Carousel Tract

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The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board is the lead agency overseeing Shell Oil Company in the environmental investigation of the Carousel Tract. The Water Board has initiated the environmental investigation as a result of potentially significant and harmful contamination in the soils and groundwater underlying the Carousel Tract. The City does not have local regulatory authority and will assist the Water Board and other supporting state and county agencies in a thorough and rapid environmental investigation.

For information on specific properties, please contact Teklewold Ayalew, Regional Water Quality Control Board at (213) 576-6639.

Carousel Tract Pilot Test Work Plan

LATEST

Update on Carousel Tract Remedial Action Plan - Carson City Council Town Hall Meeting, August 29, 2016

Design Engineer: AECOM ( Glen Davis glen.t.davis@aecom.com )
Contractor: American Integrated Service
Public Outreach: 310-857-2335

Soil remediation at the Carousel Tract will commence in April 2016. It involves placement of pipelines ranging from 6" to 14", encased in a 2-sack slurry, placed on the (below) highlighted streets at a depth range of approx. 36"-42" to the top of the encasement. The pipelines are used to channel the extracted materials from the Soil Vapor Extraction operation. As part of this project --but will be permitted separately-- the water company will also be relocating their water mainline. AT&T is also proposing to remove their infrastructure from below ground onto existing wooden poles owned by Southern California Edison (SCE). This is NOT a City project and calls/concerns from the public shall be directed to the Public Outreach Team Hotline number above. It is estimated for this work to be completed in 5 years. Other than the pipeline work, there will be significant excavation and improvement within private properties. The contractor's staging area is located on the west side of Main Street, just north of Lomita Blvd. There may be an increase of commercial vehicles using Lomita between Main Street and Neptune Ave.

There will be several permit applications for the work done within the public R/W (backfill, asphalt, speed humps, striping, traffic control, etc. The work is isolated per cluster (below). There are 27 clusters and each cluster will be permitted and bonded separately. All disturbances within the public R/W and damages to existing improvements will be replaced-in-kind. The contractor will perform a grind and overlay of all the affected streets after all work has been completed. Carousel Tract Map

For information regarding the Pilot Test Work Plan, click here.

Carousel Tract Cleanup Outreach Committee

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers Needed For The Carousel Cleanup Outreach Committee (English)
Volunteers Needed For The Carousel Cleanup Outreach Committee (Spanish)
Carousel Tract Cleanup Outreach Committee Interest Form (English)
Carousel Tract Cleanup Outreach Committee Interest Form (Spanish)

City Council Workshop, Thursday, July 18, 2013

Carson Community Center, Community Hall AB

Community Meeting Notice (English and Spanish)
Fact Sheet_May 2013 (English)

July 10, 2015

FINDINGS, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND CERTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE FORMER KAST PROPERTY TANK FARM SITE REMEDIATION PROJECT

Approval of Remedial Action Plan and Amendment of Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R4-2011-0046

March 11, 2015

Shell Oil's Petition for Review and Hearing, dated March 11, 2014

January 8, 2015

City of Carson's Comments On Proposed RAP for Kast Former Tank Farm Property

April 16, 2013 Presentation to City Council

Carousel Tract Former Kast Property Tank Farm Investigation and Remediation

January 25, 2012 Informational Workshop Documents

RWQCB PowerPoint Presentation
Response to Questions

Residential Sampling Activity Totals

Date: Feb. 10, 2015
Totals include testing through Reb. 6, 2015
285 Total Homes in the Carousel Community
229 Homes are Represented
56 Homes are Non Representedfs

370 E 248th Street now accounted for as Non Represented
272 Total homes have been screened for methane. (95%)
- 43 of 272 Total are Non Represented (16%)
273 homes have had soils sampled and vapor probes installed. (95%)
- 45 of 272 Total are Non Represented (16%)
- 1 home is not able to have soil sampled due to hardscape and utilities
- 24519 Ravenna had soil sampling conducted only(no probe install)
273 homes have had sub-slab soil vapor probes sampled (95%).
- 44 of 273 Total are Non Represented (16%)
261 Total Homes have had indoor air sampled. (91%)
- Of the 22 homes inthe Carousel Tract that requested indoor air during the July 19, 2010 community meeting, 20 have been tested.
- 33 of 261 Total are Non Represented (13%) (3 previously Represented Home that are now Non Represented have been acounted for in total).
- 244 of 261 Total have had 2nd round of Indoor Air conducted (94%)
  - 86% of Total Homes in the Carousel Community have had 2nd Round of Indoor Air conducted.
  - 19 of 244 Homes that have 2nd Round of Indoor Air conducted are Non Represented (8%)

There are a total of 285 homes within the Carousel neighborhood. For further information, please visit the following website and view the City Council reports for updates on the environmental investigation.

