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Descriptive Summary
Title: Reports on Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. and IBM Groundwater Contamination in South San Jose
Dates: 1980-1991
Collection Number: 1996-131
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 24 linear feet (24 boxes)
Repository:
History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95110
Abstract: Technical and administrative reports, 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.
Language of Material: English
Access
Collection is open to the public for research by appointment with the Curator of Library and Archives.
Publication Rights
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of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a
photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used
for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy
or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution
reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation
of copyright law.
Preferred Citation
Reports on Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. and IBM Groundwater Contamination in South San Jose. History San Jose Research Library
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated to History San Jose by the San Jose Public Library in 1996.
Biography/Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
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