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Daily Report

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CPUC Environmental Monitoring Activities

SFPP Carson to Norwalk Project
Aspen Environmental Group Friday, May 21, 1999

The following is a brief summary of the environmental monitoring activities that were completed between 1:00 on 5/21/99 and 1:00 on 5/22/99. 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

No work occurred on the west side of the San Gabriel River.

City of Cerritos

A motor grader worked on the east side of the San Gabriel River during the shift. The grader restored the right-of-way on both sides of the railroad tracks and cut a V-ditch adjacent to the public storage building. Minor damage occurred to the buildings coating and the contractor is working with the property owner to make repairs.

City of Artesia

No work occurred 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

No work occurred in Los Angeles County during the shift.

City of Long Beach

The electrical crew continued to work on the power connections on the west side of the Los Angeles River during the shift.

City of Paramount

The final paving crew worked on Paramount Blvd. from Madison Street to Alondra Blvd. in the City of Paramount. A paving crew continued working on the concrete work on Minnesota Avenue. A small crew constructed the concrete forms for the curb at the end of Madison Street on the west side of the railroad tracks.

Watson Station

City of Carson

The crew at the Watson Station continued working on the electrical connections and welding on small diameter lines. The contractor continued to run brush pigs, carbide pigs and swabs during the shift. More swabs were run during the shift and they were coming out relatively clean by 2:00 PM. The contractor continued to spray water over the area to minimize fugitive dust. The welding crew prepared the section of pipe that will replace the fitting to the pig catcher. A small crew mixed concrete and built the forms for the valve base immediately inside the station.

Norwalk Station

City of Norwalk

The crew at the Norwalk Station launched the cleaning pigs through the 16-inch line to the Watson Station and maintained the pressure on the three compressors. A small crew ran brush pigs and swabs through a 200 foot section east of the pig launcher. The crew cleaned the short section out by the end of the shift.

Industry Station

City of Industry

A small crew in the Industry Station continued working on the hand excavation for the connections to the proposed motors and valves.

End of Report