Guide to the Sacramento Toxics Alliance research collection
Amanda G. DeWilde
Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
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Sacramento Public Library. All rights reserved.
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room
Title: Sacramento Toxics Alliance Research Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MC 37
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear Feet
(5 Archival Boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1981-2012
Abstract: The records in this research collection document the operations of toxics groups and remediation projects in the Sacramento
area from the early-1980s through the early-2000s.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
The Sacramento Toxics Alliance incorporated in 1984 as a citizens group concerned with the cleanup of hazardous waste at Sacramento
sites. The group worked with the City of Sacramento Toxic Substances Commission to address numerous remediation cases over
the years, including those at McClellan Air Force Base, and the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railyards.
The City of Sacramento Toxic Substances Commission, which formed shortly after the Toxics Alliance, began with eleven commissioners
and advised Sacramento City Council on key issues related to toxics analysis and remediation.
McClellan Air Force Base was listed on the National Priorities List as a Superfund site in July 1987, and the McClellan Groundwater
Task Force formed in August 1983 by Rep. Robert Matsui in order to "coordinate and oversee the cleanup of contaminated hazardous
waste disposal sites and groundwater both on and off base." It was comprised of members of the Air Force, state regulatory
agencies and the City and County of Sacramento. The McClellan Restoration Advisory Board formed later and provided a public
forum for community members, installations and regulatory agencies to work together on McClellan environmental programs.
The Union Pacific Railyards was an 80-acre site located off Sutterville Road, east of Hwy 99. It was a former railroad maintenance
and switching yard from 1909-1983. After its closure, a group formed to address problems from past industrial activity, including
groundwater contamination and air particulates. By 1989, the California Department of Health Services oversaw the investigation
of soil contamination at the site.
And the Southern Pacific Railyards, located at 501 Jibboom Street, became the focal point for remediation efforts in the decades
to come.
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of records and research gathered by the Sacramento Toxics Alliance regarding several toxic remediation
projects in the Sacramento area. The collection is organized into the following series: Series I. City of Sacramento Toxic
Substances Commission (1985-1987), Series II. Union Pacific Railyards (1980-2010, bulk 1986-1994), Series III. McClellan Air
Force Base (1983-2012, bulk 2002-2003), Series IV. Southern Pacific Railyards (1988-1993), and Series V. Other Projects (1985-1988).
Records within each series are organized chronologically and include meeting minutes of toxics groups, newsletters, environmental
reports, correspondence with government agencies, and some news clippings.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sacramento Toxics Alliance research collection, MC 37, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library,
Sacramento, California.
City of Sacramento Toxic Substances Commission Series I
1985-1987
box-folder 1: 1
Toxic Planning Commission proposal, ordinance establishing and meeting minutes
1985-1986
box-folder 1: 2
Meeting minutes
1986-1987
Union Pacific Railyards Series II
1980-2010
box-folder 1: 3
Western Pacific Railroad Company
1980-1981
box-folder 1: 4
Western Pacific Railroad Company drafts of agreement with the City of Sacramento and news clippings
1986
box-folder 1: 5
Inspection reports
1986-1987
box-folder 1: 6
Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association toxics subcommittee records and asbestos testing reports
1988
box-folder 1: 7
Fact sheets and Community Relations Plan
1989
box-folder 2: 1
Community Relations Plan
1990
box-folder 2: 2
Sierra-Curtis Railroad Toxics Subcommittee meeting packet
1990
box-folder 2: 3
Draft Remedial Action Plan
1991
box-folder 2: 5
Fact sheets and newspaper clippings
1992-1994
box-folder 2: 6
Fact sheets and newspaper clippings
1995-2010
McClellan Air Force Base Series III
1983-2012
McClellan Groundwater Task Force Sub-series I
1983-2000
box-folder 3: 1
Meeting agendas, site updates and notes
1983-1984
box-folder 3: 2
Newspaper clippings
1983-1984
box-folder 3: 3
Installation Restoration Program (I.R.P.) updates and Community Relations Plan
1985
box-folder 3: 4
Groundwater Task Force Remediation Action Report, sampling reports, I.R.P. updates and fact sheets
1986
box-folder 3: 5
McClellan Task Force correspondence
1987
box-folder 3: 6
Fact sheets, newspaper clippings and information brochure
1989-2000
McClellan Restoration Advisory Board Sub-series II
2002-2012
box-folder 3: 7
Press release, meeting agendas and fact sheets
2002
box-folder 3: 8
Cape Environmental inspection reports
2002
box-folder 4: 1-2
Meeting minutes and attachments
2002
box-folder 4: 3
Radiation training Powerpoint presentation slides
2003
box-folder 4: 4
Meeting minutes, fact sheets and newspaper clippings
2003
Southern Pacific Railyards Series IV
1987-2013
box-folder 4: 6
Ground Water Sample Results and Draft Community Relations Plan
1987-1988
box-folder 4: 7
Newspaper clippins and fact sheets
1989
box-folder 4: 8
Newspapers clippings and booklet
1990
box-folder 5: 1
Preliminary assessment of "superfund" remedial investigation/feasibility study
1990
box-folder 5: 2
Meeting minutes, Sacramento Environmental Commission and letter to commission
1991
box-folder 5: 3
Facts sheets and newspaper clippings
1992-1993
box-folder 5: 4
Draft Remedial Action Plan
1991
Other Projects Series V
1985-1988
box-folder 5: 5
Sacramento City Landfill
1985-1988
