The Jones Road Ground Water Plume site is located in the northwest portion of Harris County, Texas. The source of Site contamination is the former Bell Dry Cleaners facility, which was located within the Cypress Shopping Center at 11600 Jones Road, approximately one-half mile north of the intersection of Jones Road and FM 1960, outside the city limits of northwest Houston, Texas. The Cypress Shopping Center was constructed in 1984, and the former Bell facility began dry cleaning operations sometime in 1988. The former Bell facility continued operating through May 2002 when the dry cleaning operations were shut down. The hazardous substances present at the Site include tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene (PCE), and related breakdown products, trichloroethylene (TCE), 1,2- dichloroethylene (DCE), and vinyl chloride (VC). The area around the Site is characterized by residential, commercial, and light industrial development. Residential development has been active since the 1960s effectively eliminating wildlife habitat from the area. Jones Road is the principal north-south corridor through the area, and FM 1960 (approximately onehalf mile to the south) provides a southwest-northeast corridor. Commercial development is dominant along Jones Road with residential and limited commercial development along the side streets. Cypress Creek is located approximately one mile to the northwest of the subject area, and White Oak Bayou is located approximately 3,500 feet to the south. The EPA conducted a time-critical removal action that included the installation of a water line and connections to homes and businesses at the Site. Construction of the water line began in January 2008 and was completed in November 2008. A total of 144 service connections were completed. The waterline is serviced by the White Oak Bend Municipal Utility District. The EPA received funding to plug and abandon the water wells of customers who were connected to the water line installed by EPA in 2008. Plugging and abandonment of the water wells began on October 27, 2011 and was completed on November 17, 2011. The Record of Decision (ROD) for the Site was signed on September 23, 2010 and sets forth the selected remedy for the Site. The Selected Remedy as described in the ROD is In-Situ Enhancements to Pump and Treat. The in-situ treatments involve treating the soil and groundwater without removing them. A pilot study will be conducted to determine which in-situ treatments will be most effective and appropriate for the source area soil and ground water, and the deep ground water plume. The treatment technologies to be evaluated in the pilot study will likely include in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) for source area soil and shallow ground water, and bioaugmentation for the deep ground water plume.
15,071 |
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Average Income |
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