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Meeting Date:	02/12/2018
ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT - USDA DIPPING VAT FACILITY
Submitted for:	Martha Palacios	Submitted By:	Martha Palacios
Department:	Engineering

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve an agreement between Webb County and Terracon Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $2,950.00, for a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Study at the USDA Quarantine and Tick Eradication Facility located on Webb County Property located on the Mines Road (FM 1472 on an approximately 2.2 Acre Tract of Land). [Account #1001-1130-001-432001 (Professional Services)]

Issue: Scope of work has been developed to initiate the process of responding to a letter from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (T.C.E.Q.) dated September 28, 2017 requesting “the submittal of an Affected Property Assessment Report (A.P.A.R.) documenting the assessment of the environmental contamination associated with the cattle dip vat AOC [area of concern] as previously directed …….” Information that will be obtained by conducting the Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) will be needed to begin the A.P.A.R. process and to develop an appropriate scope of work for a subsurface investigation that will be required.

Solution: Approve and assist in developing information to identify recognized environmental conditions.

Result: The Environmental Site Assessment will be performed consistent with the procedures included in ASTM E1527-13, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Assessment Process.

Background:

N/A

Previous Court Action:

N/A

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	0
Funding Source:	0
Balance:	0
Financial Impact:
[Account #1001-1130-001-432001 Professional Services]

Attachments
TCEQ LETTER
PROPOSAL