Bandera Road Ground Water Plume Superfund site area is currently estimated to be approximately one mile long by one-half mile wide. The plume is centered in a business area, with some homes nearby, between Poss Road and Grissom Road, southwest of Bandera Road. The site consists of ground water contaminated with chlorinated solvents tetrachloroethene (PCE), trichloroethene (TCE), and cis-1,2-dichlorethene (cis-1,2,-DCE or DCE). PCE is the most frequently detected compound. Site investigation and monitoring is being overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) identified the site in 2004 while conducting an investigation at the Savings Square Shopping Center, near the intersection of Grissom Road and Bandera Road. In early 2007, the site was placed on EPA’s National Priorities List, qualifying the site for long-term cleanup under the Superfund program. A contaminant source near the Savings Square Shopping Center was confirmed in April 2009. EPA is evaluating other potential nearby source locations. EPA anticipates finalizing the cleanup plan for the site by January 2011. For more information:
The CAG is currently chaired by John Hoyt, a manager with the Edwards Aquifer Authority and Leon Valley resident. The CAG is always interested in new members. To learn more about the CAG, contact CAG chairman, John Hoyt, at jhoyt@edwardsaquifer.org or 210-477-5136. EPA is currently assisting the CAG by providing contract services through EPA’s Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) program. For more information:
CAG Quarterly Public Meetings Public meetings involving the CAG and EPA representatives are held quarterly. The EPA site cleanup manager provides site updates at every CAG meeting. Please check your “Lion's Roar” for dates of upcoming meetings and news announcements about the site. Dates of upcoming public meetings are also posted on the City Calendar. Access recent CAG meeting minutes below.
CAG Information Updates Information updates are prepared for Leon Valley residents and workers biannually. Updates are prepared with the support of EPA’s TASC program in collaboration with the Bandera Road CAG. Updates are available in both English and Spanish. You can access the updates below. Copies of the most recent updates can also be picked up at Leon Valley City Hall or at the Leon Valley Public Library. You can also be added to the information update mailing list by contacting EPA’s Community Relations Coordinator Phyllis June Hoey at hoey.phyllis@epa.gov or 214-665-8522.
Update (January 2012):
English (4 pp,
348K, PDF) /
Spanish
(4 pp, 348K, PDF) Update (January 2010): English (4 pp, 538K, PDF) / Spanish (4 pp, 553K, PDF) Update (July 2009): English (4 pp, 515K, PDF) / Spanish (4 pp, 672K, PDF) Update (January 2009): English (4 pp, 459K, PDF) / Spanish (4 pp, 467K, PDF)
CAG Document Reviews, Summaries and Presentations
Reuse Planning Bandera Rd Superfund Site PowerPoint
Presentation
Overview
of PCE Contamination at NPL Superfund Sites (July 2010) (24 pp, 6MB) (Large
file) *Please note this is a large file and may take a 4 to 5 minutes to download
Recommendation for Continued Reuse Planning - Bandera Rd Superfund Site Overview of PCE Contamination at NPL Superfund Sites (June 2010) (24 pp, 6MB) (Large file)
Reuse
Assessment for the Bandera Road Superfund Site (June 2010) (67pp, 7MB PDF)*
Site History and Status (November 2008) (10 pp, 707K, PDF)
Federal, State, and Local Agencies
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