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� _ A <br /> -■ 6+p' p R <br /> Department of Toxic Substances Control <br /> Meredith Williams, Ph.D. <br /> Jared Blumenfeld Director Gavin Newsom <br /> Secretary for 8800 Cal Center Drive Governor <br /> Environmental Protection <br /> Sacramento, California 95825-3200 <br /> September 3, 2020 <br /> Mr. Frank Girardi <br /> Community Development Department <br /> 1810 E. Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton, CA 95205 <br /> FGirardi@sjgov.org <br /> MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR PA-2000126 PROJECT — DATED <br /> AUGUST 17, 2020 (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NUMBER: 2020080263) <br /> Mr. Girardi: <br /> The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) received a Mitigated Negative <br /> Declaration (MND) for the PA-2000126 Project (Project). The Lead Agency is receiving <br /> this notice from DTSC because the Project includes one or more of the following: <br /> groundbreaking activities, work in close proximity to a roadway, work in close proximity <br /> to mining or suspected mining or former mining activities, presence of site buildings that <br /> may require demolition or modifications, importation of backfill soil, and/or work on or in <br /> close proximity to an agricultural or former agricultural site. <br /> DTSC recommends that the following issues be evaluated in the MND. Hazards and <br /> Hazardous Materials section: <br /> 1. The MND should acknowledge the potential for historic or future activities on or <br /> near the project site to result in the release of hazardous wastes/substances on <br /> the project site. In instances in which releases have occurred or may occur, <br /> further studies should be carried out to delineate the nature and extent of the <br /> contamination, and the potential threat to public health and/or the environment <br /> should be evaluated. The MND should also identify the mechanism(s) to initiate <br /> any required investigation and/or remediation and the government agency who <br /> will be responsible for providing appropriate regulatory oversight. <br /> 2. Refiners in the United States started adding lead compounds to gasoline in the <br /> 1920s in order to boost octane levels and improve engine performance. This <br /> practice did not officially end until 1992 when lead was banned as a fuel additive <br /> in California. Tailpipe emissions from automobiles using leaded gasoline <br /> contained lead and resulted in aerially deposited lead (ADL) being deposited in <br /> and along roadways throughout the state. ADL-contaminated soils still exist <br /> 0 Printed on Recycled Paper <br />