ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICALWARFAREMA~ ARCHIVES SEARCEIRWORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE ANTI ASSOCIATED

SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. JO9CAOO1100, JO9CAO47600, AND JO!XAT82600

TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.0 2.1 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Introduction Authority Subject purpose Scope Previous Site Iuv~tions Inventory Project Reports and Findingsof Fact Other Reports Site and Site Area Description Location past uses current uses Jnterpretationof Aerial Photography Map Analysis Demographicsof the Area Physical Characterhtics of the Site Geology/Physiography soils Hydrology Ground Water Weather EcologY Page l-l l-2 l-2 l-3 2-l 2-2 3-l 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-5 3-5 4-l 4-l 4-2 4-2 4-5 4-5

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Real Estate

DOD Ownership PresentOwnership SignificantPast Ownershipother than DOD

OEW/CWM Site Analysis

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Historical Summaryof OEWKWM Activities Recordsreview Summaryof interviews Site inspection

Evaluation of Ordnance Contamination

MAPs/DRAwlNGs M-l M-2 M-3 M-4 M-5 M-6 M-7 M-8 March Air Force Base- Aerial Photo Interpretation Ground Features, 1980 March Air Force Base- Demolition Ares March Air Force Base- Bomb StorageFacility and SkeetRanges,1943 March Air Force Base- Land Development March Air Force BaseRifle Rangeand March Air Force BasePoorman Range, Location and Layout - 1966 March Air Force BaseRifle Range, Aerial Photo Interpretation, Ground Features- 1966 March Air Force BasePoormanRange, Aerial Photo Interpretation, Ground Features- 1966 March Air Force Base- CantonmentArea (in back cover)

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REFERENCES ACRONYMS REPORTS/STUDIES/LETTERS/IviEMO~~S HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS(Not Used) INTERVIEWS NEWSPAPERS/JOURNALS(Not Used) PRESENTSITE PHOTOGRAPHS HISTORICAL MAPS/DRAWINGS (Not Used) OEW RISK ASSESSMENTCODE FORM REPORT DISTRIBUTION LIST ARCHIVES ADDRESSES

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ARCHIVES SEARCHREPORT FlNDmGs

FOR
MARCH AlR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES

RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SJTENOS. JO9CAOOll!IO, JO9CAO47600, AND JO9CAT82600

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Authority In 1980, Congressenactedthe Comprehensive EnvironmentalResponse, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC 9601 et seq. Ordnanceand explosivewastesare included in the CERCLA definition of pollutantsand contammants require a remedialresponse. that Jn 1983, the EnvironmentalRestorationDefenseAccount (ERDA) was established Public by Law 98-212. This Congressionally directed fund was to be usedfor environmental restoration at Department of Defense(DOD) active mstallationsand formerly used properties. The DOD designated Army as the solemanagerfor environmentalrestoration the at closedinstallationsand formerly usedproperties. The Secretaryof the Army assigned this missionto the Corps of Engineers(USACE) in 1984. The 1986SuperfundAmendmentsand Reauthorization (SARA) amendedcertain aspects Act of CERCLA, someof which directly related to OEW contamination. Chapter 160of the SARA established DefenseEnvironmentalRestorationProgram (DERP). One of the the goals specifiedfor the DERP is Vorrection of enviromnentaldamage(suchas detectionand disposalof unexplodedordnance)which createsan imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or to the environment. The DERP requires that a CERCLA response action be undertakenwheneversuch imminent and substantial endangermentis found at: A. A facility or site that is owned by, leasedto, or otherwisepossessed by the United Statesand under the jurisdiction of the Secretaryof Defense. B. A facility or site that was under the jurisdiction of the Secretaryof Defenseand owned by, leasedto, or otherwisepossessed the United States by at the time of actionsleadingto comami.nation. l-l

C. A vesselowned or operatedby the Departmentof Defense. The National ContingencyPlan (NCP) was established the CleanWater Act of 1972. The by NCP has beenrevised and broadenedseveraltimes sincethen. Its purposeis to provide the organizationalstructure andproceduresfor remedialactionsto be taken in responseto the presenceof hazardoussubstances, polh&ants,and contaminantsat a site. Section 105 of the 1980CERCLA statesthat the NCP shahapply to all responseactionstaken as a result of CERCLA requirements. The March 1990National Oil and HazardousSubstances Pollution ContingencyPlan given in 40 CFR part 300 is the latest version of the NCP. Paragraph300.120 statesthat DOD will be the removal responseauthority with respectto incidentsinvolving DOD military weapons and munitions under the jurisdiction, custody, and control of DOD. On April 5, 1990, U.S. Army EngineerDivision, Huntsville (USAEDH) was designated as the USACE Mandatory Center of ExpertiseQviCx) and Design Center for Ordnanceand ExplosiveWaste (OEW). As the MCX and Design Center for OEW, USAEDH is responsible the designand successful for implementationof all Departmentof the Army OEW remediationsrequired by CERCLA. USAEDH will also designand implement OEW remediationprograms for other branchesof the Department of Defensewhen requested. In cooperationwith the Huntsville Division the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersSt. Louis District has beenassigned task of preparingArchives SearchReports for thoseFormerly the Used DefenseSites Q?UDS)suspected chemicalwarfare materials(CWM) contamination. of 1.2 Sub+
March Air Force Base, Site Number JO!XAOOllOO,March Air Force Base Rifle Range, Site Number JO9CAO47600, and March Air Force Base Poorman Range, Site Number JO!XAT82600, were locatedbetween5 and 10 miles south of Riverside, California. The

Air Force Baseis adjacentto old Highway 395 (now Highway 215), the rifle range was north of the basein the l3ox SpringsMountain area, and the poor-man range was located southeast the basein the Penis Valley. Previousnamesof March Air Force Basewere of AlessandroAviation Field and March Field. After WWII, Camp Haan, Site Number JO!XAO27!300, becamepart of the air baseand was known as West March.
1.3 Puroose

This Archives SearchReport (ASR) compilesinformation obtainedthrough historical researchat various archivesand records holdingfacilities, interviews with individuals associated with the site or its operations,and personalvisits to the site. All efforts were directedtowards determiningthe possibleuse or disposalof chemicalwarfare materialson the site and documentingthe existenceof Ordnanceand ExplosiveWaste (OEW). Particular emphasiswas placedon establishingthe chemical(agent), the type of munitions or container, quantitiesand area of disposal. Information obtainedduring this processwas usedin
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developingrecommendations further actionsat the site. for 1.4 sco-pe Camp Haan (West March) and March Field operatedin an integrative mannerbefore their consolidationas March Air Force Base(March AFB). The Camp Haau ASR investigatedthe majority of the FUTIS property associated with the region. That ASR identified a piece of property south of the magazine area as an area of concern. This ASR addresses area that and a skeetrange buffer zone as March Air Force Base, Site Number JO9CAOOllOO.The other two sites are March APB Rifle Range, Site Number JO9CAO47600, March AFB and PoormanRange, Site Number JO9CAt82600.

