Regulatory Agency Publications
DuPont Publications
In the News

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Regulatory Agency Publications

As the regulatory oversight agency, the DTSC publishes Fact Sheets that are mailed out to the local community whenever major events of public interest occur.

• In October 2002, Part 1 (PDF, 466kb) and Part 2 (PDF, 316kb) the Department was granted lead oversight by the Environmental Protection Agency, and published a fact sheet describing the site history, contaminants of interest, regulatory information, public participation, and ways in which to be included on contact lists. For a Spanish Version of Fact sheet -- Part 1 (PDF, 127kb) and Part 2 (PDF, 363kb)
  
• In February 2005, DTSC published a fact sheet for public comment on the use of a permeable reactive barrier (PRB) to mitigate groundwater contamination at the site.
  
• In February 2006, DTSC published a fact sheet for public comment on the release of 45 acres from further regulatory control.

DuPont Documents Available For Review At The Oakley Repository

Local residents will find complete copies of all reports submitted by DuPont to DTSC at the Oakley Public Library, located at 1050 Neroly Road, Oakley, CA. For information on the list of available documents, please click on this link:

Oakley Repository (PDF, 8kb)– List of Available Documents

For summaries from selected recent reports, please click on the following links to download the highlighted sections of the referenced documents:

2005 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report: Executive Summary (PDF, 104kb)

2005 Annual Surface Water Monitoring Report: Executive Summary (PDF, 146kb)

Phase 1 Groundwater Interim Measures Work Plan: Introduction (PDF, 156kb)

PRB Construction Completion Report: Introduction, Summary and Conclusions (PDF, 153kb)

Phase 1 Soil RFI Report: Executive Summary (PDF, 202kb)

DuPont Publications

DuPont periodically publishes issues of the Oakley Community Exchange newsletter. These newsletters provide additional information on site activities, redevelopment issues, and community participation.

• Summer 2001 – Articles include: Remediation is an important first step; Oakley site – yesterday, today and tomorrow; Community Advisory Group update
• Winter 2003-2004 – Articles include: Study evaluates site’s long-term prospects; City of Oakley targets developers; Groundwater and soil cleanup investigations continue; Tying it all together – from remediation to reuse; Community involvement

In the News

Since the DuPont Oakley Site was labeled the ‘crown jewel’ in the City of Oakley’s long-term development plan, several newspaper articles have been written that are of interest to our community.

Redeveloping with a nod to Oakley’s rural roots, by George Avalos, Contra Cost Times, Special Section – Where We Live, The Delta, August 2003

“One of the biggest projects being championed by city officials could come at the 550-acre site once operated as a chemical factory by E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. … ‘We want to create a job center at the DuPont site,’ said Ellen Bonneville, the city’s redevelopment director. ‘We can get jobs in there with retail…’ Some of the amenities could be linked to the adjacent Delta waterways…”

Study on DuPont property plans for the future, Oakley Business Update, August 2003

“DuPont officials are working on putting together a marketing plan that will help them lease the property to business and light industrial organizations. The idea is to rebuild their property and bring business and employment to the Oakley area.”

DuPont plant is development ‘crown jewel,’ Kevin Romick (It’s All in the Planning), Oakley Press, February 2004

“Presenting Oakley with many unique development opportunities for retail, light industrial and business park office, the 366 acres of the DuPont/Cline properties can be considered the ‘crown jewel’ of our city. …these properties offer freeway access, railroad lines, power, natural gas, and water utilities. Plus it offers the aesthetically pleasing atmosphere of the San Joaquin River, the adjacent wetlands and nearby marinas.”

Oakley’s DuPont site considered for new uses, Paula King, Contra Cost Times, February 1, 2004

“ ‘The vision for the DuPont area is really to become the job center for Oakley and this part of East County,’ said former redevelopment director Ellen Bonneville… ‘There is the ability to have up to 5,000 jobs there.’

‘It’s a place to attract the better-paying jobs that Oakley so desperately needs,’ said (Kevin) Romick. ‘There’s a job and housing imbalance in all of East County. This is a way of providing thousands of jobs. For the most part, people are anxious to see what comes out of it.’ ”

Meeting to focus on DuPont cleanup efforts, Roni Gehlke, Oakley News, February 25, 2005

“DuPont, on the other hand, has been spending an exorbitant amount of money on cleaning up the Oakley site, as well as the underground contaminants. Again, there are those who say they should be doing all this because they caused the problem. But it’s important to understand that, according to all official records, DuPont followed the letter of the environmental laws when they were in business here.”

DuPont readies property for next phase, Paula King, Contra Costa Times, March 4, 2005

“[DuPont] has spent millions of dollars on its former site toward addressing past contamination and efforts to clean it up. City Councilwoman Carol Rios says that residents can look at all of the abandoned manufacturing plants along Wilbur Avenue in Antioch to understand the commitment that DuPont has made to Oakley. ‘As the City of Oakley, we are especially glad that DuPont has it (the closed plant) because they didn’t just leave,’ she said at a community input meeting on Tuesday. … At its peak, the plant employed nearly 600 people and city leaders now hope to transform it into a commercial and light industrial hub…”