The Science
CA Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
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Approved 2019 AstraZeneca Feasibility Study/Remedial Action Plan (FS/RAP) (this document is huge, so DTSC split it into 3 “volumes”)
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US Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA)
CA Department of Human Health (CDPH)
Sea Level Rise
Recent and/or Key Documents
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Sea Level Guidance Feb 2023 (based on 2018 OPC SLR info!): DRAFT Sea Level Rise Guidance to DTSC Project Managers for Cleanup Activities - open for Public Comment until Oct 31, 2023
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Hydro International Feb 2023: Antarctic sea ice melts to unprecedented levels
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Phys.Org Jan 2023: New Bay Area maps show hidden flood risk from sea level rise and groundwater
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NOAA, NASA, US-EPA, USGS etal: 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report
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AstraZeneca Site Sea Level Rise Assessment -Independent Expert Review #1 Dr. Hill Jan 2023
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AstraZeneca Site Sea Level Rise Assessment -Independent Expert Review #2 Dr. Befus Dec 2022
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DTSC Oct 2022: Third Party Review of 2022 Sea Level Rise Evaluation
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Zeneca Inc Tech Consultants Sept 2022: Campus Bay (aka Zeneca site) Sea Level Rise Assessment
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KQED July 2022: Map of Bay Area Hazardous Sites at risk of Sea Level Rise
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Presentation by Dr. Hill March 2022: Groundwater and Sea Level Rise -What's At Risk?
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OPC Feb 2022: State Agency Sea-Level Rise Action Plan for CA
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OPC Making California’s Coast Resilient to Sea Level Rise 2021: Principles for Aligned State Action
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US-EPA June 2021: Consideration of Climate Resilience in the Superfund Cleanup Process for Non-Federal National Priorities List Sites
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CA Natural Resources and OPC 2018: State of CA Sea Level Rise Guidance
Websites
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BCDC (SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission): Maps and Data
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DTSC (CA Dept of Toxic Substances and Control): Sea Level Rise
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NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): Sea Level Rise Viewer Tool
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OCOF (Our Coast Our Future): Hazard Map
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OPC (Ocean Protection Council): Sea Level Rise
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SFEI (San Francisco Estuary Institute): Sea-Level Rise and Shallow Groundwater: Future Conditions Map
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Sea Level Rise
UC Davis Peer-Reviewed Studies
San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI)
Technical experts for the Richmond Southeast Shoreline Area Community Advisory Group (RSSA CAG)
AstraZeneca Technical experts
Other Governmental or Educational Sources:
List of Acronyms:
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ATSDR = Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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BCDC = Bay Coastal Development Commission
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BAS = Best Available Science
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BGS = Below Ground Surface
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CAL-EPA = California Environmental Protection Agency (State)
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CDPH = California Department of Public Health
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CERCLA =Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Federal)
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CESP = Citizens for East Shore Parks
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DTSC = (CA) Department of Toxic Substances Control
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EPA = Environmental Protection Agency (aka US-EPA; Federal)
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ESD = Explanation of Significant Differences
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FA = Financial Assurance
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FS/RAP = Feasibility Study/Removal Action Plan
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FYRs = Five Year Reviews
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GMSL= Global Mean Sea Level
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GWR = Groundwater Rise
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HSAA = Hazardous Substance Account Act (State)
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HWCA = Hazardous Waste Control Act (State)
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NAVD 88 = North American Vertical Datum of 1988(to be replaced by a GPS-based system in 2024-2025)
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NCP = National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan(Federal)
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NGVD 29 = National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, aka Sea Level Datum of 1929
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OEHHA = Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
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OM&M = Operation Maintenance and Monitoring
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OPC = Ocean Protection Council(comprises 17 state agencies, including DTSC)
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PCBs = Polychlorinated Biphenyls
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PEEIR = Pacific Estuarine Ecosystem Indicator Research Consortium
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PPA = Prospective Purchaser Agreement
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RAW = Remedial Action Workplan
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RSA = Richmond Shoreline Alliance
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RSL = Relative Sea Level
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RSSA CAG = Richmond Southeast Shoreline Area Community Advisory Group
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SFEI = San Francisco Estuary Institute
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SLRVA =Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Analysis
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SMP = Soil Management Plan
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SMRP = Site Mitigation and Restoration Plan
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SPRAWLDEF = Sustainability, Parks, Recycling, and Wildlife Legal Defense Fund
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VOCs = Volatile Organic Compounds