norton air force base (lndfll #2)

I-10/US 395 FORMER NORTON AFB

The 2,165-acre Norton Air Force Base site began operations in 1942 and served as a major overhaul center for jet engines and the general repair of aircraft. Past hazardous material management practices included burial of drums and other unspecified materials; disposal of waste oils, solvents, and paint residues into landfills, unlined pits, ponds, and drying beds; storage of contaminants in leaking underground tanks and; spills of gas, oils, solvents, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and acids.

Hazardous Ranking Score

40 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 9
Phone: (415) 947-4251

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        1,078

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $50,897

        Average Income

        268

        Occupied homes

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