FINAL HUNTSVILLE DIVISION
Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites
Ordnance and Explosive Waste Chemical Warfare Materials
ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT SHARPEARMYDEPOT STOCKTON FIELD ANNEX
San Joaquin County, California
Site No. J09CA094800
Prepared by US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ST. LOUIS DISTRICT RESTORATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES (FUDS) PROJECT FACT SHEET MARCH 1994 TAG Review Date: 27 July 2005
1. SITE NAME: Sharpe Army Depot Stockton Field Annex
SITE NUMBER: J09CA094800
LOCATION :
City: Stockton County: San Joaquin State: California
PROJECT NUMBER: J09CA094800
CATEGORY: MMRP
INPR RAC: 5
ASR RAC: 5
TAG RAC: 5
2. POC'S:
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT: GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION: Name Gerald Vincent Name: Vincent Delgreco Office: CESPK-PM-H Office: CESPD-MT-M Phone: 916-557-7452 Phone: 415-977-8246 .ye, 'b ?hVt c ... .% jCjJ-I*; >> HEADQUARTERS : . . ASR/INPR TEAM: Name: Sara Goodwin Name : Bradford McCowan Office: CEMP-RF Office: CEHNC-OE-CX Phone: 202-761-5223 Phone: 256-895-1174
ASR SUPPORT DISTRICT: ASR TECHNICAL REVIEWER: Name: Ted Moore Name : Daniel Linehan Office: CEMVS-PM-M Office: SJMAC-ESM Phone: 314-331-8849 Phone: 918-420-8867 3. SITE DESCRIPTION:
a. The Field Annex was located approximately 4 miles southwest of the City of Stockton, CA. The site consisted of a flat 100-acre triangular shaped area adjacent to the southwest portion of the Stockton Municipal Airport. b. There was no MEC related items discovered during the site visit. 4. SITE HISTORY: a. The Field Annex was constructed during the early 1940's for the purpose of providing maintenance, repair, and supplies for aircraft stationed at Stockton Military Airfield. It was an established Army Post in WWII that also provided living and support facilities for personnel on- site. b. The land was acquired from the City of Stockton and San Joaquin County. It consisted of 5 leases that were maintained until 1969. Final disposal of all DOD Land holdings was accomplished in 1975. The site is now an industrial park.
5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Size, Acres: 100 acres Former Usage Air Field Annex Present Usage Industrial Park Probable End Usage: Same OE Presence: Confirmed: None Potential: None ASR Recommends: RAC 5 ' HNC Safety: Not Available 6. CURRENT STATUS:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District completed the Archives Search Report for Sharpe Army Depot Stockton Field Annex in March 1994.
7. STRATEGY:
(NDAI)
8. ISSUES AND CONCERNS: The Huntsville Center Technical Advisory Group met and evaluated this ASR on 27 July 2005. The consensus was a score of RAC 5. The following issues were addressed: a. The archive search uncovered no documentation relating to CWM at Sharpe Army Depot Stockton Field Annex. The archive search team found no indication that the U.S. Army conducted CWM training, storage or disposal at this site.
b. There are known Federally-and State-listed species occurring in the site area. An on-site inspection by the appropriate federal and state personnel may be necessary to verify the presence, absence or location of listed species, or natural communities.
9. SCHEDULE SUMMARY: Phase Orig. Sch. Actual Orig. Sch. Actual Start Start Start Comp. Comp. Comp.
EXEC IN House Contract Funds Year Phase -FOA Required Required Obligated ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVESSEARCHREPORT FOR SHARPEARMYDEPOT STOCKTON FIELD ANNEX SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Introduction Authority Subject Purpose Scope
Previous Site Investigations
Site and Site Area Description Location Past Uses of the Site Interpretation of Aerial Photography Map Analysis Current Uses of the Site Demographics of the Area Center of Activity Population Density Type of Businesses Type of Industry Type of Housing New Development in the Area Typical Cross-Section of Population
Physical Characteristics of the Site GeologyIPhysiography Soils Hydrology Ground Water Surface Water Weather Ecology
TC- 1 ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT FOR SHARPE ARMY DEPOT STOCKTON FIELD ANNEX SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Real Estate DOD Ownership Present Ownership
OEWICWM Site Analysis Brief History of the Field Annex Historical Summary of OEWICWM Activities Archives Research Methods and Records Review Summary of Interviews Site Inspection
Evaluation of Ordnance Contamination
Conclusions and Recommendations General Recommendation
Map 1 Vicinity Map
Map 2 Site Map ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT FOR SHARPE ARMY DEPOT STOCKTON FIELD ANNEX SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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APPENDICES
REFERENCES (NOT USED)
ACRONYMS
REPORTSISTUDIESILETTERSIMEMORANDUMS
INVENTORY PROJECT REPORT AND FINDINGS OF FACT
ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST
HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS (NOT USED)
INTERVIEWS
NEWSPAPERSIJOURNALS (NOT USED)
PRESENT SITE PHOTOGRAPHS (NOT USED)
HISTORICAL MAPSIDRAWINGS (NOT USED)
RISK ASSESSMENT CODE PROCEDURE FORMS
REPORT DISTRIBUTION LIST
ARCHIVE ADDRESSES (NOT USED) 1.0 Introduction
1.1 Authority
In 1980, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC 9601 et seq. Ordnance and Explosive Wastes (OEW) are included in the CERCLA definition of pollutants and contaminants that require a remedial response.
In 1983, the Environmental Restoration Defense Account (ERDA) was established by Public Law 98-212. This Congressionally directed fund was to be used for environmental restoration at Department of Defense (DOD) active installations and formerly used properties. The DOD designated the Army as the sole manager for environmental restoration at closed installations and formerly used properties. The Secretary of the Army assigned this mission to the Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 1984.
The 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) amended certain aspects of CERCLA, some of which directly related to OEW contamination. Chapter 160 of the SARA established the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP). One of the goals specified for the DERP is "correction of environmental damage (such as detection and disposal of unexploded ordnance) which creates an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or to the environment."
The DERP requires that a CERCLA response action be undertaken whenever such "imminent and substantial endangerment" is found at:
A. A facility or site that is owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United Stated and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense.
B. A facility or site that was under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense and owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States at the time of actions leading to contamination.
C. A vessel owned or operated by the Department of Defense.
The National Contingency Plan (NCP) was established by the Clean Water Act of 1972. The NCP has been revised and broadened several times since then. Its purpose is to provide the organizational structure and procedures for remedial actions to be taken in response to the presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants at a site. Section 105 of the 1980 CERCLA states that the NCP shall apply to all response actions taken as a result of CERCLA requirements. The March 1990 National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan given in 40 CFR part 300 is the latest version of the NCP. Paragraph 300.120 states that "DOD will be the removal response authority with respect to incidents involving DOD military weapons and munitions under the jurisdiction, custody, and control of DOD."
On 5 April 1990, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Huntsville (USAEDH) was designated as the USACE Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) and Design Center for Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW). As the MCX and Design Center for OEW, USAEDH is responsible for the design and successful implementation of all Department of the Army OEW remediations required by CERCLA. USAEDH also designs and implements OEW remediation programs for other branches of the Department of Defense when requested. In cooperation with the Huntsville Division, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District has been assigned the task of preparing Archives Search Reports (ASR) for those Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) suspected of chemical warfare materials (CWM) contamination.
1.2 Subiect
The Sharpe Army Depot - Stockton Field Annex (hereafter referred to as Field Annex) was located in San Joaquin County, California, approximately four miles southwest of the City of Stockton (Map 2). The Field Annex is one of four facilities that comprised the Sharpe Army Depot. The other three facilities are the depot in Lathrop, California, the Tracy Annex in Tracy, California, and Rough and Ready Island near Stockton, California. Of the four facilities, only the Field Annex is a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS). The other three facilities are still active DOD sites with no formerly used portions. The Field Annex is not on the list of suspected CWM sites, but since it was associated with the Sharpe Army Depot and the Stockton Military Airfield (both of which are on the CWM site list), pertinent information found during research for these two sites is presented in this ASR. This ASR was originally intended to address the potential for CWM and OEW contamination at the depot in Lathrop, California.
