[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Mountain Lake contamination, Presidio of San Francisco (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Caltrans Must Pay $13.5 Million for Contaminating Presidio Lake

Environment News Service
November 17, 2011 (ENS)


SAN FRANCISCO, California - The California Department of  
Transportation has agreed to pay $13.5 million to the federal  
government to resolve claims brought by the Presidio Trust and the  
U.S. Army concerning Caltrans' construction and operation of Highway  
1, also known as Park Presidio Boulevard, through the Presidio of San  
Francisco.

The settlement resolves the United States' claims for breach of a  
1938 permit that authorized Caltrans to build Highway 1 through the  
Presidio and required Caltrans to repair any damage caused by  
construction and operation of the highway.

The United States filed an action in federal court in January 2009  
alleging that runoff from Highway 1 has contaminated Mountain Lake  
sediment containing lead, copper, zinc and other substances, and that  
highway drainage facilities are in need of repair or replacement.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2011/2011-11-17-091.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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