Throckmorton Service Station
Throckmorton, Texas
PROPERTY DETAILS:
Property Address:
101 West Chestnut Street
Property Size:
2,500 square feet
Former Use:
Automotive service and gas station
Contaminants Found:
Petroleum and petroleum products
Current Use:
Will be converted into a public park featuring
greenspace and a monument
Current Owner:
Throckmorton County
PROJECT PARTNERS:
Throckmorton County, Throckmorton
Beautification Committee, Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality
FUNDING DETAILS:
EPA Targeted Brownfields
Assessment (2004): $70,982
EPA Petroleum Cleanup Grant
(Recovery Act Funding, 2009): $32,200
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
• Removed three underground storage
tanks, allowing for the property's future
redevelopment into a public park with a
monument
• The cleanup of a key corner property at
the intersection of three major highways
PROJECT TIMELINE:
January 2007:
Gasoline from Tanks 1-3 removed; Tank 4
removed and leak cleaned up
Fall 2008:
Phase I and II site assessments completed
Spring 2010:
Cleanup of petroleum contamination and
removal of USTs begins
Summer 2010:
Cleanup and removal completed
Fall 2010:
Greenspace for public park to be completed
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American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act Project
EPA Clean-up Grant helps Throckmorton, Texas
pursue a community-wide beautification strategy.
Drivers for Redevelopment: The Throckmorton Service Station sits at
the intersection of three major highways: US-380, US-183 and US-283.
This is the only major intersection in Throckmorton and the only stop light
in the county. Located adjacent to the historic 1890 Throckmorton County
Courthouse, this small, square property covers just 2,500 square feet but
is an integral part of the community. Cleanup and transformation of the
Throckmorton Service Station is part of the Throckmorton Beautification
Committee's (TBC) Master Plan for the improvement and beautification
of downtown Throckmorton. The first phase of this plan was completed
in June 2009. Cleanup of the Throckmorton Service Station will allow the
TBC to construct a small, public park and monument celebrating the
county's role as the geographical, historical and political gateway to West
Texas. The monument will be made from recycled, native stone from the
Throckmorton County Courthouse restoration project.
Property History: Throckmorton County is home to about 1,850
people, with agriculture and energy industries playing vital economic
roles. Since the 1980 oil bust, the energy industry is one of the area's
major employers. The Throckmorton Service Station opened for business
in 1957, operating as a full-service gas station and garage for about 40
years. During this time, four underground storage tanks (USTs) were
installed and the property became contaminated with petroleum products.
In 2007, during municipal utility construction, one of the four USTs was
punctured, resulting in a 150-gallon leak of used oil onto the property. The
UST was emptied and removed, along with ten cubic yards of impacted
soil and 550 gallons of an oil-water mixture.
Project Results: In 2008, the Throckmorton Service Station received
assessment services totaling nearly $71,000 from the EPA Region 6
Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program. This money was used to
complete both a Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment.
The results identified that the property's soil had been contaminated by
petroleum and petroleum products from the 40 years of operations and
the 2007 leak.
Once it was established that cleanup action was necessary, Throck-
morton applied for and received an EPA Cleanup Grant totaling $32,200,
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This money was
used for the removal of the remaining three USTs. To date, all excavation
has been completed and the soil, determined to be free of contaminants,
put in place. Throckmorton is now continuing with its plans to create a
public park and monument, Gateway to the West.
Local Contact: Trent McKnight, Throckmorton Beautification Committee • 940/849-2261 • trent.mcknight@gmail.com
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