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The Los AngelesDistrict Corps of Engineers(CESPL)preparedJNPRs or Findingsof Facts for the following sites associated with March Air Force Base: March Military Airfield (March Air Force Base),- Number JO9CAOOllOO Site March Air Force BaseRifle Range, Site Number JO9CAO47600 March Air Force BaseCommunicationAnnex No. 2, Site Number JO9CAO12000 March Air Force BaseILS Outer Marker, Site Number JO9CAO12100 March TVOR Annex, Site Number JO9CAO47900 Lake Mathews Water Line and Retail Stores,Site Number JO9CAO48000 March Air Force BaseLight Annex No. 2, Site Number JO9CA212000 Camp Haan, Site Number JO9CAO27900 Camp Haan Rifle Range, Site Number JO9CAO28000 Camp Haan and Camp Haan Rifle Rangeare addressed a separate in ASR, completed September1994by St. Louis District Corps of Engineers(CELMS). An INPR has not beenpreparedfor the March Air Force BasePoormanRange. Other reports include an Aerial PhotographicAnalysisof the March Air Force BaseStudy Area, completedby the EPA, and a RemedialInvestigation/FeasibilityStudy (LKUFS) by Ehrth TechnologyCorporation. Copiesof the aboveJNPRsand portions of the other reports are locatedin Appendix C. Only those sites addressing OEW and/or CWM will be discussed this ASR. in 2.1 JnventorvProkct Reuorts and Findings of Fact 2.1.1 March Military Airfield This INPR disclosedthat the site is still an active DOD installationnot &gible for the DERP project. Further research,however, uncovereda few parcels of land that can be considered FUDS. 2.1.2 March Air Force Rifle Range The rifle range consistedof 648.69 acresof leasedand fee owned land in the Southhalf of Section27 and Section34, Township 2 South, Range4 West. It remainedin use until 1953. On November 21, 1991, NBS/Lowry conducted site visit and later derived a RAC scoreof a 5 for the range.

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Site and Site hea

Description

3.1 Location 3.1.1 March Air Force Base The active portion of March Air Force Baseis located9 miles southeast Riverside in of Moreno Valley. Highway 395 dividesthe basein half. The northern boundaryis Cactus Avenueon the east of Highway 395 andvaries on the west side of the highway. The westernboundary is just eastof Cole Streetand the easternboundaryis Heacock street. Nandinais the southernboundarywest of Hwy 395 andvaries east of the highway. See Figures 2 and 3 for the location and boundaries the base. of 3.1.2 March Air Force BaseRifle Range The site of the former March Air Force BaseRifle Rangewas locatedin the Box Springs Mountain areajust north of Highway 60. Clark Street currently divides the site in half. See Figure 2 and Map M-5 for the location andlayout. 3.1.3 March Air Force BasePoorrnanRange The PoormanRangewas locatedeast of the Air Force Basenear Lake Perris. It was in Sections28, 29, 32, and 33 of Range3 W, Township 3 S. Presentday Kine Avenuemost the likely was the east west divider. MariposaAvenue dissected north and southhalvesof the range. SeeFigure 3 and Map M-5 for the location and layout of the range. 3.2 PastUses 3.2.1 March Air Force Base Prior to the governmentsacquisition,in March 1918, the land that becameMarch Field supportedagricultureand the Alessandro Aviation Field. Originally, March Field trained pilots for the Jenny biplane, but after the First World War, it focusedon bombing and gunnery training. West March, the former Camp Haan, servedas an anti-aircraft training facility. Seethe ASR for Camp Haan, Site Number JO9CAO27900. 3.2.2 March Air Force BaseRifle Range Prior to the acquisition,most of the land comprisingthe rifle range was classifiedas unimproved. A small parcel was usedby the County of Riverside for road and utility purposes. March Field usedthis range to train troops on the carbine, sub-machine gun, Ml903 rifle, pistol, and .5O-calground machinegun (Mamerow, 1946).

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3.2.3 March Air Force BasePoormanRange Rasedon the current stateof the property, it was probably unimprovedprior to the governmentsacquisition. 3.3 Current Uses 3.3.1 March Air Force Base The majority of the land which constitutedMarch Field is still an active installation. The Camp Haan ASR studiedmost of the FUDS property which includesa VA Cemetery, a retirement community, agriculture, businesses, light industry. The ammunitiondisposal and pit and the skeetrange buffer zone constitutedthe FUDS property not previously addressed. The skeetrange buffer zoneis an openfield and was plowed for planting during the site visit. Residentialarea is acrossthe street from the location of the ammunitiondemolition pit. This land is a field with a few drainageditchesand is usedby children as a play area. 3.3.2 March Air Force 33ase Rifle Range This area is now residentialand commercial. 3.3.3 March Air Force I3asePoormanRange The land on the east sideof Kine Avenueis undeveloped, the west sideholds a and playground, Aroya Park, and someresidences. 3.4 Interoretation of Aerial Photography Photo analysisand land use interpretationwere done using the following listed photography. Photography g& 28 Aug 1953 22 sep 1953 16 Apr 1966 30 Ott 1980 9 Jan 1989 18 Jan 1989 30 Jan 1989 30 Jan 1992 scale 1 =1667 1=1667 1 4ClcIo
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Identifier(s) Frame(s) 2K-171 thru 176 5K-7 thru 15, 5K-69 thru 72 1-19 thru l-24, l-70 thru l-72 2-54 thm 2-57 6-75 thru 6-77, 6-130 thru 6-135 81 and 82 252 thru 255 522 thru 526 488 and 489,

