THE REAL DIRT ON ROCKAWAY QUARRY

The Rockaway Quarry reclamation plan calls for 161 truckloads of waste soil A DAY for four YEARS — almost a million tons of dirt deposited in the quarry. Pacifica Planning Commission hearing on Monday, March 6 addresses this matter. Watch the video at the links below to understand the plan and the issues.

 

https://www.screencast.com/t/IZ3Lm3oXX

 

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Peter Loeb

Comments

[Jay Bird]

Thanks for posting this analysis of the proposal to dump a million tons of "dirt*" - - likely industrial waste - - in the quarry.

All day, every weekday, mega-trucks jamming traffic and making noise -- dumping contaminated soil-- ooh-eee, such a deal for Pacifica!

What will we do when contaminants in the soil leach into Calera Creek and its surroundings?

Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to truck waste "dirt" to areas in the middle of the state, where water will not leach out toxic chemicals into local streams, wetlands, and parks?

* Dirt contamination will be assessed by the very same parties bringing this project to Pacifica. Dirt source is not identified.