The Field Annex was constructed on a 100 acre, triangular shaped parcel adjacent to the southwest portion of the Stockton Military Airfield. The property was leased in the early 1940's from the City of Stockton and the County of San Joaquin. The Field Annex was used to provide maintenance, repair, and supplies for aircraft assigned to Stockton Military Airfield. Improvements to the site included structures to support the maintenance and repair mission as well as housing and support facilities for personnel assigned to the Field Annex. The leases were terminated between 1963 and 1973. The firehouse and a few warehouses constructed by DOD remain in use. Most of the DOD improvements have been removed and an industrial park has been constructed in their place. This ASR presents information found during research for the Sharpe Army Depot and the Stockton Military Airfield that verifies the Field Annex was properly omitted from the list of suspected CWM sites.
As stated previously, the Field Annex is the only FUDS associated with the Sharpe Army Depot. Although the Field Annex was not on the list of suspected CWM sites, it is a FUDS associated with two facilities that are on the list of suspected CWM sites. This ASR presents information relative to the Field Annex found during research for the Sharpe Army Depot and the Stockton Military Airfield. Nothing was found during research or the site inspection to suspect storage or use of CWM or OEW at the Field Annex.
This report presents the history of the site, description and characterization of the immediate surrounding area, real estate ownership information, findings of a visual field survey, and CWMIOEW site analysis, including an evaluation of potential ordnance contamination. The report is intentionally brief. The known use of the site and the types of buildings constructed give no cause to suspect CWM or OEW contamination on any portion of the site. 2.0 Previous Site lnvestiaations
An Inventory Project Report (INPR) for this site was prepared by the Sacramento District, Corps of Engineers. The INPR identified several potential sources of HTW contamination. 3.0 Site and Site Area Description
3.1 Location
The Field Annex was located approximately 4 miles southwest of the City of Stockton, San Joaquin County, California (see Map 2). The 100 acre triangular shaped site is adjacent to the southwest portion of the Stockton Municipal Airport.
3.2 Past Uses of the Site
The site was used for farming prior to DOD use.
Photographs and maps of the Stockton Military Airfield give the impression that the Field Annex was part of the airfield. The following photo analysis and map analysis were performed specifically for the airfield but give an accurate description of the Field Annex site.
3.2.1 Interpretation of Aerial Photoaraphv
Photo analysis and land use interpretation were performed at the site with the use of aerial photography from 1941, 1958, 1967, 1970, and 1990. The approximate negative scale of the photography is as follows.
1941 1" = 490' 1958 & 70 (oblique) NO SCALE 1967 1" = 2000' 1970 1" = 1000' 1990 1" = 1000'
The Stockton East and West, California USGS quadrangle sheets were used as a reference for the photography.
Site visits and other investigations determined no specific area of concern regarding CWM storage or disposal. The photography from 1941, both the 1" = 490 scale and the oblique photography, shows only a portion of the airfield. The photography indicates construction of facilities such as runways, taxiways, roads, buildings, etc. The base was experiencing major expansion at the photo time period and several areas indicate disturbed ground and open storage. The photography does not give any indication that CWM were stored or disposed of on the site. The 1958 oblique photo shows the airfield and the surrounding area with no major construction apparent. The primary land use around the base appears to be agriculture. The 1967 photography indicates changes to the tarmac areas. Many of the buildings, pavements, storage areas, etc. southeast of the main runways have been demolished and returned to agriculture. Major changes in the runway system have also occurred. The photography indicates the primary land use around the perimeter of the base to be agriculture. No indication of chemical warfare material storage or disposal could be noted. The 1970 photography indicates no significant change from the 1967 photography. The 1990 photography indicates significant changes in the land use in and around the airfield. Major runway changes have taken place since the 1970's. Agriculture land around the perimeter of runways is fallow. Portions of the area south of the runways previously abandoned have been converted to military helicopter tarmac and complex. Significant industrial, commercial, and residential development has also taken place in the vicinity of the airfield. No CWM storage or disposal could be noted from the photography.
3.2.2. Map Analvsis
Historical maps collected of the site include USGS quadrangle maps from 1952 and 1968 and several 1944 construction maps. The 1941 maps show detailed plans of tarmac design and layout, buildings, hangers, major roads, sloughs and rivers around the perimeter of the tarmac. No CWM storage or disposal could be noted on the maps. The 1952 USGS quadrangle maps indicate the airfield as the Stockton Municipal Airport and the Sharpe General Depot. The area around the perimeter of the airfield is agriculture land. The nearest significant residential area is French Camp approximately one mile southwest of the airfield. The Tidewater Southern and Western Pacific railroads run generally north and south immediately to the west of the field. French Camp Slough runs generally west to east immediately south of the site. No CWM storage or disposal could be noted from the maps. The 1968 USGS quadrangle maps indicate the airfield as Stockton Metropolitan Airport and Sharpe Army Depot (Field Annex). The tarmac configuration experienced major change from the 1952 maps. The Sharpe Army Depot expanded to the south with the addition of an armory complex and the Metropolitan Airport took over areas previously part of the depot immediately south of the runways and constructed several structures. The area around the perimeter of the airfield is primarily agriculture. However, significant industrial, residential, and commercial development took place in the vicinity. No CWM storage or disposal could be determined from the maps.
3.3 Current Uses of the Site
The Field Annex is now an industrial park.
3.4 Demoaraphics of the Area
3.4.1 Center of Activitv
The location of the Field Annex is approximately four miles southwest of the City of Stockton, California. The centers of activity in the vicinity of the site include a regional sports field immediately east of the airport, the San Joaquin Hospital approximately two miles north of the site and various commercial businesses. 3.4.2 Population Density
The total population of Stockton, California from the 1990 census data is approximately 1,9171 sq. mi.
Typical businesses in the vicinity of the site include various service type businesses that serve the airline industry. These businesses include hotelslmotels, restaurants, hospitals, warehouses and light industry, aircraft sales, and aircraft restoration.
3.4.4 Tvpe of Industry
Industry in the vicinity of the airport include aircraft restoration, propeller manufacturing and various light industries.
3.4.5 Tvpe of Housing
Housing in the vicinity is composed primarily of single family housing. The majority of the housing is located three miles to the north of the site in the city of Stockton, California.
3.4.6 New Development in the Area
New development in the area includes a regional sports field to the east of the site and a new auto parts manufacturing plant to be located north of the site. No new residential areas are anticipated in the vicinity of the site at this time.
3.4.7 Tv~icalCross-Section of Population
The total population of Stockton, California from the 1990 census information is 210,943. The percent of those under the age of 17 is 32%, over 65 years is 10.5% and the median age is 29. Approximately 58% of the population is white, 25% hispanic and 10% black. The remaining population is American Indian and Asian. Approximately 68,000 occupied housing units with a median dollar value of $1 07,200 exists in the city of Stockton, California. 4.0 Phvsical Characteristics of the Site
The Field Annex site lies within the San Joaquin portion of the Central Valley of California. The Central Valley comprises about 20,000 square miles and extends from Red Bluff, California on the north to near Bakersfield on the south, a distance of almost 400 miles. The average width of the valley is about 50 miles, and the valley is bounded on the north by low-lying hills; on the northeast by a volcanic plateau of the Cascade Range; on the west by the Coast Ranges, on the east by the Sierra Nevada Range and on the south by the Coast Ranges and the Tehachapi Mountains. Roughly the northern one-third of the valley is known as the Sacramento Valley and the southern two-thirds as the San Joaquin Valley (Page, 1986).
Geologically, the Central Valley is a large, northwestward trending, asymmetric structural trough that has been filled with as much as 30,000 feet of sediment in the San Joaquin Valley, and over 50,000 feet in the Sacramento Valley. These sediments range in age from Jurassic to Holocene and form a great wedge that is thickest in the center of the valley and feathers out against the crystalline rocks of the Sierra Nevada foothills a few miles east of the San Joaquin County line. Granitic rocks crop out along most of the eastern and southeastern flanks of the Central Valley (Calif. Dept. Water Resources, 1965).
The site is underlain by about 100 feet of Quaternary alluvium which has been deposited by the Calaveras River and its tributaries (Atwater, 1982). These alluvial deposits were laid down by local streams flowing from the Sierra Nevada and depositing material on their growing alluvial fans. The sand and gravel stringers represent active channels of the streams in which the coarse-grained sediments were deposited. Silt and clay deposits represent the overbank areas between the streams. In these areas deposition only occurred during times of flooding. The courses of the streams and their channel deposits shifted continuously during the formation of the alluvial fans, and an interfingered network of sand and gravel stringers resulted.
