Ten Concerns About the Draft CalEPA Supplemental Guidance for Screening and Evaluating Vapor Intrusion (February 2020)

CalEPA has extended its comment period for the Draft Soil Vapor Intrusion Guidance (DSVIG) until noon, June 1, 2020. Please feel free to cut-and-paste text from the linked DSVIG Comment Menu below to email public comments concerning the DSVIG. The Comment Menu is divided into ten topics. Select the topics that concern you the most, and respond to CalEPA here: DWQ-vaporintrusion@waterboards.ca.gov.
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1. The DSVIG Should Be Withdrawn Until the Agencies Speak with One Voice
2. The DSVIG Creates Major New Barriers to Affordable Housing Projects
3. Default Attenuation Factor Must Be Replaced with California-Specific Values
4. DTSC’s Database Should Be the Foundation for Any Interim Attenuation Factors
5. DSVIG Creates Confusion About Its Intended Applicability
6. Cleanup Goals Should Be Site-Specific
7. Proposed Investigation Requirements Are Too Prescriptive
8. Emphasis on Vapor Conduits Without Adequate Guidance Will Disrupt Site Cleanups
9. Requirements for Future Risk Evaluation Will Lead to Open-Ended Assessments
10. The DSVIG Is an Underground Regulation

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