Sharpe Army Depot History

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HUNTSVILLE DIVISION

FINAL

Defense Environmental Restoration Programfor

Formerly Used Defense Sites

Ordnance and Explosive WasteChemical Warfare Materials

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SHARPEARMYDEPOTSTOCKTON FIELD ANNEX

San Joaquin County, California

Site No. J09CA094800

Prepared byUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

ST. LOUIS DISTRICT


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RESTORATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES (FUDS)

PROJECT FACT SHEETMARCH 1994

TAG Review Date: 27 July 2005

1. SITE NAME: Sharpe Army Depot Stockton Field Annex

SITE NUMBER: J09CA094800

LOCATION

City: StocktonCounty: San JoaquinState: 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 DelgrecoOffice: CESPK-PM-H Office: CESPD-MT-MPhone: 916-557-7452 Phone: 415-977-8246

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HEADQUARTERS . . ASR/INPR TEAM:Name: Sara Goodwin Name Bradford McCowanOffice: CEMP-RF Office: CEHNC-OE-CXPhone: 202-761-5223 Phone: 256-895-1174

ASR SUPPORT DISTRICT: ASR TECHNICAL REVIEWER:Name: Ted Moore Name Daniel LinehanOffice: CEMVS-PM-M Office: SJMAC-ESMPhone: 314-331-8849 Phone: 918-420-8867


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3 . SITE DESCRIPTION:

a. The Field Annex was located approximately 4 milessouthwest of the City of Stockton, CA. The site consistedof a flat 100-acre triangular shaped area adjacent to thesouthwest portion of the Stockton Municipal Airport.

b. There was no MEC related items discoveredduring the site visit.

4. SITE HISTORY:

a. The Field Annex was constructed during the early1940's for the purpose of providing maintenance, repair,and supplies for aircraft stationed at Stockton MilitaryAirfield. It was an established Army Post in WWII that alsoprovided living and support facilities for personnel on-site.

b. The land was acquired from the City of Stockton andSan Joaquin County. It consisted of 5 leases that weremaintained until 1969. Final disposal of all DOD Landholdings was accomplished in 1975. The site is now anindustrial park.

5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Size, Acres: 100 acresFormer Usage Air Field AnnexPresent Usage Industrial ParkProbable End Usage: Same

OE Presence:Confirmed: NonePotential: None

ASR Recommends: RAC 5' HN C Safety: Not Available

6. CURRENT STATUS:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis Districtcompleted the Archives Search Report for Sharpe Army DepotStockton Field Annex in March 1994.

7. STRATEGY:

(NDAI

8. ISSUES AND CONCERNS: The Huntsville Center TechnicalAdvisory Group met and evaluated this ASR on 27 July 2005.The consensus was a score of RAC 5. The following issueswere addressed:


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a. The archive search uncovered no documentationrelating 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 thissite.

b. There are known Federally-and State-listed speciesoccurring in the site area. An on-site inspection by theappropriate federal and state personnel may be necessary toverify the presence, absence or location of listed species,or natural communities.

9. SCHEDULE SUMMARY:

Phase Orig. Sch. Actual Orig. Sch. ActualStart Start Start Comp. Comp. Comp.

EXEC IN House Contract FundsYear Phase -OA Required Required Obligated


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Section

ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTECHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS

ARCHIVESSEARCHREPORTFOR

SHARPEARMYDEPOT

STOCKTON FIELD ANNEXSAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

DERP-FUDS SITE NO. J09CA094800

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IntroductionAuthority

SubjectPurposeScope

Previous Site Investigations

Site and Site Area DescriptionLocationPast Uses of the SiteInterpretation of Aerial PhotographyMap Analysis

Current Uses of the SiteDemographics of the AreaCenter of ActivityPopulation DensityType of BusinessesType of IndustryType of HousingNew Development in the AreaTypical Cross-Section of Population

Physical Characteristics of the SiteGeologyIPhysiographySoilsHydrologyGround WaterSurface WaterWeatherEcology

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Map 1

Map 2


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Real EstateDOD Ownership

Present OwnershipOEWICWM Site AnalysisBrief History of the Field AnnexHistorical Summary of OEWICWM ActivitiesArchives Research Methods and Records ReviewSummary of InterviewsSite Inspection

Evaluation of Ordnance Contamination

Conclusions and RecommendationsGeneralRecommendation

Vicinity Map

Site Map


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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)


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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 andExplosive Wastes (OEW) are included in the CERCLA definition of pollutants andcontaminants that require a remedial response.

In 1983, the Environmental Restoration Defense Account (ERDA) was established byPublic Law 98-212. This Congressionally directed fund was to be used forenvironmental restoration at Department of Defense (DOD) active installations andformerly used properties. The DOD designated the Army as the sole manager forenvironmental restoration at closed installations and formerly used properties. TheSecretary of the Army assigned this mission to the Corps of Engineers (USACE) in1984.

The 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) amended certainaspects of CERCLA, some of which directly related to OEW contamination. Chapter160 of the SARA established the Defense Environmental Restoration Program(DERP). One of the goals specified for the DERP is "correction of environmentaldamage (such as detection and disposal of unexploded ordnance) which creates animminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or to theenvironment."

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 possessedby the United Stated and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary ofDefense.

B. A facility or site that was under the jurisdiction of the Secretary ofDefense and owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the UnitedStates 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 of1972. The NCP has been revised and broadened several times since then. Itspurpose is to provide the organizational structure and procedures for remedial actionsto be taken in response to the presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, andcontaminants at a site. Section 105 of the 1980 CERCLA states that the NCP shallapply to all response actions taken as a result of CERCLA requirements.


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The March 1990 National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plangiven in 40 CFR part 300 is the latest version of the NCP. Paragraph 300.120 statesthat "DOD will be the removal response authority with respect to incidents involvingDOD military weapons and munitions under the jurisdiction, custody, and control ofDOD."

On 5 April 1990, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Huntsville (USAEDH) was designatedas the USACE Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) and Design Center for Ordnanceand Explosive Waste (OEW). As the MCX and Design Center for OEW, USAEDH isresponsible for the design and successful implementation of all Department of theArmy OEW remediations required by CERCLA. USAEDH also designs andimplements OEW remediation programs for other branches of the Department ofDefense when requested. In cooperation with the Huntsville Division, the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers St. Louis District has been assigned the task of preparing ArchivesSearch Reports (ASR) for those Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) suspected ofchemical 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 ofthe City of Stockton (Map 2). The Field Annex is one of four facilities that comprisedthe 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 usedportions. 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 ofwhich are on the CWM site list), pertinent information found during research for thesetwo sites is presented in this ASR. This ASR was originally intended to address thepotential for CWM and OEW contamination at the depot in Lathrop, California.

The Field Annex was constructed on a 100 acre, triangular shaped parcel adjacent tothe southwest portion of the Stockton Military Airfield. The property was leased in theearly 1940's from the City of Stockton and the County of San Joaquin. The FieldAnnex was used to provide maintenance, repair, and supplies for aircraft assigned toStockton Military Airfield. Improvements to the site included structures to support themaintenance 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 theDOD improvements have been removed and an industrial park has been constructedin their place.


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This ASR presents information found during research for the Sharpe Army Depot andthe Stockton Military Airfield that verifies the Field Annex was properly omitted fromthe list of suspected CWM sites.