A description of the upper 2,500 feet of sediments underlying the site is presented in Table 4-1 . TABLE 4-1 GEOLOGIC STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS OF STOCKTON FIELD ANNEX AREA
- - - pp - -- - - AGE STRATIGRAPHIC UNIT LITHOLOGY DEPTH, FT
Recent - Lete Pleistocene Calaveras Allwium Sand, gravel, silt and day 100
Plio- Laguna Formation Silt. sand, gravel, and day, indudes Amyo Sew 800 Pleistocene Gravel
Mio-Pliocene Mehrten Formation Volcanic sandstone, siltstone, and conglomerate 1600
Miocene Valley Springs Formation Rhyditic ash, sand. conglomerate and day
Fm:Caliiomia Dept. Water Res. Bull. 74-5
Site soils represent alluvial fan deposits of the Calaveras River and smaller creeks in the area. These soils consist of sand, silt, clay and gravel which are laterally and vertically discontinuous.
4.3.1 Ground Water
Large quantities of ground water are withdrawn from the permeable strata of the Quaternary and Tertiary sediments shown in Table 4-1. Although the Quaternary alluvium sand stringers yield large quantities of ground water insome wells the major sources of ground water in this area are from the sediments of the Laguna and Mehrten Formations.
Ground water in the uppermost aquifer, the Calaveras alluvium, flows from east to west at the site. Ground water levels in the region have been dropping steadily since development began. Water level data from wells in the area indicated that the water table was about 20 feet below ground surface in 1976.
4.3.2 Surface Water
French Camp Slough crosses the southwest corner of the site. A gaging station on French Camp Slough is located just upstream of the area near French Camp. The highest discharge for this station was recorded on 2 December 1950 at 3,390 cfs from a period of record beginning in 1950 through 1992. 4.4 Weather
The site lies within the South Coast Air Basin, which encompasses approximately 8,630 square miles in southern California. The climate of the basin is classified as mediterranean, characterized by a pattern of cool wet winters and warm dry summers. Typical dry summers are caused by a semipermanent high-pressure cell located over the eastern Pacific Ocean. This system generally blocks storms from moving into the basin during the summer months.
Climatological data for the area are summarized in TABLE 4-2. Data was collected at the National Weather Service meteorological station at Stockton Metropolitan Airport, which is located on the site.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FOR STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA TABLE 4-2
Month ~emperature' precipitation2 w ind3 (OF) (Inches) Speed Direction MilesfHour
January SE February SE March W April W May W June W July WNW August WNW September W October W November W December SE
Average 13.77 (Annual)
'Based on 31 years of record. 'Based on 49 years of record. 3~asedon 35 years of record. 4.5 Ecology
The information contained herein has been compiled from the California Department of Fish and Game Natural Diversity Data Base and inquiries to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The following sensitive species are known to occur in the vicinity of the Field Annex: burrowing owl (Achene ~unicularia),California tiger salamander (Ambvstoma californiense), delta tule pea (Luthvrus jepsonii), giant garter snake (Thamnophis m),Swainson's hawk (Bu~~Qswainsoni), delta smelt (Hvpomesus transpacificus), San Joaquin kit fox (Vul~esmacrotis mutica), valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus) palmate-bracted bird's beak (Cordylanthus galmatus), Sacremento splittail (maonichthvs macrolepidotuS), western spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus hammondi), southwestern pond turtle (Clemmvs marmorata pallida), riparian brush rabbit (SvIviIaau~bachmani riparus), San Joaquin Valley woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes riparia), Pacific western big-eared bat (Plecotus fownsendii), slough thistle (Cirsium crassicaule), delta coyote-thistle (Erynaium racernosum), California hibiscus (Hibiscus californicuS) and the tricolored blackbird (Aaelaius tricolo~).
Other state listed species in the area are: great blue heron (Ardea herodias), osprey (Pandiou haliaetus), black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleu~),many flowered navarretia (Navarretis plieantha), vine hill manzanita (Arctostaphvlos densiflora), vine hill clarkia (Clarkia imbricata), Pitkin marsh indian paintbrush (Gastilleia uliainosa), white sedge (Carex albida) and the Pitkin marsh lily (Lilium pitkinense). There are also four sensitive natural communities and 21 species that are candidates for federal listing (see list, Appendix C-2).
Other state or federally listed species may also occur in the area. An on-site inspection by appropriate state and federal personnel may be necessary to verify the presence, absence or location of listed species or natural communities if remedial action is recommended as part of the final ASR. 5.0 Real Estate
5.1 DOD Ownership
Based upon the information contained in the INPR, the Field Annex was acquired by lease from the City of Stockton and the County of San Joaquin during the early 1940's.
5.2 Present Ownership
The five leases comprising the 100 acre Field Annex site were terminated between 1963 and 1973. The site is currently an industrial park. 6.0 OEWICWM Site Analysis
6.1 Brief History of the Field Annex
The Field Annex was constructed during the early 1940's for the purpose of providing maintenance, repair, and supplies for aircraft stationed at the Stockton Military Airfield. Housing and related facilities for personnel stationed at the Field Annex were also constructed. Buildings on the site included hangers, paint shop and wash rack, shop, photo lab, general purpose warehouses, NCO open mess, commissary, petroleum lab, flammable material storage, AJC trainer building, service station, general instruction building, barracks, motor repair shop, and fire station. The lease on a portion of the site expired in 1963 but was renewed in order for the site to be used to support actions in Vietnam. That lease was terminated in 1969. Final disposal of all DOD land holdings was accomplished in 1975.
6.2 Historical Summaw of OEWfCWM Activities
There is no historical evidence that OEW or CWM was used or stored at the Field Annex site.
6.3 Archives Research Methods and Records Review lnformation related to the Field Annex was found in the INPR and incidental to research efforts for the Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California and the Stockton Military Airfield. Only the documents that describe the status of this site are listed.
Reference to the four facilities that comprised the Sharpe Army Depot was found in a brochure in Record Group 77 at the Washington National Records Center. lnformation regarding the mission of the Field Annex was found in articles from the Stockton Record.
The list of buildings constructed on the Field Annex site was found in a property disposal letter included with the INPR.
6.4 Summary of Interviews
After our research showed the Sharpe Army Depot consisted of four facilities and the intended site in Lathrop, California is an active DOD site, a telephone call was made to Mr. Rick Tuskes, Public Affairs Officer, at the depot in Lathrop, California to get more information about the facilities. Mr. Tuskes indicated that only the Field Annex is a FUDS. The other three facilities are active DOD sites with no formerly used portions.
The following interview information is taken from the Stockton Military Airfield ASR. All conversations with personnel associated with either Stockton Military Airfield or Stockton Metropolitan Airport provided no indication that OEW or CWM have ever been found in the area that comprised the former Stockton Field. Specifically, there is no evidence of OEW or CWM in the areas of the former ordnance area, the pistol ranges, or the skeet ranges (see Map M-2 & M-3). A conversation with Mr. Dan DeAngelis, the present Stockton Metropolitan Airport manager is summarized below.
Mr. DeAngelis was born and raised in the Stockton area. Sometime during the 1965- 67 time period (most likely in the summer of 1967) he underwent gas training at Stockton Field as part of his Army Reserve training. However, he was unsure as to the exact location of the gas-training building. From 1969 to 1974 he was a flight instructor at the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, and from 1976 to 1980 he was employed by the county in several jobs at the airport. He assumed the position as manager of the airport in 1990.
Mr. DeAngelis has no recollection of CWM ever being uncovered in any area associated with Stockton Field; however, he does know the location of several underground gasoline tanks. Most of the underground storage tanks have been removed, but contamination still is evident. Mr. DeAngelis informed us that in 1979-80 the former airport manager disposed of five 55-gallon drums that contained information, including facility drawings, on Stockton Field. He was unsure of the exact content of any of this material. (Sacramento District records indicate that all the facility plans, which were once in their possession, had been provided to the airport.)
