Welcome
Welcome to the NASA CERCLA Program Web site at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL). This page provides
community members broader, more convenient access to information associated
with environmental cleanup activities at JPL.
Features of this
Web site include: the ability to search the Administrative Record and
retrieve documents in a portable document format (pdf), an up-to-date
contacts list, a schedule, and the ability to submit questions via the
discussion room.
Sección en Español
Resúmen de Actividades
El 2007: año de avances en el programa de limpieza de
la NASA en JPL
Boletín Bilingüe de Diciembre, 2007
Se acaba de publicar el Boletín Bilingüe de Diciembre, 2007. El boletín
que está disponible en la página web, contiene información acerca de los
avances del programa de limpieza de la NASA.
Oprima aquí para leer las últimas novedades de los esfuerzos que ha hecho la NASA para
remover los compuestos químicos del agua subterránea debajo y cerca de JPL.
Esta es otra forma en la que la NASA se comunica con el público respecto al
programa de limpieza del agua subterránea.
Venga a informarse de las novedades del Proyecto de la NASA de Limpieza
del Agua Subterránea en JPL.
Habrá dos Sesiones Comunitarias, una el miércoles 21 de
febrero en Pasadena y la otra el jueves 22 de febrero en Altadena. Para leer
el anuncio de las reuniones por favor
oprima aquí.
Avances Importantes en el 2006 Programa de la NASA de Limpieza del Medio
Ambiente en JPL
Resultados Disponibles de la Investigación Adicional
Los objetivos iniciales de la investigación eran (1) evaluar el alcance de
los compuestos químicos originados en las instalaciones de JPL y (2)
determinar si la existencia de perclorato en el área de Sunset Reservoir
está relacionada con las instalaciones de JPL.
Oprima aquí si desea
leer el Memorando Técnico de la Investigación Adicional.
Oprima aquí para leer las hojas de datos.
Para más información en español, por favor llame a:
Gabriel Romero, NASA
Teléfono: (818) 354-8709
Correo electrónico: gabriel.l.romero@nasa.gov
Documentos Clave:
NOTICES:
Learn More about the Groundwater
Cleanup Program
Book by author, speaker at
the April 2004 Community Health Meeting available at Pasadena Public
Library
Dr. Thomas Mack's book, Cancers in the Urban Environment,
referenced by Dr. Mack himself at the April 21, 2004 "Community Meeting on Health," is available in the reference section of the Pasadena
Central Library, The La Cañada Flintridge Public Library, and the Altadena
Public Library. The book number
is R 615.5999 MAC.
Health Implications of Perchlorate
Ingestion
A report by the National Academies' National Research Council on the
health effects of perchlorate, Health Implications of Perchlorate Ingestion,
was released in January 2005. To access the report,
click
here.
To access additional information regarding perchlorate from the United
States Environmental Protection Agency,
click here.
To access additional information regarding perchlorate from the California
Department of Public Health,
click here.
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2007 -- Another year of Progress for the Groundwater Cleanup Program
The year 2007 marked significant accomplishments and progress for NASA's
Groundwater Cleanup Program at JPL. Read about all of the milestones reached in
the 2007 Year in Review.
The December 2007 Bilingual Newsletter is now available
- one more way to learn about NASA's cleanup progress!
Click here for all the latest news concerning NASA's
effort to remove chemicals in the groundwater beneath and adjacent to JPL. This
update is another way NASA is taking steps to communicate with the public with
regard to its groundwater cleanup program.
Notice of Availability: Record of Decision for Offsite
Groundwater Treatment Near Windsor Reservoir: Next Step is City Permitting
Process
On August 1, 2007, the federal and state regulators that oversee NASA's
groundwater cleanup program approved a NASA Interim Record of Decision that
calls for NASA funding of two groundwater treatment plants. The plants include
the existing Lincoln Avenue Water Treatment system in Altadena as well as the
system proposed to be located at the Windsor Reservoir site owned by the City of
Pasadena. The next step for the approval of the Windsor Reservoir treatment
plant is the City of Pasadena's permitting process. The official
Record of Decision
is now available. The official
newspaper notice provides a brief summary of the action. For a Fact
Sheet describing community involvement opportunities in the consideration of,
funding for, and construction of a Pasadena water treatment plant,
click here
This decision follows extensive public review of NASA's Proposed Plan. That
Proposed Plan contained information about the construction and operation of
treatment systems for two off-facility treatment systems to clean up chemicals
in the deep groundwater.
