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City committee presses Navy, EPA and state to begin comprehensive retesting at Hunters Point after lab data problems
Summary
A San Francisco committee hearing on Oct. 15 brought Navy, EPA, DTSC and public‑health officials together to describe a revised Parcel G retesting plan, report Parcel A scan results (including removal of one historic deck marker), and commit to independent split sampling and enhanced oversight before future property transfers.
San Francisco’s Land Use and Transportation Committee spent most of its Oct. 15 meeting pressing federal, state and local agencies for a clear, fast and transparent plan to retest soil and building materials at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard after revelations of falsified radiological data by a prior contractor.
The committee heard presentations from the Navy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). The Navy said it will release a draft final work plan for comprehensive retesting of Parcel G by the end of the month, and that field work will include excavations, borings and scanning of soil and accessible buildings…
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