1. Groundwater Remediation Status
Board of Directors
August 16, 2017

2. North Basin RI/FS Current Activities:
Drilling kickoff meeting held yesterday – BC2 Environmental
Drilling to be performed under two contracts:
Initial locations from EPA Administrative Settlement Agreement (ASA)
13 wells at 8 sites
Drilling to begin by end of month with 100 day duration
Additional wells subsequently requested by EPA & RWQCB
10 wells at 6 locations
Expect to drill these wells immediately following those already approved
Will seek Board approval for additional wells in October

3. RI/FS Monitoring Well Locations
FM-8
Crucible Materials
Crucible Materials

4. South Basin Wells 21 wells in 6 clusters completed 45 to 130 feet deep
Preliminary results consistent with site conceptual model.
RI report by the end of the year
FS to follow RI. It should be complete by the end of 2018

5. SB Community Survey in Circulation
Sent 2,700 questioners last week
Includes a fact sheet
Gauges stakeholder level of interest:
Desire to be on mailing list
Desire to attend community meetings
Willingness to participate in South Basin Community Group

6. Community Involvement in the South Basin
Two groups will form:
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC):
Regulatory Agency Representatives including SWRCB, DTSC, & RWQCB
Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG):
Community leaders (Director Sarmiento has offered suggestions)
PRPs (Interest letters received as part of the Prop-1 process)
Residents
Business owners
Media
Environmental
Special interest

7. Appellate Court Verdicts
North Basin:
Reversed lower court ruling regarding the ability of the District to recover investigation costs and future remediation costs under both the District Act and the HSAA
Remanded the case back to lower court for Northrop
Let stand the causation rulings for the other defendants
South Basin:
Also reversed lower court ruling regarding the ability of the District to recover investigation costs and future remediation costs under both the District Act and the HSAA
Reversed all trial court summary judgments that had been granted to 22 defendants

8. Prop #1 Funding of NB & SB Work
Three Grants Pending:
NB Remedial Investigation
NB EW-1 Construction
SB Remedial Investigation
Meetings with SWRCB Prop #1 Staff planned for August 18th and September 13th
Pending issues include removal of planning grant cap and contractual terms

9. Recent Monthly Spending (NB, SB, & MTBE)

10. Questions?