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Department of Toxic Substances Control <br /> Edwin F. Lowry, Director s. <br /> 8800 Cal Center Drive <br /> Winston H. Hickox Sacramento, California 95826-3200 Gray Davis <br /> Agency Secretary Governor <br /> California Environmentalu\\ j'_ 'li <br /> Protection Agency ll \� Il L�LJ <br /> c <br /> August 18, 2003 AUG 2 0 2003 <br /> ENVIRONMENT HEALTH <br /> PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> Mr. Maurice Benson <br /> Defense Logistics Agency <br /> Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin CA (DDJC), Sharpe Site <br /> Post Office Box 960001 <br /> Stockton, California 95296-0250 <br /> DTSC'S POSITION ON DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY'S (DLA) FACT SHEET #5 <br /> ON THE FIVE YEAR REVIEW PROCESS DATED AUGUST 4, 2003 FOR DEFENSE <br /> DISTRIBUTION DEPOT (DDJC)-SHARPE, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br /> Dear Mr. Benson: <br /> The Department of Toxic Substances Controi (DTSC), has reviewed and commented on <br /> the DDJC-Sharpe fact sheet for the Five-Year Review process. DTSC's position is the <br /> fact sheet doesn't adequately address the community's and DTSC's concerns regarding <br /> the status of the environmental and long-term hazards associated with DDJC-Sharpe's <br /> offsite Tricholorethene (TCE) plume. DDJC-Sharpe's fact sheet should provide concise <br /> factual information concerning the true extent of contamination and any long-term <br /> hazards associated with the DDJC-Sharpe's resulting groundwater contamination. <br /> Areas of Disagreement with Fact Sheet#5: <br /> 1.) Page 3, DDJC-Sharpe Fact Sheet# 5, Summary of the Five-Year Review <br /> Report, first bullet, second sentence; The section mentions that DDJC-Sharpe <br /> "has addressed all immediate hazards to the environment; and has brought all <br /> long-term hazards under control." <br /> Response: <br /> • DDJC-Sharpe has a TCE plume that has continued to migrate offsite in a <br /> northwesterly direction along the Central Area towards a residential <br /> development. <br /> • DDJC-Sharpe currently does not have hydraulic control of the plume. <br /> California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> 0 Printed on Recycled Paper <br />