[CPEO-MEF] REUSE, REGULATION: San Francisco’s Treasure Island, CA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

SF’s Treasure Island, poised for building boom, escaped listing as Superfund site

By Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes 
San Francisco Chronicle
September 19, 2019 

San Francisco’s Treasure Island, the former naval base being transformed into a $6 billion development of condos and shops, was once considered hazardous enough to be a federal Superfund waste site but was never officially named one, newly disclosed documents show.

While it’s not clear why Treasure Island was never named a Superfund site, a designation given to some of the most polluted places in the country, the release of the records prompted calls Wednesday from some environmentalists for more federal examination.

However, the island’s developers, who have plans to put more than 8,000 homes on the site by 2035, said the cleanup has been heavily scrutinized and handled effectively by multiple government agencies, dismissing any suggestion that the area is not safe for habitation.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-s-Treasure-Island-poised-for-building-boom-14451339.php?psid=nGsSd#photo-18286303

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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