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Home My WebLink AboutItem H t January 25, 1999 STAFF REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Attention: Keith Till, City Manager From: Lee Whittenberg,Director of Development Services Subject: SEAL BEACH WEAPONS SUPPORT FACILITY INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM - DRAFT FINAL SITE MANAGEMENT PLAN SUMMARY OF REQUEST Instruct staff to forward to Planning Commission, Environmental Quality Control Board, and Archaeological Advisory Committee for information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report. DISCUSSION The Restoration Advisory Board has been provided with a copy of a document entitled "Draft Final - Site Management Plan for Weapons Support Facility, Seal Beach Installation Restoration Program", prepared by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division, dated November 23, 1998. A copy of portions of that report is provided as Attachment 1 for the information of the City Council. The entire document has not been provided due to its length, 173 pages The City Council, Planning Commission, Environmental Quality Control Board, and Archaeological Advisory Committee were provided a copy of the earlier document entitled "Draft - Site Management Plan for Weapons Support Facility, Seal Beach Installation Restoration Program", prepared by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division, dated September 8, 1998. A copy of portions of that report was provided for the information of the City Council. The entire document has not been provided due to its length, 170 pages. A copy of the document is available at the Weapons Support Facility and at the City of Seal Beach Department of Development Services for review by the public. During the next several months, the City will be reviewing several documents relating to various Agenda Item hi C:VAy DocumeW.WAV WPSTAMile Management Plan Updale.CC2Aoc\LW\01-07-98 Weapons Support Facility Installation Restoration Program- Draft Find Site Management Plan Update Qty Council Staff Report January 25, 1999 phases of this ongoing clean-up effort from past disposal practices upon the Naval Weapons Station. Staff reports will be considered by the Environmental Quality Control Board and City Council as appropriate. FISCAL IMPACT None. All expenses of the Installation Restoration Program" are the responsibility of the Navy. Staff resources are allocated to attend meetings of the Technical Review Committee, review documents produced regarding the program, and provide appropriate status reports to the City Council and other appropriate city agencies/persons. RECOMMENDATION Instruct staff to forward to Planning Commission, Environmental Quality Control Board, and Archaeological Advisory Committee for information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report. NOTED AND APPROVED oLa Li t- Whittenberg,Director Kei R. Till Development Services Department City Manager Attachments: (I) ATTACHMENT 1: "Draft Final - Site Management Plan for Weapons Support Facility, Seal Beach Installation Restoration Program", prepared by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division, dated November 23, 1998; the following portions: El Contents Et Executive Summary Sita Management Plan mpaete.CC2 2 Weapons Support Facility Installation Restoration Program- DraJt Final Site Management Plan Update City Council Staff Report January 25, 1999 ATTACHMENT 1 "Draft Final - Site Management Plan for Weapons Support Facility, Seal Beach Installation Restoration Program", prepared by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division, dated November 23, 1998; the following portions: o Contents u Executive Summary Site Management Plan Update.CC2 3 DRAFT FINAL Site Management Plan Update for Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach Installation Restoration Program Prepared by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division Prepared in parinership with Ito CH2MHILL .r. Under SWDIV Contract N68711-96-D-2299 Delivery Order M6 Project Number 141941.06.RT / 23 NOVEMBER 1998 4 SC 01983210003.DOC-W Contents Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 Purpose 1-1 1.2 Mission 1-2 1.3 WPNSTA Seal Beach IR Program Team 1-2 2.0 BACKGROUND 2-1 2.1 Facility Description 2-1 2.2 Location 2-1 2.3 Climatology 2-1 2.4 Geology 2-2 2.5 Hydrogeology 2-2 2.6 National Wildlife Refuge 2-8 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OVERVIEW 3-1 3.1 Overview of CERCLA 3-1 3.1.1 CERCLA Compliance at WPNSTA Seal Beach 3-2 3.1.2 IR Program 3.2 3.1.3 Federal Facility Site Remediation Agreement 3-11 3.2 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 3-12 3.2.1 Overview