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Mill Valley School District says preliminary environmental review finds typical landfill contaminants; draft EIR to enter public review this summer
Summary
School district officials told the city council the Preliminary Endangerment Assessment for the Mill Valley Middle School modernization found volatile organic compounds, metals, petroleum and dioxins under a 2–3 foot clay cap; the draft EIR and a 45-day public comment period are expected in July with a public hearing planned for August.
The Mill Valley School District told the City Council on June 2 that a Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (PEA) for the Mill Valley Middle School modernization found contaminants consistent with a historical on-site burn dump, but staff and regulators do not currently consider the campus a health risk in its present condition. Tracy Craig, the district's communications consultant, said the draft PEA identifies volatile organic compounds, metals, petroleum products and dioxins beneath a roughly 2–3 foot clay cap placed when the site closed.
Craig said the PEA is under review by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, Marin County Environmental Health, and CalRecycle, and that the district is proceeding with a formal environmental impact report (EIR) rather than a…
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