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PROJECT DESCRIPTION TRACY AUXILIARY FIELD N0.5 TRACY, CALIFORNIA PROJECT NO. J09CA097200
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I NTROOUCTION

A t the request o f the South P a c i f i c Division, Army Corps o f Engineers, the Sacramento D i s t r i c t conducted a review o f the former Tracy A u x i l i a r y F i e l d N0.5 s l t e located i n San Joaquin County, California. The review was performed as p a r t o f the Defense Environmental Restoration Program and consisted o f a s i t e v i s i t and contact w i t h individuals and agencies t h a t may have information regardlng the s i t e t o assess possible hazardous and t o x i c waste contaminatlon, presence o f ordnance and unsafe debris t h a t may have resulted from Department o f Defense (DOD) u t i l i z a t i o n o f the s l t e as a m i l l t a r y a l r f l e l d .

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DESCRIPTION O F REPORT

This report supports a recornendation f o r DOD approval, under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program, of a potential hazardous and t o x i c waste contamination p r o j e c t a t t h i s former DO0 i n s t a l l a t i o n . 3.0 DESCRIPTION O F SITE

a. S l t e Location Tracy A u x i l i a r y F i e l d No.5 i s located i n San Joaquln County, 2.5 ml l e s southwest o f the Ci.ty o f Tracy, California. . b. Public Use o f the S l t e The former a l r f l e l d s l t e conslstlng o f a runway and taxiways i s owned and operated by the C i t y o f Tracy as a municfpal a1 rport. c. Public A c c e s s i b i l i t y

d. History o f Access Access was 1imited t o m l l i t a r y constraints during DOD use. Hi s t o r y o f access from 1947 t o the present is unknown, a1though, access I s assumed t o have been the same as i t i s today. e.
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- The s i t e i s open t o the publlc.

History o f injuries

- Unknown.
- Unknown.

Professional/Offtcia1 Safety Reports

g. Conditlon o f Structures Four structures used by the Amy A i r Forces during the W W I I era s t i l l e x i s t a t the site. The structures appeared t o be s t r u c t u r a l l y sound. New buildings were i n the process o f being b u i l t .

SITE SURVEY SUMMARY F O R DERP PROJECT NO. J09CA097200 SITE NAME: Tracy Auxi 1i a r y F i e l d N0.5 (Tracy Municipal A1 r p o r t , Tracy A u x i l i a r y Field, Tracy A u x i l i a r y Landing Field, Tracy A u x l l f a r y F l y i n g School, Stockton Army A i r F i e l d and A u x i l i a r y F i e l d No. 5).

CalTtornia.

LOCATION:

Approximately 2.5 miles southwest o f Tracy, i n San Joaquin County,

DESCRIPTION O F PROBLEM: Potent fa1 sof 1 and groundwater contaml nation r e s u l t i n g from the presence o f two underground f u e l storage tanks. SITE HISTORY: The Tracy A u x i l i a r y F i e l d No. 5 s i t e (approximately 307 acres) was acquired from the C i t y o f Tracy (156.5 acres) by lease and from A l f r e d and M. Pereira (150.51 acres) by Declaration o f Taking between 1942 and 1943. On A p r i l 23, 1946, the War Department declared the s l t e surplus and custody and a c c o u n t a b i l i t y was assumed by the War Assets Administration as o f November 20, 1946. By Instrument o f Transfer dated May 27, 1947, the 150.51 acres i n fee were quitclaimed and 156.5 acres o f leasehold were reconveyed t o the C i t y o f Tracy. AVAILABLE STUDIES AND REPORTS: Real estate information f o r t h e s i t e i s on f i l e w i t h the Army Corps o f Engineers, Sacramento D i s t r i c t Real Estate D i v l slon. CATEGORY O F HAZARDS: The two underground storage tanks and associated p i p i n g are considered t o be p o t e n t i a l sources o f low l e v e l hazardous/toxlc waste. BASIS O F DETERMINATION storage tanks was used other underground f u e l manager, possibly used O F DOD RESPONSIBILITY: One by the U.S. Army A i r Forces storage tank m a y have been, by the U.S. ~ r m y A i r Forces o f the underground f u e l during World War 11. The according t o the a i r p o r t durlng WWII.

