Tag Archives: Site 1 Disposal Area

Cleanup plan changes at waste burning area

April 5, 2013

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Northwest tip of Alameda Point.  Waste burning area is immediately to the right of trees.  Port of Oakland is in background.

It was the 1950s, before the environmental movement of the 1970s and the laws that followed in its wake.  Hauling waste materials out to the western shoreline of Alameda Point to be burned and bulldozed into the Bay was not considered irresponsible.  The “Burn Area,” as it is called, lies next to the shore near […]

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Alameda Point 2012 environmental cleanup review, and busy year ahead

December 28, 2012

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Seaplane Lagoon dredging northwest corner

Cleanup activity at Alameda Point in 2012 started where it left off in 2011 — at the Seaplane Lagoon.  The northwest corner of the lagoon was the site of the second and final phase of lagoon dredging, which targeted sediment that had been contaminated near storm drain outfalls.  With dredging completed by spring, the sight […]

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Point Being: Clean Ups and Downs

February 22, 2011

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Cleanup at Alameda Point continues to unfold. Every month the Restoration Advisory Board meets to stay apprised of the happenings and offer comments. The public is invited to attend on the first Thursday of the month, 6:30 p.m. at the rear of City Hall West at Alameda Point. Here are some highlights from the February […]

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