Petroleum Program Update

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Petroleum Program UpdatePetroleum Program Update

Wilson DoctorWilson DoctorNavy Project ManagerNavy Project Manager

March 13, 2008March 13, 2008RAB MeetingRAB Meeting

Former NAS Moffett FieldFormer NAS Moffett FieldFormer NAS Moffett Field


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Presentation OverviewPresentation OverviewPresentation Overview

• Background

• Petroleum projects– Buildings 29 & 55 pipelines– Additional Building 29 pipelines– Building 55 sump– Site 14 South


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BackgroundBackgroundBackground

• 76 petroleum sites - closed to date

• 54 petroleum sites - in progress


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Building 29 & 55 PipelinesBuilding 29 & 55 PipelinesBuilding 29 & 55 Pipelines

• Two inactive pipelines not previously investigated

• Building 29 pipelines– Aviation gasoline– Near Hangar 1– Inactive since 1950s– 900 ft, 2-inch and 3-inch diameter, metal

• Building 55 pipeline– Boiler fuel– Near Hangars 2 & 3– Inactive since at least 1994– 1400 ft, 3-inch diameter, metal


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• Collected soil samples along pipelines every 20 feet

• Fieldwork completed

• Draft report


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Additional Building 29 PipelinesAdditional Building 29 PipelinesAdditional Building 29 Pipelines

• Background– 3-inch pipeline and 8-inch pipeline

• 4,880 ft and 3,640 ft– Installed in 1930s and 1940s– Inactive since 1960s

• Sampled soil every 50 feet

• Fieldwork completed in November 2007

• Preparing draft report


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Additional Building 29 PipelinesAdditional Building 29 PipelinesAdditional Building 29 Pipelines


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Building 55 SumpBuilding 55 SumpBuilding 55 Sump

• Sump installed during the Building 55 pipeline investigation in 2005

• 10-foot deep PVC pipe

• Removed sump and collected soil samples February 2008

• Four quarters of groundwater monitoring

• Prepare draft report


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Building 55 SumpBuilding 55 SumpBuilding 55 Sump


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Site 14 South BackgroundSite 14 South BackgroundSite 14 South Background

• Fuel station

• Site covers about 1 acre

• Two 5,000-gal USTs (Tanks 19 & 20)– Removed in 1986– Contained gasoline and diesel


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• Previous Investigations:

– Initial soil and groundwater (GW) assessment began 1987

– Periodic GW monitoring mid-1990s

– Site assessment activities 2003


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• Previous investigations (continued):

– Chemical oxidation January 2005

– Quarterly groundwater monitoring 2005 to 2006• levels decreased initially• levels returned

• Previous investigation findings:– No free product observed at the site– Stable contaminant plume


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Site 14 SouthSite 14 SouthSite 14 South

Current investigation:

• Final Work Plan February 2008– Additional site characterization– Install seven additional groundwater monitoring wells– Four quarters groundwater sampling

• New wells and nine existing wells– Evaluate data– Potential tank testing


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Site 14 South Site 14 South Site 14 South


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SummarySummarySummary

• Moffett petroleum program ongoing

• 76 petroleum sites - closed to date

• 54 petroleum sites - in progress


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