DTSC Issues Zeneca Draft RAW, Public Comment Period 10/10/05 to 11/8/05

October 19, 2005

The Department of Toxics Substances Control (DTSC) has issued a proposed Draft Removal Action Workplan (Draft RAW) for cleanup of a portion of East Stege Marsh at the neighboring Zeneca site. They have opened a 30-day public comment period. All emailed comments must be sent to DTSC no later thatn 5 p.m. on November 8, 2005. Please mail comments to Lynn Nakashima, Project Scientist, DTSC, 700 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710 or email her at: lnakashima@dtsc.ca.gov

If approved DTSC expects the RAW to be implemented starting late November or early December. Work will include excavation of sediments from the marsh, treatment with cement to dry the sediments, trucking of treated sediments off-site and trucking clean fill onto the site.

DTSC has issued at Fact Sheet with a proposed project Work Area Traffic Access Plan map. At the request of the campus Office of Environment, Health & Safety, the route of import of clean fill will be moved from 46th Street at the RFS fence-line to the center of the Zeneca site, which will reduce the potential for nuisance dust, noise, vibration and diesel exhaust.

The Draft RAW is available for viewing at Information Repositories at the following locations:

1) DTSC File Room, 700 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710, hours 8-5 M-F by appointment only- call (510) 540-3800.
2) The Richmond Main Library, 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94801 Reference desk (510) 620-6561. Hours 3-7 Mon. & Tues., 2-6 Wed. & Thurs., 1-5 Fri. & Sat.