A $7.2 million plan to mitigate lead contamination at Chatsworth Park South is going before the city's Board of Recreation and Parks commissioners Wednesday for a vote.
After weighting several alternatives in recent months, environmental staff is recommending capping the surface of most of the park's usable 21-acres and installing new soil on top.
"The capping alternative was designated as the preferred alternative and most cost effective method of cleanup," a staff report read.
Another proposed alternative was to implement onsite treatment and abatement of the contamination, but that effort would have cost twice as much, according to the report.
Chatsworth Park South closed to the public in February 2008 when high levels of lead and other contaminants were discovered in the soil. Half a century of skeet shooting and the remnants of pellets as well as clay pigeons was the cause.
If approved, the park would be reopened except for a few small, fenced off portions because they house oak trees and can't be mitigated, said environmental specialist Paul Davis.
"Because these are sensitive biological areas, we will be unable to fully remediate," he said.
The board of commissioners meets at 9:30 a.m. at the EXPO Center, Comrie Hall, 3980 S. Bill Robertson Lane (Formerly Menlo Avenue) Los Angeles, CA 90037.
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