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T HE HE P EOPLE LE ’ S S ENATE ATE Gro undtruthing DT SC T he Big Pic ture PRE SE NT AT I ON T O T HE I NDE PE NDE NT RE VI EW PANE L

Ove ra rc hing F inding s  DT SC ha s no t b e e n re spo nsive to Pe o ple ’ s Se na te c o mmunitie s  DT SC is no t a n c re dib le na rra to r c o nc e rning its o wn pe rfo rma nc e  Co mmunity trust re ma ins a t a ll time lo w, de spite inc re a se d a tte ntio n o n e nviro nme nta l justic e  Co mmo n thre a ds a re wo ve n thro ug ho ut mo st c o mmunitie s  Ina de q ua te info rma tio n a nd c o mmunic a tio n  Ina c c ura te site c ha ra c te riza tio n a nd sa mpling  De la ys in pe rmitting , e nfo rc e me nt, site c ha ra c te riza tio n a nd re me dia tio n  Co mmunitie s a nd re side nts no t se e n o r tre a te d a s pa rtne rs

Re spo nsive ne ss  Pe o ple ’ s Se na te struc ture d to me a sure a g e nc y re spo nsive ne ss  8 a g e nc y re fo rms  So me impro ve me nt no te d, e spe c ia lly the hiring o f a dditio na l e xe c utive le a de rship a nd the a dditio n o f a n E nviro nme nta l Justic e te a m  50 site -spe c ific re q ue sts c o nc e rning 15 site s  Gro undtruthing re po rt c o nta ins re spo nse s fro m 12  DT SC c o mple te d o nly 1 o ut o f 39 re q ue sts fro m the pa rtic ipa ting Pe o ple ’ s Se na te g ro ups. “DT SC utte rly ig nore d the IRP's re que st for a de ta ile d re sponse to site - spe c ific be nc hma rks. DT SC did not e ve n me ntion the c onc e rns we ha d provide d… Inste a d DT SC me re ly c opie d a nd pa ste d the sa me spa rse a nd me a ning le ss informa tion it [pre viously] provide d to the IRP.”

Ob je c tivity b y DT SC  DT SC re po rt misle a ding a nd inc o mple te  T re nd thro ug ho ut the I RP pro c e ss, whe re DT SC c o nve ys o nly info rma tio n fa vo ra b le to the a g e nc y ra the r tha n pro viding a se lf-re fle c tive a nd o b je c tive vie w to wa rds b o th stre ng ths a nd we a kne sse s in the de pa rtme nt.  DT SC a nd I RP sho uld vie w this pro c e ss a s a uniq ue o ppo rtunity to a ddre ss la rg e a nd syste mic issue s in the ma na g e me nt o f CA ha za rdo us wa ste .  Re duc ing ha za rdo us wa ste g e ne ra tio n  Re fo rming c le a n-up fina nc ing  De ve lo pme nt o f a c o mpre he nsive ha za rdo us wa ste dispo sa l pla n tha t a ddre sse s o ve r-b urde ne d c o mmunitie s  We c a n’ t re so lve the syste mic issue s if DT SC do e sn’ t pro vide c re dib le a nd a c c ura te info rma tio n o r isn’ t o pe n to c ritic a l a na lysis o f its sho rtc o ming s. “T he y skip important c larifying information and minimize othe r information; le aving a distorte d and inac c urate pic ture of the ac tivitie s and c onditions. ”

Co mmunity T rust  No ne o f the 12 pa rtic ipa ting c o mmunitie s re po rte d inc re a se d c o nfide nc e o r trust in the a g e nc y.  So me so ug ht to disc o ntinue re la tio nships b e c a use o f a la c k o f c o o pe ra tio n a nd re spo nsive ne ss.  Ma ny a re lo sing ho pe tha t the I RP c a n ma ke a me a ning ful c ha ng e a nd a re q ue stio ning whe the r pa rtic ipa ting in the pro c e ss is use ful. “T he se [monthly] c alls [be twe e n c ommunity gr oups and DT SC] did not se r ve as a spac e to find bilate r al solutions to the major e nvir onme ntal issue s that e xist in the c ommunity.”

