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SITE SURVEY SUMMARY SHEET

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DEW-FUDS SITE NO. J09CA079900 Eureka-Humboldt Co. Airport
Arcata Auxiliary Naval Air Station-Alameda, Landing Aids Experiment SITE NAm(Sk Station, Arcata Airport, Eureka, Humboldt County A r o iph

LOCATION: The site is located in Humboldt County, California, approximately 15miles north of the town of Eureka in McKinleyville, California (see Figure 1).

SITE HISTORY: On 23 September 1942, the: Department of the Army acquired 442.34 acres
by lease from the County of Humboldt. In 1944 (exact date unknown) the 442.34 acres w s a

transferred to the Department of the Navy. On 4 November 1944 the Navy acquired an additional 223.05 acres for a total site acquisition of 665.39 acres. The site was used by the Navy as a baining facility for flight operations in foggy conditions. The Navy made improvements to support the operations and maintenance of aircraft and the training of aviators. The improvements included aircraft hangars, a control tower/office building, housing, a hospital, aircraft fuel and oil storage facilities, and a fog dispersal system. In 1950 (exact date unknown), o Congress discontinued appropriations for the station and it was turned over t the County of Humboldt for general aviation use. On 31 January 1956, the Administrator of General Services conveyed 665.39 acres to the County of Humboldt by quitclaim deed.

The quitclaim deed included both a use resttiction for public airport purposes (no time limit) and a recapture clause. The deed also contained a clause absolving the Government from restoration
at the site.

S I E VISIT: On 15 August 1991, Mr. Gene Johnson of Dynamac Corporation conducted a site visit with the assistance of Mr. Frank Fritz, Airport Operations Supervisor for Humboldt County. The site contains 15 known locations of DoDinstalled underground storage tanks (see Figure 2). Three of these tanks are currently in use by Humboldt County to store aviation fuel. Another eight of these tanks were used by DoD to s t m heating oil and were used beneficially in the past by the County. The remaining four USTs are abandoned lube oil tanks which have not been used since DoD activity was terminated.

Mr. Fritz also pointed out locations of an additional six potential UST locations (see F g x 2). iue Four of these are heating oil tanks located beneath present parking mas. Mr. Fritz presumes that these were also beneficially used by the County at one t m . The remaining two locations are ie possible diesel USTs at former DoD fueling stations. There is no evidence supporting beneficial use of these tanks by the County.
Hurnboldt County has installed and operates two additional 12,000 gallon USTs to store aviation fuel. One eleven gallon transformer installed by the DoD is in storage at the aitpoh However, this

item was used by the County until 1988. All of the tanks and pumps and most of the piping associated with the fog dispersal (FIDO) system have been removed. Some of the ten inch supply lines remain in the ground adjacent to the former FIDO tank farm (see Figure 3). The estimated length of the remaining pipe is less than 200 feet. Originally, the system was composed of approximately 22,000 feet of piping. The soil underneath the former pipelines may have been contaminated with kerosene or other fuels used in the system. Mr. James Clark of the Humboldt-Del Norte County Environmental Health Department was interviewed. Mr. Clark stated that the two aviation fuel tanks installed by the County were tested tight. The 50,000 gallon DoD-installed tank was tested tight in 1987. The County had no other records of environmental concern regarding the site. The California Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites list (CORTESE) was examined. This database includes input from the Department of Health Services, the State Water Resources Control Board, the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards, and the California Waste Management Board. No records were identified that would impact the subject site. CATEGORY OF HAZARD: CON/HTW, HTW. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CON/HTW. The proposed project consists of a survey to determine the locations of the USTs and associated piping, removal and disposal of the USTsIpiping and remaining FIDO system piping, testing of the underlying soil and groundwater, removal of contaminated soil, and backfilling of the disturbed areas with clean fill. HTW. The project consists of a site characterization study and a follow-up feasibility study for possible soiVgroundwater contamination underneath the former fog dispersal (FIDO) system. AVAILABLE STUDIES AND REPORTS: Reidel Environmental Services, Inc., "Scope of Work for Contamination Evaluation at the Former Arcata Naval Auxiliary Air Station", Intra-Army Order DA 2544, 31 January 1989. Townsend, Paul, CESPL-ED-DG, "Site Visit: Arcata-Eureka Airport", 9 December 1988. Sacramento District, Corps of Engineers, "IPR for Eureka-Humboldt County Airport (Arcata Aux NAS)", 13 November 1987. PA POC: Mr. John Hoge, CESPK-ED-M-HTW, 916-557-7421

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
EUREKA-HUMBOLDT COUNTY AIRPORT HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Site No. J09CA079900 FINDINGS OF FACT On 23 September 1942, the Department of the Army acquired 442.34 acres by lease from 1. the County of Humboldt. In 1944 (exact date unknown) the 442.34 acres was transferred to the Department of the Navy and on 4 November 1944, the Navy acquired an additional 223.05 acres of which 218.45 acres were acquired in fee from 23 individual landowners and 4.6 acres by permanent easement from one additional landowner. The total acreage for the site was 665.39. The site was known as the Arcata Auxiliary Naval Air Station and also as the Landing 2. Aids Experiment Station. It was situated in Humboldt County, California and used by the U.S. Navy as a training facility for flight operations in foggy conditions. The improvements were aircraft hangers, a control towerloffice building, housing, a hospital, aircraft fuel and storage facilities, and a fog dispersal system. On 31 January 1956, the Administrator of General Services conveyed the property to the 3. County of Humboldt (current owner) by quitclaim deed. The deed contained both a recapture clause and a clause absolving the U.S. for restoration.

DETERMINATION Based on the foregoing findings of fact, the site has been determined to be formerly used by DoD. It is therefore eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program - Formerly Used Defense Sites established under 10 USC 2701 et seq.

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