To review all reports and documents pertaining to the ongoing investigation, visit: http://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/profile_report.asp?global_id=T10000000228

*If you are represented by legal counsel, all residential sampling reports are sent directly to your counsel and made available on geotracker.

Last updated on 10/23/2013

Delivery Tracking Table for Residential Reports

Indoor Air Sampling

Indoor Air Sampling Work Plan: Methods and Procedures
Instructions to Occupants re: Indoor Air Sampling, October 19, 2010

Tract Vicinity Map

Tract Location Map

CITY COUNCIL REPORT

Year 2016/17 City Council Staff Report

	City Council Staff Report Dated 06/20/2017
	City Council Staff Report Dated 09/06/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 08/29/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 08/02/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 07/19/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 07/05/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 06/08/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 05/03/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 04/05/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 03/01/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 02/16/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 02/02/2016
	City Council Staff Report Dated 01/19/2016

Year 2015 City Council Staff Report

	City Council Staff Report Dated Monday, December 15, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Monday, December 1, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, November 17, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, November 4, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, October 6, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, September 15, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, September 1, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, August 18, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, August 4, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, July 21, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, July 7, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, June 16, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, June 3, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, May 19, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, May 5, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, April 21, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, April 7, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, March 17, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, March 4, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015

Year 2014 City Council Staff Report

	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, July 15, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, July 1, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, June 17, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, June 4, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, May 20, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, May 6, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, April 1, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, March 18, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, March 4, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014
	City Council Staff Report Dated Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014

Year 2013 City Council Staff Report

	Staff Report dated December 17, 2013
	Staff Report dated December 03, 2013
	Staff Report dated November 19, 2013
	Staff Report dated November 6, 2013
	Staff Report dated October 15, 2013
	Staff Report dated October 1, 2013
	Staff Report dated September 17, 2013
	Staff Report dated September 3, 2013
	Staff Report dated July 29, 2013
	Staff Report dated July 18, 2013
	Staff Report dated June 18, 2013

Year 2012 City Council Staff Report

	Staff Report dated December 18, 2012
	Staff Report dated November 20, 2012
	Staff Report dated September 18, 2012
	Staff Report dated July 17, 2012

Year 2009-2011 City Council Staff Report

	Staff Report dated November 15, 2011
	Staff Report dated July 20, 2010
	Staff Report dated February 16, 2010
	Staff Report dated November 4, 2009
	Staff Report dated October 20, 2009
	Staff Report dated October 6, 2009

	Communications
	November 19, 2013 Community Workshop notice to residents and County of L.A. Public Health letter, dated October 24, 2013
	July 30, 2013, Letters to State officials and copy of July 29, 2013 Resolution of City Council Declaring the Existence of an emergency in the Carousel Tract Neighborhood
	LACoFD letter dated September 9, 2013 and Attorney General Office letter dated August 22, 2013
	May 1, 2012 City letter to Carousel Residents
	January 5, 2012 City letter to Carousel Residents (Notice of Informational Workshop)
	February 1, 2011 City letter to Carousel Residents (Follow-up to Community Dialogue Meeting)
	January 3, 2011 City letter to Carousel Residents (Notice for 1/13/11 Community Dialogue Meeting)
	October 5, 2010 Joint Agency letter to Carousel Residents

Carousel Community Outreach Video

The environmental investigation of the former Kast property (Carousel Neighborhood) includes sampling individual properties for the presence of methane, benzene and other compounds.

Click Here for a 10-minute video providing detailed information about the 5-step sampling and testing process for the Carousel properties.

Brief Descriptions of the Air, Soil, and Soil vapor Sampling Process

October 19, 2010

	Final Clean-up and Abatement Order
	On March 11, 2011, the Regional Board issued Final Cleanup and Abatement Order (CAO) No. R4-2011-0046, directing Shell Oil Company to assess, monitor, and cleanup and abate total petroleum hydrocarbons and other contaminants of concern discharged to soil and groundwater at the former Kast Property Tank Farm.
	Final Clean-up and Abatement Order Site Vicinity Map