What Lies Beneath/American School & University
October 4th, 2008http://asumag.com/mag/university_lies_beneath/
“The most notorious example of what can happen when institutions do not conduct a thorough assessment of school property is the Belmont Learning Complex in Los Angeles. One of the main outcomes from what happened on the Belmont project were the new laws.”
“The California legislature passed a law mandating that all districts in California conduct environmental site assessment and have them approved by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).”
“Under the law, schools are required to submit what is known as a Phase I review, which involves record checks of a property’s past uses. If the review indicates the potential for contamination, the next step is a preliminary endangerment assessment. If significant contamination is present, a district may be required to clean up the site or choose an alternative location.”
Blog:
At the September 2008, BOT meeting, the board voted to have an “Environmental Study” and prepare an “Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration” in conjunction with the proposed San Gorgonio property. The cost of said study/report was $35,000 paid with Lease Revenue Bonds.
A “Mitigated Negative Declaration” will not disclose possible hazardous materials on the site. The “Environmental Study” alluded to, may be a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment review. However, such review has not been articulated.
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