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Information regarding the Brownfield Site - NASA Industrial Facility in Downey, Los Angeles County, California is on this page.  A brownfield site is an abandoned or idle property where expansion or redevelopment may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

In January 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the Brownfields Revitalization Act, which authorizes up to $250 million in funds annually for brownfields grants, including up to $50 million for the assessment and cleanup of low risk petroleum contaminated sites. It provides incentives to clean up more than 450,000 abandoned and contaminated waste sites in the United States. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2003/2003-06-23-09.asp

Fiscal Year 2006 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Applicants

Applicant - City of Downey

Downey, California

http://epa.gov/swerosps/bf/archive/fy06_all_applicants.pdf

AIR FORCE PLANT #16 (NASA)

DOWNEY, CA  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SITE TYPE: FUDS  
ACRES:  NONE SPECIFIED  
APN: NONE SPECIFIED  
NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST: NO  
CLEANUP OVERSIGHT AGENCIES:
DTSC - SITE MITIGATION AND BROWNFIELD REUSE PROGRAM
SUPERVISOR:    SHELIA LOWE
DIVISION / BRANCH:    OMF - SO (CYPRESS)
ENVIROSTOR ID:    80000160
SITE CODE:   
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT:    56
SENATE DISTRICT:    27
SPECIAL PROGRAM:   
FUNDING:    DERA
PRESS CONTACT:    SANDRA FRIEDMAN
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Cleanup Status
INACTIVE - NEEDS EVALUATION AS OF 7/1/2005  
 
Regulatory Profile VIEW DETAILED AREA / SUB-AREA REPORT
PAST USE(S) THAT CAUSED CONTAMINATION
NONE SPECIFIED 
POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN
NONE SPECIFIED 
POTENTIAL MEDIA AFFECTED
NONE SPECIFIED 
 
Site History
FROM THE CORPS PUBLIC GIS SYSTEM: Property Description - The property is actually a concrete building of approximately 1,150 sq. ft. of floor area. The site is located in the City of Downey, Los Angeles County, California. The site is an old, unsuitable building that is no longer required for use by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration/Rockwell International.

Property History - Building No. 125 was constructed of reinforced concrete (12 in. thick roof and walls) in 1941. Its original use was a bomb shelter constructed during World War II by the U.S. Army Air Corps. During 1940 and 1941, the Air Force acquired the property by direct purchase. It was later used as a hazardous materials testing laboratory. It has now been abandoned in place. The General Services Administration concurred with NASA plans to demolish the building in accordance with federal property management regulations. Air Force Plant #16 was transferred to NASA in July of 1964. The facility was renamed NASA Industrial Plant, Downey, California. At this time NASA assumed status as the holding agency. Since 9 August 1972 RI was contracted to be custodian of building #125 and other property.
http://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/profile_report.asp?global_id=80000160
International Risk Group Announces a National First - The Privatization of the Environmental Liability at the Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration Industrial Plant in Downey, CA
http://www.irgco.com/pr_nasa_120403.htm
  June 19-23, 2006
EDA announced 11 grants greater than $100,000 during the period June 19-23, 2006 totaling $7,515,617. These investments were part of projects totaling $20,262,724 that will help create over 3,966 jobs and generate more than $287.3 million in private investments.$2,000,000 to the city of Downey, California, for infrastructure improvements to access roads necessary to support the redevelopment of the former NASA facility of Downey Landing. This investment is part of a $5,157,000 project that will help create 2,200 jobs and generate $240 million in private investments.
http://www.eda.gov/NewsEvents/NewInvestments.xml
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