As stated previously, the Field Annex is the only FUDS associated with the SharpeArmy Depot. Although the Field Annex was not on the list of suspected CWM sites, itis 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 forthe Sharpe Army Depot and the Stockton Military Airfield. Nothing was found duringresearch or the site inspection to suspect storage or use of CWM or OEW at theField Annex.

This report presents the history of the site, description and characterization of theimmediate surrounding area, real estate ownership information, findings of a visualfield survey, and CWMIOEW site analysis, including an evaluation of potentialordnance contamination. The report is intentionally brief. The known use of the siteand the types of buildings constructed give no cause to suspect CWM or OEWcontamination on any portion of the site.


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2.0 Previous Site lnvestiaations

An Inventory Projec t Report (INPR) for this site was preparedby the SacramentoDistrict, Corps of Engineers. The INPR identified several potential sources ofHTWcontamination.


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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 isadjacent 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 theField Annex was part of the airfield. The following photo analysis and map analysiswere performed specifically for the airfield but give an accurate description of theField Annex site.

3.2.1 Interpretation of Aerial Photoaraphv

Photo analysis and land use interpretation were performed at the site with the use ofaerial photography from 1941, 1958, 1967, 1970, and 1990. The approximatenegative scale of the photography is as follows.

1941 1 = 490'1958 & 70 (oblique) NO SCALE1967 1 = 2000'1970 1 = 1000'

1990 1" = 1000'

The Stockton East and West, California USGS quadrangle sheets were used as areference for the photography.

Site visits and other investigations determined no specific area of concern regardingCWM storage or disposal. The photography from 1941, both the 1" = 490 scale andthe oblique photography, shows only a portion of the airfield. The photographyindicates construction of facilities such as runways, taxiways, roads, buildings, etc.The base was experiencing major expansion at the photo time period and severalareas 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 obliquephoto shows the airfield and the surrounding area with no major constructionapparent. The primary land use around the base appears to be agriculture. The 1967photography indicates changes to the tarmac areas. Many of the buildings,pavements, storage areas, etc. southeast of the main runways have been demolishedand returned to agriculture. Major changes in the runway system have also occurred.


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The photography indicates the primary land use around the perimeter of the base tobe agriculture. No indication of chemical warfare material storage or disposal could benoted. The 1970 photography indicates no significant change from the 1967photography. The 1990 photography indicates significant changes in the land use inand 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 southof the runways previously abandoned have been converted to military helicoptertarmac and complex. Significant industrial, commercial, and residential developmenthas also taken place in the vicinity of the airfield. No CWM storage or disposal couldbe noted from the photography.

3.2.2. Map Analvsis

Historical maps collected of the site include USGS quadrangle maps from 1952 and1968 and several 1944 construction maps. The 1941 maps show detailed plans oftarmac 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 themaps. The 1952 USGS quadrangle maps indicate the airfield as the StocktonMunicipal Airport and the Sharpe General Depot. The area around the perimeter ofthe airfield is agriculture land. The nearest significant residential area is French Campapproximately one mile southwest of the airfield. The Tidewater Southern andWestern Pacific railroads run generally north and south immediately to the west of thefield. 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 USGSquadrangle maps indicate the airfield as Stockton Metropolitan Airport and SharpeArmy Depot (Field Annex). The tarmac configuration experienced major change fromthe 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 thedepot immediately south of the runways and constructed several structures. The areaaround the perimeter of the airfield is primarily agriculture. However, significantindustrial, residential, and commercial development took place in the vicinity. NoCWM 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 ofStockton, California. The centers of activity in the vicinity of the site include a regionalsports field immediately east of the airport, the San Joaquin Hospital approximatelytwo miles north of the site and various commercial businesses.


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3.4.2 Population Density

The total population of Stockton, California from the 1990 census data isapproximately 1,9171 sq. mi.

Typical businesses in the vicinity of the site include various service type businessesthat 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 manufacturingand various light industries.

3.4.5 Tvpe of Housing

Housing in the vicinity is composed primarily of single family housing. The majority ofthe 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 siteand a new auto parts manufacturing plant to be located north of the site. No newresidential areas are anticipated in the vicinity of the site at this time.

3.4.7 Tv~ical ross-Section of Population

The total population of Stockton, California from the 1990 census information is210,943. 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 07,200exists in the city of Stockton, California.


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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 fromRed Bluff, California on the north to near Bakersfield on the south, a distance ofalmost 400 miles. The average width of the valley is about 50 miles, and the valley isbounded on the north by low-lying hills; on the northeast by a volcanic plateau of theCascade Range; on the west by the Coast Ranges, on the east by the Sierra NevadaRange and on the south by the Coast Ranges and the Tehachapi Mountains. Roughlythe northern one-third of the valley is known as the Sacramento Valley and thesouthern two-thirds as the San Joaquin Valley (Page, 1986).

Geologically, the Central Valley is a large, northwestward trending, asymmetricstructural 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 sedimentsrange in age from Jurassic to Holocene and form a great wedge that is thickest in thecenter of the valley and feathers out against the crystalline rocks of the Sierra Nevadafoothills a few miles east of the San Joaquin County line. Granitic rocks crop outalong 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 beendeposited by the Calaveras River and its tributaries (Atwater, 1982). These alluvialdeposits were laid down by local streams flowing from the Sierra Nevada anddepositing material on their growing alluvial fans. The sand and gravel stringers

represent active channels of the streams in which the coarse-grained sediments weredeposited. Silt and clay deposits represent the overbank areas between the streams.In these areas deposition only occurred during times of flooding. The courses of thestreams and their channel deposits shifted continuously during the formation of thealluvial 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 inTable 4-1 .


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TABLE 4-1GEOLOGIC STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS OF STOCKTON FIELD ANNEX AREA

Site soils represent alluvial fan deposits of the Calaveras River and smaller creeks inthe area. These soils consist of sand, silt, clay and gravel which are laterally andvertically discontinuous.

AGERecent -Lete Pleistocene

Plio-Pleistocene

Mio-Pliocene

Miocene

4.3.1 Ground Water

Large quantities of ground water are withdrawn from the permeable strata of theQuaternary and Tertiary sediments shown in Table 4-1. Although the Quaternary

F m : Caliiomia Dept. Water Res. Bull. 74-5

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 andMehrten Formations.

DEPTH, FT

100

800

1600

- - pSTRATIGRAPHIC UNIT

Calaveras Allwium

Laguna Formation

Mehrten Formation

Valley Springs Formation

Ground water in the uppermost aquifer, the Calaveras alluvium, flows from east towest at the site. Ground water levels in the region have been dropping steadily sincedevelopment began. Water level data from wells in the area indicated that the watertable was about 20 feet below ground surface in 1976.

- - - -LITHOLOGY

Sand, gravel, silt and day

Silt. sand, gravel, and day, indudes Amyo SewGravel

Volcanic sandstone, siltstone, and conglomerate

Rhyditic ash, sand. conglomerate and day

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. Thehighest discharge for this station was recorded on 2 December 1950 at 3,390 cfs froma period of record beginning in 1950 through 1992.


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4.4 Weather

The site lies within the South Coast Air Basin, which encompasses approximately8,630 square miles in southern California. The climate of the basin is classified asmediterranean, characterized by a pattern of cool wet winters and warm dry summers.