6.5 Site lns~ection
On 7 April 1993, the St. Louis District Corps of Engineers ASR team responsible for the Stockton Military Airfield report conducted a site inspection of the Field Annex site in conjunction with their inspection of the Stockton Military Airfield. Their inspection did not reveal any evidence of OEW or CWM contamination. 7.0 Evaluation of Ordnance Contamination
As stated previously, the Field Annex was not on the list of suspected CWM sites. This ASR was prepared because the Field Annex was associated with the Sharpe Army Depot and the Stockton Military Airfield, both of which are on the list of suspected CWM sites. There was nothing found during research, air photo reviews, or the site inspection to indicate that CWM or OEW was used or stored on this site. 8.0 Conclusions and Recommendations
8.1 General
Based on information found during research for the Sharpe Army Depot and the Stockton Military Airfield, the Field Annex was properly omitted from the list of suspected CWM sites. Nothing was found to suspect CWM or OEW contamination at this site.
8.2 Recommendation
No further action is recommended at this site. The site Risk Assessment value is RAC 5.
{ MEXICO \.I,. MAP-1 SHARPE ARMY DEPOT ( FIELD ANNEX ) SAN JOAQUl N CO., CAL IFORN I A DERP-FUDS a J09CA094800 VICINITY MAP
APPENDIX A REFERENCES
(NOT USED) APPENDIX B
ACRONYMS ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT FOR SHARPEARMYDEPOT STOCKTON FIELD ANNEX SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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APPENDIX B
ACRONYMS
ASR Archive Search Report CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act CWM Chemical Warfare Material DERP Defense Environmental Restoration Program DOD Department of Defense ERDA Environmental Restoration Defense Account FUDS Formerly Used Defense Sites HTW Hazardous and Toxic Waste INPR Inventory Project Report MCX Mandatory Center of Expertise NCP National Contingency Plan OEW Ordnance and Explosive Waste RAC Risk Assessment Code SADFA Sharpe Army Depot Field Annex SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USAEDH U.S. Army Engineer Division, Huntsville USGS U.S. Geological Survey UXO Unexploded Ordnance APPENDIX C
REPORTS/STUDIES/LETTERS/MEMORANDUMS ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT FOR SHARPE ARMY DEPOT STOCKTON FIELD ANNEX SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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APPENDIX C
APPENDIX C - 1 INVENTORY PROJECT REPORT AND FINDINGS OF FACT
APPENDIX C - 2 ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST APPENDIX C - 1 INVENTORY PROJECT REPORT AND FINDINGS OF FACT DEFENSE ENV I RONMENTCiL RESTOF\'C-'tT'ION PR0GF:AN
I NVENTURY PROJECT' HEPCJH'T
SHARPE ARMY I3EF'OT F I EL-D AIWEX
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PART I - PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1. Introduction. - The Sharpe Rrmy Depot Field Unnex (SADFA) was an Army post during World War I1 that pravided living and support facilities such as post exchange7 family housing9 chapel, dispensary? recreationl etc. The post had its ciwn water supply and sewage treatment plant. Belaw and above ground fuel tanks are believed to have been located at the site as well as electrical transformers. Most of the military buildings have been removed and $he is under development as an:4rtdustrial . *. site
.bark. The Sacranientcl Distric t Ccti-ps c~fEng ii?eei-r is- tasked wi th
lclcatinq any toxic cc~ritarninatianat tl-iiz i'ortner DaIj site.
2. Des,cl-iption of Fro jec.t. - There are presumed to be
undei-qrc~uncfuel stc~r-agefacil.itie5, at the SADFA site. L-Jhet-I
1.clcated these facilities shcicrld be r-rnruv~dand the ~surrocrndin~
soils sampled for tclxic subc,tance!s. 'The soils surrou~-.ldj.~-qformel-
Li-ajlsfctl-mer sj.tes ~t1c1ulc-Jbe tecii,ecj .i'i:ti-. FsCE:' c; . SCIi l satnp 1es treatment plant. An;,. col-.lt.aminated'rriatej-'ialsshot-tld be remrlved.
3. Ijescripticln of Site. The fctrmer SADFA was lcicated oi-1 a 1Qj8 aFre triangular parcel ~.,authwec,tof the existing Stocl.:tctn . -. Municipal Airpart apprctximately 3.5 rni.,l.es sctc.ttheas.t c1.f Stockton.
The majority of the property is easterly of Airport Way and northerly of Stimssn Street. (See instal lation map) The property consisted of five principal parcels that were leased from the City clf Stc1cC::tun and the Cctunty ctf San Juaquin. The leases were terminated between 1963 and 1973. Currently. the site has a variety ctf uses with a few of the original post buildings that were not removed still in use (i.e. firehc~use~ warehousesr etc. ). The site has been developed far ultimate use as an industrial park. Site access is cc~nvenienton newly constructed raadways for the industrial. park.
4. Si.te Visit. - On 12 March 1987 a site visit was made by Kent
Westover of the Instal lat ic~nSuppoi- t Section and MAJ John
Sutcliffe, an ]:MA officer with the Sacramentcl Disti-ict. The pclst:. f irehau.=,e str~tcture . water tank pump houseci and a f err wai-ehc~r..tse~. are s.ti11 being uti1 ized r mc~:?stof the remaining ..ti-uctures have been remc~ved. The sewaqe treatment: plant structcrr-es are st i 11 i.n place. The sewage treatment plant cite and acces5. road have been purchased by a private party. CI further site visit is recommended to more thoroughly inspect those areas where toxic materials or fuels may have heen stored or uti i ized. Those site=. that should he more thorouqhl y investigated are as f-ol lows:
Site 267 - Electric Substation (PGhE)
Site T-292 - Photo Lab
Site 7-343 - Petrctleum Lab
Site T-395 - Flammable Material Storage
Site T-458 - Service Station
Site T-535 - Motor Repair Shop
Site T-281 - Fire Station
Site T-538 - Fire Station
Site T-328 - Paint Shop
Site 3418 - Sewage Treatment Plant Sewage Reds
Site T-1@#3 - Paint Shop and Wash Rack Attachment 1 - Site Survey Summary 'Sheet f'ctt- Shai-pe Army Eepot
F.1. e I. d Anne:.: . I'ERF F'r ct j ec t No . J$?i4CAr394.8Wi
1. Site Name: Sharpe Rrmy Depot -- Field Annex ISADFA)
2. Lucation: SADFA is located abctut 3.5 miles sctutheast of the
City of Stockton and is adjacent. tct the City ctf Stocl::ton
Municipal Airport.
3. Description of Site: The c~riginalsite is an abandoned Army
post af about 1C)B acres with few of the original structures
remaining. The site is currently under development as an
industrial park.
4. Site History: The site waz leased from the City of Stockton
and the County of San Jclaquin in the early 194CI's and utilized as
an Army post7 during World War I1 and again during the Vietnam
conflict. V-a) -. ~CIUC~ portiens of the site were returned tcc the
ctriginal cowners between 19$3 and 1473.
C &-I. Available Stcrdiec, and Reports: 'There ai--e 1-10 C::nown ~-epc~l-t~;con
the site.
. . 6. Category of Hazard: Toxic fuel and waste materials. '7. basis of DQD respctnsi.bility: Site facilities were constructed by and for the Army.
8. Date of Field Inspection: 12 March 1987
9. Inspect ion Team Members:
Name Represent i ng Telephone
Kent H. Westover
MAJ Jahn H. Sutcliffe
1 Point of Contact/Distr ict :
Kent H . Westc~ver FTS 46Cj-2255
Pro j ec t Manager
Ii-~stallatiunSupport Section
Military Pra ject~Branch
Engineering Divi-'=il~~n
Sacramento District he ccanducted to determine nature aiirrl sci:~~~!ctf pclz.sib1.e cctntamination.
12. Estimated Costs:
Estimated cost for Con.firmation Study
Estimated cost for remclval of fuel tanks and contaminated
5c1i1s ------.----
Uttachment 2 - DD Form 1341 (Cost Estimate) to be attached.
Attachment 3 - Site Maps and Photographs - attached
Attachment 4 - Contamination
There are eleven fill identified sites at the former SADEG
where fuels clr toxic materials are ru~.pectedof being ~,t.c~i-~?dCII-
used. Sctc:h substances may include ,.motor fuelsy,paintsr, thinnersr . .
so1vent.s~ etc. It is not C::nor.~n if buried cnotclr fuel. tai-tl::c were
remcsv~dat the time the buil.din~swere destroyed. '1-he sr..r!spected
rite5 are 1 j.stcd in Fart 1.
6 The sewage treatment plant sludqe beds may have been the final repcssitory for any tcts:ic spills oi- dispctsals that par.;c.rd through the sewage ti-eatment plant. The electric s~tbstat.io17may
have contained transfcirmers with some type of PCB product.
