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V. YE a Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin, Tracy Site -, Comprehensive Record of Decision Will Guide Future Cleanup Activities Defense Distribution Center Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin, Tracy Site (DDJC-Tracy) is conducting a series of cleanup activities designed to protect the health and safety of the community and the environment. We are committed to sharing information about environmental issues that could affect the community. About the Depot What's the Purpose of This Fact Sheet? DDRW consisted of 13 distribution depots DDJC-Tracy is located located throughout the western states. The approximately 1.5 This fact sheet has several purposes: DDRW installations worked together to miles southeast of receive, store and distribute materials Tracy, California, in an (including meals, clothing, medical supplies Y To tell the community about the and other equipment) to military bases and unincorporated area of administrative changes that have taken other federal agencies. In the eastern San Joaquin County. place at DDJC-Tracy during the past year; United States, distribution activities were The facility is operated - To provide an overview of the depot's handled by a group of installations called by the Defense environmental remediation (cleanup) East ion Defense Distribution Re DDRE Logistics Agency's program; g ( ). Defense Distribution a To update the community on the cleanup Command and is one activities now underway at DDJC-Tracy; OF of two primary and The Tracy Site will distribution - To outline the future of the cleanup depots—one on the remain open and its P program at DDJC-Tracy. P east coast and one in distribution responsibilities the west. DDJC-Tracy The most important new event in the depot's will continue receives, stores and environmental cleanup program is the signing distributes 370,000 of the Comprehensive Record of Decision customer orders a (ROD) document. The ROD will be described month, on average, for in more detail later in this fact sheet. ■ The DLA has decided to consolidate many the U.S.Armed administrative functions that used to take Services and selected What's Happening at NX-Trace at DDRW and DDRE, and move these federal agencies. functions to a new organization called the ♦ Administrative Changes at DDJC-Tracy Defense Distribution Command (DDC). is headquartered in New Cumberland, Lead to Reduction in Force. q For More Information, As you may already know, the Department of Pennsylvania. please contact Defense (DoD) has undergone a number of Fred Greene, organizational changes during recent years. Activities formerly performed for the DDJC Office of Many military bases are closing. The Tracy western states distribution depots are now Command Affairs, at site will remain open, and its distribution assigned to DDC. For this reason, staff (209) 982-2840 responsibilities will continue. However, the reorganization is underway. Some or depot is subject to organizational changes employees have left voluntarily or taken Heidi Hansen, within its parent organization, the Defense early retirement, and others will be required California Dept. of Toxic Logistics Agency (DLA). to leave as part of a Reduction In Force. Substances Control The Reduction In Force, or RIF, will occur in Public Participation From June 1990 until October 1997, the a series of steps, as the installations adjust Specialist, at installation now known as DDJC-Tracy was to their new roles. The RIF at DDJC-Tracy (916) 324-3108. ■ part of a larger organization called Defense will be complete by the end of September Distribution Region West (DDRW). The 1999. administrative headquarters for DDRW was located in Lathrop, California. Continued overleaf