APPENDIX E SCIG Environmental Site Assessments

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 2
Southern California International Gateway – Executive Summary
• POLA Classification Yard and Harbor Department Property (Parcels P1-P7, P8A,
P8B, P9, P10A-P10D, P12A-P12C, P13A and P13B);
• Former Union Pacific San Pedro Subdivision Rail Road Corridor (Parcels 40A
and 40B);
• Cal-Cartage Relocation Area (no parcel IDs assigned; considered potential
operations area for affected property owners/lessees); and
• Watson Land Company (Parcels P20-P23).
Table 1 summarizes the RECs found from the Phase I ESA for all six areas. The Phase I
ESA findings are summarized per area in Sections 2.1 through 2.6.
1.2 Involved Parties
SGI conducted the assessment on behalf of the Port of Los Angeles (POLA). Involved
parties include all the owners, owner’s representatives, or site managers of the myriad of
businesses or operations located within the Subject Property boundaries.
1.3 Scope of Work
The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment conducted by SGI consisted of four
components:
1. Site Reconnaissance – SGI Engineers and Environmental Scientist’s conducted
on-site inspections and interviewed knowledgeable Site personnel where access
to the properties were granted. Where on-site access was not permissible, SGI
conducted site perimeter reconnaissance to gather, to the extent possible, a
photographic record and visual observational data on the condition of the Sites;
2. Records Review - SGI accessed electronic databases to gather regulatory agency
files to allow an evaluation to be made on past and current operations of sites
within and outside of the Subject Area. SGI personnel reviewed these records in
order to identify any RECs in association with the Subject Property;
3. Interviews - SGI personnel interviewed knowledge Site representatives (owners,
on-site workers, or owner-representatives), local government officials or regulators
to obtain information indicating RECs in association with the Subject Property;
4. Report – Reports were written to document results of the investigation, describe all
evidence of recognized environmental conditions and provide an evaluation of the
impact of RECs, if any, in association with the Subject Property.
1.4 Objective of the Executive Summary
The objective of this Executive Summary is to provide the decision makers of the Port of
Los Angeles with a concise, accurate, and informative summary of the findings of the
SCIG Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. To that end a summary of each of the six
SCIG project areas is provided, significant RECs are discussed, and identified RECs are
tabulated.
Draft Report SCIG Executive Summary.doc
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