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1.0 Introduction<br />
FINAL<br />
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT<br />
PETALUMA BOMBING TARGET<br />
TechLaw, Inc. (TecEaw) received Task Order No 001 5 under contract DACW05-95-D-0004 to<br />
provide services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Sacramento District (USACE) This<br />
Task Order requested the development of preliminary assessments for eleven suspected, World<br />
War II era, gunnery and bombing ranges These sites were identified by USACE through a<br />
variety of sources The eleven sites include Trinidad <strong>Bombing</strong> <strong>Target</strong>, GuaIala <strong>Bombing</strong> <strong>Target</strong>,<br />
Tenner <strong>Bombing</strong> <strong>Target</strong>, <strong>Petaluma</strong> <strong>Bombing</strong> <strong>Target</strong>, Antioch <strong>Bombing</strong> <strong>Target</strong>, Stockton Ordnance<br />
Depot, Lake Chabot Gunnery Range, Livermore Rifle Range, Livermore Auxiliary Field, NAAS<br />
Vernalis, and Gustine <strong>Bombing</strong> <strong>Target</strong>. Individual reports have been prepared by TechLaw for<br />
each of these eleven sites.<br />
TechLaw's primary researcher for the development of this Preliminary Assessment was Betty<br />
Henkle (916) 557-6826 and the TechLaw Project Manager was Gene Barber (303) 763-8881.<br />
1.1 Objectives of the <strong>Report</strong><br />
In preparing this Preliminary Assessment <strong>Report</strong> TechLaw has addressed each of the tasks<br />
specified in the Scope of Work for this assignment The purpose of this Preliminary Assessment<br />
(PA) <strong>Report</strong> is to provide the USACE information regarding the Department of Defense' @OD)<br />
interest in the site and to determine if this site should be considered a formerly used defense site<br />
Fns)<br />
This report addresses the former and current ownership of the site, and the historical and current<br />
use of the site Due to the limited information avaiIable at the onset of the research detailed<br />
herein, it was necessary for TechLaw to determine the approximate physical boundaries of the<br />
site. In some cases the lack of physical boundaries affected TechLaw's ability to compile a<br />
complete ownership history for the site.<br />
TechLaw attempted to identify the types of ordnance used at the site and the specific location(s)<br />
where related activities took place. Based on the scope of work for this assignment historical<br />
records were reviewed at the San Bruno National <strong>Archive</strong>s, several archives in the Washington,<br />
D.C.<br />
area, one local historical repository, and the offices of the local county Assessor and<br />
Recorder. In most cases TechLaw aIso made several personal contacts in an attempt to develop<br />
the history of the site.<br />
Throughout the development of the site histoy there are gaps in historical data and occasional<br />
conflicts between sources TechEaw has identified datagaps and conflicts where they occur in the<br />
text of the report.<br />
Techlaw, Inc. May 7, 1999<br />
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