521 thru 525, 526, 567 thru 572 Terrain in the vicinity of March Field is hilly with local relief mostly less than 100 feet. Surfacedrainageis well developed. Land useis mainly agriculture with large tracts in is orchardsand much of the rest in grass. Light to moderateresidentialdevelopment seen. 3.4.1 March Air Force Base There is one feature of interest, located southof the magazine area. It is seenas a small bare area (about 75 by 75) with a smallpit (about20 by 40) at the south edgeand a small black object near the center of the area. The feature is seenonly on the 1980 photography. It is not there on the 1966photographyand is coveredby new development(drainage ditch/structure) on the 1989and 1992photography. This feature may be either a burn area or a burn/burial area. Configuration of the bare area/pit/objectis similar to that seenin a larger bare area which is locatedabout 1000feet eastof the weaponsstoragearea. 3.4.2 March Air Force BaseRifle Range The facility is a known distance(KU) rangewith target berm to the north and firing lines at 100,200,300, and 500 yards south of the target berm. Thus, firing-on the range is from south to north toward the target berm and the hill massbeyond. Brief discussion features of Numbered 2 through 6 on photos dated 1966and shownon Map M-6 are describedas: .: 0 Feature Number 2: All of the abovementionedfiring lines and target berms are seenon the 1953, 1966, and 1980 photography. There is not much changeseenbetweentheseyears. 0 Feature Number 3: In 1953, one small building is seenon the top of a terracedhillside. In 1966, that building and three additional buildingsare seenin the vicinity, two of which are at the base of the hill and one is on the sideof the hill. Thesebuildingswere probably usedfor storage of targets and other rangeoperationand maintenance materials. In 1980, the building on the side of the hill is not visible, but the other three are. 0 Feature Number 4: This feature is a U-shapedlake. Thereis not much changeseenon the photography between the years 1953and 1980. Feature Number 5: Three adjoiningsquareareas, 150 feet on a side, with low walls or revetmentson three sidesof one squarearea and on two sidesof the other two are seenon the 1953photos. In 1966 only two of the three are visible. T&se areasare on the sideof a hill without a good accessroad. There is no significantchangebetweenthe 1966 and 1980photography.
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0 FeatureNumber 6: Featurenumber 6 is an excavationinto the hillside and is first seenon the 1966 photography. In 1980, the excavationappearsto be a borrow pit. The entire area is under development the 1989and the 1992photography. Streetsand lots in are laid out and gradedand somebuildingsare built. 3.4.3 March Air Force BasePoormanRange The overall sizeand location of the assemblage range facilities seenon the 1966 of photographyis about the sameas shownon the referencemap (seeMap M-5). However, many individual features, suchas berms, shown on the map are not seenon the photography. By this time it appearsthat operationsas a range has ceased the facilities seenon the and photographyare either not being usedor are being usedfor anotherpurpose. The Poorman Rangearea is not coveredby the 1953photography. A brief discussion features7 through of 12 as seenon the 1966and 1980photographyfollows. 0 FeatureNumber 7: In 1966, this areais a rectangularpond, and is dry by 1980. 0 FeatureNumber 8: In both 1966and 1980,this feature is a dry depression. .0 FeatureNumber 9: A complex of eight buildingslocatednear the center of the range facility area is seen on the 1966photography. By 1980only one building remains. An earth scar, apparently from grading, is seenwhere the range facilities were located. 0 FeatureNumber 10: An excavation,weatheredand dry with scatteredsmall objectsor vegetationwithin, betweentwo parallel roadsis seenon the 1966photography. FeatureNumber 11: This feature, seenonly on the 1966photography,is a line of small objectsand/or StruCtllr~.
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3.5 Map Analysis The site was analyzedusing the following maps. (1) Drawing No. PE-750, Plan of March Field, California, Office of the Post Engineer, March Field, California, datedJuly 1945. An extract from this is designated Map M-5 in this ASR. (2) USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle map sheets:RTVERSIDEEAST, CALIF., dated 1967, photorevised1980;PERRJS,CALJF., dated 1967,photorevised1979; SUNNYMEAD, CALIF., dated 1967, photorevised1973, photorevised1980; STEELE PEAR, CALLF., dated 1967, photorevised1973, photorevised1978. Referencedrawing number (1) cited aboveshowsthe locationsof facilities at March Field. Thosepertinent to this analysisare the locationsof the rifle range and the poormanrange. The &rain/land use summary from photographyin Section3.4 aboveis confirmed by review of the USGS map sheetscited. 3.6 Demoarauhicsof the Area 3.6.1 Center of Activity March Air Force Baseis locatednear the City of Riverside, Riverside County, California. Riverside has numerouscentersof activity suchas the Riverside Central Library, Historic Mission Inn Hotel, Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Riverside Art Museum, Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center, CaJifomiaMuseum of Photography,RiversideBallet Theatre, Riverside Municipal Museum, Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside GeneralHospital University Medical Center, Riverside Plaza, Galleria, University of California at Riverside, La Sierra University, California Baptist College, California Paramedical Technical and College, Riverside Community College, Phillips College, Arlington Park, Don Lorenzi Sports Complex, Lincoln Park, and other numerousrecreationalfactities throughout the community. 3.6.2 PopulationDensity COUNTY: Riverside CITY: Riverside AREA: 74 sqmi. 7,214 sqmi. 1,170,413 POPULATION: 226,505 POP DENSITY: 3,061 persons/sq.mi. 162persons/sq.mi. Populationand area are basedon the U.S. Departmentof Commerce,Bureau of the Census, 1990 statistics, and telephoneinterviews.

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3.6.3 Type of Businesses A review of both telephone interviews and County Business Patterns(1990) assisted in developinga business profile of the area. The City of Riversideis divers&xl. The largest employersare Borden CabinetCompany, woodwork, FleetwoodEnterprises,modular homes mamtfacturer;Parlxiew Community Hospital, medicalservices;Riverside Community Hospital, medical services;and Toro Company, sprinkler and nozzlemanufacuuer. 3.6.4 Type of Industry Riverside is an economicallydiversecommunity. The community supportsgovernmental, light manufacturing,retail and service, and wholesalesectors. 3.6.5 Type of Housing Housing in Riversideis composedof both singleand multi-family homes. 3.6.6 New Developmentin the Area Developmentin the area includessmallbusinesses, office parks, and residentialgrowth. 3.6.7 Cross-Section Population of The populationin Riversideis diverse. The percent of thoseunder the age of 18 is 29%, over 65 years is 8.9%. The medianage is 29. Approximately 60.6% of the populationis White, 7.4% Black, 26% Hispanic, .8% AmericanIndian or Eskimo, and 5.2% Asian or Pacific Islander. There are approximately80,240 housingunits with a medianvalue of $134,800. The work force, basedon the numberof establishments, Riverside County is of broken down into the following: manufacturing,19.6%; non-manufacturing,72.7%; agriculture, 2.7%; and other non-agriculmre,5%.

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4.0 Phvsical Characteristics of the Site 4.1 Geolo&Physioeraphv March Air Force Baseis locatedin the northern portion of the PeninsularRangeprovince, as defined by the California Division of Mines and Geology. The easternportion of the site is locatedat the western edgeof the Penis Valley, characterized flat topographyand sandy by alluvial depositsderived from the surroundinggranitic mountis. The westernpart of March Air Force Baseis locatedon the Perris ErosionalSurface (Earth Technology Corporation, Inc., 1992), characterized thin or non-existentsoilson high relief surfacesof by the shallow Cretaceousand older granite and granodioritebedrock. The area is seismicallyactive, and is underlainby the generallynorthwest-trendingElsinoreChino fault system. Past movementalong the faults of this systemhave beenright lateral with variable dip-slip movement. The faults of the region tend to act as barriers to ground water aquifers. Bedrock geology under the site consistsof Cretaceous older granite and granodioriteand and metamorphiccrystalline rock. Alluvial valley fill of the Perris Valley is a significant aquifer, and is currently under remediation@UPS)under March Air Force BaseBasewide Installation RestorationPlan for contaminationfrom a wide variety of sours related to base activities. Coalescing alluvial deposits range from lo-feet to greater than 400-feet, with coarsegraineddepositstypically occuning at depthsgreater than 50-feet below ground surface (BGS). Interfingering stratigraphywithin the valley fill occurs with silty sands, sandysilts and occasionalsilty clay lenses,particularly in the upper 50-feet @sane, 1993). The western portion of the site is characterized weatheredandjointed bedrock exposures by and shallow soil depositstypical of erosionalsurfaces the region. The surfaceexposures in are generallyroundedoutcrops with associated roundeddetached boulders. 4.2 && The major near-surfacesoil associations presentin the March Air Force Basearea are the Cieneba-Rockland-Fallbrook the Monsarate-Arlington-Exeter and (Tetra Tech, Inc., 1992.) Roth are shallow (1 to 3-feet thick) well-drained silty sands. The Cieneba-RocklandFallbrook association formed on the upland slopesof the Penis Erosional Surface. The is Monsarate-Arlington-Exeter association typically overliesa discontinuous hardpanlayer in the alluvial valley of the easternportion of the site. Thicker depositsof soil are presentin the alluvial valley and in small depressions the of Perris ErosionalSurface. Thesesoils are typically tine to mediumgrained silty sands(WCS soil type SM). There are somediscontinuous lower permeability silty sandyclay deposits presentwithin the weatheredahuvium and as linings in the bottoms of small depressions within the uplandsas well. Where the latter occurs the result is a small ephemeralpond or 4-l

