Doing Good Things in Tough Times
While doing a routine check of our office property in Plano, we came across an unexpected visitor behind our storage shed. A lost dog had wandered onto the Whitehead E. S. office property and was visibly very scared. Mikaela Brown, a new Whitehead E. S. employee, gave her some cheese and water to try to […]
Economic Recovery from COVID-19: Whitehead E.S. is Ready to Help
COVID-19 certainly impacted the U. S. economy and especially the real estate market over the last few months. As the state of Texas slowly opens up, we’re hopeful that more and more real estate deals will get going again. Over the last few months, we have conducted a few Phase I ESAs, but not at the pace prior to the pandemic. […]
Make that Deal
Whitehead Environmental Solutions, LLC (Whitehead E. S.) is a Texas-based environmental consulting firm providing a number of key services to commercial real estate. We have staff available for projects in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and locations in between. Although commercial real estate deals have slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic slowdown, we […]
Subchapter T: To Permit or Not To Permit, That is the Question
Whitehead E. S. routinely works with buyers/sellers of commercial real estate on a full range of environmental concerns. In Dallas, this includes building structures on closed landfills. In many cases, the former landfill was an unknown that was identified or suspected in the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). This is especially the case along IH-35 in Dallas […]
Whitehead E. S. Pays It Forward!
As a graduate of Texas A&M University and Environmental Scientist at Whitehead E. S., giving back to my community is a privilege that I strive to accomplish on a regular basis. Recently, I had the opportunity to volunteer as a judge for the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair (DRSEF) in the Earth and Environmental […]
Back in the Saddle Again!
Whitehead E. S. has moved from our temporary location at 1612 J Avenue back to the “Big House” located at 906 E. 18th Street in Plano, Texas. The building is the former residence of W&M Environmental Group and is considered my “old stomping grounds”. I started Whitehead & Mueller (W&M) along with Dan Mueller back in […]
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap!
Whitehead E. S. worked side-by-side with a local remediation firm, Environmental Logistics Company (ELC), to close a Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) case on a dry cleaner located in Fort Worth, Texas. The Site was impacted with chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including tetrachloroethene (commonly referred to as “perc”) and its common degradation products in the […]
Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Closure of Property Through the State Innocent Owner Program
Whitehead E.S. is a Texas-based environmental consulting firm that specializes in the assessment, remediation, and regulatory closure of contaminated properties. Many of the properties we work with are located in urban areas of Texas such as Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Whitehead E. S. assisted a local property investor to obtain an Innocent […]
Rockin’ and Rollin’ To Regulatory Closure
Whitehead E. S. is assisting a real estate developer to remediate and close a contaminated property through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ’s) Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) and Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST) Program. The property is located in Old East Dallas and was historically developed with a gasoline service station from the mid-1930s […]
The Ghost Is Clear
Whitehead E.S. assisted a private estate in southwest Dallas with the removal and successful regulatory closure through the TCEQ Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) Division. The private estate, which was historically a dairy operation, was initially in the process of a property transfer when Whitehead E.S. was contracted to complete a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment […]