A confirmation study is required to verify the location of
the suspected taxic materials stctrage sites? the location of any
existing undergrciund fuel starage tanks and to determine any
evidence uf soil cantaminaticin at the variuus sites.
The estimated cost for the confirmation study is brctken
down as fctllc~ws:
Item cif Wark Estimated Cctst
1. Storage site
verif icatiun
2. Underground storaqe - --.- - -. ------. - -. -. -
tank L piping system -
lclcaticln L inspecticln
3. Sc~ilsampling at suspected si tes
4. Groundwater sampling
5. Develupment of reme-
diatinn plan
TOTAL EST COST FOR
CONFIRMATION STUDY
Attachment 5 - Detailed Site History. No additional detail uf the site history is known beyond that mentioned in paragraph 4 above.
Attachment 6. All supporting data was c~btained from the 1% March
Iwsite visit and the Sacramento District Realty Historical
F i 1 e Na . 3.5Cj4--$35.
PFIRT I1 -- Findir-lqs and D!zt;~rminationaf E1iqibilit.y DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM
FINDINGS HND DETERMINATION
OF ELIGIBILITY
SHARPE ARMY DEPOT F I ELA fiNNEX
STOCKTON? CA
PROJECT NO. JQ9CRW74bQR3
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Sharpe Army Depot Field Annex (SADFA) was operated hy the
Army as a self-contained military pnst during Wurld War I1 and later during the Vietnam conflict.
2. All the site prc~pertyat SADFA was leased from the City of
Stockton or the County c~f San Joaquin. The leases expired with the final lease terminatinn in 19'75.
r--3. Several sites cln the leased property were used far storing and using mntor fuels and other tuxic materials. 5. Field investigation and sctil sampling and testing are required tct verify the lctcatictn of' the U~~~CT~\-CSU~-I~tanks ~i7d t(3 quantify the nature and scclpe of any c:ct~7~l;ami.nati.c11-~~
6. The est.imated cost c~fa confirmation investigatictn is
$ -.-----.------
On the basis uf the foregoing Findings of Fact. and the attached
Site Survey? the current condition of the site has been determined to be a result of fctrmer DOD interest and use. In
addition? it is determined that a further investigation is apprctpriate and within the purview of DEW F'ublic Law 99-1W.
The additional investigations9 which are beyctnd the scctpe of this
report are required to mare precisely define the lucation of
existing underground fuel stctrage tanks and the degree of
cctntaminat ion at the var ictus sites. The addi ticanal
inv~stigationsshctuld include ( 1) lctcatirlg any existing
underground fuel stctrage tanks (2)sampling and testing sctils in
the vicinity of fuel and other toxic material stcarage sites (3)
sarrip 1ing and testing of the groundwater (it ! eva:luatinq the test
results and (5)preparation of a rernediatiol-1 project. These
further inve$-.,t:.i.gatictnc-are estimated LC, ci:l=.t '$ -.- PRRT 1x1 - Policy Considerations
Statement ctt DOP) applicable policies which wc~~tidmake the site eligible c~rineligib1.e for remediatian.-
PART IV -- Project Recommendat ion
Based ctn the foregoing findings of factr the site has been determined to be farmerly used by DOD. However, the original
lease No. W57BM644 dated 15 July 1948 between the United States and the City ctf Stctcktctn was later amended by Supplemental
Agreement No. Y dated 28 December 1973. Supplemental Agreement
No. 9 provides in part a payment of $1BZ3@BB tct the Cct~~ntyctf San
Joaquin ". . . in consideration of the difference in value of
said improvements and the estimated cost ctf the restoration
required by the lease." Paragraph 4 ctf Supplemental Agreement
Na. 9 further provides a release tct the Government of a1 l
1iability and claims for the restoratictn of site as required by
the original lease. .' It is therefore determined that an
environmental restaration project is not apprc~priate. APPENDIX C - 2
ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING
The following sensitive species are known to occur in the vicinity of the Stockton Military AF: burrowing owl (Achene cunicularia), California tiger salamander (Ambvstoma californiense), delta tule pea (Luthvrus iewsonii), giant garter snake (Thamnowhis aiaas) , Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni) , delta smelt (Hmomesus transwacificus), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulwes macrotis mutica), valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimor~hus)palmate-bracted birdfs beak (Cordvlanthus walmatus), Sacremento splittail (Poaonichthvs macrolewidotus), western spadefoot toad (Scawhiowus hammondi hammondi), southwestern pond turtle (Clemmvs mamorata wallida), riparian brush rabbit (Svlvilaaus bachmani ri~arus),San Joaquin Valley woodrat (Neotoma fusciwes riparia), Pacific western big- eared bat (Plecotus townsendii townsendii), slough thistle (Cirsium crassicaule), delta coyote-thistle (Ervnaium racemosum), California hibiscus (Hibiscus californicus) and the tricolored blackbird (Aaelaius tricolor). APPENDIX D
HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS
(NOT USED) APPENDIX E
INTERVIEWS TELEPHONE OR VERBAL CONVERSATION RECORD DATE 18 November 1993 Fcr cue d this fam. sc AR34015: he popornl agency K the Adjutant Geacrars Ma. 1 SUBJECT OF CONVERSATION
Sharpe Army Depot
OUTGOING CALL
PERSON CALLING ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER AND EXT. (314) Ted Moore PM-M 33 1-8849
PERSON CALLED OFFICE PHONE NUMBER AND EXT.
Rick Tuskes Public Affairs Office (209) 982-2839 Sharpe Army Depot
SUMMARY OF CONVERSATION:
1 made a call to the Sharpe Army Depot hoping to clear up some of the confusion about which portion of the original Sharpe General Depot we are to investigate.
I told Mr. Tuskes that our research indicated the Sharpe General Depot consisted of four sites; the main depot, the Tracy Annex, the Field Annex at Stockton Airport, and a portion of Rough and Ready Island. He verified this information. I then asked him if the there were any real estate changes in these sites from their original configurations. He indicated that the original depot, the Tracy Annex, and Rough and Ready Island have not changed and are still owned by DOD. All three are still active sites. The Tracy Annex is currently undergoing expansion.
The only site that was sold to private individuals is the Field Annex at Stockton Airport.
FORM DA7 51 APPENDIX F
NEWSPAPERSIJOURNALS
(NOT USED) APPENDIX G
PRESENT SITE PHOTOGRAPHS
(NOT USED) APPENDIX H
HISTORICAL MAPSIDRAWINGS
(NOT USED) APPENDIX I
RISK ASSESSMENT CODE PROCEDURE FORMS I
Property Name: Rater's Name: Daniel Linehan Property Location: Phone Number: DERP Project #: Organization: Property Type: Date Completed:
Score: 5 .-
RISK ASSESSMENT:
This risk assessment i I<.\(? ) 131-ocedurewas developed to address explosives safety hazards related to munitions. This proci.ci!irL ~1~12snot address environmental hazards associated with munitions constituents. The U.S. .ASHI\i iii1iir
Part I - Hazard Severity 1 i.%,/,t, J \c\ crlty categories are defined to provide a qualitative measure of the worst credible event result~n~i I LII pci-mmel exposure to various types and quantities of unexploded ordnance.
TYPE OF ORDNANCE:(( 'lwcli :ril that apply) Conventional ordnirncc ;:II~I ;rmmunition: Projectiles, explosivc ( 2 I !, ; 1, i i:ll:r~ I. and larger) Bombs, explosive
Grenades, hand or ntlc. . 1.8 ,-,I,. Landmine, explosivc Rockets, guided missile. c\plosl; i.
