[CPEO-BIF] "DTSC cleanup project leading to new school site in Martinez, " California

[Lenny Siegel]

DTSC cleanup project leading to new school site in Martinez

California Department of Toxic Substances Control
July 2, 2015

The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is overseeing a plan to remove lead-contaminated soil near the Martinez Junior High School in Martinez this summer to make way for two new educational facilities.

Martinez Unified School District (MUSD) plans to replace a maintenance and operation facility on Susana Street with the Vicente Martinez Continuation High School and the Briones Alternative High School.

To accomplish this, the school district will have to remove lead-contaminated soil at the site. “Having this property available is a win-win for everybody,” said Bruce Leslie, Bond Coordinator for the MUSD. “It’s the cleanup of a site that had been polluted a long time ago – and it was an unknown hazard. And now we have a clean site for this brand new campus."

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For the entire release, see
http://dtsc.ca.gov/Success/upload/Success_Martinez-JHS.pdf
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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
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LSiegel at cpeo.org
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