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G1. IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2
Former NIROP Building 2 is approximately 600 feet by 1,320 feet and located east of the Chino Valley Freeway and north of Mission Boulevard. Former NIROP Building 2 was constructed in approximately 1952 and was used as the primary production building for missile construction and assembly. Historically, former NIROP Building 2 contained numerous operations and departments, which included machine and painting shops, mechanical assemblies, welding and masking areas, and experimental machine and tool manufacturing. The Site Investigations focused on the eastern end of former NIROP Building 2, identified as the primary manufacturing area. The remaining portions of former NIROP Building 2 were used for offices and conference rooms. A wastewater treatment facility, constructed in 1970 immediately adjacent the eastern wall of former NIROP Building 2, was demolished in 1995.
The contaminants of concern identified during investigations of former NIROP Building 2 were cutting oils and solvents that may have passed through isolation pad separators, surrounding machine foundation pads, or through sumps. The machine pads consisted of large concrete blocks that extended to an approximate depth of four feet below grade. The isolation pads were separated from the main floor by wood, plastic or felt insulation that was placed on all four sides of the concrete isolation pads. The separation materials deteriorated with time and may have served as conduits for the contaminants to migrate downward. The remainder of the floor in former NIROP Building 2 consisted of a six-inch thick, reinforced concrete slab.
Circa 1989, IT conducted a Site Investigation that included the collection of sub-slab and subsurface soil samples within and adjacent former NIROP Building 2. The soil samples were analyzed for VOCs, SVOCs, metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons. Surface and subsurface soil samples were collected below and adjacent to the foundation of former NIROP Building 2 at depths of one foot, three feet, five feet, and ten feet bgs.
Subsequently, the definition and extent of contamination in all areas of concern was determined from reported soil sample analytical results collected by Dames & Moore Consultants, as recommended in the Phase I Environmental Assessment. Analytical results from Department 62 were reported in the Soils Investigation Department 62 Trenching Area. Additionally, Tetra Tech, Inc. reported elevated concentrations of copper, chromium, and lead in the soil. Tetra Tech, Inc. also reported soil sample results for the Plasma Desmear Area which is located along the interior wall of former NIROP Building 2, between the Department 52 and 62 areas. Plasma Desmear soil sample results were reported with elevated concentrations of arsenic and beryllium in the soil. The Plasma Desmear Area soil was also analyzed for SVOCs. Tetra Tech, Inc. reported elevated levels of copper, chromium, and nickel in soil within the WWTP area.
Former NIROP Building 2, Site 6 soil with contaminant concentrations unacceptable to human health risk for residential land uses was excavated to approximately six feet bgs., simultaneously with removal actions within former NIROP Buildings 4, 7, 27, 39, and 48, and the former NIROP Salvage Yard. During these three removal actions, 1,640 tons of hydrocarbon contaminated soil was excavated and transported off-site for disposal. Subsequent to the removal actions, DTSC collected Site 6 confirmation soil samples at a depth of approximately six feet bgs. The confirmation soil samples were reported with concentrations of metals (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and hexavalent chromium) in exceedance of facility-specific cleanup goals. The excavated soil was replaced with clean fill material. Fact Statement G of the Land Use Covenant identifies areas below former NIROP Building 2 that contain residual hazardous substances, below six feet bgs, with unacceptable health risk for residential land uses.
There were no areas within former Parcel 6, located immediately east of former NIROP Building 2, identified as requiring land use restrictions.

G2. IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Surface Processing Area, Department 52
The Surface Processing (metal plating) Area/Department 52 was located within the southeast corner of former NIROP Building 2, between the Metal Chip Storage Area and the Department 62 Wastewater Treatment Area. Exhibit A of the Land Use Covenant recorded by the County of Los Angeles also refers to Surface Processing Area/Department 52 by its original facility name, the Chrome Line Area.
Prior to HMSC's occupancy, the Plating Shop Area contained a chrome plating line that was removed in 1988. Releases occurred from the chrome plating line that damaged the concrete floor in that area.
Tetra Tech, Inc. collected soil samples within Department 52, the former Surface Processing Area. Activities that occurred in this area involved plating operations that used metal etching, plating, and rinse solutions. Reported analytical results indicated elevated levels of total chromium and hexavalent chromium in the soil. Total chromium was reported at a concentration of 154 parts ppm, and hexavalent chromium was reported at a concentration of 94 ppm. The mean background levels as determined the Background Metals Soil Sampling Results were total chromium at 24 ppm and hexavalent chromium at 0.10 ppm.