Other Explosive item nor ;ti L, ioii.sl\ stated Bomb, practice (wlspott~iig~i I:I~ SL. Detonators, blasting c~ipti,.\bx I-,~wsters: bursters Practice ordnance (M/ SP"il I i :; il~.~l~~CS.other than bombs) Small arms, complete roui!ii i YO LJI or less)
Small arms, expended ( it1 i.iI or- 1i.s~) Practice ordnance (40slm t I I!% charges) Conventional ordnance arid aii1111ur~ition (enter largest single value checked)
What evidence do you habc I :-.II ~IYL~onventional unexploded ordnance'? NONE
Propq Same. Pro~WtSumher Property Type: B. Pyrotechnics (for munitions not described above): VALUE Munitions containing White Phosphorus (WP) or other pyrophoric material (i.e., 100 spontaneously flammable) Munitions containing a flame or incendiary material (i.e., Napalm, Triethylaluminum 100 metal incendiaries) Containers containing WP or other pyrophoric material or flame or incendiary material 60 Flares, signals, simulators, screeninghurning smokes (other than WP) 40 Pyrotechnics (enter the single largest value checked) -0
What evidence do you have regarding pyrotechnics? NONE
C. Bulk Explosives (HE) (not an integral part of conventional ordnance; un-containerized): VALUE Primary or initiating explosives (Lead Styphnate, Lead hide, Nitroglycerin, Mercury 100 Azide, Mercury Fulminate, Tetracene, etc.) Secondary explosives (Demolition charges, PETN, Compositions A, B, C, Tetryl, TNT, 80 RDX, HMX, HBX, Black Powder, etc.) Insensitive explosive substances (explosive contaminated soils, ammonium nitrate) 30 Bulk Explosives (HE) (enter the single largest value checked) -0
What evidence do you have regarding bulk explosives? NONE
Property Name: Project Number: Property Type: D. Bulk propellants (not an integral part of rockets, guided missiles, or other conventional ordnance; uncontainerized ) VALUE Solid or liquid propellants 60 Bulk Propellants (select 6 or 0) -0
What evidence do you have regarding bulk propellants? NONE
E. Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel (RCWM), Weaponized Industrial Chemicals and Radiological Materiel: VALUE Toxic chemical agents (H-Mustard, G-Nerve, V-Nerve and L-Lewisite) 25 0 Chemical Agent Identification Sets 200 Radiological Materiel (If rad waste is identified please call the HTRW-CX at 402-697- 150 2555) Weaponized Industrial Chemicals (Hydrogen Cyanide AC; Cyanogen Chloride, CK; 100 Phosgene, CG) &ot Control Agents (vomiting, tear)
Chemical and Radiological (enter the single largest value checked) -0
What evidence do you have regarding chemical or radiological? NONE
TOTAL HAZARD SEVERITY VALUE (Sum of value A through E, maximum of 6 1) Apply this value to Table 1 to determine Hazard Severity Category
Property Name: Project Number: Property Type: TABLE 1 HAZARD SEVERITY*
DESCRIPTION CATEGORY HAZARD SEVERITY VALUE
CATASTROPHIC 2 1 andlor greater CRITICAL 10 to 20 MARGINAL 5 to 9 NEGLIGIBLE 1 to4 **NONE 0
*Apply Hazard Severity Category to Table 3 and complete Part 11 of this form. **If hazard severity value is 0, complete Part 11 of this form. Then proceed to Part III and use a RAC score of 5 to determine your appropriate action.
PART I1 - Hazard Probability. The probability that a hazard has been, or will be, created due to the presence and other rated factors of unexploded ordnance, explosives, incendiary, pyrotechnic, radiological, or RCWM materials on a formerly used Department of Defense (DOD) site.
AREA, EXTENT, ACCESSIBILITY OF OE HAZARD (Check all that apply)
A. Locations of OE hazards:
On the surface Within tanks, pipes, vessels, or other confined areas Inside walls, ceilings, or other building/structure Subsurface Location (enter the single largest value checked)
What evidence do you have regarding the location of OE? NONE
Property Name: Project Number: Property Type: B. Distance to nearest inhabited location/structure likely to be at risk from OE hazard (road, park, playground, building, etc.).
Less than 1,250 feet 1,250 feet to 0.5 mile 0.5 mile to 1.O mile 1.O mile to 2.0 Miles Over 2 miles Distance (enter the single largest value checked)
What are the nearest inhabited structures/buildings? NONE
C. Number(s) of building(s) within a 2-mile radius measured from the OE hazard area, not the installation boundary. VALUE 26 and over 16 to 25 11 to16 6 to 10 1 to5 0 Number of buildings (enter the single largest value checked)
Narrative: NONE
Property Name: Project Number: Property Type: D. Types of Buildings (within 2-mile radius) VALUE Educational, childcare, residential, hospitals, hotels, commercial, shopping centers 50 Industrial, warehouse, etc. 40 Agricultural, forestry, etc. 30 Detention, correctional 20 No buildings olxl Types of buildings (enter the single largest value checked) -0
Describe the types of buildings: NONE
E. Accessibility to site refers to access by humans to ordnance and explosives. Use the following guidance: VALUE No barrier nor security system 517 Barrier is incomplete (e.g., in disrepair or does not completely surround the site). Barrier is 417 intended to deny egress from the site, as for a barbed wire fence for grazing A barrier (any kind of fence in good repair) but no separate means to control entry. Barrier 30 is intended to deny access to the site. Security Guard, but no barrier 20 A 24-hour surveillance system (e.g., television monitoring or surveillance by guards or olxl facility personnel continuously monitors and controls entry; or, an artificial or natural barrier (e.g., fence combined with a cliff) which completely surrounds the area; and, a means to control entry at all times through the gates or other entrances (e.g., an attendant, television monitors, locked entrances, or controlled roadway access to the area). Accessibility (enter the single largest value checked)
Describe the site accessibility: NONE
Property Name: Project Number: Property Type: F. Site Dynamics. This deals with site conditions that are subject to change in the future, but may be stable at the present. Examples would be excessive soil erosion on beaches or streams, increasing land development that could reduce distances from the site to inhabited areas or otherwise increase accessibility. VALUE Expected Not anticipated Site Dynamics (enter the single largest value checked) -0
Describe the site dynamics: NONE
TOTAL HAZARD PROBABILITY VALUE 0 (Sum of largest values for A through F (maximum of 30). Apply this value to Hazard Probability fable 2 to determine the Hazard Probability Level.
TABLE 2 HAZARD PROBABILITY* DESCRIPTION VALUE LEVEL HAZARD PROBABILITY FREQUENT An 27 or greater PROBABLE a 21 to 26 OCCASIONAL co 15 to 20 REMOTE DO 8 to 14 IMPROBABLE E El less than 8
*Apply Hazard Probability Level to Table 3.
Property Name: Project Number: Property Type: Part 111 - Risk Assessment. The risk assessment value for this site is determined using the following Table. Enter the results of the Hazard Probability and Hazard Severity values.
TABLE 3
-- PROBABILITY FREQUENT PROBABLE OCCASIONAL REMUIT IMPROBABLE LEVEL A B C D E
SEVERITY CATEGORY: CATASTROPHIC I 10 1 20 3 0 40 CRITICAL II 10 20 3 0 40 40 MARGINABLE m 20 3 0 40 40 40 NEGLIGIBLE IV 3 0 40 40 40 40
None (V) = RAC 5
RISK ASSESSMENT CODE (RAC)
RAC 1-4 Recommend and approve further action as appropriate. Refer to EP 11 10-1-1 8 for discussion of MMR projects and the process to be followed for project execution.
RAC 5 Usually indicates that No DOD Action Indicated (NDAI) is necessary. Recommend and approve NDAI and follow instructions for project closeout in accordance with current program guidance.
PART IV - Narrative. Summarize the documented evidence that supports this risk assessment. If no documented evidence was available, explain all the assumptions that you made. No OE was discovered during the site investigation. There are no areas of confirmed or votential OE presence. There is no historical evidence that OE was used or stored at this site.
Property Name: Project Number: Property Type: APPENDIX J
REPORT DISTRIBUTION LIST ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT FOR SHARPE ARMY DEPOT STOCKTON FIELD ANNEX SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
DERP-FUDS SITE NO. J09CA094800
APPENDIX J
REPORT DISTRIBUTION LIST
Addressee No Copies
Commander, U.S. Army Engineer Division 3 Huntsville, ATTN: CEHND-ED-SY P.O. Box 1600 Huntsville, AL 35807-4301
Commander, U.S. Army Chemical Materiel Destruction Agency ATTN: SFIL-NSM, Bldg E4585 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010
Commander, U.S. Army Chemical & Biological Defense Command ATTN: AMSCB-CIL, Bldg E5l83 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 2101 0-5423
Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District 1325 "J" Street Sacramento, CA 95814-7859
CELMS-ED-G -ED-H -PD -PD-A -PM-M APPENDIX K
ARCHIVE ADDRESSES
(NOT USED) SITE SURVEY SUMMARY SHEET FOR DERP-FUDS SITE NO. J09CAO94900 SHARPE GENElWL DEPOT, STOCKTON STORAGE ACTIVITY
SITE NAME: Sharpe General Depot, Stockton Storage Activity. Also formerly known as Sharpe General Depot, Stockton Annex. Its three locations are now known as the Port of Stockton, Rough and Ready Island, and Blackslough Landing.
