About the Contaminated Sediments Task Force (CSTF)

On October 12, 1997, Governor Wilson signed into law SB 673 authored by Senator Karnette (Long Beach). This legislation requires the Commission and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Board) to establish a multi-agency Contaminated Sediments Task Force (Task Force). It also requires the Commission and the Board to actively participate in the Task Force and assist in the preparation of a long-term management plan for dredging and disposal of contaminated sediments in the Los Angeles area. That plan will consider aquatic and upland disposal alternatives, treatment, beneficial re-use, and other management techniques. Additionally the plan will include a component focused on the reduction of contaminants at their source.

The Task Force includes representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, California Department of Fish and Game, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, City of Long Beach, Los Angeles County Beaches and Harbors, Heal the Bay, and other interested parties. The Task Force consists of an Executive Committee, a Management Committee, five Strategy Development Committees, a Technical Advisory Committee, and an Interim Disposal Advisory Committee.

The Executive Committee consists of the head of the four regulatory agencies responsible for managing dredging activities (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. EPA, Regional Board, and Commission) and will conduct regular meetings to assess the progress of the Task Force. The Management Committee is the main evaluation and decision making body for the Task Force and will conduct meetings of the Task Force, which are open to the public. The five Strategy Development Committees are the Upland Disposal and Beneficial Re-Use Committee, Aquatic Disposal and Dredge Operations Committee, Watershed Management and Source Reduction Committee, Implementation Committee, and Sediment Screening Threshold Committee. These Committees will prepare specific parts of the Strategy. The Technical Advisory Committee will meet on an as needed basis to provide technical support to the Task Force. Finally, the Interim Disposal Advisory Committee will evaluate dredging and disposal projects proposed before completion of the Strategy.
 

CSTF Strategy-Related Documents To read these documents, please make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Reader. If not, to get it, click here, then follow the installation instructions. Year 5 Monitoring Plan for the NEIBP CAD site (Draft Sampling and Analysis Plan: North Energy Island Borrow Pit Aquatic Capping Disposal Year 5 Monitoring), March 2006 [PDF] Los Angeles Regional Dredged Material Management Plan Pilot Studies: Los Angeles County, California, Long-Term Evaluation Of Aquatic Capping Disposal Alternative (September 2005) [PDF] Los Angeles Regional Contaminated Sediments Task Force: Long Term Management Strategy (May 2005) [PDF] Confined Aquatic Disposal Site Long-Term Monitoring Program, 2002 - 2003 (November 2004) [PDF] Los Angeles Regional Contaminated Sediments Task Force: Long-Term Management Strategy (Draft Final Report) October 19, 2004 [13 MB] Draft Los Angeles Regional Dredged Material Management Plan: Feasibility Study, Baseline Conditions (F3) Report, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (August 2004) [8 MB] Draft Technical Appendix to Los Angeles Regional Dredged Material Management Plan: Feasibility Study, Baseline Conditions (F3) Report, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (August 2004) [3.1 MB] The 404(b)1 Guidelines: Implications for CAD (Confined Aquatic Disposal) in the Los Angeles Region Draft Definitions of "Suitable" Materials for Aquatic Disposal Conclusions Regarding Performance of Sediment Quality Guidelines in the Los Angeles Region Final Report Structure and Outline: Contaminated Sediments Task Force Long Term Management Strategy Report Delivery and Review Schedule Literature Review of Effects of Suspended Sediments Due to Dredging Operations (June 2003) [5.4 MB, Final Version posted 7/24/2003] Draft sections from the CSTF Strategy Report: Section 4 (the nature and extent of the contaminated sediment problem within the CSTF study area) and Section 6 (overview of available management options for the treatment and/or disposal of contaminated sediments in Los Angeles County) Draft Issue Paper: Ownership and Management of Multi-User Disposal and Processing Sites.

Meeting Information

Meeting Minutes & Notes

TASK FORCE

1998: March 1998, April 1998, May 1998, June 1998, August 1998, September 1998, October 1998, November 1998
For December 1998, see that month's Executive Committee Meeting Summary  below.

1999: January 1999, March 1999, May 1999, July 20, 1999, September 21, 1999, October 19, 1999

2000: January 5, 2000, (For February 2000, see that month's Executive Committee Meeting Summary  below.), April 11, 2000, May 16, 2000, September 19, 2000 , October 17, 2000 , November 15, 2000 

2001: January 10, 2001 , April 4, 2001 , May 22, 2001, September 18, 2001, October 16, 2001, December 18, 2001

2002: February 19, 2002, April 23, 2002, October 15, 2002

2003: February 25, 2003, July 22, 2003, September 23, 2003, November 25, 2003

2004: February 24, 2004, March 30, 2004, May 25, 2004

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1998: August 21, 1998 October 29, 1998 December 8, 1998
1999: May 18, 1999 July 20, 1999 August 11, 1999 November 16, 1999

AQUATIC DISPOSAL & DREDGE OPERATIONS

1998: July 30, 1998
1999:  February 25, 1999 November 16, 1999
2000: April 10, 2000, April 18, 2000, May 10, 2000, June 27, 2000, August 3, 2000, October 17, 2000, November 15, 2000 
2001: February 16, 2001, March 27, 2001,  April 24, 2001, May 22, 2001, June 26, 2001, July 24, 2001, August 28, 2001,
September 25, 2001,  October 30, 2001, November 27, 2001, December 18, 2001
2002: January 22, 2002, March 7, 2002, March 25, 2002, April 22, 2002
2003: June 23, 2003, September 22, 2003, October 21, 2003

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Executive Committee Meeting Summary & Stakeholders' Comments (December 3, 1998)
Executive Committee Meeting Summary (February 2, 2000)
Executive Committee Meeting Summary (January 17, 2001)
Executive Committee Meeting Summary (July 30, 2001)
Executive Committee Meeting Summary (January 14, 2002)

IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE

1998: August 5, 1998 September 29, 1998  December 16, 1998
1999: February 1, 1999 March 3, 1999 April 7, 1999 May 4, 1999 June 9, 1999 , July 13, 1999 August 17, 1999 November 16, 1999  
2000: September 5, 2000, November 1, 2000, December 13, 2000
2001: February 7, 2001, September 26, 2001
2002: February 20, 2002, June 6, 2002
2004: May 5, 2004

SEDIMENT SCREENING THRESHOLDS

UPLAND DISPOSAL & BENEFICIAL REUSE