The waste areas potentially affect the Stockton Formation aquifer, which provides water for over 100,000 persons within 3 miles of the site. Local surface water bodies are used for recreational and industrial purposes. NADC is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, established in 1978. Under this program, the Department of Defense seeks to identify, investigate, and clean up contamination from hazardous materials. As part of these efforts, NADC's contractor installed monitoring wells and completed a ground water quality study.
Ground water continues to be monitored.
The Navy has drafted a workplan for a remedial investigation to determine the type and extent of contamination at the site. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination.