Stockton Naval Command
Telecommunications Station
The Rough and Ready Island Annex, which opened in 1944, operated as a supply Depot until 1959 when it became the Naval Communications Station for the Pacific Coast region.
The station is a former United States Navy installation on the San Joaquin River in Stockton, California in San Joaquin County, near the Stockton Channel and was 3 miles west of Stockton. The Supply Depot was built during World War II as part of the San Joaquin Depot that operated the near by Tracy Depot Facility and the Sharpe Depot Facility.
The Depot Annex served the United States Pacific Fleet. The Depot warehoused naval stores, disposed of surplus Naval property and provided logistical support for other Naval bases. For some time the wharf was used to store as mothballed ships of the reserve fleet for the Pacific Reserve Fleet. The Naval Supply Depot was phased out of use. It was transferred to the Port of Stockton between 2000 and 2003. This area of the port is now known as the "West Complex".
The station is a former United States Navy installation on the San Joaquin River in Stockton, California in San Joaquin County, near the Stockton Channel and was 3 miles west of Stockton. The Supply Depot was built during World War II as part of the San Joaquin Depot that operated the near by Tracy Depot Facility and the Sharpe Depot Facility.
The Depot Annex served the United States Pacific Fleet. The Depot warehoused naval stores, disposed of surplus Naval property and provided logistical support for other Naval bases. For some time the wharf was used to store as mothballed ships of the reserve fleet for the Pacific Reserve Fleet. The Naval Supply Depot was phased out of use. It was transferred to the Port of Stockton between 2000 and 2003. This area of the port is now known as the "West Complex".
Stockton is identified as a DOD installation with known or suspected releases of PFOS/PFOA, according to a DOD Report to Congress on Aqueous Film-Forming Foam - Nov. 3, 2017.
No testing results were made public regarding the base, only that it is likely contaminated with the ”forever chemicals.”
Stockton Naval - Source - DOD
Soil Contaminants:
Aluminum 32600.0 ppb
Antimony and compounds 13.7 ppb
Arsenic (noncancer) 10.6 ppb
Barium and compounds 243.0 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 1.5 ppb
Cadmium and compounds 1.9 ppb
Copper and compounds 63.3 ppb
DDE,4,4- 0.02 ppb
DDT 0.13 ppb
Fluoranthene 0.02 ppb
Iron 27700.0 ppb
Lead 19.4 ppb
Manganese and compounds 472.0 ppb
Manganese and compounds 510.0 ppb
Mercury 0.12 ppb
Nickel and compounds 60.4 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0.26 ppb
Selenium 1.7 ppb
Vanadium 97.0 ppb
Zinc 125.0 ppb
Groundwater Contaminants:
Iron 77100000.0 ppb
1,1-Dichloroethylene 13000.0 ppb
1,2-Dichloroethylene (mixture) 12000000.0 ppb
Aluminum 63700000.0 ppb
Antimony and compounds 29700.0 ppb
Arsenic (cancer) 316000.0 ppb
Barium and compounds 738000.0 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 3800.0 ppb
Cadmium and compounds 1.9 ppb
Chloroform 1000.0 ppb
Copper and compounds 189000.0 ppb
DDE,4,4- 70.0 ppb
DDT 240.0 ppb
Dichloroethane, 1,1- 16000.0 ppb
Fluoride 410000.0 ppb
Iron 105,000,000.0 ppb
Lead 61,200.0 ppb
Lead 19.4 ppb
Manganese and compounds 2590000.0 ppb
Mercury 0.12 ppb
Nickel and compounds 208000.0 ppb
Nitrate 140000.0 ppb
Phenol 26000.0 ppb
Phosphorus (white) 3000000.0 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0.26 ppb
ppb Trichloroethylene (TCE) 4000000.0 ppb
Selenium 17700.0 ppb
Silver and compounds 3300.0 ppb
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) 6400000.0 ppb
Vanadium 237000.0 ppb
Vinyl chloride 45000.0 ppb
Zinc 266000.0 ppb
Soil Contaminants:
Aluminum 32600.0 ppb
Antimony and compounds 13.7 ppb
Arsenic (noncancer) 10.6 ppb
Barium and compounds 243.0 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 1.5 ppb
Cadmium and compounds 1.9 ppb
Copper and compounds 63.3 ppb
