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PUC seeks $9.5 million from water fund to clean lead‑contaminated soil at Lake Merced
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission requested a $9.5 million supplemental appropriation from its water enterprise fund to excavate lead‑contaminated soil at the former Pacific Rod and Gun Club site adjacent to Lake Merced; total estimated cleanup cost is $22,005,000 and PUC expects construction to start in April and last about a year.
The Public Utilities Commission asked the Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 4 to approve a $9.5 million supplemental appropriation from water enterprise funds to clean lead‑contaminated soil at the former Pacific Rod and Gun Club site next to Lake Merced.
"This item is requesting a supplemental appropriation of $9,500,000 of water enterprise funds, for the cleanup of the Pacific Rod and Gun Club site, adjacent to Lake Merced," Steve Ritchie, assistant general manager for water for the PUC, told the committee. Ritchie said the site accumulated lead pellet debris over roughly 60 years and the PUC plans to excavate and…
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