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June 1996 • Page 3 DRAFT W• - • . will begin when the final Work Plan is issued.Written ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION comments or questions regarding the draft Work Plan may be directed to the Site Project Manager,Levine-Fricke,as To comply with the Court's orders to further investigate the follows: dry cleaning contamination at Lincoln Center,Levine-Fricke if by mail: has prepared and issued for public review and comment a Lincoln Center Project draft Work Plan. The draft Work Plan consists of five major c/o Donald T Bradshaw, R.G. elements: Levine-Fricke 1900 Powell Street, 12th Floor 1. a remedial investigation(RI)to fully characterize the Emeryville, California 94608 nature and extent of the dry cleaning contamination in soil and groundwater beneath and migrating from if by facsimile(fax): Lincoln Center Lincoln Center Project c/o Donald T Bradshaw, R.G. 2. a risk assessment(RA) to assess potential threats, if any, Levine-Fricke to human health and the environment that may be posed 1-510-652-4906 by the dry cleaning contamination A public meeting will be held June 19, 1996, at 6:30 p.m. at 3. a feasibility study (FS)to fully and completely consider, Zion Lutheran Church Social Hall, 808 Porter Avenue, develop, and analyze all potential appropriate remedial Stockton, to provide information to the public about the alternatives to clean up the dry cleaning contamination proposed activities described in the draft Work Plan. The in soil and groundwater beneath and migrating from Site Project Manager and representatives of the SDCDs, Lincoln Center LPL, and the RWQCB will be present at the meeting to 4. a treatability study (TS), if necessary and appropriate, to discuss the draft Work Plan, to respond to comments, and to obtain sufficient data to enable potential treatment receive questions from the public. alternatives to be fully identified and evaluated to In addition, a toll-free information number has been support the design of clean-up alternatives established to permit interested members of the public to 5. a remedial action plan (RAP), which will be prepared register to be on a mailing list to receive future mailings after completion of the RI,RA, FS, and TS, and which concerning the Lincoln Center project. The toll-free line will outline a specific program to clean up the dry will also permit interested members of the public to leave cleaning contamination brief comments or inquiries concerning the Lincoln Center Throughout implementation of the Work Plan,the SDCDs Project. will continually evaluate the need to perform Interim Removal The toll-free number is: 1-800-527-2215 or Remedial Actions(IRAs)prior to submittal of the RAP. IRAs are clean-up actions that may be taken during imple- GLOSSARY mentation of the Work Plan to protect public health and the environment while long term clean-up solutions are being dry cleaning contamination PCE and its associated developed. breakdown products TCE and 1,2-DCE that are present in soil and groundwater beneath Lincoln Center OPPORTUNITIES F• - groundwater Water present in spaces between individual PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT grains in the soil beneath the surface of the ground A document depository has been established at the Margaret monitoring well A groundwater well that is designed so Troke Branch of the Stockton Public Library,502 Benjamin groundwater samples can be collected and analyzed to determine the presence of chemicals; water levels can also Hol[Drive, Stockton, to provide an opportunity for the public to obtain more information about the environmental be measured in these wells investigation at Lincoln Center. The document depository municipal groundwater supply wells Wells, usually deep, will contain copies of all reports prepared for the Lincoln that are designed and installed to supply drinking water to Center project, including the draft and final versions of the the public in a specific area Work Plan, as well as this and future fact sheets. The draft and final work plan will also be available at the Stockton Regional Water Quality Control Board —Central Valley Main Library, located at 605 North EI Dorado, Stockton. Region(RWQCB)The principal governmental agency responsible for overseeing implementation of the Work Plan In addition,incompliance with Court orders,the draft Work Plan will be available for public comment from June 3 Public Health Services,San Joaquin County The local through July 5, 1996. The draft Work Plan will also be governmental agency that provides permits to drill monitor- submitted to the RWQCB and other regulatory agencies for mg wells and that oversees activities that could impact the comment.The draft Work Plan will be revised to address health and welfare of the local citizens and environment public and regulatory agency comments within 60 days of the close of the comment period.The majority of the field work Continued on page 4