The Department of the Navy will hold a public meeting and a public review and comment period for the proposed plan to clean up a former skeet range site at the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach.
The public meeting to present the proposed plan will be held at the Seal Beach Mary Wilson Public Library, 707 Electric Ave., Seal Beach, CA 90740 on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m.
The cleanup site, known as IRP Site 74, is approximately 23 acres and is located within the south-central portion of the base. The site is not accessible to the public. The western portion of the site is within the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge.
IRP Site 74 was once an active skeet and trap range in operation from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Contamination at the site includes lead shot and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with clay targets. Based on the results of a detailed evaluation of alternatives, the Navy recommends Alternative 4 – Amphibious Excavation – to excavate impacted soil and sediment from IRP Site 74 and reduce risk to wildlife while limiting habitat disturbance. The proposed plan documenting the Navy’s approach to excavate soil and sediment is available for review at: www.navfac.navy.mil/SealBeachNWS.
The Navy will accept public comments during the 30-day comment period held from Aug. 1 through Aug. 31. Written comments should be postmarked no later than Aug. 31 and mailed to Ms. Kathryn Robinson, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southwest, 750 Pacific Highway, 11th Floor, San Diego, California 92132. Emailed comments may be submitted to navfac_sw_nws_seal_beach_rpm@us.navy.mil.
For more information, visit the Proposed Plan at www.navfac.navy.mil/SealBeachNWS or contact the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Public Affairs Office at (562) 626-7215 or nwssbpao@us.navy.mil.
