Facility Permit Renewal China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS)
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Summary
SCH Number
2003081058
Lead Agency
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Document Title
Facility Permit Renewal China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/13/2018
Present Land Use
Active Military Base
Document Description
DTSC is proposing to approve the facility's permit renewal pursuant to CA Health and Safety Code section 25200 et. seq. and CA Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 22, Division 4.5. The permit renewal will be in effect for 10 years and requires the facility to continue to operate under the terms set forth in the permit and Approved Application. The proposed permit revisions bring the existing drum crusher unit, Hazardous Waste Storage and Transfer Facility tank replacements (with unchanged volumes), Seismic/floodplain program update and the Burro Canyon Open Burn/Open Detonation Soil monitoring plan into the permit.
The China Lake NAWS facility is located at the northwestern part of the CA Mojave Desert and approx. 150 miles northeast of LA, CA. China Lake lies in three counties: Kern, Inyo, and San Bernardino. The china Lake land area consists of 1.1 million acres and is composed of two major areas: The China Lake is the principal site for the naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division. The Mission of the NAWS is to be the principal Navy research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) center for warfare systems and missile weapons systems. The NAWS holds a hazardous waste facility permit to store hazardous waste in containers and/or tanks in two hazardous waste management unit areas: the NAWS Hazardous Waste Storage and Transfer Facility (HWSTF) and the PCB storage Building (PCBSB) which provides the capability to safely receive, segregate, transfer, and store hazardous waste prior to final transport to an appropriate off-site disposal/treatment facility. A third permitted area is the Burro Canyon Treatment Facility (BCTF) which includes the Open Burn/Open Detonation units. The China Lake NAWS treats the reactive waste generated from the China Lake RDT&E activities.
There will be no substantial changes to facility operations with approval of the DTSC permit. Logistics limit operations to a maximum annual amount of one event per day per month (average) for a total of 5,475,000 pounds per year for OB and OD combined. A hazardous waste permit is necessary to ensure the OB/OD events, PCBSB and the HWSTF continue to be protective of human health and the environment.
Contact Information
Name
Elly Daoud
Agency Name
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Ridgecrest
Counties
Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino
Zip
93555
Total Acres
1.03
Township
24S
Range
41E
Section
34
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
DTSC
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
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