I na de q ua te I nfo rma tio n a nd Co mmunic a tio n  Autumnwo o d Ho using De v. – Co mmunity so ug ht, did no t re c e ive , ra w sa mpling da ta  Bro wn & Brya nt Arvin a nd Sha fe r – No pub lic me e ting s, no g ro undwa te r mo nito ring da ta pro vide d  E lk Hills – Ge ne ra l la c k o f info rma tio n to re side nts o n site sta tus, pe nding de c isio ns, a nd ra tio na le s fo r a g e nc y a c tio n  Cle a n Ha rb o rs Butto nwillo w – No c o mmunity o utre a c h, no fo llo w-up o n simple info rma tio n re q ue st o n re po rting vio la tio ns  E nviro sto r ina de q ua te re po sito ry o f info rma tio n  No link to pe nding pe rmit de c isio ns

Ac c ura c y o f Site Cha ra c te riza tio n & Sa mpling  I n e ve ry c a se whe re a c o mmunity ha s c o ntra c te d fo r inde pe nde nt sa mpling o r sa mple d itse lf, the inde pe nde nt re sults re fle c t hig he r c o nc e ntra tio ns o r mo re e xte nsive c o nta mina tio n tha n fo und b y DT SC  E .g . Autumnwo o d , Que me tc o , Ca rlto n F o rg e , Jo rda n Do wns  Sa mpling do e s no t e xte nd to a re a s o f c o nc e rn fo r the c o mmunity  E .g . Ag Pa rk, Ca rlto n F o rg e , Phib ro -T e c h, E lk Hills, Jo rda n Do wns  Sa mpling do e s no t inc lude a ll c he mic a ls o f c o nc e rn  E .g . Que me tc o , Ca rlto n F o rg e , Ag Pa rk

Ag e nc y De la y a nd I na c tio n  Pe rmitting de c isio ns lo ng o ve rdue  Phib ro -T e c h’ s pe rmit e xpire d in 1996  Cle a n Ha rb o rs pe rmit e xpire d in 2006  De la ys in e nfo rc ing o rde rs  Orig ina l Phib ro -T e c h c o rre c tive o rde r issue d 1991, b ut no c o mplia nc e  Que me tc o sta ye d e nfo rc e me nt o rde r pe nding a ppe a l, no info rma tio n o n time fra me  De la ys in site inve stig a tio n a nd c ha ra c te riza tio n  De la no plume first disc o ve re d in 2006, pub lic no tifie d o f sa mpling in 2015  De la ys in c le a n-up  Bro wn a nd Brya nt c o nta mina tio n in Arvin a nd Sha fte r disc o ve re d in 1980s, ye t re me dia tio n pla ns a do pte d in 2008 a nd 2009.

Co mmunity Pa rtne rships  “Re side nts do not fe e l the ir input is c onside r e d; tha t the y ha ve a ny input in de c isions but a r e me r e ly pa wns so tha t DT SC c a n r e por t tha t the y ha ve a Wor k Gr oup.” – Ag Pa r k  “Offe r s by the c ommunity- ba se d T a sk F or c e to pr ovide input to DT SC on tr a nspor ta tion a lte r na tive s ha ve be e n r e buffe d.” – Sa nta Susa na F ie ld L a bor a tor y  “Re side nts … e xpr e sse d to DT SC sta ff tha t the y we r e willing to ha ve the ir home s r e te ste d if DT SC doubte d the ve r a c ity of the soil a nd dust te sting c onduc te d inde pe nde ntly… None of home s of the se r e side nts ha ve e ve r be e n r e te ste d de spite sha r ing the ir c onta c t infor ma tion with DT SC.” – Ca r lton F or g e  “T he CAC offe r e d … to he lp c onta c t ne ig hbor s a nd e nc our a g e the m to sig n a c c e ss a g r e e me nts but our he lp wa s de c line d, e ve n thoug h the r e wa s a lr e a dy xide c a se .” – Que me tc o a pr e c e de nt se t e a r lie r in the E

Co nc lusio ns  DT SC ha s a lo ng wa y to g o to re b uild c o mmunity trust.  T he suc c e ss o f a g e nc y re fo rm must b e ro o te d in o n the g ro und impro ve me nts in impa c te d c o mmunitie s. By this me a sure , DT SC’ s re fo rm e ffo rts ha ve no t suc c e e de d.  DT SC a nd I RP must a c kno wle dg e the c o mmunitie s’ e xpe rie nc e s a s va lid a nd c o nc e rning in o rde r to impro ve the a g e nc y.  We must institutio na lize the c o mmunitie s’ pe rspe c tive , kno wle dg e , a nd visio n within the a g e nc y with a fo rma l c o mmunity b o a rd o r pa ne l.  T he I RP sho uld g ro und its re c o mme nda tio ns in the sha re d pro b le ms fa c ing ma y c o mmunitie s a s o utline d b y the Pe o ple ’ s Se na te .