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 Since closing in 2001, the former McClellan Air Force Base has become a model, both nationally and internationally, for successful environmental cleanup and simultaneous transformative redevelopment. When the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission announced in 1995 that McClellan Air Force Base would close, the surrounding community feared it was a death knell for the region. Now, some 10 years later, approximately 13,500 employees and visitors are at the 240 businesses located at the former base on an average day, more than worked at the base when closure was announced. Read more...McClellan Main Gate |
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 During operation of McClellan Air Force Base, the Air Force used a wide range of toxic and hazardous chemicals. These chemicals were mostly industrial solvents and cleaners, aviation fuels, electroplating chemicals, a variety of oils and lubricants, and some low-level radioactive materials. Past disposal practices, spills, releases, and leaking tanks and pipelines resulted in soil and groundwater contamination at the former base. The Air Force also put chemical wastes in disposal pits at McClellan from the 1940s through the 1970s. This was a commonplace industrial practice before more stringent modern environmental laws and regulations went into effect. Read more...McClellan well inspection |
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 With war clouds gathering over the Pacific, the U.S. Congress authorized construction of the Sacramento Air Depot in 1936. The new depot would support air operations on the West Coast, as well as provide a staging area for aircraft and material bound for the Pacific. In 1939, the installation's name changed to McClellan Field in honor of Major Hezekiah McClellan, a pioneer in arctic aeronautical tests. Throughout most of its history, McClellan was one of only four air depots in the U.S. charged with overhauling and repairing military aircraft. Read more...Image of aircraft flying over McClellan |
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 Video - At the former McClellan Skeet Range, the Air Force is using a combination of technologies to cleanup and remove more than 9,500 cubic yards of soil.
February 7, 2012 | Time: 00:01:06
 Green Transformation of the Former McClellan Air Force Base. View McClellan Environmental Coordinator Steve Mayer's presentation at the Environment, Energy, Security and Sustainability Symposium (E2S2) on the "green" transformation of the former McClellan Air Force Base. Since closing in 2001, the former McClellan AFB has undergone a remarkable transformation into one of the most successful privately operated business parks in the Country. By adopting an eco-friendly emphasis and working closely with the local electric company, the Sacramento County Office of Economic Development, and the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, McClellan Business Park has become a home to a wide array of green companies.
Solar collection at McClellan VA Clinic.
 Video - Members of the former McClellan Air Force Base Restoration Advisory Board share their thoughts on the cleanup of the former base and its redevelopment and transformation into the thriving McClellan Park.
October 5, 2010 | Time: 00:07:48
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Upcoming Events
- Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Time: 6:30pm
Location: North Highlands Recreation Center,
6040 Watt Avenue
North Highlands, CA 95660
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County of Sacramento
Department of Economic Development
700 H Street, Room 7650
Sacramento, CA
95814-1280
Phone: (916) 874-5220
SacCounty.net |
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