G3. Removal Action at Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Surface Processing Area, Department 52
When the chrome line plating equipment was removed in 1988, the damaged concrete floor was removed, along with four feet of soil beneath the concrete slab. Clean fill material was placed into the excavation, and a new concrete slab was poured across the former Chrome Line Area.
Subsequent to the Department 52 soil sample analysis, beyond the former Chrome Line Area, a removal action work plan was approved by DTSC. The work plan recommended excavation of the total chromium and hexavalent chromium contaminated soil in the surface process area, and collection of confirmation soil samples from each excavation floor and the sidewalls of each excavation. Approximately 140 cubic yards (220 tons) of soil in the former Surface Processing Area was the subject of a removal action completed in June 1996. The soil was loaded into roll-off containers and stored inside former NIROP Building 2 for soil characterization. A minimum of one confirmation sample was collected from each sidewall of each excavation, and at least one confirmation soil sample was collected from the bottom of each excavation, collected at a depth of approximately six feet bgs.
At the request of DTSC, additional soil samples were collected in July 1996 at 5 and 10 feet below the floor and analyzed for PAHs, CAM 17 Metals, and chlorinated solvents. Soil samples collected from the former Surface Processing/Department 52 Area were reported with concentrations of metals including: copper; chromium; hexavalent chromium; nickel; lead, and cadmium in exceedance of the historic, facility-specific cleanup goals, per the Facility-Wide Screening Level Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment. DTSC approved the backfilling of the area in August 1996. A closure report was submitted to DTSC. Excavated soil was replaced with clean fill material.

G4. Land Use Controls at Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Surface Processing Areas, Department 52
The Land Use Covenant imposes soil excavation restrictions at the former Surface Processing Department 52 Area to a maximum of six feet bgs without the prior written approval of DTSC. Excavated soil must be tested for the hazardous substances noted in Fact Statement G of the Land Use Covenant, and properly used, treated, and/or disposed of as required by law and the DTSC. Additionally, the Surface Processing Department 52 Area is subject to site-wide groundwater use restrictions specified in Article II, Section 3.02 of the Land Use Covenant.

G5. Inspection at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Surface Processing Areas, Department 52
Annual former NIROP Building 2 inspection submissions are required by DTSC prior by September 15 of each year. Prologis currently submits Annual Inspection Reports for the remodeled, former NIROP Building 2, with a current address of 1601 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, California 91766. Each Annual Inspection Report includes a completed questionnaire and photographs as evidence of compliance with the requirements within the Land Use Covenant, including soil and groundwater restrictions allocated to Site 6.
A Site Inspection Checklist was completed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection, conducted on March 28, 2018. The former NIROP Site 6 Surface Processing Areas were photographed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection.

