2012 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:04:21 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Faith Christian School, Grapevine, Texas
 
[Does anyone know whether a vapor intrusion investigation has been conducted at this site? - LS]

Faith Christian School seeks pollution pass

BY STEVE NORDER
Colleyville Courier (TX)
March 12, 2012
GRAPEVINE - The City Council voted last week to support Faith Christian School's request to forego cleanup of shallow groundwater pollution under the high school property on Dallas Road.

Known as a "municipal setting designation" (MSD), the state-approved process allows some property owners to leave pollution in place rather removing it.

"We believe an MSD would benefit Faith, its neighbors, the city of Grapevine and would protect against future harm or injury resulting from the potential consumption of unsafe water," Ed Smith, the president of the Faith school, told the council during a public hearing prior to the vote.

He said an MSD approval would allow Faith to avoid undertaking "cost- prohibitive cleanup measures" as long as the school agrees to continue testing and monitoring the groundwater and agrees, through a voluntary deed restriction, not to drill a water well for drinking water.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/03/12/3803684/faith-christian- school-seeks-pollution.html#0_undefined,0_

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Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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