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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

	Page
LIST OF TABLES	iv
LIST OF FIGURES	iv
LIST OF ACRONYMS	v
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	ES-I
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF FACILITY AND PARCEL I	ES-I
Potential Impact from Adjacent Properties	ES-2
Limited Soil and Groundwater Assessment	ES-2
SELECTION OF PROPERTY CATEGORY FOR PARCEL I	ES-3
RECOMMENDATIONS	ES-4

1.0 INTRODUCTION	i-1
1.1 PURPOSE OF THE EBS	1-1
1.2 APPLICABLE GUIDANCE	1-2
1.3 LIMITATIONS	1-1

2.0 METHODOLOGY	2-1
2.1 AVAILABLE HISTORICAL RECORD REVIEW	2-1
2.1.1 NASA Downey Facility Record Review	2-1
2.1.2 Historical Aerial Photograph and Map Interpretation	2-2
2. 1.3 Regulatory Agency Listing Review	2-2
2.1.4 Regulatory Agency File Reviews	2-3
2.2 INTERVIEWS WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE INDIVIDUALS	2-3
2.3 VISUAL SITE INSPECTION	2-3

3.0 FINDINGS FOR PARCEL I	3-1
3.1 HISTORY AND CURRENT USE	3-1
3.1.1 Site Description	3-1
3.1.2 Historical Synopsis of Parcel I	3-1
3.1.3 Support Areas and Structures on Parcel I	3-4
3.1.3.1 Parcel 1 Support Areas	3-4
3.1.3.2 Chemical Processing Areas	3-6
3.1.4 Regulatory Agency Database Search	3-15

3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING	3-15
3.2.1 Physiography/Topography	3-15
3.2.2 Meteorology	3-16
3.2.3 Geology and Hydrogeology	3-16
3.2.3.1 Structural Geology	3-16
3.2.3.2 Environment of Deposition	3-16
3 .2.3.3 Regional Hydrogeology	3-17
3.2.3.4 Shallow Soils and Groundwater Beneath the Subject Facility	3-17
3.2.3.5 Nearest Water Supply Wells	3-18

3.3 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND CHEMICAL USAGE	3-19
3.3.1 Storage of Hazardous Substances on Parcel I	3-19
3.3.2 Waste Handling	3-19
3.3.3 Releases and Unauthorized Discharges	3-19
3 .3.3.1 Building 61	3-19
3.3.3.2 Building 277	3-20
3.3.3.3 Building 244	3-20
3.3.3.4 Building 276	3-20
3.3.3.5 Building 292	3-20
3.3.3.6 Building 287	3-20
3.3.3.7 Other Recorded Spills in Parcel I	3-21
3.4 STORAGE TANKS AND PIPELINE SYSTEMS	3-21
3.5 OIL/WATER SEPARATORS CLARIFIERS AND SUMPS	3-22
3.6 PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES	3-22
3: 7 MEDICAL/BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE	3-23
3.8 ORDNANCE	3-23
3.9 AIR. EMISSIONS	3-23
3.10 SOLID WASTES HANDLING AND DISPOSAL	3-23
3.11 WASTEWATER TREATMENT. COLLECTION. AND DISCHARGE	3-23
3.12 UTILITIES	3-24
3.13 DISCLOSURE FINDINGS	3-24
3.13.1 Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM)	3-24
3.13.2 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	3-24
3.13.3 Lead-Based Paints	3-25
3.13.4 Radioactive Materials/Wastes	3-25
3.13.5 Radon	3-25

4.0 ADJACENT PROPERTY FINDINGS	4-1
4.1 ADJACENT PROPERTY AND VICINITY OBSERVATIONS	4-1
4.2 ADJACENT PROPERTY POTENTIAL IMPACT	4- 1
4.2.1 Properties to the North of Parcel 1	4-1
4.2.2 Parcels V and VI to the East of Parcel 1	4-2
4.2.3 Buildings on Adjacent Parcels	4-2
4.2.4 Storage Tanks on Parcel II	4-2
4.2.5 Spills on Adjacent Parcels	4-2
4.2.6 Surface Water Flow	4-3
4.3 POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO PARCEL I BASED ON AGENCY LISTINGS	4-3
5.0 LIMITED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER ASSESSMENT	5-1
6.0 PARCEL EVALUATION	6-1
6.1 POTENTIAL IMPACT FROM ACTIVITIES AT PARCEL I	6-1
6.2 POTENTIAL IMPACT FROM ADJACENT PROPERTIES	6-1
6.3 SELECTION OF PROPERTY CATEGORY FOR PARCEL I	6-1
6.3.1.Property Disposal	6-2
6.3.2 Property Categorization	6-3
6..4 DATA GAPS	6-3
7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS	7-1
8.0 CERTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE SURVEY	8-1

TABLES
FIGURES

APPENDICES
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 Individuals
APPENDIX E Regulatory Agency List Findings and Regulatory Agency Information Requests
APPENDIX F Review of Chemical Data for Soil and Groundwater Samples Parcels I and II
APPENDIX G References

LIST OF TABLES

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TABLE NUMBER	TITLE
1	Parcel I and Adjacent Building/Structure Chronological Usage List
2	Tank Summary for Parcels I and II
3	Sump ahd Clarifier Summary for Parcel I
4	Chemical Processing Tank List
5	Visual Site inspection Chemical Inventory for Parcel I
6	Spill/incident Summary for the Years 1983-1993
7	Property Categorization Factors for Parcel I
8	Summary of Air Emission Sources for Parcel I
9	ERIIS Search Site Distribution Summary
10	Rationale for Proposed Soil Borings and Chemical Analyses
11	Soil Samples Collected March 3, 1997
12	Chemical Data for Soil Samples, Feb - Mar. 1997
13	Chemical Data for Hydropunch Groundwater Samples

	LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE NUMBER	TITLE
1	Site Location Map
2	Location of Parcels of NASA/Kaiser Downey
3	Parcel 1 Tank and Sump Locations
4	Parcel 1 Site Photographs
5	Underground Piping and Utilities Map
6	Chemical Processing Area https://kaiserpapers.com/downey/images/appendixa4.bmp and:https://kaiserpapers.com/downey/images/appendixa5.bmp
7	Wastewater Treatment Area
8	Location of Soil Borings, Parcels I and II

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