Public Notice for Soil Vapor Extraction Permit Near Pinole Middle School

By now, families and community members connected to Pinole Middle School should have received a public notice letter from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) alerting them to a nearby project referenced as a source of air pollution.

It's a standard procedure mandated by state law whenever there's a health risk, especially if it's within 1,000 feet within a school.

The public letter describes the project as, a "permit to operate to remedy an existing contamination problem, a Soil Vapor Extraction and Treatment System has been proposed for this site. Dry cleaning solvent (perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene) has been found in the surrounding soil. P & D Environmental, Inc. has proposed a system consisting of a vacuum blower to extract dry cleaning solvent vapor from wells drilled at the site. A carbon adsorption system will be used to capture the recovered vapors. Emissions from the proposed source will be significantly controlled."

The permit application states, "the emissions of Toxic Air Contaminants are not considered sufficient to warrant a health risk screening analysis and health risks are expected to be insignificant."

To comment on the proposed project, you can send an email or call:
fchan@baaqmd.gov, 415-739-5030

BAAQMD requests that you leave your name and telephone number so that a District staff member may respond to your message.

The public comment period for this project ends on February 17.