April 08, 2020
We engaged the services of SWAPE's Matthew Hagemann, a California-licensed hydrogeologist and the former Senior Science Policy Advisor with the U.S. EPA. He raises serious concerns about lead contamination in soil in excess of the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) Environmental Screening Level (ESL) and concludes that MidPen Housing's various preliminary environmental evaluation reports fail to adequately evaluate the proposed Moss Beach project’s impacts regarding Hazards and Hazardous Materials and Hydrology and Water Quality.