Tracy Auxiliary Field No. 5 (1944)

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EXPLANATION----PPROXIMATE SITE EOUNDARYNORTH

SCALE 1:24000n 1 1 9 1 MILE

SOURCE:U.S.GS. TRACY 7 112' QUADR ANGLE MAP (1954)PHOTO REVISED 1981

Slta LocationMapTracy Auxiliary Fldd#S


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PROJECT DESCRIPTIONTRACY AUXILIARY FIELD N0.5TRACY, CALIFORNIAPROJECT NO. J09CA097200-10 I TROOUCTION

A t the request o f the South Pa c i f ic D iv is io n, Army Corps o f Engineers, theSacramento Dis t r ic t conducted a rev iew o f the fo rmer Tracy Aux i l ia ry F ie ldN0.5 s l e loc at ed i n San Joaquin County, C al if or ni a. The re vi ew was perfo rmedas p a r t o f the Defense Environmenta l R estor at ion Program and cons isted o f as i t e v i s i t and con tac t w i t h ind iv id ua l s and agencies t ha t may have in fo rma t ionregard lng the s i te to assess possib le hazardous and toxic waste contaminat lon,presence o f ordnance and unsafe deb ris th a t may have r es ul te d from Departmento f Defense (DOD) u t i l i z a t i o n o f t h e s l t e as a m i l l t a r y a l r f l e l d .2.0 DESCRIPTION OF REPORT

This repor t suppor ts a recornendat ion fo r DOD approva l, under th e DefenseEnvironmental R esto rat ion Program, of a po te nt ia l hazardous and to x ic wastecon tamina t ion p ro jec t a t t h i s fo rmer DO0 in s t a l la t i o n .3.0 DESCRIPTION OF SITE

a. S l te Loca t ion - Tracy A ux i l ia ry F ie ld No.5 i s loca ted i n San Joaqu lnCounty, 2.5 ml l e s southwest o f the Ci. ty o f Tracy, C al if or ni a. .b. Pu b l ic Use o f the S l t e - The fo rm er a l r f l e l d s l t e c o n s l s t l n g o f arunway and taxiway s i s owned and operated by the C i t y o f Trac y as a munic fpa la1 rp or t .c. Pu b l i c Ac c e s s ib i l i t y - The s i t e i s open to the pub l lc .d. H is to ry o f Access - Access was 1 m i t e d t o m l l i t a r y c o n s t r a i n t s d u r i n gDOD use. Hi st o ry o f access f rom 1947 t o t h e p r es e nt i unknown, a1 hough,access I s assumed t o have been th e same as i t i s today.e. H i s t o r y o f i n j u r i e s - Unknown.f. Pro fess iona l /O f f t c ia1 Sa fe ty Repo r t s - Unknown.g. Co n d i t l o n o f S t r uc t u re s - Four st ructures used by the Amy A i r Forcesd u r i n g t h e W W I I e ra s t i l l e x i s t a t the s i t e. The s t ru ct ur es appeared t o bes t r u c tu ra l l y sound. New bu i ld in gs were i n the p rocess o f be ing b u i l t .