Typical dry summers are caused by a semipermanent high-pressure cell located overthe eastern Pacific Ocean. This system generally blocks storms from moving into thebasin during the summer months.

Climatological data for the area are summarized in TABLE 4-2. Data was collected atthe National Weather Service meteorological station at Stockton Metropolitan Airport,which is located on the site.

CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FORSTOCKTON, CALIFORNIA

TABLE 4-2

Month ~e m pe ra tur e ' precipitat ion2 w nd3(OF) (Inch es) Sp eed Dire ction

MilesfHour

JanuaryFebruaryMarch

AprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Average 13.77

(Annual)

SESEWWWW

WNWWNW

WWW

SE

'Based on 31 years of record.'Based on 49 years of record.3 ~ a s e dn 35 years of record.


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4.5 Ecology

The information contained herein has been compiled from the California Department ofFish and Game Natural Diversity Data Base and inquiries to the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService.

The following sensitive species are known to occur in the vicinity of the Field Annex:burrowing owl (Achene ~unicularia), California tiger salamander (Ambvstomacaliforniense), delta tule pea (Luthvrus jepsonii), giant garter snake (Thamnophism ), wainson's hawk ( B u ~ ~ Q wainsoni), delta smelt (Hvpomesus transpacificus),San Joaquin kit fox (Vul~es macrotis mutica), valley elderberry longhorn beetle(Desmocerus californicus dimorphus) palmate-bracted bird's beak (Cordylanthusgalmatus), Sacremento splittail (maonichthvs macrolepidotuS), western spadefoottoad (Scaphiopus hammondi), southwestern pond turtle (Clemmvs marmorata pallida),riparian brush rabbit (SvIviIaau~ achmani riparus), San Joaquin Valley woodrat(Neotoma fuscipes riparia), Pacific western big-eared bat (Plecotus fownsendii), slough

thistle (Cirsium crassicaule), delta coyote-thistle (Erynaium racernosum), Californiahibiscus (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 flowerednavarretia (Navarretis plieantha), vine hill manzanita (Arctostaphvlos densiflora), vinehill clarkia (Clarkia imbricata), Pitkin marsh indian paintbrush (Gastilleia uliainosa),white sedge (Carex albida) and the Pitkin marsh lily (Lilium pitkinense). There arealso four sensitive natural communities and 21 species that are candidates for federallisting (see list, Appendix C-2).

Other state or federally listed species may also occur in the area. An on-siteinspection by appropriate state and federal personnel may be necessary to verify thepresence, absence or location of listed species or natural communities if remedialaction is recommended as part of the final ASR.


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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 early1940's.

5.2 Present Ownership

The five leases comprising the 100 acre Field Annex site were terminated between1963 and 1973. The site is currently an industrial park.


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6.0 OEWICWMSite 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 alsoconstructed. 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 instructionbuilding, barracks, motor repair shop, and fire station. The lease on a portion of thesite expired in 1963 but was renewed in order for the site to be used to supportactions in Vietnam. That lease was terminated in 1969. Final disposal of all DODland 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 FieldAnnex site.

6.3 Archives Research Methods and Records Review

lnformation related to the Field Annex was found in the INPR and incidental toresearch efforts for the Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California and the StocktonMilitary 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 theStockton Record.

The list of buildings constructed on the Field Annex site was found in a propertydisposal 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 madeto Mr. Rick Tuskes, Public Affairs Officer, at the depot in Lathrop, California to getmore information about the facilities. Mr. Tuskes indicated that only the Field Annex isa FUDS. The other three facilities are active DOD sites with no formerly usedportions.

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All conversations with personnel associated with either Stockton Military Airfield orStockton Metropolitan Airport provided no indication that OEW or CWM have everbeen found in the area that comprised the former Stockton Field. Specifically, there isno evidence of OEW or CWM in the areas of the former ordnance area, the pistolranges, 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 S tockton area. Sometime during the 1965-67 time period (most likely in the summer of 1967) he underwent gas training atStockton Field as part of his Army Reserve training. However, he was unsure as tothe exact location of the gas-training building. From 1969 to 1974 he was a flightinstructor at the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, and from 1976 to 1980 he wasemployed by the county in several jobs at the airport. He assumed the pos ition asmanager 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 severalunderground gasoline tanks. Most of the underground storage tanks have beenremoved, but contamination still is evident. Mr. DeAngelis informed us that in 1979-80the former airport manager disposed of five 55-gallon drums that containedinformation, including facility drawings, on Stockton Field. He was unsure of the exactcontent of any of this material. (Sacramento District records indicate that all thefacility plans, which were once in their possession, had been provided to the airport.)

6.5 Site ln s~ ect io n

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 sitein conjunction with their inspection of the Stockton M ilitary Airfield. Their inspectiondid not reveal any evidence of OEW or C WM contamination.


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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 SharpeArmy 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.


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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 ofsuspected CWM sites. Nothing was found to suspect CWM or OEW contamination atthis site.

8.2 Recommendation

No further action is recommended at this site. The site Risk Assessment value isRAC 5.


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APPENDIX A

REFERENCES

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APPENDIX B

ACRONYMS


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ASR

CERCLA

CWMDERPDODERDAFUDSHTWINPRMCXNCPOEWRACSADFASARAUSACEUSAEDHUSGSUXO


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APPENDIX B

ACRONYMS

Archive Search Report

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensationand Liability Act

Chemical Warfare MaterialDefense Environmental Restoration ProgramDepartment of DefenseEnvironmental Restoration Defense AccountFormerly Used Defense SitesHazardous and Toxic WasteInventory Project ReportMandatory Center of ExpertiseNational Contingency Plan

Ordnance and Explosive WasteRisk Assessment CodeSharpe Army Depot Field AnnexSuperfund Amendments and Reauthorization ActU.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Army Engineer Division, HuntsvilleU.S. Geological SurveyUnexploded Ordnance


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APPENDIX C

REPORTS/STUDIES/LETTERS/MEMORANDUMS


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STOCKTON F IELD ANNEX

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA


APPENDIX C

APPENDIX C - 1 INVENTORY PROJECT REPORT AND FINDINGS OF FACT

APPENDIX C - 2 ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST


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APPENDIX C - 1INVENTORY PROJECT REPORT

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PART I - PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1. I n t r o d u c t i o n . - T h e S h a r p e R rmy D e p ot F i e l d U nn ex ( S A D FA ) w a s

a n Army p o s t d u r i n g Wo r ld War I 1 t h a t p r a v i d e d l i v i n g a n d s u p p o r t

f a c i l i t i e s s u c h as p o s t e x c h a n g e 7 f a m i l y h o u s i n g 9 c h a p e l ,

d i s p e n s a r y ? r e c r e a t i o n l e t c . T h e p o s t h a d i t s ciwn w a t e r s u p p l y

a n d s e w a g e t r e a t m e n t p l a n t . B e l a w a n d a b o v e g r o u n d f u e l t a n k s

a r e b e l i e v e d t o h a v e b e e n l o c a t e d a t t h e s i t e a s w e l l a s

e l e c t r i c a l t r a n s f o r m e r s . M o s t o f t h e military buildings h a v e

b e e n r e m o v e d an d $he s i t e i s u n d e r d e v e l o p m e n t a s an:4rtdustrial. *.

