San Francisco Nike Battery 31 NDAI for review - Corpsfuds.org

Carolyn Tatoian-Cain 31 August 2011
Senior Hazardous Substances Scientist
Brownfields and Environmental Restoration Program
Department of Toxic Substances Control
8800 Cal Center Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826-3200
Re: No DoD Action Indicated (NDAI), Former San Francisco Nike Battery SF- 31, Alameda
County, CA (J09CA1103)
Dear Ms. Tatoian-Cain,
USACE is pleased to provide you with a copy of the NDAI, for the site of the Former San Francisco Nike
Battery SF-31, J09CA1103. The former San Francisco Nike Battery SF-31, FUDS Property Number
J09CA1103, is recommended for No Department of Defense Actions Indicated (NDAI) for both the
property and Project No. J09CA110301, Containerized Hazardous Toxic and Radiological Waste
(CON/HTRW). Transmitted is a copy of the NDAI Report for Nike Battery SF-31.
The control area portion of the former Nike Battery SF-31 is currently owned by Alameda County and is
used as a remote radio communications facility; the launch and administration area is part of the Lake
Chabot Regional Park and is under control of the East Bay Regional Park District. Nike Battery SF-31
was established in 1955 as a Nike-Ajax missile facility. In 1958-9 the site was modified to accommodate
Nike-Hercules missiles. In 1963 the control area was enlarged to contain the High Power Acquisition
Radar. In 1974 the U.S. Army terminated all of the leases and returned control of the site to the property
owners.
Since there is no known evidence of FUDS-associated environmental impacts remaining at the former
Nike Battery SF-31, no further DoD action is recommended for this site and property. In the future, if
contamination is found that can be demonstrated to have resulted from DOD activities, this property can
be revisited. The attached document, “Finding of No Department of Defense Actions Indicated,” is
included for specific details. Please review the attached report and provide comments by 1 December
2011. If you have any questions please contact Paul Townsend, FUDS Project Manager, at (916) 557-
6947.
Sincerely,
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
Karole L. Ward
(CESPK-PM-M)
Karole L. Ward
FUDS Program Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District
1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1325 J STREET
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814-2922
Encl: Finding of No Department of Defense Actions Indicated

FINDING OF
NO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIONS INDICATED
1. SITE NAME: Former San Francisco Nike Battery SF-31
FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITE PROPERTY NUMBER: J09CA1103
FUDSMIS DATABASE PROJECT NUMBER: 01 (CON/HTRW)
LOCATION:
City: San Leandro
County: Alameda
State: California
Nike Battery
SF-31
Figure 1. Former Nike Battery SF-31 General Vicinity Map

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2. POINTS OF CONTACT:
Current property owners:
Integrated Fire Control Area:
Alameda County General Services Agency
ATTN: Debbie Moorehead, Real Estate Projects Manager
1401 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 268-5372
Administration and Launch Areas:
East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD)
ATTN: Don Goodnew, Administrator
2950 Peralta Oaks Court, P.O. Box 5381
Oakland, CA 94605-0381
(510) 690-6651
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
Karole L. Ward
FUDS Program Manager
U.S. Army Engineer District, Sacramento Corps of Engineers
(916) 557-5379
Karole.L.Ward@usace.army.mil
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Carolyn Tatoian-Cain
8800 Cal Center Drive
Sacramento, 95826-3200
(916) 255-3771
3. SITE DESCRIPTION:
The former San Francisco Nike Battery 31 ( Nike Battery SF-31) includes two parcels totaling
135.182 acres and is located east of San Leandro near Lake Chabot in Alameda County,
California. Nike Battery SF-31 consisted of three components: a launch area (SF-31L), an
administrative area (SF-31A), and an integrated fire control area (SF-31C). SF-31A and SF-31L
are located adjacent to one another (SF-31A/L), and their coordinates are 37º43’15” North and
122º5’49” West (Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 10, 579586 East and 4175225
North). The coordinates of Nike Battery SF-31C are 37º43’25” North and 122º7’9” West (UTM
Zone 10, 577625 East and 4175515 North). Former Nike Battery SF-31A/L is located in the San
Leandro Hills that form the southeastern boundary of Lake Chabot, with a high point of 574 feet
above mean sea level (msl). Nike Battery SF-31C is located on Fairmont Ridge, which forms the
western boundary of Lake Chabot, with the highest point being 813 feet above mean sea level.
Nike Battery SF-31A and SF-31L are now part of the Lake Chabot Regional Park under the
control of the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD). Nike Battery SF-31C is owned by the
Alameda County General Services Agency and used as a remote radio communications site.

