I've been skimming through most of the master plan and if we can pull it off it and stick to its guiding principles it should be a genuinely great place to live. Significantly better than its spiritual cousin Cypress Waters. They're talking the talk on sustainability, I just hope we can walk the walk. It's still seems more car-accommodating than I would personally like, but I know this is Dallas and all.
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Here's a bunch of the renderings:
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The biggest question of course will always be the chemical contaminants leftover from its time as a Navy base, so I pulled the relevant page from the master plan:
Due to its intensive military use, Hensley Field and Mountain Creek Lake contained contaminants of concern (COCs) including metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), semi-volatile organic compounds, and chlorinated solvents. Soil remediation of the above compounds has been completed by the Navy and approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Groundwater remediation has been partially completed and remains in progress; however, an emerging class of chemicals known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances) which were components in firefighting foams used/stored on site by the Navy have been identified in soil, groundwater, sediment,
and surface water and are currently being investigated by the Navy.
Under the 2002 Settlement Agreement with the City, the Navy committed to remediating the site to unrestricted residential standards. The Navy is in process of fully investigating the extent of PFAS at Hensley Field and is studying approaches for its mitigation and is expected to complete investigations in early 2022. The Navy will also prepare a Feasibility Study to assess remedial alternatives that would support the anticipated redevelopment and is expected to complete the study by the end of 2023. It is expected that remediation efforts will be completed by the Navy prior to redevelopment or in phases in tandem with construction activity and will be coordinated with TCEQ. The Opportunities and Constraints Report and Environmental FAQ provide more information on the environmental conditions of the site and the remediation process.
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While water quality conditions restrict swimming as a recreational use of Mountain Creek Lake, boating and fishing will be permitted in a manner like that on White Rock Lake. Since the lake is owned by TexGen, the operator of the Mountain Creek power plant located on its eastern shore, the City will need to make arrangements for recreational use of the lake. TexGen reports plans to decommission the power plant over the next five to ten years and is considering reuse and redevelopment of its site for urban uses, which will further enhance the potential for Mountain Creek Lake as a regional destination for recreational use.
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