DDE,4,4- 0.02 ppb
DDT 0.13 ppb
Fluoranthene 0.02 ppb
Iron 27700.0 ppb
Lead 19.4 ppb
Manganese and compounds 472.0 ppb
Manganese and compounds 510.0 ppb
Mercury 0.12 ppb
Nickel and compounds 60.4 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0.26 ppb
Selenium 1.7 ppb
Vanadium 97.0 ppb
Zinc 125.0 ppb
Groundwater Contaminants:
Iron 77100000.0 ppb
1,1-Dichloroethylene 13000.0 ppb
1,2-Dichloroethylene (mixture) 12000000.0 ppb
Aluminum 63700000.0 ppb
Antimony and compounds 29700.0 ppb
Arsenic (cancer) 316000.0 ppb
Barium and compounds 738000.0 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 3800.0 ppb
Cadmium and compounds 1.9 ppb
Chloroform 1000.0 ppb
Copper and compounds 189000.0 ppb
DDE,4,4- 70.0 ppb
DDT 240.0 ppb
Dichloroethane, 1,1- 16000.0 ppb
Fluoride 410000.0 ppb
Iron 105,000,000.0 ppb
Lead 61,200.0 ppb
Lead 19.4 ppb
Manganese and compounds 2590000.0 ppb
Mercury 0.12 ppb
Nickel and compounds 208000.0 ppb
Nitrate 140000.0 ppb
Phenol 26000.0 ppb
Phosphorus (white) 3000000.0 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0.26 ppb
ppb Trichloroethylene (TCE) 4000000.0 ppb
Selenium 17700.0 ppb
Silver and compounds 3300.0 ppb
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) 6400000.0 ppb
Vanadium 237000.0 ppb
Vinyl chloride 45000.0 ppb
Zinc 266000.0 ppb
California Water Service - Stockton Serves: 185,346 Data available: 2012—2017
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA3910001
Source: Purchased surface water Contaminants Detected 12 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
36 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=CA3910001
Source: Purchased surface water Contaminants Detected 12 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
36 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
In 2019, the California Water Board tested Stockton's water ad found Well 08 SSS to be contaminated with the following concentrations of PFOS/PFOA (in parts per trillion, ppt)
PERFLUOROBUTANESULFONIC ACID (PFBS) 1
PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID (PFHpA) 1.3
PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC ACID (PFHxS) 2.7
PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA) 3.9
PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS) 28
PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA) 9.1
PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID (PFDA) 2.3
First round of PFAS sampling for CA Public Water Systems - April 1st to June 30th 2019
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/pfas/
PERFLUOROBUTANESULFONIC ACID (PFBS) 1
PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID (PFHpA) 1.3
PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC ACID (PFHxS) 2.7
PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA) 3.9
PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS) 28
PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA) 9.1
PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID (PFDA) 2.3
First round of PFAS sampling for CA Public Water Systems - April 1st to June 30th 2019
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/pfas/
In the News
Editorial: Dead dogs and toxic fish: Welcome to Stockton, a city choking on California water policy
LA Times November 12, 2019
There's no mention in the Times editorial that Stockton NCS may be a cause of some of the contamination in the San Joaquin River. The rivers runs adjacent to the base.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-11-12/stockton-suffers-from-california-water-policy
Editorial: Dead dogs and toxic fish: Welcome to Stockton, a city choking on California water policy
LA Times November 12, 2019
There's no mention in the Times editorial that Stockton NCS may be a cause of some of the contamination in the San Joaquin River. The rivers runs adjacent to the base.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-11-12/stockton-suffers-from-california-water-policy
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