SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
(5201 G)
July 2000
Superfund	Rede
Pilots
Alameda Naval Air Station
(Alameda Point)
Alameda, CA
EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) is a nationally coordinated effort to facilitate the return of Superfund
sites to productive use by selecting response actions consistent with anticipated use. The SRI Pilots are intended to
help local governments enhance their involvement in the Superfund decision-making process by assisting EPA in
predicting future land uses for Superfund sites. Under the Pilot Program, EPA will provide up to $100,000 in financial
assistance and/or services to local governments for specified activities. Applicants are offered several types of program
assistance, including funding through a cooperative agreement, access to facilitation services, and/or the availability of
personnel under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
BACKGROUND
EPA selected the City of Alameda, California, for a
Superfund Redevelopment Pilot. Alameda is home to
the Alameda Naval Air Station Superfund site, which
covers 1,600 acres of dry land and 1,000 acres of
submerged land on the island of Alameda. Historically,
the property was used as a borax processing plant, an
oil refinery, and an airport. In 1936, the U.S. Navy
acquired the property, and in 1940, began to provide
support for fleet aviation activities. The Navy closed the
facility in 1997. Parts of the site are contaminated with
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), heavy metals, and
polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s. In July 1999, EPA
added the site to its list of hazardous waste sites
needing cleanup. The Pilot focuses on two areas within
the Alameda Naval Air Station site: a former seaplane
lagoon (Site 17) and a landfill on the western tip of the
island (Site 1).
OBJECTIVES
The City of Alameda will use Pilot funds to hire
consultants to design a reuse plan for the lagoon and the
landfill. The city will hire a designer to develop a marina
plan forthe lagoon, and anotherto develop a golf course
plan forthe landfill area. The city will also hold public
meetings to gather views from the community on the
proposed reuses. Both the golf course and the marina
project would improve quality of life forthe residents of
Alameda by providing recreational areas and waterfront
open space. Also, the city hopes to combine the
cleanup of the lagoon and the landfill by using the
dredged sediment from the lagoon as part of the landfill
cap underneath the golf course.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
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Alameda Navai^^m
Air Station
(Alameda Point)

Applicant Name: Alameda, CA
Site Name: Alameda Naval Air Station
(Alameda Point)
Date of Selection: July 2000
Anticipated Award: Cooperative Agreement
($100,000)
Profile: The city will create a plan for
designing a golf course and a marina on the
site.
Contacts:
Anna-Maria Cook
U.S. EPA Region 9
(415) 744-2389
cook.anna-maria@epa.gov (DC Metro Area)
	reuse.info@epa.gov
Superfund Hotline:
(800) 424-9346 or
(703) 412-9810
Visit the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Web site
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pilot.htm

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