VERSION 2 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) / Cleanup Plan Fort Ord Monterey, California Prepared for: U.S. ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND 21010 Prepared by: EARTH TECH 1420 KING STREET, SUITE 600 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22314 Requestsfor this documentmustbe referredto: CommanderDLIFLCand POM Attm ATZP-EP(GailYoungblood) Presidioof Monterey Monterey,California 93944-5006 (408)242-7924 DECEMBER 1995 W5.TOC AEC Form 45, 1 Feb 93 repl aces THAMA Form 45 which is obsolete. ,,/. - VERSION 2 Base Realignment and Closure Q3RAC) Cleanup Plan Fort Ord Monterey, California Prepared for: Us. ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND 21010 Prepared by: EARTH TECH 1420 KING STREET, SUITE 600 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22314 Requestsfor this documentmustbe referredto: CommanderDLIFLCand POM Attn: ATZP-EP(GailYoungblood) Presidioof Monterey Monterey,California 93944-5006 (408)242-7924 DECEMBER 1995 M45.TOC “<e-’ .- ,J- This page intentionally left blank. 0445.RF’T Fort Oni, Cal~omia - December 1995 I TABLE OF CONTENTS I Section Page No. Executive Summary. .-. -.. .ES-1 Chapter 1: Introduction andhnrnary.. ...--.......-----1-1 1.1 Environmental Response Objectives . - . .1-2 1.2 BCP Purpose, Updates, and Distribution . .1-3 1.3 BCT/Project Team . ---.......1-4 1.4 Installation Description and History . - . .1-4 1.4.1 General Property Description . ., . ...--......1-4 1.4.2 History of Installation . .1-6 1.5 EnvironmentalSetting . ..- ------1-11 1.5.1 Climate . ...1-11 1.5.2 Topography . --- . ...1-11 1.5.3 Geology . - . ...1-14 l.5.4Hydrogeology . ...1-14 1.5.5 Surface Water Hydrogeology . 1-15 1.6 Hazardous Substances and Waste Management Practices . 1-15 1.7 Off-Post Property/Tenants . 1-35 Chapter 2: Property Disposal and Reuse Plan.. ...2-1 2.1 Status of Disposal Planning Process . .2-1 2.1.1 NEPA and Endangered Species Act Disposal and Reuse Documentation . ...2-1 2.1.2 Reuse Plan . ..2-2 2.1.3 Disposal Plan . ...2-3 2.2 Relationship to Environmental Programs . .2-7 2.3 Property Transfer Methods ...,... ...2-9 2.3.1 Federal to Federal Transfer of Prope~ . .2-9 2.3.2 Public Benefit Conveyance . .. 2-10 2.3.3 Economic Development Conveyance . 2-10 2:3.4 Negotiated Sale . .. 2-10 2.3.5 Competitive Public Sale.... ...2-15 2.3.6 Widening of Public Highways . ...2-15 2.3.7 Donated Property . ...2-15 2.3.81nterim Leases . .. 2-15 Chapter 3: Installation-Wide Environmental program Status . .3-1 3.1 Environmental Restoration Program Status . .3-1 3.1.1 Preliminary Assessments and Site Investigations . .3-1 3.1.2 Remedial Investigation and Site Restoration Activities . .3-2 3.1.3 Installation-Wide Source Discovery and Assessment Status . 3-16 C445 RFT Fort Oral, Cal~omia - December 1995 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Continued Section Page No. 3.2 Compliance Program Status . ..- . ..- . ..+-’ .””” ---’’3-17 3.2. i Storage Tanks . - . ..-. .’ 3-22 3.2.1 .lUSTS . - . - . ...3-22 3.2.1 .lASTS . -.....-......---3-24 3.2.2 Hazardous Substances Management . 3-25 3.2.3 Hazardous Waste Management . --- . ...3-26 3.2.4 Solid Waste Management . ...3-27 3.2.5 Polychlorinated Biphenyls . -- . --- . ...3-27 3.2.6 Asbestos . -- . -- . ...3-29 3.2.7 Radon . - . - . ...3-29 3.2.8 RCW4 Facilities . ...