G6. IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant, Department 62
The Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP; Department 62) was constructed in 1970. The WWTP operated from 1975 to 1995. The Industrial WWTP/Department 62/Trench Area (also known as Trenching Area) was located outside and adjacent to the southeastern portion of former NIROP Building 2. Exhibit A of the Land Use Covenant recorded by the County of Los Angeles also refers to this area as the Dept. 62 Sumps.
The WWTP processed approximately 130,000 gallons per day of wastewater and process steams, generated mainly from former NIROP Buildings 2 and 4, and discharged treated wastewater pursuant to a permit with the Sanitation District of Los Angeles County. The printed wiring board (PWB)/flex harness fabrication area involved plating operations using metals electro-less and electrolytic plating solutions, rinse solutions, and also metal removal using cupric chloride etch solutions. The trenching network operated as a subfloor utility conduit for piping associated with various plating and rinse baths, tanks, process units, and other systems. The trenching also functioned as a containment system for potential spillages, overflows, or releases from the facilities and piping. The PWB/flex harness fabrication area has since been decommissioned, and all equipment has been removed.
The WWTP treated liquid wastes from the various manufacturing processes at the plant. The manufacturing processes within the plant included the use of acids, alkalis, etchants, and various metal finishing operations. These operations generated wastewater that contained heavy metals, chemical waste, and large amounts of oil and grease. The WWTP consisted of two treatment systems.
Most of the WWTP consisted of the Lance system, a pre-treatment system installed in 1975. This system was designed to treat and remove metals from wastewater. Incoming wastewater was drained into receiving tanks. Water was segregated into various subsystems for treatment, transferring to treating vessels for chemical treatment, then to clarifiers for final treatment. The products of the treatment process were treated wastewater and sludge. The sludge was pumped to a filter press, compressed and dried.
The Andco Electrochemical Heavy Metal Removal system was added to the WWTP in 1985, as a supplemental treatment system to remove metals from the wastewater. The system consisted of electrochemical cells, a polymer mixing unit, and a clarifier. This system provided a secondary treatment to the Lance system. Treated wastewater was discharged into the Los Angeles County sewer system.
The WWTP was operated under a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit issued through Los Angeles County. The WWTP was also operated under a permit-by-rule (PBR) authorization issued through the DTSC. The DTSC provided oversight for the WWTP closure.
Two subsurface soil investigations (January-February 1994 and April-May 1994) were performed within the Department 62 Trenching Area of former NIROP Building 2. Both investigations involved collecting samples from soil borings in the open trench and pit areas at various depths and analyzing these samples for California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 26 Total Threshold Limit Concentration (TTLC) metals. Both investigations reported elevated levels of copper, and to a lesser extent, chromium and lead in the Western Sump and the Wastewater Treatment Sump areas. Soil samples collected from the former Industrial WWTP area were analyzed with reported concentrations of arsenic and hexavalent chromium in exceedance of the historic, facility-specific cleanup goals, per the Facility-Wide Screening Level Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment. Some volatile organic compound (VOC) and semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC) contaminated soil was also reported in the area of the wastewater treatment plant.
In December 1994, Tetra Tech, Inc. prepared a final closure plan for the wastewater treatment plant area. Tetra Tech, Inc. cleaned up, dismantled, and disposed of all existing equipment and tanks related to the wastewater treatment from the wastewater treatment plant.

G7. Removal Action at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant, Department 62
Approximately 620 tons of soil in the former Industrial WWTP (Department 62) was the subject of a removal action completed in June 1996, simultaneous with soil from the western end of the adjacent, former NIROP Building 48 (Site 5). Excavated soil was analyzed with reported concentrations of metals, SVOCs, and some VOCs in the Trench/Sump Area, in exceedance of the historic, facility-specific cleanup goals, per the Facility-Wide Screening Level Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment.
The removal action at the Industrial WWTP consisted of excavation and off-site disposal of approximately 800 tons of soil contaminated with copper, chromium, hexavalent chromium, nickel, lead, VOCs and SVOCs. The cleanup levels for the COCs were the following: copper 2,000 mg/kg; chromium 8 mg/kg; hexavalent chromium 5 mg/kg; nickel 80 mg/kg; lead 30 mg/kg; VOCs non-detect; and SVOCs non-detect. The Site Closure Report for the Industrial WWTP documents the completion of the removal action, disposal of contaminated soil, and the attainment of cleanup goals. Excavated soil was replaced with clean fill material.

G8. Land Use Controls at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant, Department 62
The Land Use Covenant imposes soil excavation restrictions at the former Industrial WWTP area to a maximum of six feet bgs without the prior written approval of DTSC. Excavated soil must be tested for the hazardous substances noted in Fact Statement G of the Land Use Covenant, and properly used, treated, and/or disposed of as required by law and the DTSC. Additionally, the former Industrial WWTP area is subject to site-wide groundwater use restrictions specified in Article II, Section 3.02 of the Land Use Covenant.