POCIDISTRICT: Ms. Sharon Bruno, Army Corps o f Engineers, Sacramento D i s t r l c t f f i c e (916r551-1049. STATUS: Currently, the s i t e I s used as a municipal a i r p o r t . The two underground storage tanks from the era a t the s i t e may have been abanWWII

doned I n the e a r l y 19501s,; however, no documentation f o r the abandonment i s available. The C i t y o f ' Tracy Department o f Public Works i s i n the. process o f evaluating two underground f u e l storage tanks t h a t were i n s t a l l e d i n 1980 t o see I f they are s t i l l useful and t o decide whether an aboveground fuel farm i s more feasible.
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DESCRIPTION O F PROPOSED REMEDIAL ACTION: The f o l 1owl ng i tems are proposed f o r t h e s l t e : (1) perform a magnetic survey t o assess i f the two i d e n t i f i e d underground storage tanks are present a t the s i t e ; (2) removal and disposal o f the underground tanks and associated piping; (3) conf 1mtion sampl 1ng t o determine if these p o t e n t i a l sources o f contamination have Contaminated the sol 1 ( i f the confirmation sampling confirms s i g n i f i c a n t s o i l contamination, f u r t h e r remedial i n v e s t i g a t i o n may be necessary).

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM

FOR FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES
FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
TRACY AIRPORT (TRACY AUXILIARY FIELD NO. 5)
TRACY, CALIFORNIA
SITE NO. J09CA097200
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The total acreage for the former Tracy Auxiliary Field No. 5 was 307.01
acres. The War Department acquired 156.5 acres by lease from the City of
Tracy. The lease was dated March 10, 1942. The leased land consisted of the
original airfield. Approximately 150.51 acres was acquired in fee through
Declaration of Taking in 1943. The owners of the land were Alfred and M.
Pereira.

2. Tracy Auxiliary Field No. 5 was used by the U.S. Army Air Force as an
auxiliary field to Stockton Army Air Field and was under DOD ownership control
during the period of DOD ownership. At the time of acquisition, facilities at
the site included unimproved runways and taxiways, several buildings, water
well, beacon tower, one underground storage tank, fueling pit, and gravel pit.
After the acquisition of the site property, the U.S. Government improvements
consisted of new runways, taxiways, apron, and field lighting.

3 . The War Department declared the auxiliary field surplus on April 23, 1946. Accountability was assumed by the War Assets Administration (WAA) on November
20,1946. By Instrument of Transfer dated May 27, 1947, ownership of the site
was given to the City of Tracy. The Instrumental of Transfer reconveyed the
leased land (156.5 acres) back to the City of Tracy and also quitclaimed the
additional 150.51 acres acquired by the U.S. Government to the City of Tracy.
The instrument contains a permanent recapture clause in the event of a
national emergency that make the "landing area, building areas, and airport
facilities ...including any additions or improvements thereto made subsequent to the declaration of any part of the airport as surplus" subject to
recapture. The instrument also states that the "airport shall be used for
public airport purposesr and only for such purposes," and "all structures,
improvements, facilities and equipment of the airport shall be maintained at
all times ...during the remainder of their estimated life." Also, there is a 25.52 acre portion of the 150.51 acres of former fee land and 8-12 acres of
former leasehold area already subject to an easement in favor of the U.S.
Government for a segment of the existing Delta-Mendota Canal operated by the
Bureau of Reclamation. The former Tracy Auxiliary Field No. 5 is now ehe site of the
Airport' and is owned and operated by the City of Tracy. All facilities
formerly located on the site have been utilized by the City af Tracy or have
been removed from the site, with the exception of two underground storage

tanks that were reportedly used by the U.S. Army air Forces during WWII.
These two underground storage tanks were supposedly abandoned during the early
1950's but no records or documentation are available for the abandonment.
DETERMINATION
Based on the foregoing findings of fact, the site has been determined to be
formerly used by the 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.

JUL 24 1991
Date

fV ROGER F . YANKOUPE ,

Brigadier General, U.S. Army

Commanding

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A C Q U I S I T I O N AUTHORIZATION
R E - D ( L E A S E ) DATED 6 FEB.,I942 RE-D 1990 DATED 2 DEC., 1942 RE-D 1990-A DATED 5 AUG., 1943

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T R A C T DATA
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I Tracy Auxiliary Field No. 5

Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Site No. J09CA0972

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Public FUDS GIs Property Location Check Sheet

To: GERALD VINCENT

J09CA0972
TRACY AUX FLD #5
Latitude
Longitude

37O 41 ' 18" N

121 26' 23" W

Location of FUDS propetty accurate Updated Property Coordinates have been entered into FUDSMIS