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McCormick and Baxter Superfund Site, Stockton, CA Surface Water Operable Unit; Sediment Remedial Action; Phase II work consists of remediation of the Surface Water and Sediment Operable Unit of the McCormick & Baxter Site (Site), located in San Joaquin County, Stockton, California (CA).

The remediation is being conducted under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), and will implement the selected cleanup alternative specified in the Record of Decision (ROD), dated 31 March, 1999. All applicable Federal, state, and local regulations shall be adhered to by the Contractor.

The remediation was divided into two phases. The bank protection, Phase I, has already been completed. This contract consists of the sediment cap, Phase II of the remediation of the Surface Water-Sediment Operable Unit, at the site in accordance with the ROD.

Objective

This remedial action is intended to address potential current and future impacts to human health and the environment resulting from chemical contamination at the Site.

Background

The MBSS is located on 29 ac. near the Port of Stockton, CA. To the north, this former industrial site borders the
Old Mormon Slough, which joins the Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel on the San Joaquin River. The site
consists of the Surface Water-Sediment Operable Unit, consisting of the Old Mormon Slough, as well as the Soils-Groundwater Operable Unit.

Read the full article in World Dredging Mining & Construction, September 2006 (PDF)