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Committee advances $500,000 for independent Hunters Point sea‑level and groundwater study
Summary
The Budget & Appropriations Committee voted to amend and continue an ordinance to appropriate $500,000 from general reserves to fund an independent third‑party study on sea‑level rise, groundwater behavior and interactions with hazardous materials at Hunters Point Shipyard; supervisors agreed on urgency but continued the item to confirm the funding source.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Appropriations Committee on March 20 advanced an ordinance to fund an independent study of sea‑level rise and groundwater impacts at Hunters Point Shipyard, agreeing the work is necessary but continuing the item to confirm funding sources.
Supervisor Shamone Walton, the ordinance sponsor, told the committee the study responds to recommendations in a June 14, 2022 Civil Grand Jury report and to Navy review findings that detected radiological objects during remediation. Walton said the independent study would model future shallow groundwater flows, sea‑level scenarios and potential interactions with…
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