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Early TCEQ report: Flower Mound is clear
By Chris Roark, Roarkc@acnpapers.com
Some of the news Flower Mound officials had been waiting for came a little early Friday.
The town received a report from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), earlier than previously expected, that concluded from a preliminary study that no detectable concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) exist at the two test locations in Flower Mound. Those locations were near the Sam Wilson pad site, located east of Scenic Drive and south of FM 1171. The second location was near the Bunn site, which is close to Sam Wilson site.
Examples of VOCs include benzene, which has been linked to cancer, as well as toluene and methane.
The test took place Jan. 13.
The test was the first of more to come. In fact, TCEQ officials performed a similar test Thursday morning.
"I'm excited to find that our specific tests in Flower Mound revealed no detectable concentration of VOCs," said Flower Mound Mayor Jody Smith. "We are going to continue to do further testing during different times of the year because the air density and the temperature is different. But now we have a benchmark, so we'll use that for future testing."
According to a report issued to the town by TCEQ, investigators began the testing around noon that day at the Bunn site, where they conducted an odor survey and toxic vapor analyzer (TVA) readings west, northeast and southwest of the pad site. The report stated that there were no odors or VOC concentrations when using the TVA, nor were there emissions noted using the IR imagery taken from about 210 feet to the west.
The report also noted the conditions at the time of the testing, which was partly cloudy at 62 degrees Fahrenheit with relative humidity at 36 percent and a 3 mph southeast wind. It stated that there were two tanks, two gun barrels and two well heads at the Bunn site.
Investigators then observed a drilling rig between the Bunn and Wilson sites after receiving a compliant that flaring operations were had taken place at the rig. The investigators noted that the rig was not in operation and that there was no flaring taking place.
Around 1 p.m., an odor survey and TVA readings were conducted to the west, northeast and southwest of the Wilson site. Again, no odors or detectable concentrations of VOCs were observed, though potential emissions were noted using IR imagery from the compressor engines and glycol dehydrator heating units. The report added that those emissions are expected and appeared to be normal operations. Similar weather conditions existed.
There were 12 tanks, two gun barrels, two glycol dehydrators, two glycol dehydrator heating units and a housed-in compression engine at the Wilson site.
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