Toxic-Cleanup

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The city’s commitment to proceed with a less-intensive development plan than the one proposed by former Alameda Point developer SunCal could face a major hurdle: The amount of development now being contemplated for the former Naval Air Station may not pencil out financially.

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In November 2009, CLE analyzed the lagoons and identified both metals and pesticides in the sediment.

If all goes as planned the dredged material will be transported to the Northwest Territories on Alameda Point. City staff and the lagoon's homeowners' association prefer the Point because the dredged material can be transported to the site more cost effectively by way of a pipeline, rather than by trucks or barges.

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Alameda Point is divided into multiple cleanup sites. Cleanup
follows a step-by-step process to identify, investigate, document,
and remediate sites. See page 5 for a list of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLAComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Commonly known as Superfund), also known as Superfund) steps. Below is a list of
some of the significant investigation and cleanup achievements
at those sites in 2011. See the map on page 4 for site locations.

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As described in a Fact Sheet published December 22, 2011, the Department of the Navy is currently performing dredging at the former Naval Air Station (NASNaval Air Station) Alameda Seaplane Lagoon (Site 17). The purpose of this work is to protect human health and the environment by removing contaminated sediments. The Navy is aware of some recent concerns regarding equipment noise have been expressed about work being performed during the night.

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The groundwater remediation project between two buildings near the East Gate entrance, in the area known as Operating Unit 2B, finally got underway after a long delay in startup since last spring.

During set up, one of the 30-foot-long steel electrodes driven into the ground to generate heat struck a plastic sewer line. The sewer line was not on any maps and was undetectable through scanning since it is not iron. Operation of the system began last month after a sewer line bypass was installed, and it will continue through May.

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At the October 2011 Alameda Point Restoration Advisory Board (RABRestoration Advisory Board (oversees toxic clean up at Alameda Point)) meeting, the Navy announced that Alameda Point’s monthly RAB meetings would be reduced to quarterly meetings due to budget cutbacks. The Navy said it would welcome a written response from the RAB on how the Navy might continue to carry out its responsibilities for community dialogue during difficult budgetary times.

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As described in a Fact Sheet published December 22, 2011, the Department of the Navy is currently performing dredging at the former Naval Air Station (NASNaval Air Station) Alameda Seaplane Lagoon. The purpose of this work is to protect human health and the environment by removing contaminated sediments. The Navy is aware of some recent concerns regarding equipment noise have been expressed about work being performed during the night.

A crane's shovel bites into the remains of an abandoned barge in the northwest corner of Seaplane Lagoon on Alameda Point. "Workers chopped out an old barge that was abandoned in place up against the northwest seawall," said Richard Bangert. According to Bangert, who hosts the blog "Alameda Point Environmental Report," the Navy's plans to finish dredging by the end of March before the least terns come back. Learn more at www.AlamedaPointInfo.com

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