LOCATION: The site is in central California, San Joaquin County, on the south bank of the San Joaquin River and the Stockton Deep Water Channel (Figure 1). Two locations, the Port of Stockton and Rough and Ready Island are within the city limits of Stockton on its southwest side. The third location is at Blackslough Landing opposite Fourteenmile Slough.
SITE HISTORY: Initial acquisition of lands was authorized by a War Department directive issued 30 August 1941. During the period from 1941 to 1944, fee title to 277.07 acres and easement rights over 2.90 acres were acquired by the United States by purchase and condemnation. In addition, while the installation was active, the United States entered into three leases with the Stockton Port District for use of a total of 518.70 acres, in five parcels.
Leasehold interests for four of the parcels were terminated between 1944 and 1947, with control of the land returned to the Stockton Port District. Control of the fifth parcel was returned to the Stockton Port District with the termination of the final lease on 12 September 1948. It is unknown what improvements, if any, were made on the leased parcels during the tenure of the United States. Accountability for 20.07 acres of fee land known as "the hospital arean was assumed by the War Assets Administration on 29 July 1948. The disposition of this acreage is unknown, although correspondence available to the Corps of Engineers (COE) Real Estate Division indicates that it had been requested by the Stockton Port District. 138.56 fee acres and the easement rights in 2.90 acres were transferred from the Department of the Army to the Department of the Air Force on 1 December 1954 to become Stockton Air Force Station (SAFS). The remaining 118.44 acres of fee-owned land with improvements were conveyed by the Secretary of the Army to the Stockton Port District by quitclaim deed dated 12 December 1956. On 14 December 1956, the Secretary of the Air Force quitclaimed the acreage of SAFS to the Stockton Port District. In summary, the lands were acquired between 1941 and 1944; and disposed of between 1944 and 1956 to the Stockton Port District.
A copy of the General Site Plan and Building Use Map with Index Sheet to Detail Site and Building Use Map, dated 31 December 1955, was obtained from the Port. The Index Sheet lists 53 structures of kinds common to military storage facilities, such as warehouses, fire station, gasoline stations, repair shops, paint shop, barracks, mess halls, service club, administration building, etc., built between 1941 and 1954. Today, eight buildings remain: four large warehouses, three maintenance buildings, and the former officers mess -- the others were razed to make way for construction of Port facilities. The remaining buildings are owned by, and in current use by, the Port of Stockton or its tenants. The lands are used and owned by the Port of Stockton, the Naval Communication Station, and farmers.
SITE VISIT: Mr. Roger Norris, Earth Technology Corporation, visited the three locations of the site on 18 October 1990. Mr. George C. Winges, who worked at the site during its active years, accompanied Norris to two of the three site locations: the Port of Stockton and the Naval Communication Station, Rough and Ready Island.
At the Port of Stockton [telephone (209) 946-0246], they met with:
Ms. Patricia A. Huff, General Manager, Trade and Property Development Ms. Charlene Wall, Property Management Coordinator Mr. Richard H. Martucci, Marketing Manager.
The Port provided a history book, a color promotional booklet, a copy of a U.S. Army General Site Plan and Building Use Map for Sharpe General Depot - Stockton Annex, an index sheet with details for the map, and copies of four aerial photos of the Annex. The Port representatives stated that there are no underground storage tanks on the Port property (they use natural gas for heating). Martucci drove Noms and Winges to inspect and photograph the eight remaining DOD-built buildings. Four of the buildings are warehouses allegedly 187,000 square feet in size that were used to store automotive equipment, and are now used in sulfur processing operations by Union Chemical and H.J. Baker & Bros. Three buildings are former maintenance shops, now two are used for storage and one for maintenance. Finally, the former Officers Mess has been renovated and expanded to become the present Commercial Exchange Club. The warehouses and the two storage buildings are not in good condition, but present no hazard.
At Naval Communication Station, Rough and Ready Island, Norris and Winges met with LCDR Roland S. Moreau, Public Works Officer [telephone (209) 944-0271]. Moreau stated that no part of Rough and Ready Island has been occupied by the Army, and that it has always been under Navy control. The parcel is, therefore, ineligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program.
At Blackslough Landing, on the south bank of the San Joaquin River opposite Fourteenmile Slough, Norris found the 238.98-acre parcel to be a mixture of cultivated and uncultivated land undistinguished from its surroundings. There was no visible evidence of DOD occupation. Winges believed it may have been a place used to put material dredged from the ship channel. At the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Office (in the city of Stockton), Noms found that H.J. Baker & Bros.' sulfur "prilling" operations (making 118-inch pellets for a soil additive) had resulted in sulfur runoff with surface drainage. The Regional Water Quality Control Board advised them how to handle it properly. It was also found (EMCON, 1989) that the Tank Terminal Area of the Petroleum Storage and Handling Terminal of the Port of Stockton has caused some groundwater contamination. The Tank Terminal Area is outside the site, but adjacent to it, on the west side of Stork Road. The area has been used for petroleum terminal activities for more than 40 years. Tenants included ARCO, Stockton Petroleum, Time Oil, Tesoro, Southern Pacific Pipelines, ST Services, Union Oil, and Union Pacific. Products were leaded, unleaded, and premium gasolines, jet fuel, alcohol, and various additives. Groundwater flows southeastward from the tank area toward a corner of the Port site. The groundwater surface elevation was 3 feet to 6 feet below mean sea level and had floating product thicknesses of 0.1 feet to 0.3 feet. The DOD had no connection with the sulfur or the petroleum and they are mentioned only for completeness.
There is no evidence of hazardousltoxic waste, building debris, or explosive ordnance remaining from DOD use.
CATEGORY OF HAZARD: NOFA.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: No project proposed.
AVAILABLE STUDIES AND REPORTS:
EMCON Associates, November 1989, Site Summary and Pro-posed Site Assessment Plan, Port of Stockton. Stockton. California, Project C42-01.01, 1921 Ringwood Avenue, San Jose, California 95 131.
Hardeman, Nicholas P., 1986, Harbor of the Heartlands - A his to^ of the Inland Seaport of Stockton. California. from the Gold Rush to 1985, published by the Holt-Atherton Center for Western Studies, Stockton, California.
The MARK Group, Engineers and Geologists, Inc., July 16th 1990, Interim Investigation Work Plan. Naval Communication Station. Stockton. California - FINAL DRAFT, Pleasant Hill, California, Tel. (4 15) 946-1055.
PA POC: Ms. Sharon V. Bruno, CESPK-ED-MIHTW, (916) 551-1049. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES
FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
SHARPE GENERAL DEPOT, STOCKTON STORAGE ACTIVITY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SITE NO. J09CA094900
GS OF FACT
1. Initial acquisition of lands was authorized by a War Department directive issued 30 August 1941. Between 1941 and 1944, fee title to 277.07 acres and easement rights over 2.90 acres were acquired by the United States by purchase and condemnation. In addition, while the installation was active, the United States entered into three leases with the Stockton Port District for use of a total of 518.70 acres, in five parcels.
2. The site was called Sharpe General Depot, Stockton Storage Activity and Sharpe General Depot, Stockton Annex. It was used as a military storage facility, by the Department of the Army. It was served by the Port of Stockton and the Santa Fe, Western Pacific, and Southern Pacific Railroads. Between 1941 and 1954, some 53 structures of all kinds appropriate for a military storage facility were built. Only 8 buildings remain, all others having been razed to make way for construction of Port facilities. The remaining buildings are in current use by the Port of Stockton or its tenants. There are no known underground storage tanks or environmental hazards due to DOD occupation.
