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CPUC Environmental Monitoring Activities

SFPP Carson to Norwalk Project
Aspen Environmental Group Monday, May 10, 1999

The following is a brief summary of the environmental monitoring activities that were completed between 1:00 on 5/10/99 and 1:00 on 5/11/99. This summary is based on reports directly received from the field and has not been edited. If you have any questions please contact (818) 597-3407. This report is intended to serve as a communication document and as an instrument for quality control.

Construction Highlights

Spread 1

City of Long Beach

Spread 1 work in the City of Long Beach has been completed.

City of Paramount

No Spread 1 work occurred in the City of Paramount during the shift.

City of Bellflower

The crew on the west side of the San Gabriel River poured zero-sack slurry around the pipe from the bore receiving pit to the west. The trench shoring boxes were removed from the pit and moved to Palo Verde Avenue for dismantling. The spoil pile was watered to reduce fugitive dust.

City of Cerritos

The crew at the San Gabriel River laid and welded the remaining section of pipe east of the bore pit. The crew placed and welded the valve on the east side of the river bore. The final welds on Spread 1 were completed during the shift and x-ray and coating will occur during the next shift.

City of Artesia

The final paving crew laid the asphalt cap from Pioneer Blvd. to Norwalk Blvd. in the City of Artesia during the shift.

City of Norwalk

No work occurred in the City of Norwalk during the shift.

Spread 2

Los Angeles County

The crew at the Compton Creek Bridge poured zero-sack slurry on the north side of the bridge during the shift. The patches on the pipe over the bridge were painted. The backfilling crew continued pouring the concrete road surface on Santa Fe Avenue south of Compton Creek.

City of Long Beach

The crew at the Los Angeles River continued working on backfilling over the section of pipe between the 710 Freeway bore and the Los Angeles River bore and the bore pit. A small crew worked in DeForest Park to hand dig the trench for the ETS station.

City of Paramount

No work occurred in the City of Paramount during the shift.

Watson Station

City of Carson

The crew at the Watson Station continued to work on the electrical connections. The mainline pipelaying crew hand excavated the trench and bellhole for the final section of 16-inch pipe on Spread 2.

Norwalk Station

City of Norwalk

A small survey crew worked inside the station, recording the location of the new line and existing conduits. The welding crew moved into the station at the end of the shift to weld on the test-heads for the hydrostatic test.

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