Reports on Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. and IBM Groundwater Contamination in South San Jose, 1980-1991
Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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Technical and administrative reports by multiple authors, including correspondence, related to groundwater contamination and subsequent restoration efforts at the IBM General Products Division (5600 Cottle Road) and Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. South San Jose plant. The IBM material comprises six boxes, spanning the years 1980-1988. The Fairchild Semiconductor material is comprised of a significant number of status reports, with a small amount of correspondence, spanning the years 1981-1991.
- Biographical / historical:
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The 22-acre Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. (Fairchild) facility (former South San Jose Plant or Site) is located west of Highway 101 about nine miles southeast of downtown San Jose near the intersection of Monterey Highway and Highway 85. According to the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund records, the plant was constructed between 1975 and 1977 and used for electronics and semiconductor fabrication from 1977 to 1983. Initial investigations conducted in November/December 1981 determined that compounds of concern were in soil and groundwater at both the Fairchild and the nearby IBM sites, and remedial action began in 1982. In 1998, the Regional Board approved suspension of active remediation at the Fairchild site.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was donated to History San Jose by the San Jose Public Library in 1996.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to the public for research by appointment with the Curator of Library and Archives.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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Reports on Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. and IBM Groundwater Contamination in South San Jose. History San Jose Research Library
- Location of this collection:
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1661 Senter RoadSan Jose, CA 95112, US
- Contact:
- (408) 287-2290