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Ms. Lindy Chan <br />Re: 353 Main Street <br />May 21, 20I8 <br />Page 2 <br />upper/lower bounds and tidal influences), transmissivity, inherent chemistry, and relation to <br />existing and proposed surface conditions. <br />• The Project may create a significant hazard to the public and the environment, including the <br />fish and other inhabitants of the adjacent Redwood Creek and the San Francisco Bay, <br />through the upset and release of unknown hazardous materials into the environment via the <br />use of Drilled Displacement Piles (DDP) during construction, and also via the continuing, <br />post -construction effects from possibly connecting previously isolated ground water systems <br />with one another through the use of DDP and other excavation activities; <br />• The Project could have a substantial adverse effect on riparian habitats or other sensitive <br />natural communities protected by state and federal agencies; <br />• The Project could have a substantial adverse effect on protected wetlands, through <br />hydrological interruption; <br />• The Project could expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death <br />involving flooding, including inundation by seiche. <br />For these reasons, and others in the G3 SoilWorks report, the City should deny the Project, or <br />require a new Mitigated Negative Declaration that further studies and adequately addresses the <br />significant environmental impacts identified by Better Neighborhoods. <br />Sincerely, <br />J. ichael Goolsby <br />esident and CEO <br />Better Neighborhoods, Inc. <br />