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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary to issue a Right-of-Entry Permit to AECOM, a Delaware Corporation, and/or its agents, for the drilling of soil vapor sampling wells and the installation of temporary vapor testing equipment in the Baker Street Mini Park and the Wrigley Heights Dog Park, consistent with the Cleanup Abatement Order, for a term of one year, with four, one-year renewal options at the discretion of the City Manager, or his designee. (District 7)
DISCUSSION
The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB) is the public agency with the primary responsibility for the protection of ground and surface water quality for all beneficial uses within major portions of Los Angeles County. BP Pipelines (North America), Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, and ARCO Terminal Services Corporation (collectively BP) owned property located in the City of Long Beach (City) between Baker Street and West Wardlow Road (Attachment). BP has since sold that property to Tesoro Logistics Operations, LLC (Tesoro). LARWQCB issued a Cleanup Abatement Order to BP for the investigation of soil and groundwater impacts on the property and surrounding properties, which includes City-owned land utilized for park purposes. Tesoro is now responsible for carrying out the investigation activities and potential cleanup and abatement related to impacts from Tesoro-owned petroleum pipelines. LARWQCB has approved Master Work Plan and Human Health Risk Assessment Work Plan R4-2013-0064 (Work Plan) to complete the required work. AECOM, a Delaware Corporation headquartered in Los Angeles, with an office in Long Beach, conducts environmental health and safety projects, and will execute the Work Plan on behalf of Tesoro.
The Work Plan requires the drilling of soil vapor sampling wells and the installation of temporary vapor testing equipment in two parks maintained by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine. The first park is th...
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