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SITE SURVEY SUMMARYFORDERP PROJECT NO. J09CA097200

SITE NAME: Tracy Auxi 1 a r y F i e l d N0.5 (Tracy M unic ipal A1 rp or t , TracyA ux i l i a r y F ie ld , T racy Au x i l i a r y Land ing F ie ld , T racy Au x l l f a r y F l y ing Schoo l,Stockton Army A i r F ie ld and Au x i l i a r y F ie ld No. 5).LOCATION: Ap pro xim ate ly 2.5 m il e s southwest o f Tracy, i n San Joaq uin County,CalTtornia.DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM: Pote nt a1 sof 1 and groundwater contaml na t i onresul t ing f rom the presence of two underground fuel s torage tanks.SITE HISTORY: The Tra cy A u x i l i a r y F i e l d No. 5 s i te (approx imate ly 307 acres)was acq uire d from the C i t y o f Tracy (156.5 acres) by lease and f rom A l f re d andM. P er ei ra (150.51 acre s) by De cl ar at io n o f Taking between 1942 and 1943. OnA p r i l 23, 1946, th e War Department declare d the s l t e surp lus and custody anda c c o u n t a b il it y was assumed by the War Assets Ad m in is tr at io n as o f November 20,1946. By In str um en t o f Tra ns fe r dated May 27, 1947, th e 150.51 a cres i n fe ewere qu i tc l a im ed and 156.5 acres o f leaseho ld were reconveyed t o th e C i t y o fTracy.AVAILABLE STUDIES AND REPORTS: Real es tat e info rm at i on fo r th e s i t e i s onf i l e w i th the Army Corps o f Engineers, Sacramento D i s t r i c t Rea l Es ta teD i v l slon.CATEGORY OF HAZARDS: The two underground st or age ta nk s and assoc ia te d p i p i n ga re considered t o be po te nt ia l sources o f low lev e l h azardous / tox lc waste.BASIS OF DETERMINATION OF DOD RESPONSIBILITY: One o f t h e unde rgroun d f u e lstorage tanks was used by the U.S. Army A i r Forces during World War 11. Theother underground fuel s torage tank may have been, accord ing to th e a i r p o r tmanager, possibly used by the U.S. ~ r m y i r Forces dur lng WWII.POCIDISTRICT: Ms. Sharon Bruno, Army Corps o f Engineers, Sacramento D i s t r l c tf f c e (916r551-1049.STATUS: Cu rre nt l y , the s i t e I s used as a mun ic ipal a i rp or t . The two-nderground storage tanks from the W W I I era a t t he s i t e may have been aban-doned I n th e e a rl y 19501s,; however, no documentat ion f o r th e abandonment i sava i lab le . The C i t y o f ' Tracy Department o f Pub l ic Works i s i n the . process o f .eva luat i ng two underground fue l s torage tanks th a t were i n s ta l l e d i n 1980 t osee I f they are s t i l l use fu l and to decide whether an aboveground fue l fa rm i smore feasible. \DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED REMEDIAL ACTION: The f o l 1owl ng iems are proposed f o rth e s l t e : (1 ) per form a magnetic survey t o assess i f t h e tw o i d e n t i f i e dunderground storage tanks are present a t the s i te ; (2) removal and disp osa l o fthe underground tanks and associated pip in g; (3) conf 1mti n sampl 1ng todetermine i these potent ia l sources of contaminat ion have Contaminated thes o l 1 ( i f t he con f i rm a t ion sampl ing conf irms s ig n i f can t s o i l contamina tion ,f u r t h e r r e me d i a l i nves t iga t ion may be necessary).


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DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY

TRACY AIRPORT (TRACY AUXILIARY FIELD NO. 5) TRACY, CALIFORNIA SITE NO. J09CA097200

FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The total acreage for the former Tracy Auxiliary Field No. 5 was 307.01 acres. The War Department acquired 156.5 acres by lease from the City of Tracy. The lease was dated March 10, 1942. The leased land consisted of the original airfield. Approximately 150.51 acres was acquired in fee through Declaration of Taking in 1943. The owners of the land were Alfred and M. Pereira. 2. Tracy Auxiliary Field No. 5 was used by the U.S. Army Air Force as an auxiliary field to Stockton Army Air Field and was under DOD ownership control during the period of DOD ownership. At the time of acquisition, facilities at the site included unimproved runways and taxiways, several buildings, water well, beacon tower, one underground storage tank, fueling pit, and gravel pit. After the acquisition of the site property, the U.S. Government improvements consisted of new runways, taxiways, apron, and field lighting. 3 . The War Department declared the auxiliary field surplus on April 23, 1946.Accountability was assumed by the War Assets Administration (WAA) on November 20,1946. By Instrument of Transfer dated May 27, 1947, ownership of the site was given to the City of Tracy. The Instrumental of Transfer reconveyed the leased land (156.5 acres) back to the City of Tracy and also quitclaimed the additional 150.51 acres acquired by the U.S. Government to the City of Tracy. The instrument contains a permanent recapture clause in the event of a national emergency that make the "landing area, building areas, and airport facilities ...including any additions or improvements thereto made subsequentto the declaration of any part of the airport as surplus" subject to recapture. The instrument also states that the "airport shall be used for public airport purposesr and only for such purposes," and "all structures, improvements, facilities and equipment of the airport shall be maintained at all times ..during the remainder of their estimated life." Also, there is a25.52 acre portion of the 150.51 acres of former fee land and 8 -12 acres of former leasehold area already subject to an easement in favor of the U.S. Government for a segment of the existing Delta-Mendota Canal operated by the Bureau of Reclamation. The former Tracy Auxiliary Field No. 5 is now ehe site of the Airport' and is owned and operated by the City of Tracy. All facilities formerly located on the site have been utilized by the City af Tracy or have been removed from the site, with the exception of two underground storage


