teledyne semiconductor

1300 TERRA BELLA AVE

Teledyne Semiconductor has operated as a semiconductor manufacturer at this 1-acre site since 1962. In 1982, Teledyne reported to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB) that soil and groundwater were contaminated with solvents from an underground solvent storage tank. The State inspected the site and found that contaminants had migrated north of the site and affected approximately 50 private domestic wells. Furthermore, contaminated groundwater that migrated north from another NPL site, Spectra-Physics, Inc., merged with the contaminated plume of the Teledyne site. The two firms are cleaning up the sites jointly. These sites are among the 28 sites in the South Bay Area of San Francisco. Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primarily chlorinated organic solvents, which have contaminated a common groundwater basin. Although the sites are listed separately on the NPL, the EPA intends to combine cleanup activities at some of the sites as part of an area-wide approach to the contamination. The site is located in a densely populated, urban area. Approximately 189,000 people live within a 3-mile radius of the site. The distance from the site to the nearest residence is 200 feet.

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