Creek Clean-Up Efforts Almost Complete

On Thursday, April 30, Town staff noticed a discoloration of the water in the creek behind Town Hall. Staff determined that material being used for soil stabilization related to the construction project at Prestonwood Shopping Center permeated a storm drain and migrated into the creek. The construction company, Dallas-based Beck Group, contracted Cotton Remediation to manage the clean-up efforts. 

The remediation company has been using an onsite, multi-stage filtration system to filter out the pollutants, as well as discharging it into the sanitary sewer system for additional filtration. The clean-up activities in the portion of the creek behind Town Hall have been completed and the work behind the Finance building should be complete this weekend. We are awaiting the results of the final water tests to ensure that the work is satisfactorily complete. There have been no signs of any adverse environmental impacts to date.

A representative from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has been involved at every stage of the process to ensure appropriate measures have been taken. The chemicals involved in the soil stabilization effort were Ligno-10 and potash mixed and diluted with water. The chemicals, especially in the concentration that was used in the project, do not pose a health risk to the public.

Thank you for your patience during this process.