G9. Inspection at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant, Department 62
Annual former NIROP Building 2 inspection submissions are required by DTSC by September 15 of each year. Prologis currently submits Annual Inspection Reports for the remodeled, former NIROP Building 2, with a current address of 1601 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, California 91766. Each Annual Inspection Report includes a completed questionnaire and photographs as evidence of compliance with the requirements within the Land Use Covenant, including soil and groundwater restrictions allocated to Site 6.
A Site Inspection Checklist was completed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection, conducted on March 28, 2018. The former Site 6 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant was photographed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection.

G10. IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Machine/Tooling Shops and Mechanical Assembly Area
The former Machine Shop Isolation Pads/Tooling Shops and Mechanical Assembly Area were located in the central-to-northeastern portion of former NIROP Building 2. Though contaminants were not documented from this particular area, soil collected from former NIROP Building 2 was reported to contain arsenic, chromium, hexavalent chromium, VOCs, and SVOCs.
General Dynamics began machine shop activities, which were continued by subsequent operators through approximately January 1993. The machines were placed on concrete isolation pads with wood expansion joints. These isolation pads were found to be saturated with machining oils from spillage and/or leakage. The wood expansion joints may have acted as conduits allowing releases to reach underlying soil. Accordingly, Tetra Tech, Inc. conducted a subsurface soil investigation to determine whether oil spills impacted the underlying soil. During this phase of the Site Investigation, soil samples were analyzed for TPH, heavy metals, VOCs, and SVOCs. The results of the preliminary soil investigation suggested that several small and localized subsurface areas within former NIROP Building 2 had been impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons, or to a lesser extent, chlorinated solvents. Among these impacted areas, two were significant due to the depth of contamination and reported presence of chlorinated VOCs (TCA, PCE). Therefore, it was recommended that the type and magnitude of soil contamination be determined more thoroughly via a follow-up investigation of additional isolation pads, followed by horizontal and vertical delineation of the contamination.

G11. Removal Action at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Machine/Tooling Shops and Mechanical Assembly Area
Soil within the former Machine Shop Isolation Pads/Tooling Shops and Mechanical Assembly Area was the subject of a removal action in 1994. Contaminant concentrations reported in excavated soil exceeded the historic, facility-specific cleanup goals. The excavated soil was removed and transported to the Ryan-Murphy’s soil recycling facility in Fontana, California. Clean sandy soil was imported from Anaheim Hills, California and used for backfill material. The imported soil was compacted to a minimum of ninety-five (95%) percent of dry density. The remediation on this site achieved the cleanup requirements required by the RWQCB and DTSC. A closure report was provided to DTSC and a site closure letter was received from DTSC in September 1995. No further action is required.

G12. Land Use Controls at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Machine/Tooling Shops and Mechanical Assembly Area
The Land Use Covenant imposes soil excavation restrictions at the former Machine/Tooling Shops and Mechanical Assembly Area to a maximum of six feet bgs without the prior written approval of DTSC. Excavated soil must be tested for the hazardous substances noted in Fact Statement G of the Land Use Covenant, and properly used, treated, and/or disposed of as required by law and the DTSC. Additionally, the Machine/Tooling Shops and Mechanical Assembly Area are subject to site-wide groundwater use restrictions specified in Article II, Section 3.02 of the Land Use Covenant.

G13. Inspection at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Machine/Tooling Shops and Mechanical Assembly Area
Annual former NIROP Building 2 inspection submissions are required by DTSC by September 15 of each year. Prologis currently submits Annual Inspection Reports for the remodeled, former NIROP Building 2, with a current address of 1601 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, California 91766. Each Annual Inspection Report includes a completed questionnaire and photographs as evidence of compliance with the requirements within the Land Use Covenant, including soil and groundwater restrictions allocated to Site 6.
A Site Inspection Checklist was completed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection, conducted on March 28, 2018. The Site 6 location was photographed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection.

