Zeneca site: Removal of the PCB/VOC area in Lot 1 will begin the week of June 16 as approved by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and described in the Work Notice for Field Work to Be Conducted Betwween May 2008 and June 2008. In addition, DTSC previously released a Work Notice for Field Work to Be Conducted Between January 7, 2008 and March 31, 2008 for work to take place at the former Zeneca site during 2008 that includes more information on the the Lot 1 removal action. Portions of this work in these two work notices have been completed as noted below. Work includes the following:

- Site wide gamma radiation survey- DONE (April 25, 2008 Gamma Scan and Soil Sampling Results for the Zeneca/Former Stauffer Chemical Site [3.6 MB pdf file]) [For more information on radiological conditions see the April 2008 Historical Review of Radiological Uses at the Campus Bay Site Richmond, California part 1 and part 2 (59.5 MB pdf and 7.4 MB pdf files)]
- Sampling of soils stockpiled in Lots 1 & 2
- Magnetic anomoly investigation in Lot 1 (near north entrance to Zeneca site)- DONE
- Magnetic anomoly investigatino in Lot 3 (southern end of 49th Street)- DONE
- Soil and Groundwater investigation in the southeast parcel- DONE
- Lot 1 PCB/VOC Removal Action Workplan implementation- scheduled for weeksof June 16 and 23
- Soil stockpile sampling in Lot 2.
- Groundwater monitoring well installation in Lot 3- scheduled for week of June 23.

In addition, ongoing activities including quaterly groundwater monitoring and marsh restoration will occur. For more details about the Zeneca and other neighboring sites, click on the following link to see the May 2008 DTSC Status Report Update Southeast Richmond Shoreline Sites.

UC Richmond Field Station: 

January 16, 2008 Town Hall Meeting Remediation and Restoration Project powerpoint presentation [12 MB ppt file]

Restoration continues in Western Stege Marsh and the upland coastal prairie with transplanting of marsh and upland starts. See the Monthly Summary Reports below for more information.

UC Richmond Field Station Monthly Summary Reports (MSR) The DTSC Order issued for the RFS Site requires (Section 6.3) that Monthly Summary Reports be submitted to the agency. These reports are posted below as they become available:

MSR# 1 October 13, 2006
MSR# 2 November 15, 2006
MSR# 3 December 15, 2006
MSR# 4 January 15, 2007
MSR# 5 February 15, 2007
MSR#6 March 15, 2007
MSR#7 April 15, 2007
MSR#8 May 15, 2007
MSR# 9 June 15, 2007
MSR #10 July 15, 2007
MSR #11 August 15, 2007
MSR #12 September 15, 2007
MSR #13 October 15, 2007
MSR #14 November 15, 2007
MSR #15 December 15, 2007
MSR #16 January 15, 2008
MSR #17 February 15, 2008
MSR #18 March 14, 2008
MSR #19 April 15, 2008
MSR #20 May 15, 2008
MSR #21 June 15, 2008