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| Name | Acres | Located | Description |
| Camp Roberts | 2104.79 | Bradley | Total acreage disposed of was 2,104.79 acres. The remaining 42,330.91 acres is Federally owned and is operated by the State of California National Guard, but is no longer an active military base. |
| Granite Canyon Marine Laboratory | 4.55 | Carmel | The Department of the Navy acquired 4.55 acres, called the Granite Canyon Marine lab, by Declaration of Taking on 20 January 1960. The site was used by the Navy as a missile tracking facility. The site was reported excess to the General Services Administration (GSA) on 30 August 1972. The GSA then transferred the property to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Facility is now operated by California Fish and Game under a Cooperative Agreement, executed on 10 July 1973, between NOAA and Fish and Game as a marine culture laboratory. Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the Department of Defense (DoD) and is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. |
| Castroville Amphibious Training Area | 428.39 | Castroville | On 15 September 1942, 269.68 acres, 154.89 acres of submerged land and 3.82 easement acres were acquired through condemnation by the United States Navy from Martin Estate Company, et al. Total acreage acquired was 428.39. This site is known as Former Castroville RDF Station United Stated Coast Guard; Former Castroville RDF Station for Amphibious Training; Radio Direction Finder Station, Castroville; and Castroville Amphibious Training Area, Monterey County, CA. It was situated 11 miles northeast of Monterey and 3.5 miles southwest of Castroville. The site was used for amphibious training. Real estate records of the Corps of Engineers do not indicate how many improvements were on the site. However, the site visit found concrete foundation remains of three buildings, and a one-room bomb shelter. These may be the remains of Radio Direction Finder Station, Castroville. On 2 Feb. 1965, the Treasury Dept., US Coast Guard transferred 428.39 acres to the General Services Administration (GSA). On 27 June 1973, GSA transferred 424.57 fee acres (including the 154.89 acres of submerged lands) and 3.82 easement acres to the Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, which is the current owner. |
| Pleyte, Camp Naval Repair Base | Fort Hunter Liggett | N/A | |
| Fort Hunter Liggett | Fort Hunter Liggett |
| Call Mountain Radio Relay Annex | 0.84 | King City | On 2 March 1955, the U.S. Air Force leased 0.84 acres from William Butts. The property was used as a radio relay facility for the Western Air Defense Command. The lease was terminated in August 1958. The site is currently being used by the CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sheriff's office, and other agencies. Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD and is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. |
| Naval Auxiliary Air Station King City | King City |
| Lockwood Gap Filler Annex | 7.68 | Lockwood | In 1957 the US Government acquired 2.06 public domain acres from the Dept of Interior (DOI), and 5.62 easement acres. Total acreage acquired for the subject site was 7.68. The site was known as Lockwood Gap Filler Annex (Z-2A) Military Reservation; Lockwood Gap Filler Annex (P-2A); Gap Filler P-2A, Lockwood Gap Filler Site, CA. The site was situated in Monterey County, 16 miles southeast of King City, and was used by the Air Defense Command Installation as an Unmanned radar gap filler station. The improvements were one concrete block building, and underground diesel storage tank, a radar tower and a gravel surfaced road. On 17 Aug. 1966, 1.79 public domain acres were re-transferred to DOI. On 30 April 1968, 2.23 easement acres were conveyed to Floyd L. Patterson, and on 30 April 1968, 3.39 easement acres were conveyed to Floyd L. Patterson, Jr. et ux. It appears that there were no recapture provisions nor any restoration involved. DoD retained .27 of the 2.06 public domain acres under open license. The .27 acre site is currently in use and contains the one concrete block building, the underground diesel storage tank and radar tower mentioned above. The remainder of the 2.06 public domain acres is currently being used by the Bureau of Land Management as a fire observation and antenna station. The 5.62 easement acres were previously used as an acess road to the radar station. The road is not currently being used to access the radar station. |