. b a r k . T h e S a c r a n i e n t c l D i s t r ic t Cct i-ps c ~ f Eng i i?eei-r is- t a s k e d wi h

l c l c a t i n q a n y t o x i c c c ~ r i t a r n i n a t i a n a t t l - i i z i ' o r t ne r DaIj s i t e .

2 . D e s , c l - i p t i o n o f F r o e c . t . - T h e r e a r e p r e su m ed t o b e

u n d e i -q r c ~ u n c u e l s t c ~ r - a g e a c i l . i t i e 5 , a t t h e SADFA s i t e . L-Jhet-I

1 . c l c a t e d t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s sh c ic r ld b e r - r n r u v ~ d a n d t h e ~ s u r r o c r n d i n ~

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t r e a t m e n t p l a n t . An;,. c o l - . l t . a m i n a t e d ' r r i a t e j - ' i a l s s h o t - t l d b e r e m r l v e d .

3 . I j e s c r i p t i c l n o f S i t e . T he f c t rm er S A D F A w a s l c i c a t ed oi-1 a 1Qj8

a F r e t r i a n g u l a r p a r c e l ~ . , au th w e c , t f t h e e x i s t i n g Stoc l . : tc tn. - .

M u n i c i p a l A i r p a r t a p p r c tx i m a t e l y 3 . 5 rni ., l. es sc tc . t theas . t c1.f S t o c k t o n .

T h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e p r o p e r t y i s e a s t e r l y o f A i r p o r t Way a n d

n o r t h e r l y o f S t i m s s n S t r e e t . ( S e e i n s t a l l a t i o n m a p ) The

p r o p e r t y c o n s i s t e d o f f i v e p r i n c i p a l p a r c e l s t h a t w e r e l e a s e d

f r o m t h e C i t y clf S tc1cC::tun a n d t h e C ct un ty ctf S a n J u a q u i n . T h e

l e a s e s w e r e t e r m i n a t e d b e t w e e n 1 9 6 3 a n d 1 9 7 3 . C u r r e n t l y . t h e

s i t e h a s a v a r i e t y ctf u s e s w i t h a f e w o f t h e o r i g i n a l p o s t

b u i l d i n g s t h a t w e r e n o t r em ov ed s t i l l i n u s e ( i . e . f i r e h c ~ u s e ~

w a r e h o u s e s r e t c . ) . The s i t e h a s b e e n d e v e l o p e d f a r u l t i m a t e u s e

a s a n i n d u s t r i a l p a r k . S i t e a c c e s s i s c c ~ n v e n i e n t o n n e w l y

c o n s t r u c t e d r a a d w a y s f o r t h e i n d u s t r i a l . p a r k .

4 . S i . t e V i s i t . - O n 1 2 M a rc h 1 9 8 7 a s i t e v i s i t w a s m ad e b y K e n tW e s t o ve r o f t h e I n s t a l l a t c ~ n u pp oi- t S e c t i o n a n d M A J J o h n

S u t c l i f f e , a n ]:MA o f f i c e r w i t h t h e S a c r a m en t c l D i s t i - i c t . T h e pclst:.

f i e h a u . = , e s t r ~ t c u r e . w a t e r t a n k pump h o u s e c i a n d a f err wai -ehc~r. . t se~ .a r e s . t i 1 1 b e i n g u t i 1 z e d mc~:?st f t h e r e m a i n i n g . . t i -u c t u re s h a v e

b e e n r e m c ~ v e d . T h e s e w aq e t r e a t m e n t : p l a n t s t r u c t c r r - e s a r e st i 1 1 i .n

p l a c e . T h e s e w a g e t r e a t m e n t p l a n t c i t e a n d a c c e s 5 . r o a d h a v e b e e n

p u r c h a s e d b y a p r i v a t e p a r t y .


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CI f u r t h e r s i t e v i s i t is r e co m m e n de d t o m o r e t h o r o u g h l y i n s p e c t

t h o s e a r e a s w h er e t o x i c m a t e r i a l s o r f u e l s may h a v e h e e n s t o r e d

o r u t i i i z e d . T h o se s i t e = . t h a t s h o u l d h e m or e t h o r o u q h l y

i n v e s t i g a t e d a r e a s f -o l l ow s :

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A t t a c h m e n t 1 - S i t e S u r v e y S um ma ry ' S h e e t f'ctt- S h a i- p e Army E e p o t

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1 . S i t e N a m e : S h a r p e Rrmy D e p o t -- F i e l d A n n ex ISADFA)

2 . L u c a t i o n : S A D FA is l o c a t e d a b ctu t 3 . 5 m i l e s s c t u t h e a s t o f t h e

C i t y o f S t o c k t o n a n d i s a d j a c e n t . tct t h e C i t y ctf S t o c l : : to n

M u n i c i p a l A i r p o r t .

3 . D e s c r i p t i o n o f S i t e : T h e c ~ r i g i n a l i t e i s a n a b a n d o n e d A r m y

p o s t a f a b o u t 1C)B a c r e s w i t h f e w o f t h e o r i g i n a l s t r u c t u r e s

r e m a i n i n g . T he s i t e is c u r r e n t l y u n d e r d e v e l o p m e n t a s a n

i n d u s t r i a l p a r k .

4 . S i t e H i s t o r y : T h e s i t e w a z l e a s e d f r o m t h e C i t y o f S t o c k t o n

a n d t h e C o u n t y o f S a n J c l a q u i n i n t h e e a r l y 194CI's a n d u t i l i z e d a s

a n Army p o s t 7 d u r i n g W o rl d War I 1 a n d a g a i n d u r i n g t h e V ie tn a m

c o n f l i c t . V - ) . C I U C ~ o r t i e n s o f t h e s i t e w e r e r e t u r n e d tcc t h e

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t h e s i t e .

. .6 . C a t e g o r y o f H a z a r d : T o x i c f u e l a n d w a s t e m a t e r i a l s .


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T h e r e a r e e l e v e n f i l l i d e n t i f i e d s i t e s a t t h e f o r m e r SADEG

w h e r e f u e l s clr t o x i c m a t e r i a l s a r e r u ~ . p e c t e d f b e i n g ~ , t . c ~ i - ~ ? dII -

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t h r o u g h t h e s e w a ge t i - e a t m e n t p l a n t . T he e l e c t r i c s ~ t b s t a t . i o 1 7 a y

h a v e c o n t a i n e d t r a n s f c i r m e r s w i t h s o me t y p e o f PCB p r o d u c t .

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FINDINGS OF FACT

1 . T h e S h a r p e Army D e p o t F i e l d A nn ex (SADFA) w a s o p e r a t e d h y t h e

Army a s a s e l f - c o n t a i n e d m i l i t a r y p n s t d u r i n g W ur l d War I 1 a n d

l a t e r d u r i n g t h e V ie t n a m c o n f l i c t .

2 . A l l t h e s i t e p r c ~ p e r t y a t S A D FA w a s l e a s e d f r o m t h e C i t y o f

S t o c k t o n o r t h e C o u n t y c ~ f Sa n J o a q u i n . Th e l e a s e s e x p i r e d w i t h

t h e f i n a l l e a s e t e r m i n a t i n n i n 1 9 ' 7 5 .

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- 3 . S e v e r a l s i t e s cln t h e l e a s e d p r o p e r t y w e r e u s e d f a r s t o r n g

a n d u s i n g m n t o r f u e l s a n d o t h e r t u x i c m a t e r i a l s .