G14. IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Metal Chip Storage Area
The Metal Chip Storage Area is located immediately east of former NIROP Building 2 where spent oil and degreasing solvents from metal cuttings were collected in a 550-gallon sump set into a concrete slab and then pumped to an aboveground storage tank. Though contaminants were not documented from this particular area, soil collected from former NIROP Building 2 was reported to contain arsenic, chromium, hexavalent chromium, VOCs, and SVOCs.
Tetra Tech, Inc. collected soil samples during (Part 3 of) the Site Investigation and Remediation (Summary Report) field event. These samples were reported with TRPH concentrations above the 1000 ppm action level. The contaminated soil was removed in 1995, and a new concrete pavement floor was constructed. The removal action was performed by Tetra Tech, Inc. and overseen by RWQCB and DTSC. A closure report was prepared and submitted to DTSC and approved for No Further Action.

G15. Removal Action at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Metal Chip Storage Area
Soil within the former NIROP Building 2 Metal Chip Storage Area was the subject of a removal action in 1995. The excavated soil was removed and replaced with clean fill material.

G16. Land Use Controls at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Metal Chip Storage Area
The Land Use Covenant imposes soil excavation restrictions at the former NIROP Building 2 Metal Chip Storage Area to a maximum of six feet bgs without the prior written approval of DTSC. Excavated soil must be tested for the hazardous substances noted in Fact Statement G of the Land Use Covenant, and properly used, treated, and/or disposed of as required by law and the DTSC. Additionally, the former NIROP Building 2 Metal Chip Storage Area is subject to site-wide groundwater use restrictions specified in Article II, Section 3.02 of the Land Use Covenant.

G17. Inspection at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Metal Chip Storage Area
Annual former NIROP Building 2 inspection submissions are required by DTSC by September 15 of each year. Prologis currently submits Annual Inspection Reports for the remodeled, former NIROP Building 2, with a current address of 1601 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, California 91766. Each Annual Inspection Report includes a completed questionnaire and photographs as evidence of compliance with the requirements within the Land Use Covenant, including soil and groundwater restrictions allocated to Site 6.
A Site Inspection Checklist was completed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection, conducted on March 28, 2018. The former Site 6 Metal Chip Storage Area was photographed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection.

G18. IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Heat Treat Area
The former Heat Treat Area was located within the southeastern corner of former NIROP Building 2. Soil samples collected from the Heat Treat Area were reported with concentrations of chromium in exceedance of the historic, facility-specific cleanup goals, per the Facility-Wide Screening Level Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment.
There were two sumps located in the Heat Treat Area: one was used as secondary containment for a solvent degreaser; the other was used as a quench sump for a heat treat oven. Four soil borings were drilled beneath the sump and soil samples were tested for chlorinated solvents, TRPH, total chromium, sulfate, nitrate, chloride and potential hydrogen ion concentration (pH). At the request of DTSC, additional soil samples were collected in July 1996 at 5 and 10 feet below the floor on the east side of the degreaser sump and analyzed for PAHs, CAM 17 Metals, and chlorinated solvents. None of the constituents of concern were reported in the soil samples. No further action is required.

G19. Removal Action at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Heat Treat Area
Soil within the former Heat Treat Area was the subject of a removal action between 1994 and 1996. The excavated soil was removed and replaced with clean fill material.

G20. Land Use Controls at IRP Site 6, Former NIROP Building 2 Heat Treat Area
The Land Use Covenant imposes soil excavation restrictions at the former Heat Treat Area to a maximum of six feet bgs without the prior written approval of DTSC. Excavated soil must be tested for the hazardous substances noted in Fact Statement G of the Land Use Covenant, and properly used, treated, and/or disposed of as required by law and the DTSC. Additionally, the Heat Treat Area is subject to site-wide groundwater use restrictions specified in Article II, Section 3.02 of the Land Use Covenant.

G21. Inspection at IRP Site 6, Former Building 2 Heat Treat Area
Annual inspection submissions for former NIROP Building 2 are required by DTSC by September 15 of each year. Prologis currently submits Annual Inspection Reports for the remodeled, former NIROP Building 2, with a current address of 1601 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, California 91766. Each Annual Inspection Report includes a completed questionnaire and photographs as evidence of compliance with the requirements within the Land Use Covenant, including soil and groundwater restrictions allocated to Site 6.
A Site Inspection Checklist was completed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection, conducted on March 28, 2018. The former Site 6 Heat Treat Area was photographed during the first Five-Year Review Site Inspection.