wetland marsh. 4.3 Hvdrologv The terrain of the March Air Force Baseareais hilly with numeroustributaries running throughout. An elevationrange of about250 feet existsin the area with a high elevationof about 1750feet NGVD and a low elevationin the areaof about 1500 feet NGVD. The airport and runways are locatedon the easternside of the area which is lower and flatter. The numeroustributary streamsdrain the areainto either the GageCanal or the Colorado River Aqueduct.The GageCanal and the ColoradoRiver Aqueductboth empty into the SantaAna River. A maximum peak flow of 19,500cfs occurred on the SantaAM River at Mission Blvd. at Riverside. This peak flow was recordedon February 18, 1980. The drainagearea of the SantaAna River at this location is 810 squaremiles. 4.4 m The alluvial valley till presentin the easternportion of the site is part of a large local aquifer. Basedon the ongoinginvestigations underwayas part of March Air Force Bases RI/F% generalconditionsappearto be thoseof a single shallowhydraulically-interconnected systemacting as a leaky semi-confinedaquifer (Figure 4.1.). The interfingering stratigraphy of the alluvial aquifer has causeddifliculty in characterization during the RI/FS. Ground water levels within the valley are seasonably dynamic, and react to rechargefrom adjacent highlandsand well pumping. Ground water levels in the valley appearto be slightly higher eachyear, possibly attributable to a combinationof long term cycles of climatic patterns, decreased pumping from wells following organizationof a local water supplydistrict and the aquifer remediationefforts in the area. Ground water flow direction varies within the valley depending upon the subsurface water budgetand the effect of bedrock topography. It is currently thought that the ground water surfacetrends toward a low in the southwestedgeof the valley, althoughat a very slight gradient. Ground water depthsin the western area of the valley (the easternedgeof March Air Force Base)sre in the range of 40 to 50-feet BGS. Surfaceand bedrock topographydeterminethe depth and gradient of ground water in the portion of the site on the Perris ErosionalSurfaceFigure 4.2.) The crystalline bedrock underlyingthe site is not consideredto be a ground water producer. The ground water surfaceoccursin the soil overlying bedrock sub-parallelto the bedrock and ground surface. Depth to ground water varies from at or near the ground surfaceto 40-feet BGS. Several small marshy areasand seasonal springsexist in the westernportion of the site. Drainages have beenmodified by recent residentialdevelopments the area as well. in Hydraulic conductivity of the alluvial aquifer at the site varies widely at the site in the range of 10 to 10-4 cm./sec., generallyincreasingwith increasingdepth below ground surface. 4-2

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Hydraulic conductivity in the Perris ErosionalSurface, likewise, varies greatly in the same range. 4.5 weather Riversideis located within the Los Angelescoastalbasin. The Pacific coastis the primary moderating influence. The coastalmountainrangeslying along the north aud east sidesof the Los Angelescoastalbasinact as a buffer againstextremesof summerheat and winter cold occurring in the desertand plateauregionsin the interior. The daily temperaturerange is usuallyless than 15 degreesin the spring and summerand about 20 degreesin the fall and winter. Nighttime temperatures generallycool but are minimum temperaturesbelow 40 degreesare rare. The highestrecordedtemperatureof 112 degreesoccurredJune of 1990while the lowest recordedtemperatureof 28 degreesoccurred during Januaryof 1949. Precipitationoccurs mainly in the winter. Snow, ice and hail, are extremelyrare, and the maximum recordedamountconsistedof 0.3 inchesiu Januaryof 1949. Most of the rainfall occursin Januarywith an averageof about 3.7 incheswhile July is practically rainless. Measurablerain may fall on about one day in four from late October into early April. The maximum 24 hour precipitation of 6.11 inchesoccurred in Januaryof 1956. The averagemonthly wind velocity is 6.2 miles per hour and the prevailing wind direction is west. The maximum wind velocity usuallyoccurs during March with an averageof 7.0 mph and the minimum usually occurs during August and September with an averageof 5.3 mph. During the fall, winter, and spring, gusty dry northeasterlySantaAna winds blow over southernCalifornia mountainsand throughpasses the coast. Thesewinds produce to extremely dry air and dust clouds. At times the lack of air movementcombinedwith temperatureinversion is associated with concentrations air pollution. of Climatologicaldata for the area are summarized TABLE 4-l. Data were collectedat the in National Weather Servicemeteorologicalstationat Los AngelesCivic Center, California. 4.6 Ecology The information provided for thesesiteshas beencompiledfrom the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceand the California Departmentof Fish and Game-NaturalDiversity Data Base: Rarefind. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicelists the Stephens kangaroorat @podomys stephensi), bald eagle(Haliaeetusleucocephalus), Americanperegrinefalcon Q&Q perearinusanatum), Artic peregrinefalcon (Falcopereminus@B), leastBells vireo (Vireo bellii ~usilhrs), California gnatcatcher@&&& califomica califomica), Southwestern willow flycatcher @l&g&gz trailii extimus), Southwestern arroyo toad (Buff microscaohus cabfornicus), 4-5

unarmoredthreespinestickleback(Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsonil), slender-homed spineflower (Dodecahema leptoceras),SantaAna River woolly-star (Eriastrum densifolium ssp. sanctorum), California Orcutt grass(Orcuttia califomica), SanDiego button celery (Eryntium aristulatumvar. parish@, Gambelswatercress(Rorippa gambelii), marsh sandwort (Arenaria ualudicola),Riverside fairy shrimp (Stem ocephal~ woottoni), vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lvruhi), and Delhi Sands flower-loving fly @haphiomidas terminatusabdominalis)as listed or proposedspecies known to occur in Western Riverside County. It shouldbe noted that least Bells vireo critical habitat occursalong the SantaAna River in Riverside County. Sixty-threeFederallylisted candidatespecies may alsobe found in the vicinity of the project area (seeattachment). Staterecognizedspecies communitiesinclude: SanDiego homed lizard (Phrvnosoma and coronatumblainvillei), black shouldered (Elanuscaeruleus),Westernyellow billed kite cuckoo ($&xyz~ americanusoccidentalis),tricolored blackbird (Agelaiustricolor), Coopers hawk (Accipiter coouerii), long earedowl (Asio Q@@, California gnatcatcher,orange throated whiptail (Cnemidoohorus hwervthrus), Stephens kangaroorat, Arroyo chub (Gila orcutti), SantaAna sucker(a santaanae), Munzs onion (Allium munzii), Southern cottonwood willow riparian forest, and Southernsycamorealder riparian woodland. No additionalinformation on the occurrenceof rare or endangered species natural or commuuitiesis known at this time. This doesnot meanthat other stateor federally-listed species may not be presentwithin the areasof interest. An on site inspectionby appropriate stateand federal personnelmay be necessary verify the presence,absenceor location of to listed species,or natural communitiesif remedialaction is recommended part of the final as ASR.