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4. SITE HISTORY:
Prior to Department of Defense (DoD) use, the site was a watershed for the East Bay Municipal
Utility District (EBMUD). Nike Battery SF-31 was established in 1955 when the U.S Army
acquired the acreage through a lease with the County of Alameda (7.38 acres) and an informal
lease with the EBMUD (110.25 acres). Nike Battery SF-31L was located approximately 270
yards east of the southern end of Lake Chabot and consisted of eight launchers and two
magazines (underground storage bunkers) that held a total of 20 MIM-3 Nike-Ajax multi-stage,
surface-to-air missiles. The magazines were modified from May 1958 until June 1959 to hold 12
of the larger MIM-14 Nike-Hercules missiles. Additional facilities were constructed on Nike
Battery SF-31L, including missile and warhead assembly, crew readiness, and security buildings.
Nike Battery SF-31A contained the site’s administrative and support functions. This included
troop housing, mess hall, recreational facilities, battery administration, supply buildings, and
vehicle maintenance facilities. Nike Battery SF-31C was the location of the site’s radar and fire
control systems. It was located across Lake Chabot, approximately 1.1 miles to the west of Nike
Battery SF-31A and SF-31L.
On 6 February 1963, the U.S. Army acquired an additional 17.552 acres of land from the San
Leandro Rock Company for the expansion of Nike Battery SF-31C to allow the installation of a
High Power Acquisition Radar (HIPAR) system. In March 1974, Nike Battery SF-31 was
deactivated and all Nike missiles were removed from the site. On 31 August 1974, the U.S. Army
terminated all of the leases and returned control of the site to the property owners.
5. SITE INSPECTIONS/CURRENT STATUS:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District (USACE), conducted site
reconnaissance at Nike Battery SF-31A/L on 20 July 2006 and at Nike Battery SF-31C on 17
August 2006. The site visit to Nike Battery SF-31A/L was conducted with Don Goodknow of
EBRPD. Don Jayamanne with the Alameda County General Services Agency Communications
Department accompanied USACE during the visit to Nike Battery SF-31C.
The USACE found that the majority of the Nike Battery SF-31 buildings remain on site. The
EBRPD uses all of the remaining buildings on the Nike Battery SF-31A/L site. Nike Battery SF-
31L is used as a maintenance and storage yard, and Nike Battery SF-31A is used as the park
police and fire department headquarters. The Alameda County General Services Agency uses the
HIPAR Building on the Nike Battery SF-31C.
Since obtaining control of the site, both Alameda County and EBRPD have used and/or removed
and replaced several underground storage tanks (USTs) and aboveground storage tanks (ASTs)
and other site facilities.
In 1995, the USACE contracted for the removal of a 6,000-gallon diesel underground storage
tank and associated piping at Nike Battery SF-31L, the removal of an aboveground fuel storage
tank saddle and 1.5 cubic yards of contaminated soil at Nike Battery SF-31A, and the cleaning of
the hydraulic systems at the missile magazines at Nike Battery SF-31L. All other known USTs
and ASTs at the site have been removed or utilized by Alameda County or EBRPD.
On a 25 February 2011 site visit, USACE identified one FUDS-eligible area of interest, the Acid
Fueling Station at Nike Battery SF-31L. During the site visit, USACE met with Alameda County
and Regional Park District representatives to determine whether further inspection was necessary
at the acid fueling station. During the site visit, no evidence of stressed vegetation, chemical
odors, surface stains, FUDS-eligible underground or aboveground storage tanks and associated

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fill or vent pipes, drum storage, or any other signs of adverse environmental conditions associated
with the Nike Battery SF-31 site was observed.
USACE personnel also met and/or talked with County and Regional Park District staff familiar
with the property. Don Goodnew, EBRPD Administrator, indicated that he had not observed any
evidence of FUDS-associated contamination at the launch and administration site, and that
previous USACE inspections had also not identified any FUDS-associated contamination.
Alameda County has indicated that they are not aware of any FUDS-associated contamination at
the control site.
6. RECOMMENDATION:
The Property known as Nike Battery SF-31, Project Number J09CA0110301
(Containerized/HTRW) is recommended for No Department of Defense Action indicated
(NDAI). In addition, the FUDS Property itself is also recommended for NDAI.
7. NDAI CONCURRENCE:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sacramento District
31 August 2011
Date Date
Department of Toxic Substances Control
State of California