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5 . F i e l d i n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d s c t i l s a m p l i n g and t e s t i n g a r e

r e q u i r e d tct v e r i f y t h e l c t c a t i c t n of ' t h e U ~ ~ ~ C T ~ \ - C S U ~ - I ~a n k s ~ i 7 d ( 3

q u a n t i f y t h e n a t u r e a n d s c c l p e o f a n y c : c t ~ 7 ~ l ; a m i . n a t i . c 11 - ~ ~

6 . T he e s t . i m a t e d c o s t c ~ f c o n f i r m a t i o n i n v e s t i g a t i c t n is

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On t h e b a s i s u f t h e f o r e g o i n g F i n d i n g s o f F a ct . a n d t h e a t t a c h e d

S i t e S u r v e y ? t h e c u r r e n t c o n d i t i o n o f t h e s i t e h a s b e e n

d e t e r m i n e d t o b e a r e s u l t o f f c t r m e r DOD i n t e r e s t a n d u s e . I n

a d d i t i o n ? i t i s d e t e r m i n e d t h a t a f u r t h e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n is

a p p r c t p r i a t e a n d w i t h i n t h e p u r v i e w o f D E W F ' u b l i c Law 9 9 - 1 W.

T he a d d i t i o n a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n s 9 w hi c h a r e beyctnd t h e sc c tp e o f t h i s

r e p o r t a r e r e q u i r e d t o m a r e p r e c i s e l y d e f i n e t h e l u c a t i o n o f

e x i s t i n g u n d e r g r o u n d f u e l s t c t r a g e t a n k s a n d t h e d e g r e e o f

c c t n t a m i n a t i o n a t t h e v a r i c t us s i t e s . T h e a d d i i c a n al

i n v ~ s t i g a t i o n s h c t u l d i n c l u d e ( 1 ) l c t c a t i r l g a n y e x i s t i n g

u n d e r g r o u n d f u e l s t c t r a g e t a n k s ( 2 ) a m p l i n g a n d t e s t i n g s c t i l s i n

t h e v i c i n i t y o f f u e l a n d o t h e r t o x i c m a t e r i a l s t c a r ag e s i t e s ( 3 )

sarrip 1 n g a n d t e s t i n g o f t h e g r o u n d w a t e r (it ! e v a : l u a t n q t h e t e s t

resu l t s a n d ( 5 ) r e p a r a t i o n o f a r er ne d i at io l - 1 p r o j e c t . T h e s e

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P R R T 1 x 1 - P o l i c y C o n s i d e r a t i o n s

S t a t e m e n t c tt DOP) a p p l i c a b l e p o l i c i e s w h i c h w c ~ ~ t i d a k e t h e s i t e

e l i g i b l e c ~ r n e l i g i b 1 . e f o r r e m e d i a t i a n . -

PART I V -- P r o j e c t R ec om me nd at i o n

B a s ed ctn t h e f o r e g o i n g f i n d i n g s o f f a c t r t h e s i t e h a s b e e n

d e t e r m i n e d t o b e f a r m e r l y u s e d b y D O D . H ow ev e r, t h e o r i g i n a l

l e a s e N o . W57BM644 d a t e d 15 J u l y 1 9 4 8 b e t w e e n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s

a n d t h e C i t y ctf S t c tc k tc t n w a s l a t e r a m en de d b y S u p p l e m e n t a l

A g r e e m e n t N o . Y d a t e d 2 8 D e ce m be r 1 9 7 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a l A g r e e m e n t

No. 9 p r o v i d e s i n p a r t a p ay m e n t o f $1BZ3@BB tct t h e C c t ~ ~ n t y t f San

J o a q u i n " . . . i n c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n v a l u e o fs a i d i m p ro v e m e n t s a n d t h e e s t i m a t e d c o s t ctf t h e r e s t o r a t i o n

r e q u i r e d b y t h e l e a s e . " P a r a g r a p h 4 ctf S u p p l e m e n t a l A g r e e m e n t

Na. 9 f u r t h e r p r o v i d e s a r e l e a s e tct t h e G o v er n m en t o f a 1 l

1 a b i l i t y a nd c l a i m s f o r t h e r e s t o r a t i c t n o f s i t e a s r e q u i r e d b y

t h e o r i g i n a l l e a s e . .' I t i s t h e r e f o r e d e t e r m i n e d t h a t a n

e n v i r o n m e n t a l r e s t a r a t i o n p r o j e c t is n o t a p p r c ~ p r i a t e .


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APPENDIX C - 2ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST


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E ND AN GE RE D S P E C I E S L I S T I N G

The followin g sensitive species are known to occur in th evicinity of th e Stockton Military AF: burrowing owl (Achenecunicularia), California tiger salamander (Ambvstomacaliforniense), delta tule pea (Luthvrus iewsonii), giant gartersna ke (Tha mnowh is aiaas) Swainson's hawk (Bu teo swain soni)delta smelt (H mo me su s transwacificus), San Joaquin kit fox(Vulw es macro tis mutica), valley elderberry longh orn beetle(Desmocerus californicus di mo r~ hu s) almate-bracted bi rd fs beak(Cordvlanthus walmatus), Sacremento splittail (Poaonichthvs

macrolewidotus), western spadefoot toad (Scawhiowus hammondihammondi), southwestern pond turtle (Clemmvs m am o r at a wallida),riparian brush rabbit (Svlvilaaus bachmani r i~ ar u s) , an JoaquinValley 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 th e tricoloredblackbird (Aael aius tricolor).


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APPENDIX D

HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS

(NOT USED)


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A P P E N D I X E

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T E L E P H O N E O R V E R B A L C O N V E R S AT I O N R E C O R D DATE 18 November 1993Fcr cue d this fam. sc AR34015: h e poporn l agency K the Adjutant Geacrars M a .

1

SUBJECT OF CONVERSATION

Sharpe Army Depot

OUTGOINGCALL

SUMMARY OF CONVERSATION:

PERSON CALLING

Ted Moore

PERSON CALLED

Rick Tuskes

1 made a call to t he Sharp e Army Depot hoping to cle ar up some of the confusion abo ut which portion of theoriginal Sharpe General Depot we a re to investigate.

I told Mr. Tuskes th at o ur research indicated the Sharpe General Depot consisted of four sit es; the main depot , theTracy Annex, the Field Annex at Stockton Airport, anda portion of Rough and Ready Island. He verified thisinformation. I then asked him if t he th ere were any real esta te changes in these site s from their originalconfigu rations. He indicated t ha t the original depot, the Tracy Annex, and Rough and Ready Island have notchanged and are still owned by DOD. All thr ee a re still active sites. The Tracy Annex is current ly undergoingexpansion.

ADDRESS

PM-M

OFFICE

Public Affairs OfficeSharpe Army Depot

The only site that was sold to private individuals is the Field Annex at Stockton Airport.

PHONE NUMBER ANDEXT.

33 1-8849(314)

PHONE NUMBER ANDEXT.

