San Francisco Unprepared to Handle New Risks at the Hunters Point Superfund Site
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2021-2022 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury today released a troubling report about the unaddressed risk of rising groundwater at Hunters Point, and what it means for the cleanup and development of the heavily polluted former Naval Shipyard.
Key Points:
- The Shipyard is a Superfund site where the Navy, overseen by EPA and state regulators, has been cleaning up extensive radiological and chemical contamination for over thirty years.
- As each stage of the cleanup is approved, the Navy has agreed to transfer property to the City.
- "Hunters Point is part of the biggest development in San Francisco since the 1906 earthquake," said Michael Hofman, Jury Foreperson.
- The purpose of the Jury is to investigate the operations of the government of the City and County of San Francisco.