June 2022
DTSC PUBLIC NOTICE
Department of Toxic Substances Control, Our mission is to protect California people, communities, and the environment from toxic substances, enhance economic vitality by restoring polluted land, and compel manufacturers to make safer consumer products.
Public Comment for Proposed Mission Bay Block 14 School Cleanup Plan
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD:
JUNE 8, 2022, TO JULY 8, 2022
What is proposed? The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) invites you to review and comment on the draft Elimination Action Work Plan (RAW) for the Mission School proposal. Bay South Block 14 (Site) located at Mission Bay Drive and Owens Street, San Francisco, California 94102. The San Francisco Unified School District (District) is exploring the possibility of building a new school on the 2.38-acre paved parking lot . The new facility will include a PreK-5 elementary school with 22 classrooms, a high school linked to a learning center with 3 classrooms/labs, and a District professional learning and development school with office space for approximately 492 students. .
Metals, total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHd) and motor oil (TPHo), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and asbestos (possibly naturally occurring) were discovered in the soil. TPHd, PAHs, OCPs, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are groundwater contaminants. TPHs, PAHs, VOCs, and methane are contaminants found in soil gas. Prior to construction, an environmental cleanup should be performed.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Based on site conditions and the proposed cleanup alternative, DTSC intends to prepare a Statement of Findings and file a Notice of Determination (NOD) when the final RAW is approved. to meet CEQA requirements. The draft NOD will be made publicly available, along with other supporting documents, in the information repositories.
How do I participate? DTSC will accept public comment on the draft cleanup plan for the Site during the public comment period from June 8, 2022 through July 8, 2022. All comments must be received by July 8, 2022. and sent to Elizabeth Tisdale, DTSC Project Manager, located at 8800 Cal Center Drive in Sacramento, California 95826; (916) 255-6666 or Elizabeth.Tisdale@dtsc.ca.gov.
Information repositories: You can consult the RAW project and other documents related to the site in the following places:
San Francisco Unified School District Office, 555 Franklin Street, San Francisco, California 94102, (415) 241-6000; call for hours
DTSC – Sacramento Regional Office, 8800 Cal Center Drive, Sacramento, California 95826, (916) 255-3758; Call to request an appointment
You can also view project documents in DTSC’s EnviroStor database at: https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/profile_report?global_id=60002819
DTSC Contact Information: You can contact the following people if you have any questions or concerns about the project:
Elizabeth Tisdale, Director of Projects, at (916) 255-6666 or Elizabeth.Tisadale@dtsc.ca.gov
Tammy Pickens, Public Participation Specialist, at (916) 255-3594, 1-866-495-5651 or Tammy.Pickens@dtsc.ca.gov
Russ Edmondson, Public Information Officer or (916) 323-3372 or Russ.Edmonson@dtsc.ca.gov.
