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Environmental Challenges of Urban Real Estate: Building on Old Landfills

Urban areas like Dallas and Fort Worth have a range of environmental concerns that may hamper deal-making for real estate professionals.  Whitehead E. S. specializes in real estate deals on contaminated properties such as filling stations, dry cleaners, and even properties located on old closed landfills. In Dallas, land west of IH-35 was historically used for sand and gravel mining, which was then filled in with soil, demolition debris such as wood, concrete, and asphalt, and

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TCEQ File Requests – Covid-19 Update

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted our ability to obtain environmental records and information from various government agencies. In response to the Governor’s declaration of a State of Disaster, many government offices, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Central File Room, are operating remotely and have been unable to fulfill information requests as quickly as we are used to on fast-paced deals. In order to reduce interactions and to protect everyone’s well-being, the

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Expanding our Environmental Services: Storm Water Pollution Planning (SWP3)

Whitehead E. S. is expanding our environmental services with the added capability of Storm Water Pollution Planning (SWP3). Over the years, our staff has assisted a wide range of clients including industrial facilities and oil & gas sites with their stormwater pollution planning needs.  Our staff can now provide you with expert stormwater pollution planning including the following services:  Develop Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWP3) Review and update existing or outdated SWP3s Identify Best Management

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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 coax her out of her hiding spot, but she was unwilling.  Mikaela got close enough to catch a glimpse of

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Phase I ESA

Super Fun with Superfund

Whitehead E. S. conducted a Phase I ESA and subsequent Phase II Investigation for a client that wanted to purchase a property in the Dallas area that was a closed State Superfund case. The project Site consisted of the Superfund site (former plating company) and an adjacent property used for storage. At the time of investigation, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) file repository was closed in response to Covid-19. As an alternative, Whitehead

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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 anticipate a resurgence in deals for the summer and fall. Whitehead E. S. is ready to assist you with the

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