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Take it with a grain of salt but found this article:http://www.irvinecommunitynewsandvi...amination-discovered-at-new-high-school-site/
It's a long read, but the scariest part is:
Last November, workers were digging a long trench to install a huge boxed concrete storm drain to serve the school and thousands of new homes yet to be built in the northern reaches of Irvine. The official reports obtained under the California Public Records Act reveal that on November 13th, workers operating earthmoving equipment encountered, at a depth of 16 feet, an unusually strong odor and discolored soil ? two red flags for possible toxic contamination. In accordance with State law and regulations, work was stopped. Then higher-ups were notified, and probing of thecontaminated soil continued for 100 feet until apparently clean soil was found.
It soon became evident to workers on site, and presumably to school officials as well, that this was no small spill or ?stain,? as later described by environmental consultants for the School District. An email later revealed that the contaminated soil stretched 29 feet onto the Portola High School site; and the contamination permeated the soil to a depth of between 15 feet and 28 feet. By the time all the suspect soil was removed for testing and disposal, the true extent of the ?stained soil? hauled away amounted to 78 truckloads ? nearly 1,000 cubic yards.
Yellow dot on the image represents where it was found:
It's a long read, but the scariest part is:
Last November, workers were digging a long trench to install a huge boxed concrete storm drain to serve the school and thousands of new homes yet to be built in the northern reaches of Irvine. The official reports obtained under the California Public Records Act reveal that on November 13th, workers operating earthmoving equipment encountered, at a depth of 16 feet, an unusually strong odor and discolored soil ? two red flags for possible toxic contamination. In accordance with State law and regulations, work was stopped. Then higher-ups were notified, and probing of thecontaminated soil continued for 100 feet until apparently clean soil was found.
It soon became evident to workers on site, and presumably to school officials as well, that this was no small spill or ?stain,? as later described by environmental consultants for the School District. An email later revealed that the contaminated soil stretched 29 feet onto the Portola High School site; and the contamination permeated the soil to a depth of between 15 feet and 28 feet. By the time all the suspect soil was removed for testing and disposal, the true extent of the ?stained soil? hauled away amounted to 78 truckloads ? nearly 1,000 cubic yards.
Yellow dot on the image represents where it was found:
