IBNA: EPA TAG HPS Fact Sheet

IBNA EPA TAG Fact Sheet

Yes, there are way too many acronyms!

IBNA: India Basin Neighborhood Association
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
TAG: Technical Assistance Grant
HPS: Hunters Point Shipyard

Parcels UC-1 & UC-2 Draft Finding of Suitability for Transfer

Discuss the report with a scientist (mikemcgowan@arcecology.org) at Arc Ecology, 1331 Evans Avenue, SF, CA 94124, (415) 643-1190.

Learn more about the local EPA Technical Assistance Grant: contact Jackie Lane: Lane.Jackie@epa.gov (415) 972-3236.

Visit the India Basin Neighborhood Association website http://www.indiabasin.org/

Email IBNA at info@indiabasin.org or telephone them at: (415) 938-6170.

Blue Greenway presentation Aug 17

Today, from Jill Fox of the India Basin Neighborhood Association:

The Blue Greenway is being planned now! The BGW concept is to connect neighborhoods from China Basin to Candlestick Park to each other and to the water. Some great project have already begun on Port property (for example, Heron’s Head park entrance). Come see the rest of the current plans -- and share your ideas for how the Blue Greenway can best serve India Basin, Hunters Point, and the Bayview.

SAVE THE DATE
The next presentation on the draft Blue Greenway Planning and Design Guidelines will be at the Port’s Southern Waterfront Advisory Committee (SWAC) on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 between 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Eco Center at Heron’s Head Park located at the end of Cargo Way.  Click here for a map

FYI: I have read the planning document and think the planning for India Basin past the Port property is weak and that the whole thing is not well linked to what we’ve heard is planned for the Shipyard. There are also 30-foot tall signposts planned for the entire length of the Blue Greenway that residents might want to check out since we will be living with them for years to come.

If you are interested in how the Blue Greenway can benefit our neighborhoods, and serve as the comprehensive planning method it claims to be, you might want to check out these documents and/or attend this meeting. Blue Greenway planning is paid for through a voter-approved bond -- it is our tax money at work! Let’s make sure it works for us.

IBNA will be submitting comments to this plan, but individuals are also welcome to comment to the Port about the plans.

Draft Planning and Design Guidelines

Comments on the Navy's Community Involvement Plan

Last week IBNA submitted the attached comments on the Navy's Community Involvement Plan (CIP). The Navy has indicated that it will respond, but has not provided us with a date. The comments were put together for IBNA by Arc Ecology, which is serving as IBNA's Technical Advisor through the US Environmental Protection Agency's Technical Assistance Grant (EPA TAG) funds. Its contents do not necessarily reflect the policies, actions, or positions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The India Basin Neighborhood Association does not speak for nor represent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Click here to access the entire CIP Comments document.

Shipyard Cleanup Fact Sheet - Parcel C Remedial Design

Public comment is due by May 5, 2011:

This fact sheet provides a brief summary of the draft combined Remedial Design and Design Basis Reports for Parcel C of the Hunters Point Shipyard Superfund Site. The report was prepared by the U.S. Navy. The Remedial Design was prepared to implement the remedy for this parcel that is described in the 2010 Record of Decision (ROD). Both the ROD and the Remedial Design are documents that are required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), known as Superfund. Public involvement is required in the cleanup of contaminated Superfund sites. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s Technical Assistance Grant program was established to inform communities near Superfund sites to assist their understanding and participation in the process.
  


















Find more info on the IBNA Blog and their Google site:
http://hunterspointcleanup.blogspot.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/hunterspointcleanup/
And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask Kristine Enea (kristine@indiabasin.org), Alex Lantsberg (alex@indiabasin.org) or Mike McGowan at Arc (mikemcgowan@arcecology.org).

Take a Walk on the Waterfront

Looking for an outdoor activity this weekend (rain or shine)?  How about checking out India Basin?

Saturday November 20
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Meet at Heron’s Head Park, Cargo & Jennings

FREE. Join the India Basin Neighborhood Association (IBNA) on a 3-mile flat walk along the beautiful shoreline & hear about the Community Vision for the future. This tour travels along what will someday be a portion of the Blue Greenway. See the only SF waterfront property not in the public trust.

The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency has created a DRAFT Plan for the 76-acre India Basin Shoreline — from the PG&E Power Plant to the Hunters Point Shipyard — that changes: Zoning, Building Heights,Transportation, and Housing Density. Their plan calls for 1200 housing units and up to 85 foot building heights. Meanwhile, the IBNA Community Vision takes advantage of this unique location for active recreation and entertainment areas, jobs and business opportunities, family homes, boating center, community farm, dog park, skate & bike park, and creative transportation solutions. Find details on www.indiabasin.org

The walk begins and ends at Heron’s Head Park, with 8 informational stops. Wear sturdy shoes. All invited.