-3-30 3.2.9 Wastewater Discharges . -.......-........-3-31 3.2.100 il/waterS eparators . .3-32 3.2.11pohtionP retention . - . ...3-32 3.2.12 Nuclear Regulato~ Commission (NRC) Licensing . 3-32 3.2.13 Mixed Waste . 3-33 3.2.14 Radiation . .. 3-33 3.2.15 NEPA . - . ----- . ...3-34 3.2.16 Lead-Based Paint . ..---3-34 3.2.17 Medical Waste . ..- . ...3-35 3.2.18 UXO . - . .--..3-36 3.2.19 Air Quality . ...3-38 3.3 Status of Natural and Cultural Resources Programs . 3-38 3.3.1 Vegetation . .. ~ . 3-39 3.3.2 Wildlife . ...3-40 3.3.3 Wetlands . ...3-41 3.3.4 Designated Preservation Areas . 3-41 3.3.5 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species . 3-42 3.3.6 Cultural Resources . .. 3-43 3.4 Environmental Condition of Property . 3-43 3.4.1 CERFA Parcels . 3-44 3.4.2 CERFA Parcels with Qualifiers . 3-44 3.4.3 CERFA Disqualified Parcels . ...3-65 3.4.4 CERFA Excluded Parcels . ...3-65 3.4.5 Suitability of Installation Property for Transfer by Deed . 3-65 3.5 Status of Community Involvement . 3-66 W5.R17 Fort Oral, Califomiu - December 1995 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Continued Section Page No. Chapter 4: Installation-wide Strategy for Environmental Restoration . .4-1 4.1 Zone/OU Designation and Site Characterization Strategy . .4-2 4.1.1 Zone Designations . ...-..........4-2 4.1.20U Designations . .4-2 4.1.3 Categorization of Sites for Basewide RI/FS . ...4-2 4.1.4 Remedy Selection Strategy . ...-..........4-3 4.1.5 Sequence of OUs/Sites . ...-4-8 4.2 . Compliance Strategy . --- . ...4-13 4.2.1 Storage Tanks . ...4-13 4.2.1 .lUSTS . ...4-16 4.2.1 .2 ASTS . -- . ...4-16 4.2,2 Hazardous Substances Management . 4-16 4.2.3 Hazardous Waste Management . ...4-16 4.2.4 Solid Waste Management . ...4-17 4.2.5 Polychlorinated Biphenyls . ...4-17 4.2.6 Asbestos . ...4-17 4.2.7 Radon . ...4-17 4,2.8 RCRA Facilities . ...4-17 4.2.9 Wastewater Discharges . ..4-18 4.2.10 Oil/Water Separators . ...4-18 4.2.11 Pollution Prevention . ...4-18 4.2.12 NRC Licensing . 4-18 4.2.13 Mixed Waste . 4-19 4.2.14 Radiation . 4-19 4.2.15 NEPA . 4-19 4.2.16 Lead-Based Paint . 4-19 4.2.17 Medical Waste . 4-20 4.2.18 Uxo . 4-20 4.2.19 Air Quality . 4-21 4.3 Natural and Cultural Resources Strategy (ies) . .4-21 4.3.1 Vegetation . 4-21 4.3.2 Wildlife . 4-21 4.3.3 Wetlands . 4-21 4.3.4 Designated Preservation Areas . , . 4-22 4.3.5 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species . 4-22 4.3.6 Cultural Resources . 4-22 4.4 Community Involvement./Strategy . .4-22 ... W5.R~ Fort Oral, Cal@mia -December 1995 111 -., I TABLE OF CONTENTS I I Continued Section Page No. Chapter 5: Environmental Program Master Schedules . , . .5-1 5.1 Environmental Restoration Program . .5-1 5.1.1 Respome Schedules . ...5-1 5.1.2 Requirements by Fiscal Yem . ...-........5-1 5.2 Compliance Programs . --.......+..’”..””””” “--5-1 5.2.1 Master Compliance Schedules . .5-1 5.2.2 Requirements by Fiscal Year..... ...5-9 5.3 Natural and Cultural Resources . ..” .5-9 5.3.1 Natural and Cultural Resources Schedule(s) . ...---....5-9 5.3.2 Requirements by Fiscal Yeu . ...--..........5-9 5.4 Meeting Schedule . ...--5-9 Chapter 6: Technical and Other Issues to be Resolved . .6-1 6.1 Information Management . ..