The Precautionary Principle and Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - which a Superfund Site

Once the land where now stands the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard belonged to the Muwekma Ohlone. They are the first people of San Francisco:

http://www.muwekma.org

Years later - the land was taken over - by the United States Navy using Eminent Domain. The U.S. Navy used the site for various very toxic experiments and operations. It used the land to support World War II efforts.

We know large animals were radiated. We also know that toxic radials were buried. Lead, Mercury, Asbestos, and a host of other very toxic elements - were buried all over the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.

We now have one site E2 that is very polluted and will take about $800 million to clean up this one area. Parcel E in general is very polluted. Even Parcel F which is the Bay is polluted.

Parcel A had about 400 mature trees - now under the control of the City and County of San Francisco and the SF Redevelopment Agency - who in turn - turned it over to Lennar BVHP LLC.

All the mature trees were clear cut. Even though Parcel A was handed over supposedly clean - when certain footprints were found - foundations - the sewer pipes were broken and were found to be polluted with Radiological Elements.

The San Francisco Public Works knows about this - Tetra Tech who works for the U.S. Navy knows about it - the SF Redevelopment Agency - the SF Health Department - other Regulatory Agencies - know about the Radiological elements that were found on Parcel A.

In San Francisco we have the Precautionary Principle. The Precautionary Principle is a LAW in San Francisco but has not been enforced.

The Precautionary Principle has NOT been enforced and states simply that if there is any cause for any adverse impacts on any project that affects any living beings and that includes human beings - the work or project must be stopped.

This has not been done on Parcel A. One would be enlightened to read the White Paper on the Precautionary Principle for now:

http://www.rachel.org/library/getfile.cfm?ID=197

Further - read the Precautionary Principle - and its impacts on all living beings.

Parcel A, has adversely affected - thousands all over Bayview Hunters Point.

Right now our children, our Elders and those with compromised health are suffering.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the SF Health Department (SFHD) and other Regulatory Agencies have NOT done their job on Parcel A.

http://www.hunterspointnavalshipyard.com

Francisco Da Costa
Director
Environmental Justice Advocacy

http://www.rachel.org/library/getfile.cfm?ID=197