Disturbing Environmental Findings from Internal DWP Reports
We recently uncovered DWP's own site comparison reports
dated 2011 confirming many of the environmental concerns the community has
raised about the Marquez site. One report gives the Marquez site an
unsatisfactory grade in 6 out of 10 environmental categories evaluated.
Specifically, the Marquez site received a fatally flawed Grade "F"
in geology and soils, and an unsatisfactory Grade "D" in
potential air quality impacts, transportation impacts, noise impacts,
biological impacts and aesthetic impacts. Of four sites DWP evaluated
around July/August 2011, the Marquez site received the lowest overall
environmental score. For DWP to say now that Marquez is the ideal
and best site would be disingenuous at best and unconscionable at worst.