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CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FOR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA CMC CENTER TABLE 4-l L

Month Jail Fell APr May JUn Jlll Aug SeP act Nov DeC Annual

Average Daily MillMax 47.7 49.2 50.2 53.0 56.6 60.4 64.3 65.3 63.7 59.2 52.7 48.4 55.9

Temp.Q
Average Monthly MeUl 57.2 58.9 59.5 62.0 64.9 69.2 74.1 74.7 73.4 68.9 62.7 58.3 65.3

PREClP. Average (inches) 3.69 2.96 2.35 1.17 0.23 0.03 0.00 0.12 0.27 0.21 1.85 1.97 14.85

Wind Velocity (mph) 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.4 6.6 6.&

Wind Direction NE W W W W W W W W W W NF! W

66.6 68.5 68.7 70.9 73.2 77.9 83.8 84.1 83.0 78.5 72.7 68.1 74.7

Source: NOAA 1992. Local Climatological Data of Los Angeles, California at the Civic Center. ISSN 0198-0920.

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5.0 Real Estate

5.1 DOD Ownershin 5.1.1 March AirForceEase On March 23, 1918, the U.S. Army established March Field by assumingcontrol of the AlessandroAviation Field. The initial acquisitiontotaled 640 acres, but in late 1940, the field needed 950 acresto extendthe runways. After WWH, March Field (soonto be calledMarch Air Force Base)acquired7,800 acres when the army excessed Camp Haan. This acquisition,referred to as West March, nearly doubledthe size of March Field (Saunders,1993). Consequently, between 1940and when March Field beganacquiringland from Camp H&n, the airfields size greatly increased,but researchfailed to locate the exact transactions. In 1947, March Fields bomb storagefacilities moved to the former Camp Haan magazine area, and the airfield acquiredadditionalland for a safety zone (Crane, 1947). In 1974, DOD declared 1593acresof West March (formerly Camp Haan) excess. Of this land, the Veterans Administrationacquired757 acresfor a cemetery.~Other FUDS propertiesare now agricultural, residential,commercial,and light industrial. March Air Force Basespresentsize is 7,123 acres (Earth TechnologyCorporation (ETC), 1992). 5.1.2 March Air Force BaseRifle Range Basedon the information provided by the INFR, the rifle range consistedof 610.07 leased acresand 38.62 acrestransferredfrom the Departmentof Interior (DOI) for a total of 648.60 acres. Constructionfor the range beganin 1943, and soldiersusedit until 1953. It was completelydisposedof by 1956 (Mamerow, 1946). 5.1.3 March Air Force BasePoormanRange The singlereferenceobtainedduring researchidentifying the PoormanRangewas a Plan of March Field, datedJuly 1945, Drawing Number PE-750. Basedon this map, the range was locatedin Sections28, 29, 32, and 33 of Township3 South, Range2 West. The latitudinal line of Mariposa Avenuedivided the northern and southernhalvesand Kine Avenue divided the easternand western halves. From this map, the land which comprisedthe Poorman Rangewas 2640 feet by 2640 feet; or 160 acres. Map M-5 shows the details of the Poor-man Range.

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5.2 PresentOwnership 5.2.1 March Air Force Base A majority of the Air Force Baseis still active. Most of thoseareasnot under DOD jurisdiction are FUDS properties which were addressed the Camp Haan ASR. in The VeteransAdministration (VA), Air Force Village West are two of the larger current owners. The rest of the FUDS property (seeMap M-8 for location of the FUDS) is residential,industrial, or agricultural. That location which had beenan ammunition demolitionpit (seeMap M-2) is a field with a few drainageditchesthroughout and is near the habitat of the endangered species,Kangaroorat. Across the street is a residentialarea. 5.2.2 March Air Force BaseRifle Range The rifle range was locatedin Box SpringsMountain. Clark Streetpresentlybisectsthe former range. This areais now residentialand commercial. 5.2.3 March Air Force BasePoormanRange The land which was occupiedby the PoormanRangeis vacant eastof Kine Avenue. West of Kine Avenue are residences Aroya Park. and 5.3 Si~ificant Past Ownershiuother than DOD Thereis no other significantpast ownershipother than DOD. c -

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6.0 OEWKWM Site Analvsis 6.1 Histori m Summ

Numerous documents located during the archives search indicate that the potential for OEWKXM contaminationat March Air Force Baseexists. March Air Force Base,formerly March Field, was established 1918. March Air Force Base in is still in operationtoday. Several types of units have been assignedto the base since its activation, including Aero Squadrons, Bomb Squadronsand Croups, Service Squadrons, and Weapons Squadrons (Departmentof Air Force, n.d.). March Field primarily trained pilots of the Jenny biplanes the First World War. The base for was in caretaker statusbetweenApril 1923through March 1927. The basethen preparedfor bomber crew training, its primary focus during WWII. In 1938, March Field servedas the centralbasefor West Coastbombingandgunnerytraining. In late 1940, ananti-aircraft training facility, known as Camp &an, was established acrossthe highway from March Field. This camp later was addedto March Air Force Baseand became known as West March (Saunders, 1993). 6.1.2 OEW Activities .6.1.2.1 March Air Force &se Historical recordsindicatethat conventional ordnance presentandusedin training at March was Air Force Base. The base containednumerousordnancewarehouses,magazines igloos and (Corps of Engineers, 1943). Recordsdid not indicate the amount or types of ordnanceand munitions storedin thesebuildings. In 1947,the Bomb StorageArea on-March Field (seeMap M-3 for location) was relocated to the storage facilities on Camp Haan (West March). In addition, .troops stationedat the base useda skeet range, a rifle range, and a poorman range (Crane, 1947). The skeetrangewas locatedon the northern edgeof the base,eastof the former Bomb Storage area. The buffer zone for this range is now FUDS property. Aerial photosand mapsidentified an ammunitiondemolitionpit locatedsouthwest the current of magazine area on FTJDSproperty (EPA, 1992). 6.1.2.2 March Air Force BaseRifle Range Soldiersfired carbines, sub-machine guns, Ml903 rifles, pistols, and .5O-calground machine guns. At the range, targetsconsistedof 7 type E sub-machine targets,pistol targets (silhouette), 6-l

