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DTSC Site Mitigation Overview/Update DTSC Independent Review Panel Meeting – Part I CalEPA Building, Sacramento January 11, 2017 Mohsen Nazemi, M.S., P.E., Deputy Director Brownfields and Environmental Restoration Program

DTSC Site Mitigation (Cleanup) Program Overview/Update • Program Mission/Vision/History • Core Programs/Organizational Structure • Authorities/Types of Cleanup Actions • School Siting Program • Universe of Cleanup Sites • Items for Next Meeting

DTSC Site Mitigation Program’s Mission “To protect California’s people and environment from harmful effects of toxic substances by restoring contaminated resources”

DTSC Site Mitigation Program’s Vision Californians enjoy a clean and healthy environment, and as a result of our efforts • Communities are confident that we protect them from toxic harm • Businesses are confident that we engage them with consistency and integrity

Site Mitigation Federal Program • 1970s - Concerns for health impacts from uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal sites • 1980 - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Federal Superfund Law) passed, gave United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) authority to: – Order responsible parties to clean up sites – Use federal funds at sites with no responsible parties

Site Mitigation State Program • 1981 - California Hazardous Substance Account Act (Health & Safety Code Division 20 Chapter 6.8) – State authority to order responsible parties to clean up sites – Provide matching state funds for cleaning up National Priorities List sites State program established in 1981 to address uncontrolled hazardous • substance release sites • Department of Health Services Toxic Substances Control Division given responsibility for program • Started in Sacramento headquarters and expanded to other offices in Northern and Southern California

Site Mitigation Program in 1980s Hazardous Substances Cleanup Bond passed in 1984 – funding at • $100 million fully expended State site list grew from 60 to > 400 (1983-1990) • • Started with staff < 10 in 1981 – First operated from small office in Sacramento – Managed by Sacramento, Emeryville, Long Beach, and Burbank offices in 1990

Site Mitigation Program in 1990s • Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) formed in 1991 • Established Site Mitigation Program in 1993 • Office of Military Facilities formed in 1994 • Schools Program established in 1999

Site Mitigation Program in 2000s Site Mitigation Program Expanded • – Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (CLEAN) Loan Program established in 2000. DTSC issued 5 loans totaling more than $3.3 million. The existing statute mandates participation of entities that no longer exist. DTSC cannot issue new loans until statutory changes are made to abolish the obsolete committee . – California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act (CLRRA) passed in 2004 – Revolving Loan Fund Program funded by U.S. EPA in 2006 – approved over $5 million in 6 loans and over $5.6 million on 22 subgrants since inception • Reorganized into “One Cleanup Program” in 2008 – Incorporated corrective action program and Human & Ecological Risk Office • Cleanup sites grew from 60 in 1983 to >1,600

Site Mitigations/Cleanups/Evaluations  National Priorities List (U.S. EPA Lead)  State Response (State Lead Enforcement)  Corrective Action/Hazardous Waste Releases (Hazardous Waste Control Law)  Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCA)  Schools Program  Military Cleanup  Fund-Lead National Priorities List/State Orphan  Legacy Landfill

Site Mitigation Program Core Functions • Federal Facilities (including Military and Department of Energy Sites) Cleanups • State Site Cleanups (Responsible Parties & “orphans”) • School Site Evaluations • Legacy Landfills • Exide Closure & Residential Cleanup Support Functions • Engineering & Special Projects Office • Geological Services Unit • Human & Ecological Risk Office • Grants & Program Support Branch

Site Mitigation Program Support • Office of Legal Counsel • Office of Public Participation • Environmental Justice & Tribal Affairs • Communications Office • Office of Planning & Environmental Analysis

Site Remediation Process Summary • Evaluation – Discovery & verify release and threat – Define contamination extent and risk Remedy selection • – Evaluate remedy options – Remedy plan, California Environmental Quality Act analysis, and public review • Implementation – Designs & monitoring plans – Construction and long-term operation and maintenance (if necessary) – Environmental restrictions (if necessary) Emergency and interim actions (if necessary) • • DTSC does not make any zoning decisions

