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Cleanup Alternatives • Installation and use of on-site and perimeter Four cleanup alternatives were evaluated for the air monitoring equipment. southern portion of Neighborhood C: All work will be overseen and approved by DTSC • No Action: this includes no cleanup ac- and will be conducted in accordance with a strict, tivities and no institutional controls. This site-specific Health &Safety Plan designed to establishes a baseline against which protect on-site workers and the surrounding community. other alternatives are compared. • Capping and Institutional Controls: this California Environmental Quality Act alternative would consist of capping the (CEQA) entire site with clean soil and establishing A Notice of Exemption (NOE)for the draft RAW institutional controls such as land use re- has been prepared in accordance with the Cali- strictions. fornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). These documents will be filed with the Governor's Of- * In-Situ Treatment: this alternative would fice of Planning and Research, State Clearing- involve using new bio-remediation tech- house. The NOE states that it is DTSC's finding nologies to break-down the contaminants that the proposed cleanup would have no sig- in place by decomposing it with biological nificant impact on the environment or commu- organisms. nity. • Excavation and Consolidation of Soil For More Information Beneath Roads: this alternative would If you would like more information about this site consist of stripping the upper six inches or have questions about the draft RAW, please of soil and encapsulating the removed contact: soil beneath roadways. Maria Gillette Proposed Alternative DTSC Project Manager The draft RAW recommends the fourth alterna- 8800 Cal Center Drive tive as the most appropriate choice: removal of Sacramento, California 95826 the contaminated soil and encapsulating it be- (916) 255-3953 neath a road where it will not be disturbed. Great Fax#(916) 255-3696 Valley Parkway, the future roadway along the E-mail: mgillett(aD-dtsc.ca.gov western boundary of Neighborhood C, will be For information about public participation and prepared to place the soil beneath the community involvement, please contact: southbound lanes. The soil will then be capped by the overlying pavement. This alternative is Marcus Simpson protective of public health and the environment, DTSC Public Participation Specialist removes the contaminated soil from the site, and 8800 Cal Center Drive has minimal impact on the community. Sacramento, California 95826 Proposed Cleanup Activities (916) 255-6683 E-mail: msimpson(o_)_dtsc.ca.gov You May See The following activities would be performed un- For media questions, please contact: der the DTSC recommended alternative: Ron Baker • Removal of surface soil over an approximate DTSC Public Information Officer 40.6 acre area, involving the use of construc- 1001 1 Street tion equipment and earth-movers/graders Sacramento, California 95814 picking up surface soil and depositing it in the (916) 324-3142 pre-excavated roadway. This activity will look E-mail: rbaker(a)_dtsc.ca.gov like grading operations. • Water trucks wetting down soil movement areas to prevent dust generation. 3