A public comment period on the Proposed Plan was held from April 19 through July
7, 2006. A public meeting/community information session on the Proposed Plan was
held on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at the Altadena Community Center in Altadena,
where comments were accepted.
Click here to view the slideshow presentation from the meeting. For a copy
of the transcript of the public meeting session,
click here. To see displays prepared for that evening's public meeting,
click here.
Area residents who attended the Public Meeting asked for additional information
on the “preferred alternative” site that NASA was proposing for a Pasadena
treatment system, and subsequently, NASA released its analysis (called a
"Technical Memorandum") of alternative locations for a proposed groundwater
treatment plant. NASA also held a meeting with the public on June 21, 2006, at
the Altadena Community Center to discuss the proposed Pasadena groundwater
treatment plant. For a copy of that Technical Memorandum,
click here.
NASA reviewed and responded to all of the comments in the Responsiveness
Summary, which can be found on page 63, Section III of the
Record of Decision.
JPL and NASA Groundwater Cleanup team up for 2007 Open House
Members of the NASA Groundwater Cleanup project set up a booth with displays and
answered questions during JPL's annual Open House, host to thousands of visitors
over the weekend of May 19-20, 2007. NASA Groundwater Cleanup team members spoke
personally with an estimated 3,000 visitors about water remediation in general,
as well as about the current groundwater cleanup effort at JPL. Newsletters and
fact sheets about the project were handed out to hundreds of people to take
home. Click Here to
view photos from the event.
Results of Additional Investigation Available
As part of NASA's responsibilities under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA), NASA has performed an
additional investigation in accordance with the
Remedial Investigation
Addendum Work Plan. The objectives of the investigation were to (1) evaluate
the downgradient (southern) extent of chemicals originating from the JPL
facility and (2) to determine if the occurrence of perchlorate in the Sunset
Reservoir area was associated with migration from the JPL facility.
The study is called a Technical
Memorandum.
We also have produced fact sheets about the results of the study and the
analytic tools that were used to provide a better understanding of the technical
information. One fact sheet explains the
Four
Tools used as the basis for the study. The other fact sheet summarizes the
Results of
the study.
In addition, Dr. Neil Sturchio, an expert in stable isotope analysis with the
University of Illinois-Chicago, has issued a summary and analysis of the
isotopic section of the report. View Dr. Sturchio's summary
here.
For other reviews of the "Additional Investigations Report," click
here.
NASA Announces Completion of Soil Cleanup Activities
at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryWith the removal of 260 pounds of a
class of chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the acceptance
of a final Remedial Action Report by California and federal regulatory agencies,
NASA has now officially completed a major soil cleanup project at the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory. For more information, see the
public notice and the
Remedial Action Report related to the soil cleanup project.
Notice of Availability: Expansion of Treatment Plant at JPLExpansion of the on-site groundwater treatment facility at the JPL "source area"
has been approved. Construction of the two new wells and associated piping will
begin on-site at JPL on February 26, 2007. The official
Record of Decision and the
Work Plan
that will govern construction are now available. The official
newspaper notice
provides a brief summary of the action
Community Involvement Plan
Now
Available
NASA’s Community Involvement Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is
committed to promoting communication between local residents and NASA.
Active public involvement is crucial to the success of any public project.
NASA’s Community Involvement Program for the Environmental Cleanup Program
at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is designed to inform the public of the
nature of the environmental issues associated with the site, involve the
public in the decision-making processes that may affect them, involve the
public in the responses under consideration to remedy the issues, and inform
the public of the progress being made to implement the remedy. The Community
Involvement Plan is now available.
Click here to read the plan.
For a Spanish language summary (Plan Comunitario: Resumen en Español) see
Sección en Español.
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