and 24 type L pistol targets (1,000 inch) (Mamerow, 1946). 6.1.2.3 March Air Force BasePoormanRange Basedon the drawing referencedin Section3.5 and Map M-5 of tbis ASR, the PoormanRange consistedof a .30 and .50 cal. turret machinegun range. 6.1.3 CWM Activities 6.1.3.1 March Air Force Base Historical recordsreveal that chemicalwarfare materialwere presentand that chemicalwarfare training was conducted at March Air Force Base. Numerous CWS units were activated, stationed,and trained at the site. To meet the needsof chemicalwarfare training, magazines for chemicalmunitionsand toxic chemicalswere constructedon land still owned by the DOD. Chemicalwarfiue materialsknown to havebeenshipped and storedat the baseare asfollows to (Bartron, 1939; Mason, 1938, 1939): Gas Identification Sets (Detonating) Gas Identification Sets, Ml samples CN Capsules HC SmokePots Ml SmokePots FS, FM Drams (smokeagent) Decontamination Apparatus ChemicalWarfare ammunitionexpended betweenDecember 1936and January 1940 consisted of the following (Robbins, 1937 and 1938; Walcefield,1940): betweenDecember31, 1936and July 1, 1937CN capsules (30) CN (430 lbs) Ethylene (3850 lbs) FM (770 lbs) FS (10,500 lbs) betweenJuly 1, 1937and December31, 1937 FS (6,200 lbs) betweenJanuary 1, 1939and January1, 1940Smokepots, HC, Ml Capsules,CN Sulfur Trioxide Chlor Acid Smoke(Fs)

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6.1.3.2 March Air Force BaseRifle Range None of the records researched indicatedthat any CWM activity occurred at the rifle range. 6.1.3.3 March Air Force BasePoormanRange None of the recordsresearched indicatedthat any CWM activity occurredat the poormanrange. 6.2 RecordsReview
National Archives Washington D.C.

RG 160 - Army ServiceForces. No pertinent information. RG 337 - Army Ground Forces. No pertinent information. RG 407 - Recordsof the Adjutant GeneralsOffice. No pertinent information. RG 225 - Joint Army and Navy Boardsand Committees. No pertinent information. 3

RG 153 - Recordsof the Office of the JudgeAdvocate General(Army). No pertinentinformation. RG 270 - Recordsof the War AssetsAdministration. Real properQ disposal.
National Archives SuitlandBranch Suitland,MD

RG 77 - Office of the Chief of Engineers. Building schedule RG 407 - Recordsof the U.S. Army Adjutant GeneralsOffice Jnformationon 54th and 754th ChemicalCompanies RG 175 - Recordsof the ChemicalWarfare Service. Information on chemicalweaponsmunitionsand equipment. 6-3

National Archives Pacifii SouthwestRegion Laguna Niguel, CA

RG 77 - Office of the Chief of Engineers. Maps and property disposal. RG 92 - Records of the Office of the QuartermasterGeneral. No pertineni information. RG 270 - Records of the War AssetsAdministration. Real property disposaland maps.
Nationai Archives Pacific Sierra Region San Bruno, CA

RG 121 - Public Buildings Service Real property disposalfiles RG 291- Records of the FederalProperty Resources Service Real property disposalfiles
National PersonnelRecords Center St. Louis, MO -2

RG 342 - Air Force Commands,Activities, and Organizations,U.S. No pertinent information. Accessions: 342-57H-3001Box 23 of 23 Real estate for rifle range 342-44A-6005File March AFB 600.1 Real estatefor magazine area safety zone
Washirgton National Records Center Suitland, MD

RG 341- HeadquartersU.S. Air Force (Air Staff). Camp Haan building listing.
Local Research Locations

Riverside, CA: RiversidePressEnterpriseNewspapers.

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March Air Force Base: March Air Force RaseMuseum Theselocationscontainedgeneralhistorical information in clippingsfiles and microfilm. 6.3 Summarvof Interviews Appendix E containsinterviews conducted before and during the site visit. 6.4 Site Visit On April 21,1994, the inspection team of RochelleRossand GeorgeSloanconducted interviews and research at the Environmental Office with John Sabol and the Real Estate Office with BenedettaCaiazza. The team first met with John Sabolto review information discoveredon March AFR includinga PoormansRange(no site number) eastof the base,a Rifle Range(Site Number, JO!XAO47600)north of the base, and activities which occurred just south of the WeaponsStorageArea (WSA). Johnconfirmedlocationsof both rangesandthat an ammunition disposalarea was south of the WSA. This property is no longer owned by DOD. The Real Estate Officer, Benedetta,had pulled somefiles for our review prior to our arrival. The files discussed land southof the WSA. Includedin thesefiles was a map identifying the location the of an ammunitiondisposalarea within this area. After the researchwas completed,the team acquiredQuad mapsand performed a site visit on the FUDS properties of March AFEL The team drove to the PoormanRangefirst. This area is now a smallpark neara residentialarea. No ordnance discovered. Next, the teamdrove was to the rifle range. This area is all residential. No ordnancewas discoveredat this FTJDS location either. Just north of March AFR was property which was usedas a safety fan for a skeetrange. This area is still an open field. A portion of this field had beenplowed and was in crop. No ordnancewas found. The team then drove to the location of the ammunition disposalarea. The location of the pit is a field with drainageditchesthroughout. Just northwest of the pit is a water tower and drainagestructure. Just to the southis residential. Within the field, in the area of the former disposalarea, were severalchildrenplaying and riding their dirt bikes. No ordnanm was discoveredon the surface.

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7.0 Evaluation of Contamination Basedon the archive research,interviews, and site investigations,the potential for OEW and CWM contaminationon the FUDS propertiesassociated with March Air Force Base, not addressed the Camp Haan ASR, is likely in one area. This area is south of the weapons in storagearea where an ammunitiondemolitionpit was located. It is not likely any OEW contaminationremainsin thoseareasonce occupiedby the rifle range and the poorman range, or the buffer zone for the skeetrange. Risk Assessment Codes@AC) were derived for the baseproper, the rifle range, and the poorman range. Both the rifle range and the poormanrange receivedRAC scoresof 5. A RAC scoreof 2 was derived for March Air Force Base, Site Number JO9CAOOllOO.

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ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. J09CA001100, JO9CAO47600, AND JO9CAT82600 MAPS/DR4WINGS SHEET M-l M-2 M-3 M-4 M-5 M-6 M-7 M-S DESCRIPTION March Air Force Base- Aerial Photo InterpretationGround Features,1980 March Air Force Base- Demolition Area March Air Force Base- Bomb StorageFacility and SkeetRanges,1943 March Air Force Base- Land Development March Air Force BaseRifle Rangeand March Air Force BasePoormanRange, Location and Layout - 1966 March Air Force BaseRifle Range,Aerial PhotoInterpretation,Ground Features- 1966 March Air Force Base Poorman Range, Aerial Photo Interpretation, Ground Features- 1966 March Air ForceBase- CantonmentArea (in back cover)

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ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIYERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. J09CA001100,JO9CAO47600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDICES A. REFERENCES B. ACRONYMS C. REPORTS/STUDIES/LETTERS/MEMOR4NDUMS D. HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS(NOT USED) E. INTERVIEWS F. NEWSPAPERS/JOURNALS (NOT USED) G. PRESENTSITE PHOTOGRAPHS H. HISTORICAL MAPS/DRAWINGS (NOT USED) I. OEW RISK ASSESSMENT CODE FORM J. REPORT DISTRIBUTION LIST K. ARCHIVES ADDRESSES