of RCRA 3-12 3.2.2 RCRA Compliance at WPNSTA Seal Beach 3-12 3.3 Clean Water Act of 1977 3-13 3.3.1 Overview of the CWA 3-13 3.3.2 CWA Compliance at WPNSTA Seal Beach 3-13 3.4 Clean Air Act of 1970 3-14 3.4.1 Overview of the CAA 3-14 3.4.2 CAA Compliance at WPNSTA Seal Beach 3-14 3.5 UST Regulations 3-14 3.5.1 Overview of UST Regulations 3-14 3.5.2 UST Regulatory Compliance at WPNSTA Seal Beach 3-15 3.6 Executive Order 11990-Wetlands Protection 3-15 3.6.1 Overview of Executive Order 11990 3-15 3.6.2 Executive Order 11990 Compliance at WPNSTA Seal Beach 3-15 3.7 Endangered Species Act of 1973,Section 7 3-16 3.7.1 Overview of the Endangered Species Act 3-16 3.7.2 ESA Compliance at WPNSTA Seal Beach 3-16 3.8 National Historic Preservation Act 3-16 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE ACTIONS AT WPNSTA SEAL BEACH 4-1 4.1 Historical Response Actions 4-1 SC0493210001AOtl1-97 CONTENTS 4.1.1 Initial Assessment Study 4-2 4.1.2 RCRA Facility Assessment 4-2 4.1.3 Addendum to the Preliminary Assessment . (Initial Assessment Study) 4-2 4.1.4 Initial SI Report 4-31 4.1.5 SI Work Plan for OUs 6 and 7 4-31 4.1.6 Confirmation Study—OUs 6 and 7 4-32 4.1.7 Stationwide Background Study 4-32 4.1.8 National Wildlife Study Report 4-32 4.1.9 SI Report for OUs 6 and 7 4-33 4.1.10 Remedial Investigation Report for OUs 1,2,and 3 4-33 4.1.11 Removal Site Evaluation for the Research,Testing,and Evaluation Area 4-33 4.1.12 OU 4 Site Report 4-34 4.1.13 OU 5 SI Report 4-34 4.1.14 Focused SI Report for OUs 4 and 5 4-34 4.2 Ongoing Studies Under the IR Program 435 4.3 Removal Actions Under the IR Program 4-35 4.4 Underground Storage Tank Program 435 4.5 Summary of the Installation Restoration Program 4-36 5.0 INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM ORGANIZATION AT WPNSTA SEAL BEACH 5-1 5.1 IR Program Team Organization 5-1 5.2 Community Relations Status 5-2 5.2.1 Community Relations Activities Conducted at WPNSTA Seal Beach 5-2 5.2.2 Community Concerns 5-11 5.3 Facility/Administrative Record File 5-12 6.0 MASTER SCHEDULE AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 6-1 6.1 Purpose of the Master Schedule 6-1 6.2 Structure of the Schedule 6-1 6.2.1 Work Breakdown Structure 6-2 6.2.2 Definitions 6-2 6.3 Assumptions and Limitations 6-3 6.3.1 Assumptions 6-3 6.3.2 Limitations 6-4 6.4 Features and Uses of the Schedule 6-4 7.0 PROGRAM ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7-1 7.1 Schedule Recommendations 7-1 7.1.1 Procurement Activities 7-1 7.1.2 Implementation Activities 7-1 7.1.3 Review Activities 7-2 7.2 Programmatic Recommendations 7-2 7.2.1 SMP Future Actions 7-2 7.2.2 Environmental Regulatory Compliance 7-3 7.2.3 IR Program Implementation Process 7-3 7.2.4 Data Management Planning 7-4 SC0.9BV10001.DW1-07 Cuvrsms 7.2.5 Wildlife Refuge 7-4 7.2.6 Community Relations 7-5 8.0 REFERENCES 8-1 Appendixes APPENDIX A WPNSTA Seal Beach Master Schedules APPENDIX A-1 WPNSTA Seal Beach Master Schedule— October 1990-October 2030 APPENDIX A-2 WPNSTA Seal Beach Master Schedule Work to Complete by Site and Phase(Level 6)October 1990-October 2030 APPENDIX A-3 WPNSTA Seal Beach Master Schedule Two-Year Detailed Schedule by Calendar Year—January 1999-January 2001 APPENDIX A-4 WPNSTA Seal Beach Master Schedule Two-Year Detailed Schedule by Fiscal Year—October 1998-October 2000 APPENDIX B Response to Comments on the 8 September 1998 Draft"Site Management Plan Update for Weapons Support Facility,Seal Beach Installation Restoration Program" Tables 1-1 WPNSTA Seal Beach Installation Restoration Project Team 1-5 3-1 Summary of the Status of the Environmental Regulatory Compliance Program 3-3 3-2 Community Relations Activities for the IR Program 3-23 4-1 Summary of Installation Restoration Program Locations at WPNSTA Seal Beach 45 4-2 Summary of Past Environmental Reports Conducted for WPNSTA Seal Beach 4-13 4-3 Location/Report Matrix 4-25 4-4 Ongoing Installation Restoration Program Studies 4-37 4-5 Removal Actions Under the Installation Restoration Program 4-39 4-6 Underground Storage Tank Status 4-43 5-1 Installation Restoration Program Team 5-5 5-2 Community Relations Activities and Timing for Remedial Actions 5-7 5-3 Community Relations Activities and Timing for Removal Actions 5-9 5-4 Types of Documents in the Administrative Record File 5-13 Figures 1-1 Aerial Photograph of Weapons Support Facility,Seal Beach 1-3 2-1 Location and Vicinity Map 2-3 2-2 Facility Map 2-5 3-1 Environmental Requirements Accommodated Under DERP/IR Program 3-7 3-2 Chain of Command for the Navy IR Program 3-9 4-1 Installation Restoration Program Locations 4-3 4-2 Underground Storage 445 4-3 Current Status of WPNSTA Seal Beach,IR Program 4-47 5-1 Installation