3. Four of the leasehold interests were terminated between 1944 and 1947, with control of the land returned to the Stockton Port District. Control of the fifth parcel was returned to the Port District with the termination of the final lease on 12 September 1948. It is unknown what improvements, if any, were made on the 518.70 acres leased during the tenure of the United States. The leased parcel on Rough and Ready Island is now part of an active DOD installation, the Naval Communication Station. Accountability for 20.07 acres of fee land known as "the hospital area" was assumed by the War Assets Administration on 29 July 1948. The disposition of this acreage is unknown, although correspondence available to the COE Real Estate Division indicates that it had been requested by The Stockton Port District. 138.56 fee acres and easement rights in 2.90 acres were transferred from the Department of the Army to the Department of the Air Force on 1 December 1954 to become Stockton Air Force Station (SAFS). The remaining 118.44 acres of fee-owned land with improvements were conveyed by the Secretary of the Army to the Stockton Port District by quitclaim deed dated 12 December 1956. On 14 December 1956, the Secretary of the Air Force quitclaimed the acreage of SAFS to the Stockton Port District. In summary, the lands were acquired between 1941 and 1944; and disposed of between 1944 and 1956 to the Stockton Port District.
Based on the foregoing findings of fad, the site has bear determined to be formerly used by the bOD. Therefore, it is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et q.,with the exception of the portion belonging to the Naval Communication Station.
Brigadier General, U.S. Army Commanding Figure 1 0 5 10 Miles Location Map Scale ANorth Sharpe General Depot - Stockton Storage Activity Source: Base maps from U.S.G.S., 1 :250,000 Sacramento & San Jose Quads Site No. J09CA094900 SITE SURVEY SUMMARY SHEET FOR DEW-FZTDS SITE NO. J09CA094800
SITE NAME: Sharpe Army Depot - Field Annex.
LOCATION: The site is in central California, in San Joaquin County, approximately 3.5 miles southeast of the city of Stockton, adjacent to the Stockton Metropolitan Airport (Figure 1).
SITE HISTORY: The former Sharpe Army Depot Field Amex was located on a loolacre triangular parcel leased from the City of Stockton and the County of San Joaquin in the early 1940s. It was used as an Army post during World War Il and again during the Vietnam War. Various portions of the site were returned to the original owners between 1963 and 1975 as the leases were terminated. The Installation Layout Map with Building Schedule shows some 64 buildings for living and support facilities including barracks, BOQ, family housing, mess halls, dispensary, chapel, theatre, service club, recreational facilities, fire station, warehouses, etc. The post had its own water supply and sewage treatment plant. Underground and aboveground fuel tanks and electrical transformers are presumed to have been on site. Few of the original structures remain. Most of the buildings have been removed and the site is under development as an industrial park. The original lease No. W-59-qm-644 dated 15 July 1940 between the United States and the City of Stockton (which covered the most densely developed part of the site) was later amended by Supplemental Agreement No. 9 dated 28 December 1973. That agreement provided in part a payment of $102,000 to the County of San Joaquin "... in consideration of the difference in value of said improvements and the estimated cost of the restoration required by the lease." Paragraph 4 of Supplemental Agreement No. 9 further provided a release to the Government of all liability and claims for the restoration of site as required by the original lease.
SITE VISIT: On 12 March 1987, a site visit was made by Kent Westover of the Army Corps of Engineers Installation Support Section and MAJ John Sutcliffe, an IMA officer with the Sacramento District. The post firehouse structure, water tank, pump houses, and a few warehouses were found to be still in use. The sewage treatment plant remained, but was not in use. The sewage plant site and access road has been purchased by a private party. Most other stpctures had been removed. Areas where fuels or toxic materials may have been used or stored were in the following structures: Structure Number Structure Name Electric Substation (PG&E) Photo Lab Petroleum Lab Flammable Material Storage Service Station Motor Repair Shop Fire Station Fire Station Paint Shop Sewage Treatment Plant Sewage Beds Paint Shop and Wash Rack
According to Mr. Westover and Maj. Sutcliffe, these structures, except for one firehouse, had been removed from the site, dates not known, and their foundations possibly covered by new construction for the Airport Industrial Park.
On 8 November 1990, telephone calls were made by Earth Technology to Sharpe Environmental Office, San Joaquin County Planning Dept. and Public Works Dept., and the Stockton Metropolitan Airport Manager. It was learned that the firehouse, warehouses, pump houses, and water tower zre still in use, and not a hazard. It was learned that nearly all building heating was done by natural gas and electricity (not by oil furnaces requiring oil storage tanks). Development of the site into the Airport Industrial Park is about forty percent complete.
CATEGORY OF HAZARD: NOFA.
This category was assigned because the lease (actually, a supplemental agreement to the lease) releases the Government of all liability and claims for site restoration on the most densely developed area. Moreover, the site has subsequently been used without complaint for probably 17 years and is under development as an industrial park. The sewage treatment plant, not covered by that lease, has been purchased by a private party.
AVAILABLE STUDIES AND REPORTS: None identified.
PA POC: Ms. Sharon V. Bruno, CESPK-ED-MIHTW, 9161551-1049 DEFENSE ENVIROA3IENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES
FINDINGS AM) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
SHARPE ARMY DEPOT - FIELD ANNEX SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SITE NO. J09CA094800
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The former Sharpe Army Depot Field Annex was located on a 100-acre triangular parcel about 3.5 miles southeast of the city of Stockton, adjacent to the present Stockton Metropolitan Airport on its southwest side. The site comprised five principal parcels leased from the County of San Joaquin and the City of Stockton. The earliest leases began in 1940 and the latest in 1966.
2; The Sharpe Army Depot Field Annex site was used as an Army post during World War I1 and again during the Vietnam War. Improvements included temporary-type operational buildings, general purpose warehouses, troop barracks without mess, service station, and wash rack, fire station, utility lines and systems, vehicle parking areas, roads and hardstand areas. Presently, the firehouse, a water tank, pump houses, and a few warehouses remain.
3. The leases terminated between 1963 and 1975 and the property reverkd to the County of San Joaquin and the City of Stockton. The lease was amended by Supplemental agreement No. 9 dated 28 December 1973. That agreement provided in part a payment of $102,000 to the County of San Joaquin ". . .in consideration of said improvements and the estimatdcost of the restoration required by the lease." Paragraph 4 of Supplemental Agreement No. 9 further provided a release to the Government of all liability and claims for the restoration by the original lease.
DETERMINATION
Based on the foregoing findings of fact, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD. Therefore, it is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense 'Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.
[email protected] 9, Date Roger F. Yankoupe Brigadier General, U.S. Army Commanding Figure 1 0 5 10 Miles Location Map Scale Sharpe Army Depot ANorth - Field Annex Source: Base maps from U.S.G.S., 1:25O,OOO Sacramento & San Jose Quads Site NO.J09CA094800 FINDING OF FACT DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM (DERP) SHARPE GENERAL DEPOT, STOCKTON STORAGE ACTIVITY, CALIFORNIA
1. Initial acquisition of lands at this Army installation was authorized by a War Department directive issued August 30, 1941. The property is located approximately 48 miles south of Sacramento, California and approximately 83 miles east of San Francisco, California. During the period from 1941 to 1944, fee title to 277.07 acres and easement rights over 2.90 acres were acquired by the United States, by purchase and condemnation, at a total of $190,800.00.
2. While the installation was active, and in addition to the fee and easement lands, the United States entered into three leases with the Stockton Port District for use of a total of 518.70 acres, in five parcels, at an aggregate cost of $317,100 per annum. Four of these leasehold interests were terminated from 1944 to 1947, with control of the land returned to the Port District. Control of the fifth parcel was returned to the Stockton Port District with the termination of the final lease effective 12 September 1948. It is unknown what improvements, if any, were established on the leased parcels during the tenure of the United States.
3. Accountability for 20.07 acres of fee land known as "the hospital area" was assumed by the former War Assets Administration on 29 July 1948. The disposition of this acreage is unknown, although available correspondence indicates that it had been requested by the Stockton Port District. 138.56 acres in fee and the easement rights in 2.90 acres were transferred by the Department of the Army to the Department of the Air Force with effect from 1 December 1954 and were subsequently designated as Stockton Air Force Station (SAFS). The remaining 118.44 acres of fee-owned land at the installation, together with "all the appurtenances pertaining thereto and all improvements located thereon", were conveyed by the Secretary of the Army to the Stockton Port District by Quitclaim Deed dated 12 December 1956. By a similarly worded Quitclaim Deed dated 14 December 1956, the Secretary of the Air Force conveyed all of the acreage comprising SAFS to the Stockton Port District.
4. One copy each of the three real estate segment maps pertaining to the installation is attached, as is a copy of the real estate map covering the former SAFS.
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