The San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board recently issued a fact sheet summarizing changes to its approach to remediating environmental impacts and mitigating vapor intrusion (VI) at properties impacted with volatile organic compounds (VOCs).  This follows a January 2019 update to the Board’s vapor intrusion environmental screening levels—which are, not surprisingly, lower than ever before. The email transmitting the fact sheet states that it is “intended to provide developers, cities, homeowners associations, and the public a summary of expectations for development at sites wer ..read more

The Prop 65 “Clear and Reasonable Warnings” updates that became effective in August 2018 contain lots of traps for the unwary, including one that you might not have noticed:  tailored Prop 65 warnings are required at each of the public entrances to your enclosed parking facilities. To avail your regulated business to the “safe harbor” content and method provisions of the “enclosed parking” provisions of Prop 65,  you must comply with specific signage requirements such as the size, placement, font and warning symbol, as well as include the following warning language: “Breathing the air in thi ..read more