Surrounding Communities are almost completely developed; many for World War II Housing. Historical drainage areas are still underdeveloped & earthen. Very few cultivated fields remaining.
December 4th, 1952
December 4, 1952 Photo ID: 001 & 145
Top of Photo: Montrose and Del Amo Sites
Visible sites of:
Site A: Montrose Superfund Site
- Groundwater and soil contamination
- Chlorobenzene, pCBSA, DDT
- Vapor Intrusion Indoor Air: TCE, Chloroform, PCE, Carbon Tetrachloride
- Mitigation slow and ineffective
- Boys and Girls Club adjacent
Site B: Del Amo Superfund Site
- Groundwater, soil, indoor and ambient air contamination: Benzene and other petroleum products
- Vapor Intrusion Indoor Air: Benzene, TCE, Chloroform, PCE, Carbon Tetrachloride
- Toxic Waste buried in (7) unlined pits with Vapor Extraction System as remedial remedy (waste left in place must have a remedy review every five years).
Site 1: Jones Chemical
- Site contaminated with numerous dangerous chemicals, solvents, dry cleaning fluids, etc.
- Focused mitigation work required/ EPA and Cal/EPA staff assigned to work on Jones exclusively
- The property owner handles dangerous chemicals including chlorine at risk of an accident
- Boys and Girls Club adjacent
Site 6: Ecology Controls Industry
- Montrose Superfund Site Operable Unit 6: Historical Stormwater Pathway
- Previous Uses: Chemical storage facility, Non permitted hazardous waste hauler (20 years)
- Requires through site investigation (DDT, Pesticides, VOCs)
- Nightmare for residential community sharing fence line, including property damage
- Future land should benefit the already overburdened and underserved community
Site 7: Armco Royal Blvd
- Two large lots on both sides of Royal Blvd.
- Landfill for Armco slag and building debris
- Potential contamination from DDT unknown
- Capped and Fenced property dividing community (Monitored by Cal/Recycle)
- Could be positive land use: park, greenspace, etc.
May 8, 1953
Photo ID: 155
Top: McDonnell Douglas, Del Amo Synthetic Rubber Plant and Montrose Chemical.
Many areas of the Historical (Estuary) Stormwater Pathway still undeveloped
Increasing development of Del Amo (County) & the Montrose (City) Communities.
Top Middle: McDonnell Douglas/Boeing is a contributor to the groundwater contamination although it is not a Superfund Site. It has its own remediation effort underway & was a big part of the war effort which included Capital and International Light Metals not shown here.
Right Middle: Just visible is the edge of the Golden Eagle Refinery
Visible sites of:
Site A: Montrose Superfund Site
- Groundwater and soil contamination
- Chlorobenzene, pCBSA, DDT
- Vapor Intrusion Indoor Air: TCE, Chloroform, PCE, Carbon Tetrachloride
- Mitigation slow and ineffective
- Boys and Girls Club adjacent
Site B: Del Amo Superfund Site
- Groundwater, soil, indoor and ambient air contamination: Benzene and other petroleum products
- Vapor Intrusion Indoor Air: Benzene, TCE, Chloroform, PCE, Carbon Tetrachloride
- Toxic Waste buried in (7) unlined pits with Vapor Extraction System as remedial remedy (waste left in place must have a remedy review every five years).
Site 1: Jones Chemical
- Site contaminated with numerous dangerous chemicals, solvents, dry cleaning fluids, etc.
- Focused mitigation work required/ EPA and Cal/EPA staff assigned to work on Jones exclusively
- The property owner handles dangerous chemicals including chlorine at risk of an accident
- Boys and Girls Club adjacent