NASA Industrial Plant, Kaiser Permanente Downey FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION obtained from the EPA

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

NASA CONTRACT NASW - 4598

TASK ORDER NO. 87

ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE SURVEY OF PARCEL I

NASA INDUSTRIAL PLANT

DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA

JANUARY 2000

FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION

1 Oxford Valley, Suite 200

Langhorne, Pennsyivania 19047

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PageLIST OF TABLES ivLIST OF FIGURESivLIST OF ACRONYMSvEXECUTIVE SUMMARYES-IHISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF FACILITY AND PARCEL I ES-I Potential Impact from Adjacent PropertiesES-2Limited Soil and Groundwater AssessmentES-2SELECTION OF PROPERTY CATEGORY FOR PARCEL IES-3RECOMMENDATIONS ES-41.0 INTRODUCTIONi-11.1 PURPOSE OF THE EBS1-11.2 APPLICABLE GUIDANCE1-21.3 LIMITATIONS1-12.0 METHODOLOGY2-1 2.1 AVAILABLE HISTORICAL RECORD REVIEW2-12.1.1 NASA Downey Facility Record Review2-12.1.2 Historical Aerial Photograph and Map Interpretation2-22. 1.3 Regulatory Agency Listing Review2-22.1.4 Regulatory Agency File Reviews2-32.2 INTERVIEWS WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE INDIVIDUALS2-32.3 VISUAL SITE INSPECTION2-33.0 FINDINGS FOR PARCEL I3-13.1 HISTORY AND CURRENT USE3-13.1.1 Site Description3-13.1.2 Historical Synopsis of Parcel I3-13.1.3 Support Areas and Structures on Parcel I 3-43.1.3.1 Parcel 1 Support Areas3-43.1.3.2 Chemical Processing Areas3-63.1.4 Regulatory Agency Database Search3-153.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING3-153.2.1 Physiography/Topography3-153.2.2 Meteorology3-163.2.3 Geology and Hydrogeology3-163.2.3.1 Structural Geology3-163.2.3.2 Environment of Deposition3-163 .2.3.3 Regional Hydrogeology3-173.2.3.4 Shallow Soils and Groundwater Beneath the Subject Facility3-173.2.3.5 Nearest Water Supply Wells3-18 3.3 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND CHEMICAL USAGE3-193.3.1 Storage of Hazardous Substances on Parcel I3-193.3.2 Waste Handling3-193.3.3 Releases and Unauthorized Discharges3-193 .3.3.1 Building 613-193.3.3.2 Building 2773-203.3.3.3 Building 2443-203.3.3.4 Building 2763-203.3.3.5 Building 2923-203.3.3.6 Building 2873-203.3.3.7 Other Recorded Spills in Parcel I3-213.4 STORAGE TANKS AND PIPELINE SYSTEMS3-213.5 OIL/WATER SEPARATORS CLARIFIERS AND SUMPS3-223.6 PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES3-223: 7 MEDICAL/BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE3-233.8 ORDNANCE3-233.9 AIR. EMISSIONS3-233.10 SOLID WASTES HANDLING AND DISPOSAL3-233.11 WASTEWATER TREATMENT. COLLECTION. AND DISCHARGE3-233.12 UTILITIES3-243.13 DISCLOSURE FINDINGS3-243.13.1 Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM)3-243.13.2 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)3-243.13.3 Lead-Based Paints3-253.13.4 Radioactive Materials/Wastes3-253.13.5 Radon3-254.0 ADJACENT PROPERTY FINDINGS4-14.1 ADJACENT PROPERTY AND VICINITY OBSERVATIONS4-14.2 ADJACENT PROPERTY POTENTIAL IMPACT4- 14.2.1 Properties to the North of Parcel 14-14.2.2 Parcels V and VI to the East of Parcel 14-2 4.2.3 Buildings on Adjacent Parcels4-24.2.4 Storage Tanks on Parcel II4-24.2.5 Spills on Adjacent Parcels4-24.2.6 Surface Water Flow4-34.3 POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO PARCEL I BASED ON AGENCY LISTINGS4-35.0 LIMITED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER ASSESSMENT5-16.0 PARCEL EVALUATION6-16.1 POTENTIAL IMPACT FROM ACTIVITIES AT PARCEL I6-16.2 POTENTIAL IMPACT FROM ADJACENT PROPERTIES6-16.3 SELECTION OF PROPERTY CATEGORY FOR PARCEL I 6-16.3.1.Property Disposal6-26.3.2 Property Categorization6-36..4 DATA GAPS6-37.0 RECOMMENDATIONS7-18.0 CERTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE SURVEY8-1TABLESFIGURESAPPENDICES APPENDIX A NASA Industrial Plant, Downey, California, Chronology of Historical Usage APPENDIX B Historical Aerial Photographs and Map Review, Parcel I APPENDIX C Parcel I Visual Site Inspection Notes and Photographs APPENDIX D Interviews with Knowledgeable IndividualsAPPENDIX E Regulatory Agency List Findings and Regulatory Agency Information RequestsAPPENDIX F Review of Chemical Data for Soil and Groundwater Samples Parcels I and II APPENDIX G References LIST OF TABLES(NOTE - IF YOU WISH TO ENLARGE ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS OR DRAWINGS; RIGHT CLICK WITH YOUR MOUSE AND SELECT VIEW IMAGE)TABLE NUMBERTITLE1Parcel I and Adjacent Building/Structure Chronological Usage List2Tank Summary for Parcels I and II3Sump ahd Clarifier Summary for Parcel I4Chemical Processing Tank List5Visual Site inspection Chemical Inventory for Parcel I6Spill/incident Summary for the Years 1983-19937Property Categorization Factors for Parcel I8Summary of Air Emission Sources for Parcel I9ERIIS Search Site Distribution Summary10Rationale for Proposed Soil Borings and Chemical Analyses11Soil Samples Collected March 3, 199712Chemical Data for Soil Samples, Feb - Mar. 199713Chemical Data for Hydropunch Groundwater Samples LIST OF FIGURESFIGURE NUMBER TITLE1Site Location Map2Location of Parcels of NASA/Kaiser Downey 3Parcel 1 Tank and Sump Locations4Parcel 1 Site Photographs5Underground Piping and Utilities Map6Chemical Processing Area https://kaiserpapers.com/downey/images/appendixa4.bmpand:https://kaiserpapers.com/downey/images/appendixa5.bmp7Wastewater Treatment Area8Location of Soil Borings, Parcels I and IIEBSP1 Final 2000 1/15/01 KAISERPAPERS.INFO