Former Blue Star Recycling Cleanup Former Blue Star Recycling Cleanup Learn about the City of Dallas’ effort to remove the asphalt shingles from the property at 9505 and 9527 S. Central Expressway. Background Agreed Final Judgment Timeline Cleanup Dashboard Air Quality Dashboard Stormwater Management Reports What happened at Blue Star Recycling? Between January 2018 and May 2019, Blue Star Recycling collected asphalt roof shingles on its leased property in order to process the shingle material into a substance that could be used in paving and asphalt road-mix products. However, Blue Star Recycling conducted its business operations in violation of local and state law which culminated in an estimated 100,000 tons of asphalt shingle material illegally placed in the floodplain. For Questions please contact: communityprosecutiondallas@dallascityhall.com Where is the former Blue Star Recycling facility? The property is in southern Dallas just north of I-20 and east of I-45. Agreed Final Judgment On December 11, 2020, the Court signed an Agreed Final Judgment. In exchange, the City of Dallas agreed to remove and dispose of the solid waste at the property and to perform an environmental site assessment. Signed Final Judgement The City engaged a contractor to assist in the removal of all remaining shingle material at the property. The material will be removed to the City of Dallas’ McCommas Bluff Landfill. This process will incorporate mitigation efforts to minimize the impact on the neighboring community. This includes air quality monitoring both on and off the property throughout the removal event. Timeline The City of Dallas has been monitoring the Site since 2019, as part of their efforts to understand environmental risk, obtain compliance from the property owner, and initiate shingle material removal. The court order signed on December 11, 2020, grants access to the City of Dallas and will allow the removal process to begin. A general timeline of expected milestones is presented. Explore Cleanup Progress Dashboard The City of Dallas is maintaining this dashboard with the data on our progress in removing shingle material from the Site. Major hauling completed on February 13, 2021. The City continues to remove small amounts of remaining material from the Site. Data is updated daily (excluding weekends and holidays) by noon for the previous day's work 01 / 37 See Our Progress Use the arrow to the right to scroll through project photos. As part of this project, the City of Dallas engaged an independent engineering firm to monitor air quality on and off-site throughout the project and aid in minimizing impact to the surrounding community as the shingle material is removed. This includes multiple short-term (discrete) Air Monitoring Points (AMPs) which allow confirmation of air quality real-time during field operations as well as continuous Air Quality Monitors (AQMs) north and south of the site. What is being Monitored? Particulate Matter Volatile Organic Compounds This monitoring includes Continuous Air Quality Monitors (AQMs) and multiple Discrete Air Monitoring Point (AMPs) locations. Continuous Air Monitoring Continuous Air Quality Monitors (AQMs) are set with threshold levels that tell field staff within a few minutes if air quality is being impacted so operations may be adjusted in real time. Here is a photo of an AQM deployed near the Site to provide both continuous PM and tVOC data as well at meteorological data throughout the project. The real-time data allows immediate feedback to field staff so site operations can be adjusted to minimize off-site impact if needed. Three continuous points will be used to inform the project. Reference Air Monitoring Station In addition to continuous and short-term (discrete) air monitoring at the Site. A reference air monitor will be used for this project. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) maintains this Continuing Ambient Monitoring Station (CAMS) near Love Field. CAMS No. 401 is located approximately 12-mile northwest of the Site and is providing reference data for PM and tVOCs. Please refer to the TCEQ CAMS webpage for more information on the reference station. Reference Station Discrete Air Monitoring Here are photos of discrete sampling at AMP immediately outside the Site. Discrete data from dynamic points like this allow us to respond to changing field conditions and collect high-resolution data that informs how we can minimize impact to the community during the removal event. Air Quality Dashboard The dashboard below will be updated with the most recent monitoring results from the continuous AQMs located just outside the project boundaries. Shingle material removal began on December 17, 2020. Description of Air Quality Monitoring Criteria Data is updated daily (excluding weekends and holidays) by noon for the previous day's work. Any indicator with a value of '-.1' represents a monitor being offline. As data becomes available it will be added later. Use the arrow on the left side of the dashboard to learn more about what is being monitored. Stormwater Management A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) was developed to direct removal activities and mitigate potential runoff concerns during the effort. Daily inspection of all controls will be performed during the removal event. A summary of the stormwater control efforts will be included in project reports. City of Dallas Stormwater Reports Phase I Site Investigation (900+ pg) 900 + page pdf file Phase II Site Investigation (300 + pg) 373 page pdf file