[CPEO-IRF] Lead paint at Fort Ord (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Get the Lead Out
State tells University Villages developer to remove lead-contaminated soil.


By Raul Vasquez
Monterey County Weekly
June 1, 2006



It's not just a ghost town anymore. It's a lead-contaminated ghost town. 
About 290 acres on the former-Fort Ord have been identified as being 
laced with dangerously high levels of lead.

The land is situated on a section of what will become the University 
Villages mixed-use development project on the southern tip of Marina, 
adjacent to Highway 1. The cause of the contamination is clear enough, 
according to the state's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).

In a report that details options for addressing the lead contamination 
over the next three years, officials blame lead-based paints that were 
used on the approximately 570 Army barracks and other structures on the 
site. All of these buildings are scheduled for demolition to make room 
for new developments.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/issues/Issue.06-01-2006/news/Article.news_1/print
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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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