APPENDIXA REFERENCES

ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERlALs ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDSSITE NOS. JO9CAOO1100, JO9CAO47600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDIX A REFERENCES A-l. A-l.1 INVENTORY PROJECT REPORT (INPR) U.S. Army, Office of the District Engineer,Los Angeles,California 1989 Inventory ProjectReport, March Military Airfield; John F. Sobke,Brigadier General,Commander,U.S. Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles,California District, datedJuly 27. EngineeringDivision, CESPL. .U.S. Army, Office of the District Engineer,Los Angeles,California 1992 Inventory ProjectReport, March AFB Rifle Range,Roger F. Yankoupe, Brigadier General,Commander,U.S. Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, California District, datedSeptember 28. EngineeringDivision, CESPL. U.S. Army, Office of the District Engineer,Los Angeles,California 1991 Inventory ProjectReport, March AFB CommunicationAnnex No. 2, Roger F. Yankoupe,Brigadier General,Commander,U.S. Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles,California District, datedDecember27. EngineeringDivision, CESPL. U.S. Army, Office of the District Engineer,Los Angeles,California 1991 Inventory ProjectReport, March AFB ILS Outer Marker, Roger F. Yankoupe,Brigadier General,Commander, U.S. Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles,California District, datedOctober. Engineering Division, CESPL. U.S. Army, Offrce of the District Engineer,Los Angeles;California 1993 Inventory ProjectReport, March TVOR Annex, Milton Hunter, Brigadier General,Commander, U.S. Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles,California District, datedMarch 26. EngineeringDivision, CESPL. AppendixA-l

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ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATlzRIALs ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. J09CAOO1100, JO9CAO47600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDIX A REFERENcEs A-l.6 U.S. Army, Office of the District Engineer,Los Angeles,California n.d. Inventory ProjectReport, Lake Mathews Water Line and Retail Stores, John F. Sobke,Brigadier General,Commander,U.S. Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles,California District. EngineeringDivision, CESPL. U.S. Army, Office of the District Engineer,Los Angeles,(Xifornia 1992 Inventory ProjectReport, March AFB Light Annex No. 2, Roger F. Yankoupe,Brigadier General,Commander,U.S. Corpsof Engineers,Los Angeles,California District, datedMarch 19. EngineeringDivision, CESPL. HISTORICAL, REFERENCES (Cited in Report) Babcock,John C., 1st Lieut., C.W.S., BaseChemicalProperty-Officer 1942 Requisitionfor chemicalwarfare items, datedJuly 22. Record Group 174, Ehlry 1, Box 228, File: 400.312/2233,National Archives and Records Administration, Suitland,MD. Bar&on,H.A., Major, Air Corps, BaseChemicalOfficer. 1939 Correspondence the Chief ChemicalWarfare Service,regardingGas ID to sets,datedJuly 6. Record Group 175,Entry 1, Box 33, File: 121.2, National Archives and RecordsAdministration, Suitland,MD. ChemicalWarfare Service. 1942 News Letter, datedFebruary. ChemicalBiological DefenseAgency Historical Office, Edgewood,MD.

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Appendix A-2

ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. JO9CA001100, JO9CA047600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDIX A REFERENCES A-Z.4 Crane,Carl I., Colonel, Air Corps, Commanding 1947 Correspondence Division Engineer,regardingacquisitionof land usedfor to safety zone,datedJune6. Record Group 342, Accession# 342-44-A-6005, File: March Air Force Base,601, National Personnel RecordsCenter, St. Louis, MO. A-2.5 .-: Departmentof the Air Force. 1989 March Air Force Base,Active Air Force BasesWithin the United States. WashingtonD.C.: Office of Air Force History. Ebrth TechnologyCorporation. 1992 Installation RestorationProgram,RemedialInvestigation/Feasibility Study, Final BasewideWork Plan, March Air ForceBase,dated January. United StatedAir Force, Center for EnvironmentalExcellence,Brooks Air Force Base,TX. (REPORT ON FILE AT CELMS-PM-M) EnvironmentalProtectionAgency. 1992 Aerial Photographic Analysisof the March Air Force BaseStudy Area, dated April. EnvironmentalMonitoring SystemsLaboratory,Las Vegas, NV. Mamerow, J. R., Lt. Colonel, A.G.D., Adjutant. 1946 Correspondence CommandingGeneralTwelfth Air Force, regarding to acquisitionof real estatefor rifle range, datedNovember25. Record Group 342, Accession# 342-57H-3001,Box 23 of 23, File: General,684, National Personnel RecordsCenter, St. Louis, MO.

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AppendixA-3

ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERlALs ARCEIIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. J09CA001100, JO9CAO47600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDIX A REFERENCES A-2.9 Mason, R. J., 2nd Lieut., Air-Res., BaseChemicalOfficer. 1938a Correspondence Chief ChemicalWarfare Service,Washington,D.C., to regardingshippingof Gas ID Set containers,datedMay 3. Record Group 175, Entry 1: GeneralCorrespondence, 416, File: 457/312,National Box Archives and RecordsAdministration, Suitland,MD. .I 1938b Correspondence Chief ChemicalWarfare Service,WashingtonDC., to regardingFS and FM drums, datedMay 20. Record Group 175, Entry 1: GeneralCorrespondence, 416, File: 600.1/207,National Archives and Box RecordsAdministration, Suitland,MD.

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A-2.11 Powell Jr., CharlesA., Asst. GeneralSupply Officer. 1945 Report of Controlled and Other Critical Items of Equipment,March Field, datedFebruary28. ChemicalBiological and DefenseAgency, Historical Office, Edgewood,MD. A-2.12 Robbius,Earl C., Captain,Air Corps, BaseChemicalWarfare Service. 1937 Correspondence Chief ChemicalWarfare Service,regardingexpended to chemicalwarfare ammunition,datedJune30. Record Group 175, Entry 1: GeneralCorrespondence, 520, File: 471/51, National Archives and Box RecordsAdministration, Suitland,MD. A-2.13 Robbii, Earl C., Captain,Air Corps, BaseChemicalWarfare Service. 1938 Correspondence Chief ChemicalWarfare Service,regardingexpended to chemicalwarfare ammunition,datedJanuary3. RecordGroup 175, Entry 1:

Appendix A-4

ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA

DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. JO9CAOOllO0, JO9CAO47600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDM A REFERENCES GeneralCorrespondence, 521, File: 471/51, National Archives and Box RecordsAdministration,Suitland,MD. A-2.14 Saunders, RandolphJ. 1993 March Field, 75 Yearsof Service, 1918-1993,dated October 29. Office of the Historian, Headquarters, Air RefuelingWing, March Air Force 22d .: Base,California. A-2.15 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1943 Permanent Buildings, March Field, datedJanuary14. Record Group 77, Entry 393, Box 134, File: 1, National Archives and Records Administration, Suitland,MD. A-2.16 Wakefield, JosephS., 2nd Lieu& Air-Res., BaseChemicalOfficer. 1940 ExpenditureReports, March Field, datedJanuary3. Record Group 175, Entry 1: GeneralCorrespondence, 521, File: 47l/5 1, National Archives Box and RecordsAdministration, Suitlaud,MD. A-2.17 884th ChemicalCompanyAir Operations. 1944 CompanyHistory, datedJanuary31. Record Group 407, Entry 427, Box 18563,National Archives and RecordsAdministration, Suitland,MD. A-2.18 N.A. n.d. History of 754th ChemicalDepot Company. Record Group 407, Entry 427, Box 18560,National Archives and RecordAdministration, Suitktnd, MD.