Site Mitigation Program Staff  Mohsen Nazemi , M.S., P.E. - Deputy Director  Bachelor and Master of Science in Chemical Engineering; Professional Engineer; Certified Hazardous Material Manager  Location – Based in Cypress Office  Staffing – 331 Positions in 6 offices:  1 Assistant Deputy and 2 Division Chiefs  14 Branch Chiefs  44 Unit Chiefs  272 Environmental Scientists, Hazardous Substances Engineers, Engineering Geologists, Toxicologists, Administrative Professionals

DTSC Office Locations Headquarters Cal Ctr/Sacramento Berkeley (includes Lab) Clovis Chatsworth Pasadena (LA Lab) Cypress San Diego El Centro

Site Mitigation Program Org Chart Deputy Director Assistant Deputy Director Exide Project Corrective Action Management & & Data Field Operations Division Chief Division Chief Management Human & Grants & Program Sacramento Berkeley Ecological Risk Support Schools Evaluation Engineering & & Brownfields Legacy Landfills Cypress Special Projects Outreach SSFL Project San Joaquin Office of Geology Chatsworth Support

Site Mitigation Program • Ray Leclerc, P.E. - Division Chief, C.E.A. • Bachelor of Science – Geology, Master of Science - Environmental Engineering; Licensed Civil Engineer • Six Branches – Dan Ward, Charlie Ridenour, Mark Malinowski, Bill Ryan, and Richard Hume – Sacramento – Jim Polisini – Chatsworth • Special Projects – Legislation, financial assurance, corrective action, and financially distressed cleanup sites. • Staffing: 146 staff in Division

Legacy Landfills Branch Richard Hume, P.E. - Branch Chief • • Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering Technology; Licensed Mechanical Engineer Location - Sacramento Field Office • • Organization – Three project management units (three unit chiefs) and administrative support Types of Sites – Legacy Landfill (e.g., Stringfellow & BKK-W. Covina), • National Priorities List, state response, military sites • Staffing: – 12 Hazardous Substances Engineers – 7 Engineering Geologists – 2 Environmental Scientists – 3 Administrative Professionals

Human and Ecological Risk Office Jim Polisini, Ph.D. - Chief • • Bachelor’s degree – Zoology; Ph.D. - Biological Sciences • Location – Sacramento, Berkeley, Chatsworth, and Cypress Field Offices • Organization - Four human health units and one ecological risk support unit (five unit chiefs) • Types of Work – Toxicological and risk assessment support Types of Sites - National Priorities List, military, state response, • corrective action, Voluntary Cleanup Agreement, and orphan sites • Staffing: – 29 Toxicologists – 1 Health Physicist

Santa Susana and Northern CA Schools Branch • Mark Malinowski, P.G. - Branch Chief • Bachelor and Master of Science – Geology; • Professional Geologist • Location – Sacramento Field Office • Organization – Two project management units (two unit chiefs) and administrative support • Types of Sites – Santa Susana Field Lab & Northern California Schools • Staffing: – 8 Hazardous Substances Engineers – 6 Engineering Geologists

Sacramento Cleanup Branch Charlie Ridenour, P.E. - Branch Chief • • Bachelor of Science – Chemical Engineering; Licensed Chemical Engineer Location - Sacramento Field Office • • Organization - Four project management units (four unit chiefs) and administrative support Types of Sites - National Priorities List, military, state response, • corrective action, Voluntary Cleanup Agreement, and orphan sites • Staffing: – 22 Hazardous Substances Engineers – 6 Environmental Scientists – 4 Engineering Geologists – 3 Administrative Professionals

San Joaquin Branch Bill Ryan, P.E. - Branch Chief • Bachelor of Science – Civil Engineering; Licensed Civil Engineer • Location - Sacramento and Clovis Field Offices • Organization – Two project management units (two unit chiefs) and • administrative support Types of Sites – San Joaquin Valley National Priorities List, military, • state response, corrective action, Voluntary Cleanup Agreement, and orphan sites • Staffing: – 6 Environmental Scientists – 6 Engineering Geologists – 5 Hazardous Substances Engineers – 3 Administrative Professionals