Pacific Southwest, Region 9: Superfund
Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
Jervis B. Webb Co
EPA #: CAD008339467
State: California(CA)
County: Los Angeles
City: South Gate
Congressional District: 00
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Description and History
NPL Listing History
NPL Status: Final
Proposed Date: 05/10/12
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The site is located in a mixed industrial, commercial and residential area in South Gate, California. Volatile organic compounds, including trichloroethene (TCE), have been confirmed in the soils and ground water at the site. The Jervis B. Webb Co. conducted metal fabrication, finishing, painting and assembly operations associated with the manufacture of industrial conveyor belt systems from the 1950s to early 1996 on the southeast portion of the site. In 1997, Reliable Steel, Inc. purchased this portion of the site. The Jervis B. Webb Company purchased the northwestern portion of the site in 1975 from Spear Industries. Blake Rivet Company, which produced aluminum and stainless steel aircraft rivets, leased this northwestern portion of the site until approximately 1981.
TCE was detected in the groundwater beneath the site at levels up to 35,000 ppb. EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Level for TCE in drinking water is 5 ppb. The full extent of the groundwater contamination needs to be fully characterized. Although the drinking water supply wells immediately downgradient of the site are located in a deeper aquifer and are not currently contaminated, there is the potential that drinking water wells may become contaminated due to connections between the aquifers. There are at least 35 drinking water wells within four miles of the site, serving approximately 226,000 people. In addition, due to the high concentrations of TCE in groundwater and the relatively shallow depth to groundwater (60 feet), there is a need to evaluate the potential for vapor intrusion of TCE from the site into nearby buildings and residential areas.
Potentially Responsible Parties
Potentially responsible parties (PRPs) refers to companies that are potentially responsible for generating, transporting, or disposing of the hazardous waste found at the site.
Community Involvement
Public Meetings: An informational meeting was held from 6:30pm – 8:30pm, on October 19, 2011, at the Tweedy Elementary School, 9724 Pinehurst Avenue in South Gate, answering questions and explaining how to submit comments to EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Several members of the community attended the meeting.
Public Information Repositories
The public information repositories for the site are at the following locations:
Leland R. Weaver Library
4035 Tweedy Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280
(323) 567-8853
The most complete collection of documents is the official EPA site file, maintained at the following location:
Superfund Records Center
Mail Stop SFD-7C
95 Hawthorne Street, Room 403
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 820-4700
Enter main lobby of 75 Hawthorne street, go to 4th floor of South Wing Annex.
Contacts
EPA Site Manager
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
1-800-231-3075
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
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