“After the agency gets the revised application from Union Pacific, TCEQ will review the plan, which typically takes around 90 days, said Beth Seaton, director of the TCEQ remediation division.
Once the review is completed, Seaton said, the agency will seek public comment on the plan and hold a public meeting.
Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens residents for years have criticized the cleanup plan originally submitted by Union Pacific, which would have largely left the creosote contamination in the ground with minimal extraction efforts.
Public outcry has grown in recent months, particularly after the state’s health department found higher-than-expected rates of certain adult cancers in areas immediately surrounding the rail yard. “
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