Appendix A MEC Procedures Supplement to Site-Specific Work Plan SSWP MEC Remedial Action Non-Burn Areas Former Fort Ord, California Final MEC Procedures Supplement to Site Specific Work Plan Former Fort Ord, California Total Environmental Restoration Contract Contract No. DACW05-96-D-0011 Task Order No. 016 Submitted to: U.S. Department of the Army Corps of Engineers 1325 “J” Street Sacramento, California 95814-2922 Submitted by: Shaw Environmental, Inc. PO Box 1698 Marina, California 93933 Issued to:___________________________ Date:_______________ Copy #:_______ Controlled Uncontrolled Final MEC Procedures Supplement to Site Specific Work Plan Former Fort Ord, California Total Environmental Restoration Contract Contract No. DACW05-96-D-0011 Task Order No. 016 Reviewed by: Date: Tim Mathisen Senior UXO Supervisor Reviewed by: Date: Martin Miele Geophysics Task Manager Reviewed by: Date: Tom Ghigliotto Quality Controls System Manager Approved by: Date: Peter Kelsall Project Manager Table of Contents________________________________________________ List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................vii List of Figures...............................................................................................................................................vii List of Attachments .......................................................................................................................................vii Acronyms and Abbreviations.......................................................................................................................viii Definitions...................................................................................................................................................... x 1.0 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Purpose................................................................................................................................1-1 1.2 Site Location.........................................................................................................................1-1 1.3 Regulatory Status.................................................................................................................1-1 2.0 Technical Management Plan...........................................................................................................2-1 2.1 Purpose................................................................................................................................2-1 2.2 General Requirements .........................................................................................................2-1 2.2.1 Regulatory Guidance...............................................................................................2-2 2.2.2 Chemical Warfare Materiel......................................................................................2-2 2.2.3 Procedures when Munitions and Explosives of Concern cannot be Disposed or Munitions and Explosives of Concern are Unidentified .......................................2-4 2.3 Project Personnel, Organization, Communication and Reporting.........................................2-4 2.3.1 Unexploded Ordnance Personnel, Qualifications, Responsibilities and Authorities ...............................................................................................................2-4 2.3.1.1 Senior Unexploded Ordnance Supervisor.................................................2-4 2.3.1.2 Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Specialist .....................................2-5 2.3.1.3 Unexploded Ordnance Safety Officer........................................................2-5 2.3.2 Other Key Personnel for Munitions and Explosives of Concern Operations............2-5 2.3.2.1 Geographic Information System Manager.................................................2-5 2.3.2.2 Project Geophysicist .................................................................................2-6 2.3.2.3 Quality Control Geophysicist.....................................................................2-6 2.3.3 Unexploded Ordnance Personnel Qualification.......................................................2-6 2.3.4 Composition and Management of Unexploded Ordnance Teams ...........................2-7 2.3.4.1 Senior Unexploded Ordnance Supervisor.................................................2-7 2.3.4.2 Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Specialist .....................................2-7 2.3.4.3 Unexploded Ordnance Safety Officer........................................................2-7 2.3.4.4 Unexploded Ordnance Technician III........................................................2-7 2.3.4.5 Unexploded Ordnance Technician II.........................................................2-8 2.3.4.6 Unexploded Ordnance Technician I..........................................................2-8 2.3.5 Other Contract Personnel........................................................................................2-9 2.3.5.1 Program Manager .....................................................................................2-9 2.3.5.2 Project Manager........................................................................................2-9 2.3.5.3 Task Manager...........................................................................................2-9 2.3.5.4 Program Certified Industrial Hygienist.......................................................2-9 2.3.5.5 Site Safety and Health Officer...................................................................2-9 2.3.6 Roles and Responsibilities of Subcontractors .......................................................2-10 2.3.7 General Work Schedule ........................................................................................2-10 Appendix A i MEC Procedures Site-Specific Work Plan MEC Remedial Action Units 18 and 22 Former Fort Ord, California Table of Contents (continued) ______________________________________ 2.3.7.1 Safety Meeting/Briefing Schedule: ..........................................................2-10 2.3.7.2 Daily General Briefing: ............................................................................2-10 2.3.7.3 Daily Tailgate Safety Briefing: .................................................................2-10 2.3.7.4 Supervisor Safety Meeting......................................................................2-11 2.3.8 Visitor(s) Safety Briefing:.......................................................................................2-11 2.4 Technical Scope.................................................................................................................2-11 2.4.1 Mobilization and Project Setup..............................................................................2-12 2.4.1.1 Pre-Mobilization ......................................................................................2-12 2.4.1.2 Mobilization.............................................................................................2-12 2.4.1.3 Field Office..............................................................................................2-13 2.4.1.4 Preparatory Phase Inspection.................................................................2-13 2.4.1.5 Kickoff/Safety Meeting ............................................................................2-14 2.4.2 Prescribed Burn Support Activities ........................................................................2-14 2.4.2.1 Vernal Pool Sampling and Monitoring.....................................................2-14 2.4.2.2 Fuel break Habitat Monitoring .................................................................2-14 2.4.2.3 Fuel Break Site Preparation....................................................................2-14 2.4.2.4 Prescribed Burn Support.........................................................................2-15 2.4.3 Surface Munitions and Explosives of Concern Removal Procedures....................2-15 2.4.3.1 Site Set Up..............................................................................................2-15 2.4.3.2 Magnetometer/Metal Detector Check-Out Procedures ...........................2-15 2.4.3.3 Vegetation Clearance..............................................................................2-16 2.4.3.4 Surface Removal.....................................................................................2-16 2.4.4 Subsurface Munitions and Explosives of Concern Removal Procedures ..............2-17 2.4.4.1 Subsurface Excavation during Target Investigation or “Mag and Dig” Operations.......................................................................................2-18 2.4.4.2 Sifting Operations....................................................................................2-19 2.4.4.3 Munitions and Explosives of Concern Discovery, Notification, and Reporting ................................................................................................2-22 2.4.4.4 Exclusion Zone .......................................................................................2-22 2.4.4.5 Munitions and Explosives of Concern Identification ................................2-23 2.4.4.6 Transportation.........................................................................................2-24 2.4.4.7 Detonation Operations ............................................................................2-24