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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, OROVILLE
OROVILLE, BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
EPA FACILITY ID: CAD980894679

March 6, 1992

Prepared by:

California Department of Health Services
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
United States Public Health Service

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History

B. Site Visit

C. Demographics, Land Use and Natural Resource Use

D. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-Site Contamination

Roundhouse or Fueling Area

Surface Impoundment

California Water Service Well

B. Off-Site Contamination

C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control

D. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

A. Environmental Pathways

On-Site Soil to Groundwater Migration

Potential for Groundwater Contaminants to Migrate Off Site

Potential for Airborne Contaminants to Migrate Off Site

B. Human Exposure Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation

B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1825 Century Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30345
Contact CDC: 800-232-4636 / TTY: 888-232-6348

Department of Health and Human Services