(209) 982-2839

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APPENDIX F

NEWSPAPERSIJOURNALS

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APPENDIX G

PRESENT SITE PHO TOGRA PHS

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APPENDIX H

HISTORICAL MAPSIDRAWINGS

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APPENDIX I

RISK ASSESSMENT CODE PROCEDURE FORMS


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Property Name:Property Location:DERP Project#:Property Type:

I< s h \SSESSMENT PROCEDURESFOR21 11 I 7 -4RY VUNITIONS RESPONSE PROJECTS

(Revised 29 October 2003)

Rater's Name:

Phone Number:Organization:Date Completed:

Daniel Linehan

Score: 5 .-

RISK ASSESSMENT:

This risk assessment i


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B. Pyrotechnics (for munitions not described above):VALUE

Munitions containing White Phosphorus (WP) or other pyrophoric material (i.e., 1 0 0spontaneously flammable)

Munitions containing a flame or incendiary material (i.e., Napalm, Triethylaluminum 1 0 0metal incendiaries)

Containers containing WP or other pyrophoric material or flame or incendiary material 6 0

Flares, signals, simulators, screeninghurning smokes (other than WP) 4 0

Pyrotechnics (enter the s ingle largest value checked) -

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 hi d e , Nitroglycerin, Mercury 1 0 0Azide, Mercury Fulminate, Tetracene, etc.)

Secondary explosives (Demolition charges, PETN, Compositions A, B, C, Tetryl, TNT, 8 0RDX, HMX, HBX, Black Powder, etc.)

Insensitive explosive substances (explosive contaminated soils, ammonium nitrate) 3 0

Bulk Explosives (HE) (enter the single largest value checked) -

What evidence do you have regarding bulk explosives? NONE

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D. Bulk propellants (not an integral part of rockets, guided missiles, or other conventionalordnance; uncontainerized )

VALUE

Solid or liquid propellants 6 0

Bulk Propellants (select 6 or 0) -What evidence do you have regarding bulk propellants? NONE

E. Recovered Chem ical Warfare M ateriel (RCWM), Weap onized Industrial Chemicals andRadiological M ateriel:

VALUE

Toxic chemical agents (H-Mustard, G-Nerve, V-Nerve and L-Lewisite) 250

Chemical Agent Identification Sets 2 0 0

Radiological Materiel (If rad waste is identified please call the HTRW-CX at 402-697- 1 5 02555)

Weaponized Industrial Chemicals (Hydrogen Cyanide AC; Cyanogen Chloride, CK;Phosgene, CG)

1 0 0

&ot Control Agents (vomiting, tear)

Chem ical and Radiological (enter the single largest value checked) -

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



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TABLE 1HAZARD SEVERITY*

DESCRIPTION CATEGORY HAZARD SEVERITY VALUE

CATASTROPHICCRITICALMARGINALNEGLIGIBLE**NONE

2 1 andlor greater10 to 20

5 to 91 o4

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 RACscore of 5 to determine your appropriate action.

PART I1 - Hazard Probability. The probability that a hazard has been, or will be, created due to thepresence 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

SubsurfaceLocation (enter the single largest value checked)

What evidence do you have regarding the location of OE ? NONE



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B. Distance to nearest inhabited location/structure likely to be at risk from O E hazard (road,park, playground , building, etc.).

Less than 1,250 feet

1,250 feet to 0.5 mile0.5 mile to 1 Omile

1 O mile to 2.0 Miles

Over 2 miles

Distance (enter the sing le 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 theinstallation boundary .

VALUE

26 and over

16 to 25

11 to16

6 to 10

1 to 5

0

Number of buildings (enter the single largest value checked)

Narrative: NONE



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D. Types of B uildings (within 2-mile radius)

Educational, childcare, residential, hospitals, hotels, commercial, shopping centers

Industrial, warehouse, etc.

Agricultural, forestry, etc.

Detention, correctional

No buildings

Types of bu ildings (enter the single largest value checked)

VALUE

5 0

4 0

3 0

2 0olxl

0

Describe the types of buildings: NONE

E. Accessibility to site refers to access by hum ans to ordn ance 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 417intended 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 3 0is intended to deny access to the site.

Security Guard, but no barrier 2 0A 24-hour surveillance system (e.g., television monitoring or surveillance by guards orfacility personnel continuously monitors and controls entry; or, an artificial or natural

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barrier (e.g., fence combined with a cliff) which completely surrounds the area; and, ameans 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

PropertyName:Project Number:Property Type:


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F. Site Dynamics. This deals with site conditions that ar e subject to change in the future, butmay be stable at the present. Examples would be excessive soil erosion on beaches o r streams,increasing land development tha t could reduce distances from the site to inhabited areas orotherwise increase accessibility.

VALUE

ExpectedNot anticipated

Site Dynamics (enter the single largest value checked) -

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 fabl e 2to determine the Hazard Probability Level.

TABLE 2HAZARD PROBABILITY*

DESCRIPTION VALUE LEVEL HAZARD PROBABILITY

FREQUENT A n 27 or greater

PROBABLE a 21 to 26

OCCASIONAL c o 15 to 20

REMOTE D O 8 to 14IMPROBABLE E El less than 8

*Apply Hazard Probability Level to Table 3.



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Part 111 - Risk Assessment. The risk assessment value for this site is determined using the followingTable. 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

SEVERITYCATEGORY:

CATASTROPHIC I 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 4 0

CRITICAL II 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 4 0

MARGINABLE m 2 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 4 0

NEGLIGIBLE IV 3 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0None (V) = RAC 5

RAC 1-4

RAC 5

RISK ASSESSMENT CODE (RAC)

Recommend and approve further action as appropriate. Refer to EP 11 10-1-1 8for discussion of MMR projects and the process to be followed for projectexecution.

Usually indicates that No DOD Action Indicated (NDAI) is necessary. Recommendand approve NDAI and follow instructions for project closeout in accordance withcurrent program guidance.

PART IV -Narrative. Summarize the documented evidence that supports this risk assessment. If nodocumented 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 OEpresence. There is no historical evidence that OE was used or stored at this site.



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APPENDIX J



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APPENDIX J


Addressee

Commander, U.S. Army Engineer DivisionHuntsville, ATTN: CEHND-ED-SYP.O. Box 1600Huntsville, AL 35807-4301

Commander, U.S. Army Chemical Materiel Destruction AgencyATTN: SFIL-NSM, Bldg E4585Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010

Commander, U.S. Army Chemical & Biological Defense CommandATTN: AMSCB-CIL, Bldg E5l83Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21 01 0-5423

Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,Sacramento District1325 "J" StreetSacramento, CA 9581 4-7859

CELMS-ED-G-ED-H-PD-PD-A-PM-M

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APPENDIX K

ARCHIVE ADDRESSES

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SITE SURVEY SUMMARY SHEETFOR

DERP-FUDS SITE NO. J09CAO94900SHARPE GENElWL DEPOT, STOCKTON STORAGE ACTIVITY

SITE NAME: Sharpe General Depot, Stockton Storage Activity. Also formerly known asSharpe General Depot, Stockton Annex. Its three locations are now known as the Port ofStockton, Rough and Ready Island, and Blackslough Landing.

LOCATION: The site is in central California, San Joaquin County, on the south bank ofthe San Joaquin River and the Stockton Deep Water Channel (Figure 1). Two locations, thePort of Stockton and Rough and Ready Island are within the city limits of Stockton on itssouthwest side. The third location is at Blackslough Landing opposite Fourteenmile Slough.

SITE HISTORY: Initial acquisition of lands was authorized by a War Department directiveissued 30 August 1941. During the period from 1941 to 1944, fee title to 277.07 acres andeasement rights over 2.90 acres were acquired by the United States by purchase andcondemnation. In addition, while the installation was active, the United States entered intothree 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, withcontrol of the land returned to the Stockton Port District. Control of the fifth parcel wasreturned to the Stockton Port District with the termination of the final lease on12 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 landknown as "the hospital arean was assumed by the War Assets Administration on29 July 1948. The disposition of this acreage is unknown, although correspondence availableto the Corps of Engineers (COE) Real Estate Division indicates that it had been requested bythe Stockton Port District. 138.56 fee acres and the easement rights in 2.90 acres weretransferred from the Department of the Army to the Department of the Air Force on1 December 1954 to become Stockton Air Force Station (SAFS). The remaining118.44 acres of fee-owned land with improvements were conveyed by the Secretary of theArmy to the Stockton Port District by quitclaim deed dated 12 December 1956. On14 December 1956, the Secretary of the Air Force quitclaimed the acreage of SAFS to theStockton 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 andBuilding Use Map, dated 31 December 1955, was obtained from the Port. The Index Sheetlists 53 structures of kinds common to military storage facilities, such as warehouses, firestation, gasoline stations, repair shops, paint shop, barracks, mess halls, service club,


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administration building, etc., built between 1941 and 1954. Today, eight buildings remain:four large warehouses, three maintenance buildings, and the former officers mess -- theothers were razed to make way for construction of Port facilities. The remaining buildingsare owned by, and in current use by, the Port of Stockton or its tenants. The lands are usedand owned by the Port of Stockton, the Naval Communication Station, and farmers.

SITE VISIT: Mr. Roger Norris, Earth Technology Corporation, visited the three locationsof the site on 18 October 1990. Mr. George C. Winges, who worked at the site during itsactive years, accompanied Norris to two of the three site locations: the Port of Stockton andthe 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 DevelopmentMs. 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. ArmyGeneral Site Plan and Building Use Map for Sharpe General Depot - Stockton Annex, anindex sheet with details for the map, and copies of four aerial photos of the Annex. ThePort 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 andphotograph the eight remaining DOD-built buildings. Four of the buildings are warehousesallegedly 187,000 square feet in size that were used to store automotive equipment, and arenow used in sulfur processing operations by Union Chemical and H.J. Baker & Bros. Threebuildings 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 becomethe present Commercial Exchange Club. The warehouses and the two storage buildings arenot in good condition, but present no hazard.

At Naval Communication Station, Rough and Ready Island, Norris and Winges met withLCDR Roland S. Moreau, Public Works Officer [telephone (209) 944-0271]. Moreau statedthat no part of Rough and Ready Island has been occupied by the Army, and that it hasalways been under Navy control. The parcel is, therefore, ineligible for the DefenseEnvironmental 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 uncultivatedland undistinguished from its surroundings. There was no visible evidence of DODoccupation. Winges believed it may have been a place used to put material dredged from theship channel.


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At the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Office (in the city of Stockton), Nomsfound that H.J. Baker & Bros.' sulfur "prilling" operations (making 118-inch pellets for asoil additive) had resulted in sulfur runoff with surface drainage. The Regional WaterQuality 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 isoutside the site, but adjacent to it, on the west side of Stork Road. The area has been usedfor petroleum terminal activities for more than 40 years. Tenants included ARCO, StocktonPetroleum, Time Oil, Tesoro, Southern Pacific Pipelines, ST Services, Union Oil, and UnionPacific. Products were leaded, unleaded, and premium gasolines, jet fuel, alcohol, andvarious additives. Groundwater flows southeastward from the tank area toward a corner ofthe Port site. The groundwater surface elevation was 3 feet to 6 feet below mean sea leveland had floating product thicknesses of 0.1 feet to 0.3 feet. The DOD had no connectionwith 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 ofStockton. California. from the Gold Rush to 1985, published by the Holt-AthertonCenter for Western Studies, Stockton, California.

The MARK Group, Engineers and Geologists, Inc., July 16th 1990, Interim InvestigationWork 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.


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DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAMFORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES

FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY

SHARPE GENERAL DEPOT, STOCKTON STORAGE ACTIVITYSAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

SITE NO. J09CA094900

GS OF FACT

1. Initial acquisition of lands was authorized by a War Department directive issued30 August 1941. Between 1941 and 1944, fee title to 277.07 acres and easement rights over2.90 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 StocktonPort 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 SharpeGeneral Depot, Stockton Annex. It was used as a military storage facility, by theDepartment of the Army. It was served by the Port of Stockton and the Santa Fe, WesternPacific, and Southern Pacific Railroads. Between 1941 and 1954, some 53 structures of allkinds appropriate for a military storage facility were built. Only 8 buildings remain, allothers having been razed to make way for construction of Port facilities. The remainingbuildings are in current use by the Port of Stockton or its tenants. There are no knownunderground storage tanks or environmental hazards due to DOD occupation.

3. Four of the leasehold interests were terminated between 1944 and 1947, with controlof the land returned to the Stockton Port District. Control of the fifth parcel was returned tothe Port District with the termination of the final lease on 12 September 1948. It is unknownwhat improvements, if any, were made on the 518.70 acres leased during the tenure of theUnited States. The leased parcel on Rough and Ready Island is now part of an active DODinstallation, the Naval Communication Station. Accountability for 20.07 acres of fee landknown as "the hospital area" was assumed by the War Assets Administration on29 July 1948. The disposition of this acreage is unknown, although correspondence availableto the COE Real Estate Division indicates that it had been requested by The Stockton PortDistrict. 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 becomeStockton Air Force Station (SAFS). The remaining 1 18.44 acres of fee-owned land withimprovements were conveyed by the Secretary of the Army to the Stockton Port District byquitclaim deed dated 12 December 1956. On 14 December 1956, the Secretary of the AirForce quitclaimed the acreage of SAFS to the Stockton Port District. In summary, the lands


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were acquired between 1941 and 1944; and disposed of between 1944 and 1956 to theStockton Port District.

Based on the foregoing findings f fad, the site has bear determined to be formerly used bythe bOD. Therefore, it is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program forFormerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et q., ith the exceptionof the portion belonging to the Naval Communication Station.

Brigadier General, U.S. ArmyCommanding


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5Figure 1

0 10 Miles

Scale Location MapSharpe General Depot -

Stockton Storage ActivitySource: Base maps from U.S .G.S., 1:250,000

Sacramento & San Jose Quads Site No. J09CA094900

Aorth


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SITE SURVEY SUMMARY SHEET

FORDEW-FZTDS SITE NO. J09CA094800

SITE NAME: Sharpe Army Depot - Field Annex.LOCATION: The site is in central California, in San Joaquin County, approximately3.5 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 loolacretriangular parcel leased from the City of Stockton and the County of San Joaquin in the early1940s. It was used as an Army post during World War Il and again during the VietnamWar. Various portions of the site were returned to the original owners between 1963 and1975 as the leases were terminated. The Installation Layout Map with Building Schedule

shows some 64 buildings for living and support facilities including barracks, BOQ, familyhousing, mess halls, dispensary, chapel, theatre, service club, recreational facilities, firestation, warehouses, etc. The post had its own water supply and sewage treatment plant.Underground and aboveground fuel tanks and electrical transformers are presumed to havebeen on site. Few of the original structures remain. Most of the buildings have beenremoved and the site is under development as an industrial park. The original leaseNo. 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 bySupplemental Agreement No. 9 dated 28 December 1973. That agreement provided in part apayment of $102,000 to the County of San Joaquin "... n consideration of the difference invalue 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 Governmentof 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 ArmyCorps of Engineers Installation Support Section and MAJ John Sutcliffe, an IMA officer withthe Sacramento District. The post firehouse structure, water tank, pump houses, and a fewwarehouses were found to be still in use. The sewage treatment plant remained, but was notin use. The sewage plant site and access road has been purchased by a private party. Mostother stpctures had been removed. Areas where fuels or toxic materials may have beenused or stored were in the following structures:


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StructureNumber Structure Name

Electric Substation (PG&E)Photo Lab

Petroleum LabFlammable Material StorageService StationMotor Repair ShopFire StationFire StationPaint ShopSewage Treatment Plant Sewage BedsPaint 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 bynew construction for the Airport Industrial Park.

