Oxnard Site

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The Oxnard facility occupies a 5.6-hectare (14-acre) site located in the industrial section of Oxnard, California, approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Los Angeles.

FACILITY MISSION

Oxnard is a 46­year­old industrial plant that was used from 1949 to 1981 to produce farm equipment. A contractor for the Department of Energy, Precision Forge, occupied the site from 1981 to 1984. The Department purchased the property in 1984 and continued to produce forgings for weapon parts through 1995. The Department of Energy­Rocky Flats is the current landlord and will retain that responsibility until the site is returned to the private sector. There are no Environmental Management program landlord costs associated with this site nor are there current or planned nuclear material and facility stabilization activities. The scope of environmental restoration includes all required treatment, storage, and disposal activities. This site is on the Department's Small Site Completion Strategy Initiative for accelerated cleanup. The Grand Junction Projects Office, Grand Junction, Colorado, is responsible for characterizing and remediating the Oxnard facility. Cleanup will take place in accordance with applicable State of California Environmental Protection Agency regulations.

FUTURE USE

The Oxnard facility will be returned to private concerns for economic development following completion of required remedial action activities and after verification it complies with California Environmental Protection Agency standards. No restrictions will be placed on the site and no long-term surveillance and monitoring by the Department of Energy will be required. The future use designation for this site is assumed to remain Industrial.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

The Oxnard facility was contaminated during its use as a metals­forging plant performing work for the Department of Energy. Site characterization was performed in FY 1995, and the only contaminants of concern identified were polychlorinated biphenyls in the soil and a small quantity of friable asbestos in furnace gaskets. Nonfriable asbestos was found in most buildings. No ground-water contamination was detected; all assessment activities are complete.

REMEDIAL ACTION

Corrective action will include excavating and disposing of about 4 cubic meters (5.2 cubic yards) of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated materials at a commercial disposal facility and restoring the surface area affected by the remedial action. No regulatory approvals will be required prior to initiating the remedial action; however, action levels may be negotiated with the regulator, the California Environmental Protection Agency. The friable asbestos was removed in FY 1995. Nonfriable asbestos will not be remediated but will be managed through an asbestos management plan now in the process of preparation. No secondary waste streams will be generated during the remedial activities, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of the site will not be required.

Following completion of the cleanup in FY 1997, the Department of Energy-Rocky Flats will continue administrative activities necessary to transfer the property to the private sector.

Direct Program Management/Support

Program management/support services are tracked and charged to the Oxnard environmental restoration activity budget. Limited program support will be required for providing the following activities at the Oxnard site: administrative support, program tracking, financial management, and related activities as required to support the remediation effort. The baseline budget and schedule will be tracked, and related project reporting requirements will be met. There are no strategic planning, program integration, facility management, site-wide environmental data and compliance reporting, stakeholder support/public participation, permitting, or advisory board activities funded or provided by the Environmental Management program. For the purpose of this report, the program management/support costs are discretely identified as 23 percent of the total Oxnard Environmental Restoration budget.

STAKEHOLDER INTERACTIONS The Grand Junction Project Office conducted public participation outreach for the Oxnard site, issuing a news release to key media representatives, individuals, and agencies to announce the availability of the 1995 report. The Office also distributed copies of the 1995 report for reference to the Grand Junction Project Office Reading Room; the Mesa County Public Library in Grand Junction, Colorado; and the Department of Energy Area Office in Monticello, Utah. If you would like more information about the report or have questions about the results for this site, please contact:
Public Participation Audrey Berry (970) 248-7727 audrey.berry@gjpomail.doegjpo. com	Technical Liaison Chris Pennal (970) 248-6011 cpennal@gjpomail.doegjpo. com	Public Affairs Audrey Berry (970) 248-7727 audrey.berry@gjpomail.doegjpo. com

DESCRIPTION OF PERSONNEL

Current Composition

Listed below is the estimated number of Full-Time Equivalents assigned from the Grand Junction Projects Office required to support the limited remedial actions at the Oxnard Site.

Site Management Structure

The Department of Energy currently has in place a Federal Acquisition Requirements-based contract to provide management, engineering, and scientific services to the Grand Junction Projects Office in support of Department of Energy programs, including the Oxnard Environmental Restoration Project. This will be replaced by a new small- business, performance-based contract for operation of the Grand Junction Projects Office Technical Assistance and Remediation contract, which will be awarded by July 1, 1996. The new contract will have a three-year base period and two one-year options.

The Department of Energy plans to subcontract polychlorinated biphenyl remediation services, using a fixed price competitive procurement process, and to award the contract to a qualified small business.

FUNDING ESTIMATE

The following table presents estimated funding information for Oxnard site.

COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS ESTIMATE

Since the publication of the 1995 Baseline Environmental Management Report, the site assessment of the Oxnard facility has been completed. It was determined that ground-water contamination is not present, and soil contamination is not extensive. Therefore, the cost estimates provided in this 1996 Baseline Environmental Management Report have been reduced accordingly. However, program management/support costs have been identified at a level of 23 percent, an increase of approximately 13 percent over the 1995 report. The project schedule has also been expedited so that the activities will be completed by FY 1997. Overall, these changes in scope and schedule have reduced projected life-cycle costs by 96 percent. See the Comparison table on the following page for more life-cycle cost information.