THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BURBANK OPERABLE UNIT IS PART OF THE AREA 1 (NORTH HOLLYWOOD) SAN FERNANDO VALLEY NPL SITE. IN 1992, EPA ENTERED A CONSENT DECREE WITH LOCKHEED MARTIN, WEBER AIRCRAFT AND THE CITY OF BURBANK. LOCKHEED MARTIN AND WEBER AIRCRAFT AGREED TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE FOR TWO YEARS A GROUND- WATER TREATMENT FACILTY TO EXTRACT AND TREAT GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATED WITH PCE AND TCE, TREAT FOR THESE CONTAMINANTS, AND DELIVER THE WATER TO THE CITY OF BURBANK. THE CITY WILL DELIVER THE TREATED WATER TO THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AFTER BLENDING FOR NITRATES. THE NITRATE BLENDING FACILITY WAS CONSTRUCTED UNDER A UAO ISSUED BY EPA TO SIX OTHER PARTIES. UNDER THE CURRENT CONSENT DECREE, THE ORIGINAL CONSENT DECREE AND UAO PARTIES, AND NUMERIOUS OTHER PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO FUND THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM FOR AN ADDITIONAL 18 YEARS. THE CITY OF BURBANK WILL OPERATE THE SYSTEM. THE PARTIES ALSO WILL PAY $ 11.8 MILLION IN EPA PAST BASIN-WIDE RESPONSE COSTS AND EPA'S FUTURE SITE-SPECFIC RESPONSE COSTS AT THE SITE.