Restoration Program Team 5-3 SC0/983210001.00C/1-97 III Executive Summary This Site Management Plan(SMP)serves as a "snapshot"of the Navy's Installation Restoration(IR)Program actions at Naval Weapons Station(WPNSTA),Seal Beach(or base). As such,this SMP can be used as a planning and scheduling document for coordinating the IR Program. The IR Program is the Navy's program for identifying, investigating,assessing,characterizing,and cleaning up or controlling releases of hazardous substances;and reducing the risk to human health and the environment from past waste disposal operations and hazardous materials spills at Navy/Marine Corps activities in a cost-effective manner. (DON, 1997). Background information for the IR Program at WPNSTA Seal Beach is presented in the SMP,including the base's mission,location,physical setting,and the IR Program Team. The base's current status on major environmental regulatory programs are also summarized. The Federal Facility Site Remediation Agreement(FFSRA)between the Navy and the State of California establishes a procedural framework and schedule for expediting response actions at WPNSTA Seal Beach;and it facilitates cooperation,exchange of information,and participation between the Navy and the state. The FFSRA also integrates overlapping Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act(CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA),and state requirements,while maintaining the Navy's lead federal agency's role. The presence of the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge(NWR)within the base's boundaries has a major influence on the conduct of the IR Program.Five recommended areas of community relations improvements include advance notification to cities,additional archaeological/cultural resources involvement, protection from airborne releases of contaminants during soil transport,timely response to community comments,and continued community communications regarding the IR Program. The status of environmental response actions at WPNSTA Seal Beach is reviewed in the SMP. Historic response actions,ongoing studies,and removal actions under the IR Program are documented. Also,the current status of the base's underground storage tank(UST) program is summarized. Seventy hazardous waste locations have been identified at WPNSTA Seal Beach through the IR Program.Thirty are currently part of the IR Program; 4 have been cleaned up through removal actions;3 have been transferred to the UST program;and 33 have been granted"no further action"status as permitted facilities or lack evidence of contamination. The IR Program Team for WPNSTA Seal Beach is centrally organized under the Navy Lead Remedial Project Manager(RPM)from the Southwest Division,Naval Facilities Engineering Command. In this position,the Lead RPM oversees and coordinates the IR Program implementation strategy.The Navy Lead RPM is assisted by supporting Navy RPM(s)who oversees and coordinates the progress of specific projects. The Lead RPM is also in direct contact with the State of California regulatory enforcement project managers(PjMs)from the Department of Toxic Substances Control(DTSC)and the Regional Water Quality Control Board(RWQCB),and community members from the Restoration Advisory Board scae8a2Ixo4.00ca1-97 ES-1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (RAB). The Lead RPM consults with Contracts,Remedial Technical Managers,and Legal Counsel as necessary. To assist the Navy Lead RPM in the implementation of the IR • Program strategy on the day-to-day level are the Project Management Team and the Support Team. The Project Management Team consists of the Navy's contractors supporting the IR Program. The Support Team comprises specialists mainly from Southwest Division,Naval Facilities Engineering Command(SWDIV) that provides support functions in the areas of health and safety,construction management,administrative record maintenance,and public affairs. The current IR Program implementation plan for WPNSTA Seal Beach is depicted on a master schedule developed by Bechtel National,Inc.(CLEAN II—contract task order 152). The master schedule is consistent with SWDIV's NORM database and shows current ongoing IR Program activities,and projections for key IR Program milestones. Eleven recommendations for schedule improvements and considerations that span the areas of procurement,implementation,and reviews are presented. Twenty-one recommendations for programmatic improvements and considerations are also presented. They span the areas of SMP future actions,environmental regulatory compliance,IR Program implementation process,data management planning,wildlife refuge,and community relations. ES-2 SCQ983210904.00C I-9)