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tanks that were reportedly used by the U.S. Army air Forces during WWII. These two underground storage tanks were supposedly abandoned during the early 1950's but no records or documentation are available for the abandonment.

DETERMINATION Based on the foregoing findings of fact, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD. Therefore, it is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.

JUL 24 1991 -Date fV ROGER F . YANKOUPE, Brigadier General, U.S. Army Commanding


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EXPLANATION----PPROXIMATE SITE EOUNDARYNORTH

SCALE 1:24000n 1 1 9 1 MILE

SOURCE:U.S.GS. TRACY 7 112' QUADR ANGLE MAP (1954)PHOTO REVISED 1981

Slta LocationMapTracy Auxiliary Fldd#S


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F/NAL PROJECT MAP[TYPEOF MAP)STATE CALIFORNIA

C O U N TY SAN JO AQ U INDIVISION S O U T H PAC 1 Fl CDISTRICT SAC R AMEN TOU S IN G A R M Y A R E ATH . AG EN C Y AR MY AIR FO R C ES

1~ ~. ! . . ". . " ..-L/hne ! Road 55 MILES EAST OF SAN FR AN C ISC O

5 5 MILES SO U TH OF SAC R AMEN TO

TRANSPORTATION FAClLlTlESW ESTER N PAC IF IC RAILROAC

STATE ROACVIC IN ITY MAP --- - . FEDERAL ROAL

-A C QU I S I T I ON -ACRES OWNED BY' W. ir. ,X.5,'ACRES LEASED BY W. D A% 5ACRES LEASED FROM W. DACRES TRANSFERREDTO W. DACRES DONATED TO W. D

DISPOSALSACRES SOLDACRES TRANSFERREDACRES EXCHANGEDACRES OTHERWISE TO W A. A. 307.0 1

LEGENDRESERVATONLlNESTATE OR P ~ O V ~ D E N C ENE - - - - -COUNTYL NECVL DSTRCT PRECNCT - - - - -LAND - GRANT L l ! iE - - - - - - -CTY VLLAGE ORBOROUGI --- - -.- -- --A C Q U I S I T I O N A U T H O R I Z A T I ON CEMETERY SMALLPAXK CTC . --- .- -- -

R E - D ( L E A S E ) D A T ED 6 FE B . , I 9 4 2 TOWNSHIP L i k ERE-D 1990 DATED 2 DEC., 1942 - ------ - ---SECTON LIVERE-D 1990-A DATED 5 AUG., 1943

S ca l e : I l nch=500Feet .

WAR DEPARTMENT 0. C. ECONSTRUCTCN DlViSlONREAL ESTATE

TRACY AUXI L I ARY FLD. NO5STOCKTON FI E L DSECTION 8,T.3S.,R.5E.,M,D.B.&M. T R A C T DATA MILITARY RESERVATON6Feb. 1942- 156.5 MarchS4,!941.Volunx?7?6,Of%hl Records, Page 4712 Dec,19 42 EX ? I April 22.1943,Book82l,OFficial R ~ o r d s , P a g eE- 3 1 9 9 0 209

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USGS 7 .5 Minute Quad: Tracy,CA

Tracy Auxiliary Field No. 5

Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS)Site No. J09CA0972I June 2004

0 Site Area

300 800 1,200 1,800 O IFeetI Aerial photo taken June 1993


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Public FUDS G Is P ro p er ty Location C heck SheetTo: GERALD VINCENT

J09CA0972TRACY AUX FLD #5Latitude 37O 41 ' 18" N

L o n g i tu d e 121 26' 23" W

Location of FUDS propetty accurateUpdated Property Coordinates have beenentered into FUDSMIS


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