Toxic California: Contaminated Sites and Soil

THE PROBLEM CALIFORMIA CURRENTLY HAS 139 CONTAMINATED SITES AWAITINO CLEANUP. SOME SITES HAVE AS MUCH AS TONS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL THE SOLUTION A SINGLE FACILITY CAN PROCESS 700 TRUCKS FULL OF CONTAMINATED SOIL IN JUST ONE WEEK. O 00 O OO HOWEVER, IT IS BEING LIMITED TO 10 TRUCKS PER WEEK WHILE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF TONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ARE BEING SHIPPED OUT OF STATE, Speeding up permitting for waste disposal in California will have significant economic benefits. THE POTENTIAL: Welcome to Emeryville, CA A NOVARTIS I PIXAR IKEA A ance poluted community, Emeryville is now home to IKEA, PIxar, Novatis, and thousands of other jobs thanks to decontamination efforts. This has led to: The value of Emeryvile's taxable property base increasing from S870 milion in the earty 19905 to $4.1 billion in 2010. Annuai city taxes doubling from $2.9 million in 1991 to $5.7 milon in 2010. • Annual visitor taxes from hotel stays rising 25 percent from $2.5 milian in 2002 to $3.3 milon in 2010 VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY $4.50 $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $150 S100 1991 2000 2010