On 8 November 1990, telephone calls were made by Earth Technology to SharpeEnvironmental Office, San Joaquin County Planning Dept. and Public Works Dept., and theStockton 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 nearlyall building heating was done by natural gas and electricity (not by oil furnaces requiring oilstorage tanks). Development of the site into the Airport Industrial Park is about fortypercent complete.

CATEGORY OF HAZARD: NOFA.

This category was assigned because the lease (actually, a supplemental agreement to thelease) releases the Government of all liability and claims for site restoration on the mostdensely developed area. Moreover, the site has subsequently been used without complaintfor probably 17 years and is under development as an industrial park. The sewage treatmentplant, 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


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DEFENSE ENVIROA3IENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAMFORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES

FINDINGS A M ) DETERMINATION O F ELIGIBILITY

SHARPE ARMY DEPOT - FIELD ANNEXSAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

SITE NO. J09CA094800

FINDINGS O F FACT

1. The former Sharpe Army Depot Field Annex was located on a 100-acre triangularparcel about 3.5 miles southeast of the city of Stockton, adjacent to the present StocktonMetropolitan Airport on its southwest side. The site comprised five principal parcels leasedfrom 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 WorldWar I1 and again during the Vietnam War. Improvements included temporary-typeoperational buildings, general purpose warehouses, troop barracks without mess, servicestation, and wash rack, fire station, utility lines and systems, vehicle parking areas, roadsand hardstand areas. Presently, the firehouse, a water tank, pump houses, and a fewwarehouses remain.

3. The leases terminated between 1963 and 1975 and the property reverkd to the Countyof 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 thees timatdcost of the restoration required by the lease." Paragraph 4 of SupplementalAgreement No. 9 further provided a release to the Government of all liability and claims forthe restoration by the original lease.

DETERMINATION

Based on the foregoing findings of fact, the site has been determined to be formerly used bythe 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. ArmyCommanding


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Figure 10 5 10 Miles

Location M apScale Sharpe Army Depot Aorth

- Field AnnexSource: Base maps from U.S.G.S., 1 25O,OOO

Sacramento & San Jose Quads Site NO.J09CA094800


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FINDING OF FACTDEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM (DE RP )

SHARPE GENERAL DEPOT, STOCKTON STORAGE ACT IV IT Y, CALIFORNIA

1 . I n i t i a l a c q u i s i t i o n o f l a n d s a t t h i s Army i n s t a l l a t i o n w a sa u t h o r i z e d b y a War D e p a r t m e n t d i r e c t i v e i s s u e d A u g u s t 3 0 , 1 94 1.T he p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 4 8 m i l e s s o u t h o fS a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f o r n i a a n d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 8 3 m i l e s e a s t o f S a nF r a n c i s c o , C a l i f o r n i a . D u r i n g t h e p e r i o d f r o m 1 9 4 1 t o 1 94 4, f e et i t l e t o 2 77 .07 a c r e s a n d e a s e m e n t r i g h t s o v e r 2 .90 a c r e s w e r ea c q u i r e d b y t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , b y p u r c h a s e a n d c o n d e m n a t i o n , a t at o t a l o f $ 1 9 0 , 80 0 . 0 0 .

2 . W h i l e t h e i n s t a l a t i o n w a s a c t i v e , a n d i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e f e ea n d e a s e m e n t l a n d s , t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s e n t e r e d i n t o t h r e e l e a s e sw i t h t h e S t o c k t o n P o r t D i s t r i c t f o r u s e o f a t o t a l o f 5 1 8 .7 0

a c r e s , i n f i v e p a r c e l s , a t a n a g g r e g a t e c o s t o f $ 3 1 7 , 1 0 0 p e rannum. F o u r o f t h e s e l e a s e h o l d i n t e r e s t s w e r e t e r m i n a t e d f ro m1 9 4 4 t o 1 9 4 7 , w i t h c o n t r o l o f t h e l a n d r e t u r n e d t o t h e P o r tD i s t r i c t . C o n t r o l o f t h e f i f t h p a r c e l w a s r e t u r n e d t o t h eS t o c k t o n P o r t D i s t r i c t w i t h t h e t e r m i n a t i o n o f t h e f i n a l l e a s ee f f e c t i v e 1 2 S e p t e m b e r 1 9 4 8 . I t i s un kno wn w h a t i m p r o v e m e n t s , i fa n y , w e r e e s t a b l i s h e d on t h e l e a s e d p a r c e l s d u r i n g t h e t e n u r e o ft h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .

3 . A c c o u n t a b i l i t y f o r 2 0.07 a c r e s o f f e e l a n d kno w n a s " t h eh o s p i t a l a r e a " w a s a s su me d b y t h e f o r m e r War A s s e t sA d m i n i s t r a t i o n o n 2 9 J u l y 1 9 4 8 . T he d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h i s a c r e a g ei s u n k n o w n , a l t h o u g h a v a i l a b l e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e i n d i c a t e s t h a t i t

h a d b e e n r e q u e s t e d by t h e S t o c k t o n P o r t D i s t r i c t . 1 3 8 . 5 6 a c r e si n f e e a n d t h e e a s e m e n t r i g h t s i n 2.90 a c r e s w e r e t r a n s f e r r e d b yt h e D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e Army t o t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e A i r F o r c ew i t h e f f e c t f r o m 1 D ec em be r 1 9 5 4 a n d w e r e s u b s e q u e n t l y d e s i g n a t e da s S t o c k t o n A i r F o r c e S t a t i o n (SAFS). T he r e m a i n i n g 1 18 .4 4 a c r e so f f e e - o w n e d l a n d a t t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n , t o g e t h e r w i t h " a l l t h ea p p u r t e n a n c e s p e r t a i n i n g t h e r e t o a nd a l l i m p r o v e m e n t s l o c a t e dt h e r e o n " , w e r e c o n v e y e d b y t h e S e c r e t a r y o f t h e Army t o t h eS t o c k t o n P o r t D i s t r i c t b y Q u i t c l a i m De e d d a t e d 1 2 D e ce m be r 1 95 6.By a s i m i l a r l y w o r d e d Q u i t c l a i m De e d d a t e d 1 4 D ec em be r 1 9 5 6 , t h eS e c r e t a r y o f t h e A i r F o r c e c o n v e y e d a l l o f t h e a c r e a g e c o m p r i s i n gSAFS t o t h e S t o c k t o n P o r t D i s t r i c t .

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