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1.2.1.5 Approximately 1700 people work at DDRW Tracy. All visitors <br /> entering the site must first obtain a security clearance and be issued a <br /> visitor' s pass from the administrative office prior to entry onto the <br /> site. As a representative indicator of the number of visitors, in <br /> September 1990, approximately 900 visitors were admitted to the Depot. <br /> 1.2.2 Site History <br /> 1.2.2.1 The Tracy Depot began operating in 1942 as a subdepot of the <br /> California Quartermaster Depot in Oakland, California. During World War <br /> II, the Depot supplied quartermaster items to troops and installations <br /> within the U.S. and overseas. At the end of World War II, the <br /> Quartermaster Depot in Oakland was closed, and the Tracy Depot was <br /> reassigned to the Lathrop Army Service Depot, Lathrop, California. In <br /> 1963, the Depot was renamed Defense Depot Tracy and became the first depot <br /> to operate under the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) . Effective June 24, <br /> 1990, the Depot was renamed Defense Distribution Region West (DDRW) , <br /> Tracy. In this report, the institution is referred to as DDRW Tracy; while <br /> the physical location is generally referred to as the Depot. <br /> 1.2.2.2 The Depot is presently a storage and distribution facility for <br /> food, medical supplies; construction materials, clothing, and electrical , <br /> industrial , and general supplies common to military services located within <br /> the western U.S. and throughout the Pacific Overseas area. There are <br /> approximately 75 acres of open storage area at the Depot, of which about 63 <br /> acres are paved and 1Z acres are covered by gravel . These areas are used <br /> primarily for storage of compressed gas cylinders, drums pallets, and steel <br /> products. Industrial-activities occupy approximately 28 acres of Depot <br /> property. Included within these 28 acres are the vehicle, railroad, <br /> carpentry, and medical equipment maintenance facilities, and their <br /> surrounding service areas. The DLA has plans to expand the Depot facility <br /> i <br /> over the next several years to improve its operational efficiency and <br /> capacity. This expansion does not include a hazardous material mission <br /> (hazardous materials disposal ) . <br /> 1-7 <br />