State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners Site Profiles
Inwood Shopping Center / Bell Cleaners, Houston, Texas
Description
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Various onsite dry cleaners have operated in the shopping center since it was first constructed in 1982. Bell Cleaners, the subject of this dry cleaner investigation, was the last dry
cleaning tenant of the Inwood Shopping Center. Dry cleaning operations have not been conducted on the
property since September 2002. Site investigations conducted at the property determined that soil and
groundwater impact occurred as a result of historical dry cleaning operations at concentrations above the
applicable cleanup standards. To date, a network of 40 groundwater monitoring wells has been installed at
the property in three groundwater bearing units (GWBUs). The first GWBU plume is centered on-site beneath the former dry cleaning facility extending to the southwest along the northern property boundary. The migration of the plume in this direction is believed
to have been caused by the release of contaminants into the on-site storm sewer system which acted as
a preferential migration pathway. The plume has been documented extending off-site on the adjacent
apartment complex property to the west. Remediation Status: In groundwater monitoring |
Contaminants
Contaminants present and the highest amount
detected in both soil and groundwater.
Contaminant | Media | Concentration (ppb) | Nondetect |
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethene | groundwater | ||
Tetrachloroethene (PCE) | groundwater | ||
Trichloroethene (TCE) | groundwater | ||
Vinyl Chloride | groundwater |
Site Hydrology
Deepest Significant Groundwater Contamination: | ||
Plume Size: | ||
Average Depth to Groundwater: | ft |
Lithology and Subsurface Geology
Silty Clay Conductivity: 6.68E-005ft/day |
Pathways and DNAPL Presence
Groundwater Sediments Soil Presumptive Evidence of DNAPL |
Vapor Intrusion Pathway
Has the potential for vapor intrusion (VI) been evaluated? |
No |
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Has a vapor mitigation system been installed? |
No |
Remediation Scenario
Cleanup
Goals: |
GW Clean up goals: MCLs x100 |
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Remedy Level: |
Full Scale Remedy |
Technologies
In Situ Biostimulation |
Date implemented: Final remediation design: Results to date: Next Steps: |
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In Situ Chemical Oxidation |
Why the technology was selected: Date implemented: Final remediation design: Results to date: Next Steps: |
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Ex Situ Pump and Treat |
Date implemented: Final remediation design: Results to date: Next Steps: |
Costs
Cost
for Assessment: |
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Cost
for Operation and Maintenance: |
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Total
Costs for Cleanup: |
$71,027 (cost includes all biostimulation and chem-ox events in FY11); DPHVE Pilot costs about $38,800 Total Costs on remdiation are approximately: $109,827 |
Lessons Learned
*Multiple groundwater bearing units (GWBU) must be considered individually when doing remediation, but also the most effective way to remediate all the GWBUs as cost effective as possible is another key issue to consider. It depends on the site conditions concerning how to go about remediation on multiple GWBUs. |
Contacts
Dan Switek PST / DCRP Section Remediation Division Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) dan.switek@tceq.texas.gov 512-239-4132 |