| Alder Peak | 91000.00 | Lucia | IN 1940 AND 1941, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ACQUIRED 266,950.11 ACRES FOR THE ALDER PEAK/FORT HUNTER LIGGET. THIS SITE WAS USED PRIMARILY FOR TRAINING, GROUND MANEUVERS, AND POSSIBLY SHIP TO SHORE TARGET AREA. BETWEEN 1946 AND 1987, THE U.S. DISPOSED OF 91,000 ACRES WITH REMAINING 175,000 ACRES COMPRISING OF CURRENT FORT HUNTER LIGGET. |
| Fort Ord Amphibious Training Area | 494.32 | Monterey | About 2 December 1942, the U.S. acquired 371.302 lease acres and on 31 December 1943, they acquired 123.03 permit acres. The site was used by the Army as an amphibious training area. On 31 December 1948, 113.03 permit acres were teminated. On 30 September 1952, 10.00 permit acres were terminated. The 379.302 lease acres were terminated between 1947 and 1952. Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD and is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. |
| Monterey Bay Sediments | Monterey | The Monterey Bay Sediments site has over 100 fifty caliber machine gun cartridges and other smaller cartridges found around the site. There is no known responsible party and no record of DOD official use or ownership exists for this site. The site is considered to be a Third Party Site (TPS). The Monterey Bay Sediments site property was never owned or leased by the DOD. The site was routinely used by the Navy in operations in association with the ranges at the former Fort Ord. The site was used for amphibious training and is suspected of being in the path of machine gun fire from Fort Ord over Monterey Bay. . Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD and is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. | |
| Naval Auxiliary Air Station Monterey | 455.00 | Monterey | In 1942, the Department of Navy leased approximately 455 acres from the Monterey Peninsula Airport District (MPAD) for use as a naval auxiliary airport station. The NAAS Monterey was commissioned from the mid-1940s until March, 1972. Improvements included aprons, hangers, repair shops and storage tanks. In 1946, joint and equal use of the landing facilities was granted to the MPAD. In March 1972, the lease agreement was terminated. The Navy continued it's exclusive use of the aprons, hangers, repair shops and storage tanks through subsequent lease agreements by the Naval Post Graduate School from 1972 until 1982. On 22 November 1983, in exchange for the restoration payment of $8,850, MPAD released the Navy from it's lease. The site is currently a municipal airport. Based on the foregoing findings of fact, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the Department of Defense. It is therefore eligible for Defense Environmental Restoration Program - Formerly Used Defense Sites established under 10 U.S.C. 2701. |
| Monterey Bay Bombing Range No. 8a | Moss Landing | N/A |
| Salinas Army Airfield | 1040.24 | Salinas | Between 1942 and 1945, the United State acquired (by purchase) 431.20 fee acres, 133.52 easement acres, 16.20 transfer acres, and 459.32 leased acres for Salinas Army Airfield. Total acreage acquired was 1,040.24. The Air Force took over the existing airport for an Army Airbase. Salinas ARmy Airfield was turned over to the War Assets Administration (WAA) on 21 October 1946. By quitclaim deed on 4 February 1949, the WAA turned over 580.92 fee acres to the City of Salinas. There is no record as to the term of Lease Nos. W-7034-QM-262 (11.48 acres) and W-59-QM-647 (447.84 acres). The airport is to be used as a public airport only and the site must be maintained in good serviceable condition at all times. The deed provided recapture provisions. Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD and is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. |
| Salinas Garrison | 278.17 | Salinas | In the early 1940s, the U.S. acquired three leases for a total of 278.14 acres. The site was used by the War Department as a Japanese-American receiving center and later a satellite installation for Fort Ord for temporary housing of troops. In 1946, the leasehold for the property was terminated. Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD and is eligible for the Defense Environemental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. |
| Soledad Prisoner Of War Camp | 35.00 | Soledad | In 1944, 35.0 acres of land was transferred from the Department of Agriculture Emergency Rubber Project (ERP) to the War Department. The site was used to house prisoners of war used to meet the labor needs of the ERP. In 1946, the property was transferred to the Department of Agriculture ERP. In lieu of restoration, the War Department transferred unspecified improvements to ERP. Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD and is eligible for the Defense Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. |
| Naval Auxiliary Airfield Watsonville | Watsonville |