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E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory United States Department of Energy University of California Environmental Restoration Program RCRA Facility Investigation Report for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM September 2000 Note: The draft final RCRA Facility Investigation Report (RFI) Report, for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Restoration Program, dated September 2000, was approved by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) as final. The final RCRA Facility Investigation Report (RFI) Report contained herein consists of the draft final document accompanied by the DTSC approval letter dated July 27, 2001. E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory United States Department of Energy University of California Environmental Restoration Program DRAFT FINAL RCRA Facility Investigation Report for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM September 2000 DRAFT FINAL RCRA Facility Investigation Report for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM A Joint Effort of Environment, Health and Safety Division and Earth Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 and Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. Oakland, California September 2000 This work was done at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory operated by the University of California for the U. S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC03-76SF00098. ERP RFI Report ii September 29, 2000 DRAFT FINAL ERP RFI Report iii September 29, 2000 DRAFT FINAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SIGNATURE PAGE ...................................................................................................................iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS......................................................................................................vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .........................................................................................................viii SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................1-1 1.1 BACKGROUND...............................................................................1-1 1.2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF REPORT ............................................1-2 1.3 PROJECT ORGANIZATION...........................................................1-3 1.4 REPORT ORGANIZATION.............................................................1-4 1.5 HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS AT LBNL...........................................................................................1-5 1.5.1. Reporting..............................................................................1-7 1.6 STATUS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS (SWMUS) AND AREAS OF CONCERN (AOCs)...........................1-8 1.6.1 Identification of Solid Waste Management Units and Areas of Concern..................................................................1-8 1.6.2 Screening Process for SWMUs and AOCs ..........................1-9 1.6.3 Approval of No Further Action or No Further Investigation Status..............................................................1-10 SECTION 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE .....................................................................2-1 2.1 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY ................2-1 2.1.1 Location................................................................................2-1 2.1.2 Regional Setting...................................................................2-1 2.2 LAND USE........................................................................................2-2 2.2.1 Site History and Operations .................................................2-2 2.2.2 Laboratory Population and Space.........................................2-2 2.2.3 Adjacent Land Use ...............................................................2-3 2.3 ECOLOGY........................................................................................2-3 2.4 METEOROLOGY.............................................................................2-3 2.5 UTILITIES.........................................................................................2-4 2.5.1 Water Supply........................................................................2-4 2.5.2 Sanitary Sewer System.........................................................2-4 2.5.3 Storm Drain System .............................................................2-5 2.6 DETECTED CONTAMINANTS......................................................2-5 SECTION 3 PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY OF INVESTIGATIONS....................3-1 3.1 GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS AND PROCEDURES ........................3-1 3.1.1 Guidance Documents ...........................................................3-1 ERP RFI Report iv September 29, 2000 DRAFT FINAL 3.1.2 Program Procedures.............................................................3-1 3.1.3 Program Workplans..............................................................3-2 3.1.4 Laboratory Procedures.........................................................3-5 3.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF RFI FIELD ACTIVITIES .............3-6 3.2.1 Soil Investigations at SWMUs and AOCs ...........................3-6 3.2.2 Hydrogeological Investigations............................................3-7 3.2.3 Surface Water and Sediment Investigations.........................3-12 3.2.4 Geological Investigations.....................................................3-13 3.2.5 Vadose Zone Investigations .................................................3-15 3.2.6 Air Sampling ........................................................................3-16 3.2.7 Natural Biodegradation of Contaminants in Groundwater...3-18 3.3 GROUNDWATER USE....................................................................3-19 3.3.1 Beneficial Uses.....................................................................3-19 3.3.2 Well Survey..........................................................................3-20 3.4 EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL MIGRATION PATHWAYS AND RECEPTORS ...........................................................................3-21 SECTION 4 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE ......................................4-1 4.1 PHYSIOGRAPHY.............................................................................4-1 4.2 GEOLOGY........................................................................................4-1 4.2.1 Bedrock Stratigraphy............................................................4-2 4.2.2 Structural Geometry of Bedrock Units.................................4-6 4.2.3 Seismic Hazards...................................................................4-13 4.2.4 Surficial Geology.................................................................4-13 4.3 SATURATED ZONE HYDROGEOLOGY 4-15 4.3.1 Hydrologic Parameters.........................................................4-15 4.3.2 Hydrogeologic Units............................................................4-21 4.3.3 Water Table Properties.........................................................4-25 4.3.4 Groundwater Chemistry .......................................................4-27 SECTION 5 REFERENCES ..............................................................................................5-1 MODULE A BEVALAC AREA.........................................................................................A-1 MODULE B OLD TOWN AREA ......................................................................................B-1 MODULE C SUPPORT SERVICES AREA ......................................................................C-1 MODULE D OUTLYING AREAS.....................................................................................D-1 Appendix A Hydrogeological Test Data • Slug Test Data • Pumping/Recovery Test Data Appendix B: Groundwater Parameters Appendix C: No Further Action (NFA) and No Further Investigation (NFI) Request Reports ERP RFI Report v September 29, 2000 DRAFT FINAL LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AOC Area of Concern ARB California Air Resources Board BAAQD Bay Area Air Quality Management District bgs Below ground surface BEHP Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate BTEX Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes CAL-EPA California Environmental Protection Agency CAM California Assessment Manual CAP Corrective Action Program CCR California Code of Regulations CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons CFR Code of Federal Regulations CMS Corrective Measures Studies COB City of Berkeley COPCs Chemicals of Potential Concern DCA Dichloroethane DCE Dichloroethene DO Dissolved oxygen DHS California Department of Health Services DOE U.S. Department of Energy DTSC California EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control DWR California Department of Water Resources EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utilities District EH&S Environment, Health and Safety Division ERP Environmental Restoration Program EW Extraction well FY Fiscal Year GAC Granular activated carbon gpm Gallons per minute HSPP Health and Safety Program plan HWHF Hazardous Waste Handling Facility ICM Interim Corrective Measure ISR In situ respiration test K Hydraulic conductivity kg Kilograms LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) MCL Maximum Contaminant Level µg/L Micrograms per liter (10-6 grams per liter) mg/kg Milligrams per kilogram msl mean sea level MTBE methyl tertiary butyl ether ERP RFI Report vi September 29, 2000 DRAFT FINAL NFA No Further Action NFI No Further Investigation NTLF National Tritium Labeling Facility OD Outside diameter OR Oxygen reduction potential PAHs Polycyclic