Salton Sea Test Range
The Navy began to conduct seaplane target bombing operations at the northwestern corner of the sea during the late 1930s. By 1942, a larger, more remote facility was established at the southwestern corner of the sea about ten miles south of Salton City. As planes, boats, and buoys were hauled over from the coast for military training maneuvers, barnacle infestations began to appear—apparently introduced by foreign ballast water released during operations. In later years, barnacles blanketing the beaches and docks made the sea increasingly unpleasant for recreational users.
Lt. Col. Paul Tibbets led B-29 practice flights where his crew dropped dummy atomic bombs onto a floating white raft and other targets.
The base was taken over by Sandia Corporation, the principal contractor for the Atomic Energy Commission after the war ended and was renamed the Salton Sea Test Base (SSTB) in 1946. During its tenure, Sandia continued weapons testing operations with space capsule parachutes drops, drone airplane tests and Nike missiles launches. About 150 tests were conducted annually over a ten year period with some using depleted uranium. [3] Sandia ended operations at the Salton Sea facility by 1961.
Largely abandoned by the late 1960s, the base was occasionally used for military live munitions practice during the 1970s and as a consequence, base buildings suffered extensive damage. Although listed as inactive by 1987, the facility found renewed use as a site for Gulf War training maneuvers conducted during the early 1990s. With most of the original buildings destroyed, the base was decommissioned by the mid-1990s with the land holdings turned over to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Lt. Col. Paul Tibbets led B-29 practice flights where his crew dropped dummy atomic bombs onto a floating white raft and other targets.
The base was taken over by Sandia Corporation, the principal contractor for the Atomic Energy Commission after the war ended and was renamed the Salton Sea Test Base (SSTB) in 1946. During its tenure, Sandia continued weapons testing operations with space capsule parachutes drops, drone airplane tests and Nike missiles launches. About 150 tests were conducted annually over a ten year period with some using depleted uranium. [3] Sandia ended operations at the Salton Sea facility by 1961.
Largely abandoned by the late 1960s, the base was occasionally used for military live munitions practice during the 1970s and as a consequence, base buildings suffered extensive damage. Although listed as inactive by 1987, the facility found renewed use as a site for Gulf War training maneuvers conducted during the early 1990s. With most of the original buildings destroyed, the base was decommissioned by the mid-1990s with the land holdings turned over to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Salton Sea - Source DOD
Site ID: UXO 000001
SALTON SEA TEST RANGE
Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area
Site ID: UXO 000001
SALTON SEA TEST RANGE
Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area
Site ID: SITE 00009
SALTON SEA TEST RANGE
Radioactive Waste Area
SALTON SEA TEST RANGE
Radioactive Waste Area
Soil Contaminants:
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 0.04 ppb
Acenaphthene 0.04 ppb
Antimony and compounds 3.7 ppb
Arsenic (cancer) 7.0 ppb
Barium and compounds 181.0 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 0.42 ppb
Cadmium and compounds 0.26 ppb
Chromium VI and compounds 9.4 ppb
Copper and compounds 10.2 ppb
DDE,4,4- 0.04 ppb
DDT 0.01 ppb
Lead 8.4 ppb
Methylene chloride 0.01 ppb
Nickel and compounds 10.4 ppb
Pentachlorophenol 0.05 ppb
Vanadium 14.5 ppb
Zinc 37.2 ppb
Groundwater Contaminants:
1,3-Dichlorobenzene 3000.0 ppb
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 3000.0 ppb
Acetone 10000.0 ppb
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) 13000.0 ppb
Chromium VI and compounds 5400.0 ppb
Copper and compounds 16600.0 ppb
Diethyl phthalate 500.0 ppb
Molybdenum 91600.0 ppb
Naphthalene 800.0 ppb
Zinc 30300.0 ppb
Sediment Contaminants:
Acetone 0.02 ppb
Antimony and compounds 3.6 ppb
Arsenic (cancer) 2.4 ppb
Barium and compounds 82.2 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 0.29 ppb
Butyl benzyl phthalate 45.0 ppb
Chromium VI and compounds 33.9 ppb
Copper and compounds 7.4 ppb
Diethyl phthalate 0.09 ppb
Nickel and compounds 6.6 ppb
Selenium 0.29 ppb
Toluene 0.01 ppb
Vanadium 11.4 ppb
Xylene (mixed) 0.01 ppb
Zinc 51.4 ppb Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Soil Contaminants:
Barium and compounds 128.0 ppb
Acetone 0.13 ppb
Acetophenone 0.1 ppb
Arsenic (cancer) 3.3 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 0.45 ppb
Chromium VI and compounds 12.0 ppb
Copper and compounds 15.7 ppb
Lead 9.4 ppb
Methylene chloride 0.02 ppb
Nickel and compounds 10.0 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0.05 ppb
Selenium 0.69 ppb
Silver and compounds 1.8 ppb
Vanadium 18.4 ppb
Zinc 43.0 ppb
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 0.04 ppb
Acenaphthene 0.04 ppb
Antimony and compounds 3.7 ppb
Arsenic (cancer) 7.0 ppb
Barium and compounds 181.0 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 0.42 ppb
Cadmium and compounds 0.26 ppb
Chromium VI and compounds 9.4 ppb
Copper and compounds 10.2 ppb
DDE,4,4- 0.04 ppb
DDT 0.01 ppb
Lead 8.4 ppb
Methylene chloride 0.01 ppb
Nickel and compounds 10.4 ppb
Pentachlorophenol 0.05 ppb
Vanadium 14.5 ppb
Zinc 37.2 ppb
Groundwater Contaminants:
1,3-Dichlorobenzene 3000.0 ppb
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 3000.0 ppb
Acetone 10000.0 ppb
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) 13000.0 ppb
Chromium VI and compounds 5400.0 ppb
Copper and compounds 16600.0 ppb
Diethyl phthalate 500.0 ppb
Molybdenum 91600.0 ppb
Naphthalene 800.0 ppb
Zinc 30300.0 ppb
Sediment Contaminants:
Acetone 0.02 ppb
Antimony and compounds 3.6 ppb
Arsenic (cancer) 2.4 ppb
Barium and compounds 82.2 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 0.29 ppb
Butyl benzyl phthalate 45.0 ppb
Chromium VI and compounds 33.9 ppb
Copper and compounds 7.4 ppb
Diethyl phthalate 0.09 ppb
Nickel and compounds 6.6 ppb
Selenium 0.29 ppb
Toluene 0.01 ppb
Vanadium 11.4 ppb
Xylene (mixed) 0.01 ppb
Zinc 51.4 ppb Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Soil Contaminants:
Barium and compounds 128.0 ppb
Acetone 0.13 ppb
Acetophenone 0.1 ppb
Arsenic (cancer) 3.3 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 0.45 ppb
Chromium VI and compounds 12.0 ppb
Copper and compounds 15.7 ppb
Lead 9.4 ppb
Methylene chloride 0.02 ppb
Nickel and compounds 10.0 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0.05 ppb
Selenium 0.69 ppb
Silver and compounds 1.8 ppb
Vanadium 18.4 ppb
Zinc 43.0 ppb
Coachella Valley Water District: Cove Community Serves: 198,544 Data available: 2012—2017
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA3310001
Source: Groundwater Contaminants Detected 10 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
26 Total Contaminants
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA3310001
Source: Groundwater Contaminants Detected 10 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
26 Total Contaminants
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.
The California Water Board did not test the water of the Coachella Valley Water District for PFOS/PFOA in 2019.
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