Appendix A-5

ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSJVEWASTE CHEMlICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALJFORNLA DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. J09CAOO1100, JO9CAO47600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDIX A REFERENCES A-3. A-3.1 REAL ESTATE REFERENCES Bristol, R.M. 1947 Correspondence Comman to ding Officer, March Field regardingtransfer of real property of Camp Haan, datedMarch 13. Record Group 342, Accession#44A-6005,File: March AFB, 600.1. National Personnel Record Center (NPRC), St. Louis, MO. Crane,Carl J. 1947 Correspondence CommandingGeneral,Twelfth Air Force,March Field, to regardingtransfer of facilities from Camp Haan to March Field, dated February 11. RecordGroup 341, Accession# 61-A-1464,Box 6 of 31, WashingtonNational RecordsCenter, Suitland,MDFinch, V. A. 1964 Correspondence 22d Bomb Wing regardingammunitiondisposalrange, to datedMarch 11. Real Estate Office, March Air Force Base,Riverside, California. GeneralServicesAdministration. 1961 GSA Form 118, Report of ExcessReal Property, 91.17 acresof fee owned land, datedMay 12. Record Group 291, Accession# 9NSS-121-90-002, Box 19, File: Real PropertyDisposalCaseFiles, 61-64, NAU Pacific SierraRegion, San Bruno, California.

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Appendix A-6

ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERLALS ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. JO9CAOO1100, JO9CAO47600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDIX A REFERENCES A-3.5 1961 GSA Form 1432,Determinationof Surplus,Portion of March Air Force Base,RiversideCounty, California, da& May 15. Record Group 291, Accession 9NSS-121-90-002, # Box 19, File: Real ProperQDisposalCase Files, 61-64, NARA Pacific SierraRegion, SanBruno, California. A-3.6 .: 1961 Appraisal of Parcels1, 2, and 3, March Air Force Base,Riverside, * California, datedJuly 10. Record Group 121, Accession# 9NSS-121-87001, Box 7, File: Real PropertyDisposalCaseFiIes, 45-61, NAR4 Paciftc SierraRegion, SanBruno, California. 1963 Appraisalof 4.9 acresof land, March Air Force Base,Riverside, California, datedNovember 14. Record Group 121, Accession 9NSS-121# 87-001,Box 7, File: Real PropertyDisposalCaseFiles, 4561, NARA Pacific SierraRegion, SanBruno, California. A-3.8 1978 GSA Form 118,Report of ExcessReal Property, ILS Outer Marker Annex, March Air ForceBase,California, datedJuly 21. Record Group 291, Accession# 291-87-0006, Box 2 of 3, File: ILS Outer Marker Annex, March AFB. NARA Pacific SierraRegion, SanBruno, California. A-3.9 1980 ExcessPlan, March VOR Annex, March AFB, California, dated September10. Record Group 291, Accession# 291-90-0001,Box 6 of 23, AppendixA-7

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ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SITE NOS. JO9CAOO1100, JO9CAO47600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDIX A REFERENCES File: March VOR Amex, NARA Pacific Sierra Region, SanBruno, California. A-3.10 Headquarters StrategicAir Command. 1983 WeaponsStorageArea acreage, datedFebruary. Real EstateOffice, March Air Force Base,Riverside, California. A-3.11 Headquarter Tactical Air Command n.d. Correspondence Chief of Staff, United Air Force regardingthe to acquisitionof real estate. Record Croup 341, Accession# 61-A-1464,Box: 6 of 31, WashingtonNational RecordsCenter,Suitland,MD. A-3.12 War AssetsAdministration. 1947 Additional Area to be Transferredto March Field, datedAugust 25. Record Croup 270, Box # 57, File: Camp Haan, Class 8z SurplusData [U5], NARA, Pacific SouthwestRegion,Laguna Niguel, California. A-4. A-4.1 A-4.2 A-4.3 DEMOGRAPHICS REFERENCES Chamberof Commerce(Riverside, California). Conventionand Visitors Bureau (Riverside, California) U.S. Departmentof Commerce. Bureauof the Census,California. 1990.

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ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDS SlTE NOS. JO9CAOO1100, JO9CAO47600 AND JO9CAT82600 APPENDIX A REFERENCES A-S. A-5.1 GEOLOGICAL AND SOILS REFERENCES Earth TechnologyCorporation. 1992 Jnstallation RestorationProgram,RemedialInvestigation/Feasibility Study, Final BasewideWork Plan, March Air Force Base,datedJanuary. United StatesAir Force, Center for EnvironmentalExcellence,Brooks Air Force Base,TX. (FULL REPORT ON FILE AT CELMS-PM-M) I&sane; GeologistU.S. Army EngineerDistrict, St. Louis 1993 Letter Report to March Air Force Base,datedApril 2. Ten-aTech, Inc. 1992 March Air Force Base, California Install&ion RestorationProgram RVFS Work Plan Addendum OperableUnit 2, datedAugust 27. for ECOLOGICAL REFERENCES Listed, Proposed CandidateSpecies and Which Occur in Western RiversideCounty and Southwestern BernardinoCounty, California (Exclusiveof High San Mountain andDesert Habitats)

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APPENDIX B ACRONYMS

ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE WASTE CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ARC~S SEARCH REPORT FINDINGS FOR MARCH AIR FORCE BASE AND ASSOCIATED SITES RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DERP-FUDSXl-E NOS. J09CA001100, JO9CA047600 AND JO!XAT82600 APPENDIX B ACRONYMS AGO ASCS ASR BGS CBDA CE CERCLA CESPL CEHND CELMS CEMP COE CWS DA DARCOM DE&4 DERP DOD DO1 EOD EPA ERDA FDE FUDS HE Adjutant GeneralsOffice Agricultural Stabilizationand ConservationService Archive SearchReport Below Ground Surface Chemical & Biological DefenseAgency Corps of Engineers Comprehensive EnvironmentalResponse, Compensation and Liability Act Corps of Engineers, Los AngelesDistrict Corps of Engineers,Huntsville Division Corps of Engineers,St. Louis District Directorateof Military Programs(Wash DC) Chief of Engineers ChemicalWarfare Material ChemicalWarfare Service Departmentof the Army (U.S. Army Materiel) Developmentand Readiness Command DefenseEnvironmentalRestorationAccount DefenseEnviromuentalRestorationProgram Departmentof Defense Departmentof Interior ExplosivesOrdnauceDisposal EnvironmentalProtectionAgency EnvironmentalRestorationDefenseAccount Fmdingsand Determinationof Eligibility Formerly Used DefenseSites High Explosive Appendix B-l